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Well…well….well! Look who decided to come back and read another blog? You just can’t get enough can you? CAN YOU?
I didn’t think so. But that’s okay. We here at SpongeBob are willing to help. We know that it’s not enough for you to simply watch every episode of SpongeBob that airs on Nickelodeon or buy every SpongeBob toy at your local Barg’N-Mart.
You want more. No! You DEMAND more out of your SpongeBob experience. That, my friends, is why we write this blog. For you, the diehard fans that want to know what makes the cast and crew of SpongeBob tick.
Sure, fear of reprisal from our corporate overlords who mandate 30 blogs a month plays a small role in why we write (blast you, Plankton!), but mostly it’s for you, the ever-faithful fan. And let me just say, there has never been a better time to love SpongeBob. The reason: this year mark’s the show’s 10-year anniversary! That’s right, 10 years. I can barely wrap my mind around all the things that have happened in that time alone. For instance:
10 years ago, man was just taking his first steps onto the surface of the moon….or did that happen earlier?
10 years ago, the phrase “the best thing since sliced bread,” had yet to be replaced by the phrase we use today: “the best thing since free-range organic zero-carbon-emitting fair-trade tofu turkey.”
10 years ago, the world had yet to realize that the Internet could be used for more than just meaningless tasks like reading the news or working for your company, but instead for faithfully following every micro-blog of our favorite d-list celebrities (I can’t believe Pauly Shore prefers beef over ham!).
10 years ago, I was in 9th grade wondering when in my life I would use trigonometry (the answer never came) and why girls were ignoring me (the answer did come).
As you can see, ten years is a long time. Rest assured however, the SpongeBob crew is not about to get lazy. Sure, we might do things a little differently than when SpongeBob first started, such as our mandatory naptime every afternoon from 1:00-3:00pm, but for the most part we’re as committed as ever.
Don’t believe me? I don’t blame you. But don’t worry, all you need to do is tune in to Nickelodeon this year to see all the exciting things we have planned for SpongeBob and the glorious 10-year anniversary of his creation. It’s gonna be a blast!
-Phil Harris - Production Coordinator on SpongeBob SquarePants