Hoenest on Instagram: "🎬 Fact: SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–Present) The creator of the show, Stephen Hillenburg, was a trained marine biologist before becoming an animator, and SpongeBob was first created for an educational comic designed to teach children about ocean life and tide pools. Hillenburg later changed SpongeBob’s design from a realistic sea sponge to a bright, rectangular kitchen sponge, feeling the shape better represented the character’s cheerful, “square,” and innocent personalit

Uncrustamemes on Instagram: "🧽 Interesting fact: SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) was created by Stephen Hillenburg, a former marine biology teacher, which is why so many background details—jellyfish behavior, coral shapes, underwater sounds—are loosely inspired by real ocean life despite the show’s absurd humor. SpongeBob is unusual for a cartoon lead because he’s genuinely good at his job. Unlike most animated characters who are incompetent for laughs, SpongeBob is consistently shown as the best