After approving Hillenburg's pitch, Nickelodeon set up SpongeBob SquarePants to be the network's first Saturday morning cartoon. From SpongeBob's best friend, a starfish named Patrick (voiced by ...

Yes, the "SpongeBob guy" has a band with a brass ... the comedy circuit in Boston and eventually land roles on both Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon in the late '90s and early aughts.

ADRIAN — For more than 20 years now, children’s — and even some adults’ — imaginations have been captured by a cartoon series about SpongeBob SquarePants, a sponge who lives in an ...