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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

Question: who directed the animation of the episode
Self-contained rewrite: who directed the animation of spongebob's first episode, help wanted