history: Staying at home over the summer with my nephews, and all they watch all day long is SpongeBob SquarePants. Ever heard of it?
knowledge: SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon.
response: Yes, it's an animated show that was created by a marine biologist.
history: Staying at home over the summer with my nephews, and all they watch all day long is SpongeBob SquarePants. Ever heard of it?
Yes, it's an animated show that was created by a marine biologist.
Hah, had no idea it was created by a marine biologist, but that makes sense. That's clever. I wonder what inspired each little character from that show
knowledge: Many of the ideas for the series originated in an unpublished educational comic book titled ''The Intertidal Zone'', which Hillenburg created in 1989.
response: Well, there was an unpublished education comic book named ''The Intertidal Zone'', and many of the show's ideas came from it.
history: Staying at home over the summer with my nephews, and all they watch all day long is SpongeBob SquarePants. Ever heard of it?
Yes, it's an animated show that was created by a marine biologist.
Hah, had no idea it was created by a marine biologist, but that makes sense. That's clever. I wonder what inspired each little character from that show
Well, there was an unpublished education comic book named ''The Intertidal Zone'', and many of the show's ideas came from it.
That sounds like an interesting connection. I had never heard of that comic book before! Is it an old one from 50 years ago or something, or relatively new?
knowledge: He began developing ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' into a television series in 1996 upon the cancellation of ''Rocko's Modern Life'', and turned to Tom Kenny, who had worked with him on that series, to voice the title character.
response: I'm not sure on the age of the comic, but SpongeBob SquarePants came out as a series in 1996. This was after Rocko's Modern Life was cancelled.
history: Staying at home over the summer with my nephews, and all they watch all day long is SpongeBob SquarePants. Ever heard of it?
Yes, it's an animated show that was created by a marine biologist.
Hah, had no idea it was created by a marine biologist, but that makes sense. That's clever. I wonder what inspired each little character from that show
Well, there was an unpublished education comic book named ''The Intertidal Zone'', and many of the show's ideas came from it.
That sounds like an interesting connection. I had never heard of that comic book before! Is it an old one from 50 years ago or something, or relatively new?
I'm not sure on the age of the comic, but SpongeBob SquarePants came out as a series in 1996. This was after Rocko's Modern Life was cancelled.
I used to love Rocko's Modern Life! Yeah, I remember it coming out in 1996, as I even used to watch it as a little kid. The main guy who voices SpongeBob is very talented.
knowledge: SpongeBob was originally going to be named SpongeBoy, and the series was to be called ''SpongeBoy Ahoy!
response: Yes, and the main character was going to be SpongeBoy and the show called SpongeBoy Ahoy!