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Stephen Hillenburg, Creator of 'SpongeBob SquarePants,' Dies at 57
The Hollywood Reporter ^ | November 27, 2018 | Evan Real

Posted on 11/27/2018 10:21:17 AM PST by Trump20162020

Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of Nickelodeon's animated megahit SpongeBob SquarePants, died Monday. He was 57.

Hillenburg died from ALS; he was diagnosed with the disease in March 2017. Nickelodoen paid tribute to him in a tweet on Tuesday: "We are sad to share the news of the passing of Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants. Today, we are observing a moment of silence to honor his life and work."

(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...


TOPICS: Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: als; cartoon; cartoons; hillenburg; hollywood; nauticalnonsense; nickelodeon; obituary; spongebob; spongebobsquarepants; stephenhillenburg
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1 posted on 11/27/2018 10:21:17 AM PST by Trump20162020
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That is too damn bad, I love SpongeBob.


2 posted on 11/27/2018 10:24:14 AM PST by arrogantsob (See "Chaos and Mayhem" at Amazon.com)
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To: Trump20162020

F***king ALS. Dammit. Guy was a genius.


3 posted on 11/27/2018 10:25:28 AM PST by montag813
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Very sad news. A terrible way to go.

RIP, Sir. You gave my daughter and I hours of laughter back in the day.


4 posted on 11/27/2018 10:27:31 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Trump20162020

How sad! RIP.

The boys and I loved SB.


5 posted on 11/27/2018 10:29:24 AM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (:¬| Beep beep....boop boop)
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To: Trump20162020

So sorry to hear this. RIP.


6 posted on 11/27/2018 10:30:53 AM PST by left that other site (For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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To: Sponge Bob

My condolences to your maker.


7 posted on 11/27/2018 10:31:03 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: montag813

I sat down around 2001, and my son had the show on. The minute that Patrick came out and did his act....I was hooked. I was looking it up....242 episodes. It was a brilliant cartoon that adults and kids could watch.


8 posted on 11/27/2018 10:36:12 AM PST by pepsionice
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To: Trump20162020
I no longer have cable and haven't seen it in a long time.

Clever writing and original stories.

Non-offensive. No political issue I recall.

Just 'wacky' off-the-wall humor. Not laugh out loud but lots of chuckles.

He proved you could be funny without being mean and political.

He seemed like a nice guy.

May he rest in peace. Best wishes to wife and child.

9 posted on 11/27/2018 10:45:30 AM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: Trump20162020

LOVE LOVE LOVE the humor in this show...Mr Crab lives in Bikini bottom. Think about that one for a moment.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=spongebob+selling+chocolate&&view=detail&mid=B75D30CBDFB03D8BF96AB75D30CBDFB03D8BF96A&&FORM=VDRVRV


10 posted on 11/27/2018 10:48:52 AM PST by oust the louse (The LEFT has no principles, it only has goals! They are the party of death, cheating and taxes.)
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LOVED Spongebob..and Mr Krabs is one heck of a businessman. RIP Mr. Hillenburg damn ALS he was only diagnosed last year


11 posted on 11/27/2018 10:49:06 AM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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SpongeBob the Musical could not make it on Broadway.

But we will always have Sandy Cheeks , and Plankton and Mr. Crabs


12 posted on 11/27/2018 10:53:19 AM PST by SMGFan (.)
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To: Trump20162020

Even though my now 17 year old daughter no longer watches it, I sometimes just put that show on to distract myself from life


13 posted on 11/27/2018 10:54:16 AM PST by DickBrannigan ("And the fact that I haven't put a gun in my mouth, you pudding of a woman, makes me a winner!")
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14 posted on 11/27/2018 11:00:57 AM PST by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: Trump20162020

SpongeBob is a cartoon adults can enjoy too.


15 posted on 11/27/2018 11:05:03 AM PST by C19fan
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To: Trump20162020

Now — “Oak box, square pit”

Seriously, dealing with neuromuscular disease is extremely challenging-ALS is the worst… RIP & prayers up for the family.


16 posted on 11/27/2018 11:07:36 AM PST by mikrofon (Thanksgiving Leftovers BUMP)
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To: Trump20162020
He's responsible for my nick. Requiescat in pace


17 posted on 11/27/2018 11:09:37 AM PST by DoodleBob
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To: Trump20162020
So sorry to hear this. My college student daughter and I have shared so many laughs at this iconic cartoon since she was a toddler.

When I was teaching her to drive, every time she did something wrong I would go into Mrs. Puff mode, and we would laugh about it (although she always got the point and is now an excellent driver).

So many fun memories!

RIP.


18 posted on 11/27/2018 11:14:55 AM PST by Maceman (We need a temporary ban on Muslims just until churches and synagogues can be built in Mecca.)
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To: Trump20162020

Wow!

I always assumed he was a young dude from the photos.

And to think he made the character because of his love of marine biology.


19 posted on 11/27/2018 11:25:25 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: oust the louse

I saw a sign over a urinal some years ago.
“Please don’t throw your toothpicks in the urinal,our crabs are learning to pole vault.”


20 posted on 11/27/2018 12:12:34 PM PST by Farmer Dean (168 grains of instant conflict resolution)
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