He was the brainchild of artist and marine biologist Stephen Hillenburg, who in 1984 began working at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point, California, which runs educational programs for school kids. Like most cartoon characters, SpongeBob went through several incarnations before he was introduced to the world at large. I can hear SpongeBob in the front passenger seat chanting, "I'm ready! I'm ready! I'm ready!"Ĭhapter One Happy, Yellow and Square (Eventually) SpongeBob is still trying to get his boating license.īetter hurry now. Then get yourself ready for a rollicking ride through Bikini Bottom. Gather them closely around you, and settle in. Get out your plush stuffies of the various characters. You know, the ones subtly adorned with SpongeBob's face. Why? Because unfettered fun has been the driving force behind every SpongeBob episode and film. Instead, think of it more as a fun-ography. As a celebration of that event, this book will trace the character's journey from the edges of a quiet tidal pool observed by creator/artist/marine biologist Stephen Hillenburg to SpongeBob's current status as a media superstar. Remarkably, SpongeBob SquarePants (the series) turns 25 years old in July of 2024. And that was enough to open the door to our hearts. Why have so many people gravitated to this silly, goody-goody character? Invited SpongeBob and his surrounding cast of undersea characters into their living rooms and lives? The answer is quite simple: All that SpongeBob ever wanted from us was to be our friend. The incredibly naÏve and pure-hearted fry cook, who slings krabby patties at the Krusty Krab — Bikini Bottom's #1 fast-food restaurant — has actually made being a dork cool. That's the type of indelible impression SpongeBob has made on our society. Then ask those same people, "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?" The overwhelming majority will smile widely and confidently reply, usually in a sing-song, staccato style to parody the theme song, "Sponge-Bob Square-Pants!" The President of the United States lives there." The other two-thirds will most likely have no clue. Ask them, "Who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?" Perhaps one-third of them will respond, "That's the address of the White House in Washington DC. Stand on any street corner and randomly stop people walking past. Home Articles on Paul Biography/Awards FacebookĮxcerpt from SpongeBob SquarePants: The Unauthorized Fun-Ography
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