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After Rocko was cancelled in 1996, he began developing SpongeBob SquarePants into a television series that same year, and in 1997, a seven-minute pilot was pitched to Nickelodeon. The network's executives wanted SpongeBob to be a child in school, but Hillenburg preferred SpongeBob to be an adult character.
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Jul 22, 2023 · The first version of Spongebob Squarepants was not appropriate, for anyone, and now it's finally being shared with the public.
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