76
Focus on the Family, 54–56
Frankenweenie
(animated film), 17
Frozen
(animated film), 17
fungus, discovery of new, 60
games, 42
Going Great
(television program), 23
“Grandma’s Kisses” (episode), 8–9
Green Beret,The
(animated film), 21
Heal the Bay, 45
Herman, Pee-Wee, 34
Hill, Tom, 29, 51
Hillenburg, Stephen McDannell, 8
birth of, 10
on CalArts experimental animation
program, 18
characteristics of, 61–62
childhood of, 10, 16
Cousteau as inspiration for, 10, 12
education of, 13, 16–21
on Engel, 22
family life of, 61
on interest in art and animation, 16
licensing of
SpongeBob
characters and,
48–49
love of ocean by, 10, 12–13
on making animated films, 51, 52
on
SpongeBob
characters, 32
and development of SpongeBob,
14
and sexual orientation of
SpongeBob and Patrick, 56
and sponge as main character,
31–32
and earnings, 49
and humor, 35–36, 39
and idea for show, 29
and importance of childlike point of
view, 9
and popularity of show, 50, 64
among adults, 7, 43
and return to show, 64
on Tibbitt as showrunner, 59
on
SpongeBob Comics,
60
on
SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of
Water,The,
64
on working on
Rocko’s Modern Life,
27–28
on
Wormholes,
22
Hollywood Blvd,
USA
(short film), 59
homosexuality controversy, 53–57
Humboldt State University, 13
Iglesias, Melanie, 24
Illston, Susan, 58
Intertidal Zone,The
(comic book), 14–16,
29
Japan, 44, 44
jobs
at Orange County Marine Institute
(Ocean Institute), 14–15, 16
at Nickelodeon, 22–23, 26–29
Johnson, Ron, 42, 43–44
Kaufman, Pam, 46, 47
Kelleher, Terry, 42
Kenny, Tom
about, 35
on popularity of
SpongeBob,
7–8, 41
on quality of Hillenburg’s work, 34
on
SpongeBob
compared to other
animated series, 9
as voice of SpongeBob in movie, 62
as voice of SpongeBob on television,
28, 29, 34, 35, 48
on working on
Rocko’s Modern Life,
28
Kingston, Mark, 46
Krabs, Mr. (cartoon character), 34, 48
Laurel, Stan, 34
Lawrence, Carolyn, 48, 64
Lawrence, Doug, 29
lawsuit, 57–58
Laybourne, Geraldine, 23, 24, 25
Lewis, Jerry, 34
Linn, Susan, 58–59
Macy’s Holiday Ambassador, 46–48
marine biology, development of interest
in, 10, 12–14
McClain, Craig, 12
McGrath, Judy, 49–50
merchandising, 45–49, 47
