literally what about the “it’s leif erickson day!!” bit from spongebob was so impactful that we all just have the phrase hinga dinga durgen permanently drilled into our cerebral cortex. it was 5 seconds long
I didn’t start watching spongebob until I was older, but especially now having worked a lot of minimum wage jobs including fast food while trying to adult, watching spongebob has always been a good way for me to cheer up after coming home from work exhausted! thanks to stephen hillenburg for making this superb little sponge!!
When I was in middle school, I took commissions from classmates for drawings of Spongebob characters for about a quarter a pop. It was one of my first forays into “professional” cartooning, and only a small example of the monumental impact of this plucky underwater sponge.
I know I’m not alone in believing that the show has left an indelible mark on the face of cartoon and internet history, and its aftershock will continue for many years.
Rest in Peace, Stephen Hillenburg. Thanks for the good times.
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