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when was the first episode of spongebob released
SpongeBob SquarePants aired its first episode, Help Wanted, along with sister episodes Reef Blower and Tea at the Treedome, on May 1, 1999
who wrote the first episode of spongebob squarepants
The first episode of SpongeBob, Help Wanted, was written by series creator Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and Tim Hill
who directed the animation of spongebob's first episode, help wanted
The animation of SpongeBob's first episode, Help Wanted, was directed by the show's supervising director Alan Smart

Question: who created the show
Self-contained rewrite: who created spongebob squarepants