Question: Who created the television series of which "SpongeBob, You're Fired" is a television special?

<P0-S0>  It serves as the 11th episode of the ninth season and the 189th overall episode. <P0-S1>  The animation directors were the supervising director, Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi, and was written by Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, and Mr. Lawrence. <P0-S2>  Ceccarelli and Brookshier also served as storyboard directors. <P0-S3>  The episode originally aired in Greece on July 3, 2013. <P0-S4>  In the United States, it aired on Nickelodeon on November 11. <P0-S5>  In this episode of the series, which follows the adventures and endeavors of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob gets fired from the Krusty Krab after Mr. Krabs discovers he can save a nickel by eliminating him. <P0-S6>  SpongeBob subsequently decides to apply at other restaurants. <P0-S7> "SpongeBob, You're Fired" is a television special of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants". <SEP> <P1-S0> "SpongeBob SquarePants" is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. <P1-S1>  The series is set in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom, and centers on the adventures and endeavors of SpongeBob SquarePants, an over-optimistic sea sponge that annoys other characters. <P1-S2>  Many of the ideas for the show originated in an unpublished, educational comic book titled "The Intertidal Zone", which Hillenburg created in the mid-1980s. <P1-S3>  He began developing "SpongeBob SquarePants" into a television series in 1996 after the cancellation of "Rocko's Modern Life", another Nickelodeon television series which Hillenburg previously directed. <SEP> <P2-S0>  The series chronicles the adventures and endeavors of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. <P2-S1>  The series' popularity has made it a media franchise, as well as the highest rated series to ever air on Nickelodeon, and the most distributed property of MTV Networks. <P2-S2> SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. <P2-S3>  As of 2015, the media franchise has generated $12 billion in merchandising revenue for Nickelodeon. <SEP> <P3-S0> The sixth season of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants", created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, aired on Nickelodeon from March 3, 2008 to July 5, 2010, and contained 26 episodes, beginning with the episode "Krabby Road". <P3-S1>  The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. <P3-S2>  The season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg and supervising producer Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the showrunner. <P3-S3>  In 2009, the show celebrated its tenth anniversary on television. <P3-S4>  The documentary film titled "" premiered on July 17, 2009, and marked the anniversary. " <P3-S5> SpongeBob's Truth or Square", a television film, and the special episode "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" were broadcast on Nickelodeon, as part of the celebration.