Hillenburg has said that he intends to pass that concept over to the new people in charge of the show.

不过Hillenburg说他并不打算让新的制作人员遵循这个理念。

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Stephen Hillenburg,says he did not expect the series to last longer than one season, much less ten years.

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Hillenburg took the cartoon idea to officials at the Nickelodeon film and television company.

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Stephen Hillenburg thinks SpongeBob's personality is what made the show so popular.

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