If you thought losing Stan Lee was awful, I got some unfortunate news I recently heard from Twitter. According to the official Nickelodeon Twitter, it’s been announced that Stephen Hillenburg has died. If you don’t know who is Stephen Hillenburg, he is the creator of the late 90s cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants.
According to Variety, the cause of death was ASL. At the ALSA.org site, ASL, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. It was announced a while back that Stephen was diagnosed by ASL in March of 2017. Now that he is gone, it’s unknown what’s going to happen with the SpongeBob cartoons and how is this going to affect Nick. SpongeBob SquarePants first premiered in May 1st, 1999. In 1993 to 1996, he wrote and directed the cartoon series Rocko’s Modern Life. SpongeBob has been getting a lot popularity from old and new fans. It’s around now season 11 and even has two movies.
SpongeBob SquarePants is a cartoon that I will always enjoy. I remember watching every episode and quotes. It’s part of my life and I am saddened that Stephen Hillenburg is gone. I am thankful for him for giving us something to laugh about. God Bless his friends and family.
That is a sad one. I was still in my mid-teens when it first started airing and my kids watch it now 😦
It is sad. I remember watching this cartoon when I was little and everyone at school was talking about it. I remember everyone saying I’m Ready and singing the intro song.
It’s a wonderfully barmy show at times, and I always loved that 🙂
Me too. It’s a cartoon I don’t mind watching on TV even if I already seen it.
At only 57…way too young. I was never a fan of the show, but that’s way too young.
Yeah and it’s crazy. The ASL disease is pretty powerful.