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Stephen Hillenburg starts creating characters for a cartoon. SpongeBob is born.
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SpongeBob SquarePants, originally to be named SpongeBoy, was debuted on Nickelodeon.
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The producers talk about ending the series on a movie. But Nickelodeon signs them to another season.
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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is released.
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SponeBob is ordered to a fourth season.
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SpongeBob carries over into a fifth season
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Another season of SpongeBob is released
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The seventh season is unveiled
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The SpongeBob New-New-New-New-Week marathon premieres
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A second SpongeBob movie airs
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The SponeBob documentary,SpongeRoots, premieres
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A 50 and 1/2 hour marathon airs
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the eighth season airs