<blockquote>Hey, what about a nerdy sponge, kind of like an undersea Jerry Lewis! 
&#8211; Steve Hillenburg</blockquote>

cartoon graphic of Stephen Hillenburg, Nick Animation Creator

In 1984, while teaching marine biology at the Orange County Ocean Institute, Stephen created “Bob the Sponge,” an early incarnation of the square-pants’d fellow who came along years later. Stephen claims his love for the undersea world can be traced to his childhood, and the films of the oceanographer Jacques Cousteau.

Stephen Hillenburg

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? The most popular Nickelodeon animated series of all time, that’s who. SpongeBob SquarePants is the animated embodiment of the network: wildly imaginative, insanely devoted, and eternally optimistic.

<blockquote>I&#8217;M READY, I&#8217;M READY, I&#8217;M READY, I&#8217;M READY
&#8211; SPONGEBOB</blockquote>

ORIGINAL RUN
04/01/99 &#8211; PRESENT, 188 EPISODES

SpongeBob SquarePants

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Doug is an imaginative, thoughtful kid just trying to find his way in his hometown of Bluffington. Between enduring bad haircuts, avoiding bully Roger Klotz and desperately hoping to impress his crush, Patty Mayonnaise, Doug’s got plenty to be anxious about. No matter how it turns out, Doug can turn to his best friend Skeeter, dog Porkchop, and of course, his fantasy life and journal.

Doug

When anything is erased from a chalkboard, it’s not really gone – it just enters a realm called the Chalkzone. And fifth grader Rudy Tabootie found a way to go there! With a piece of “White Lightning” chalk, he can enter the Chalkzone any time he likes. In the Chalkzone, Rudy befriends Snap, a bold superhero Rudy drew years ago. But Rudy soon discovers not every doodle is friendly…

Chalkzone

The Fresh Beat Band of Spies features the same band members from Nick’s live action show, The Fresh Beat Band, but adds three key ingredients to the jam: animation, spying, and Bo Monkey! Because really, how are they supposed to get any spying done without a monkey? Not gonna happen.

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