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Stephen Hillenburg initially conceived SpongeBob while teaching and studying Marine Biology, then studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts in order to bring his character to life. -
When steve graduated he started working as a director on "Roko's Modern Life" and at the end of that series in 1996 stephen started the development of the spongebob pilot episode -
Its great premiere was in May 1999, premiering with the chapter called "Help Wanted" thus being a great success.
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In 2000 this series reached great popularity with its second season, despite its low budget it became well known.
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In 2004 the first SpongeBob film directed by Stephen Hillenburg was released, in this film he showed in more detail the adventures of SpongeBob outside of everyday life.
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in July 2012 the contract was renewed and thus its ninth season was broadcast with the episode "Extreme stains"
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In 2013 the series was nominated for one of the 25 best series for adults, ranking 12th place.
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In 2015 his second film called a hero out of water was released, taking a sequence from the first film, this time the format of the film would be between animation and real life shots.
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In the year of 2017 the 2nd season is released, with 52 episodes and surprising with the animation of an excellent quality.
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On November 26, 2018, the creator of this successful series passed away due to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, which is an incurable disease.
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On August 14, 2020, the third SpongeBob movie is released, being a great success, in this film its creator is commemorated who died two years before, preventing him from fully collaborating in its creation.
