Spongeboy me bob, I'm trapped in permanent concept art phase where my name is spelled with a 'C' and everyone in the comments thinks I look like analog horror for some reason AAAAAAAAARGHARGARARGARGARARG
In the first season, Patrick came across as the bossy guy who THINKS he has the answers, but is actually kinda clueless. So still not smart, but not the complete idiot he is later.
Was never that surprised when I first heard the krabby patty was barnacle burger since I knew a lot of stuff would be bizarre names then how they are today
He was so excited and it's a really underrated piece of SpongeBob lore There's a documentary on RU-vid focusing on how he grew the concept of SpongeBob, and his eventual pitch. When he went to present his idea to Nickelodeon execs, they - a bunch of serious-looking men in suits - were surprised to find Stephen standing there in a Hawaiian shirt and lei, with tropical music playing on a stereo. (Iirc he had also decorated the room with a Hawaiian theme). Apparently no one had ever seen anything like it before, since most pitches are presented more "professionally" And a big part of Stephen's pitch was doing a live voiceover of the entire first episode of SpongeBob, the one where he starts working at the Krusty Krab. He did all the different character voices himself as the episode played behind him on a projector And he had the entire room full of these serious-looking men in suits just laughing and clapping over how funny it was. Needless to say, they decided to pick up the show :)
@@walllable It's been a looong time since I've seen it so I'm gonna do some watching to find the exact one 😅 In the meantime, pls enjoy this excerpt from the wiki, because it does more justice than my description: ""While pitching the cartoon to Nickelodeon executives, Hillenburg donned a Hawaiian shirt, brought along an "underwater terrarium with models of the characters", and played Hawaiian music to set the theme. The setup was described by Nickelodeon executive Eric Coleman as "pretty amazing". They were given money and two weeks to write the pilot episode "Help Wanted". Drymon, Hillenburg, and Jennings returned with what was described by Nickelodeon official Albie Hecht as, "a performance [he] wished [he] had on tape". Although executive producer Derek Drymon described the pitch as stressful, he said it went "very well". Kevin Kay and Hecht had to step outside because they were "exhausted from laughing", which worried the cartoonists. In an interview, Cyma Zarghami, then-president of Nickelodeon, said, "their [Nickelodeon executives'] immediate reaction was to see it again, both because they liked it and it was unlike anything they'd ever seen before". Zarghami was one of four executives in the room when SpongeBob SquarePants was screened for the first time.""
The thing that’s so cool is that squirrels do flips and are really acrobatic and feisty, so her being good at karate isn’t too far fetched. It’s a creative way of giving them their real world aspects a cartoony spin 😭 it’s why I love spongebob so much 😭😭
Cool part is that Hillenburg was studied in marine biology, Most aspects of the characters are based off of what they do in real life. You know that one episode where Mr. Krabs foams at the mouth after he didn't want to pay Sandy to catch the worm? Crabs actually foam at the mouth in some cases.
Sandy whole characterization always feel odd in a goofy way for me; a land squirrel from Texas that wearing spacesuit who happens to be karate-ka and also genius scientist living under water inside a dome? Also, formerly cowboy. That's a big mashed ideas and concept into one, but somehow it just works 😂 when I was a child I never question anything about how nonsensical it was
@@valhatan3907Because they split her traits in a different episode (if its about karate than she will only be showed as a karateka, if its about science than she will only be showed as scientiest
Aside from the mention of a Barnacle Burger (which sounds like a rival restaurant Mr. Krabs would try to sue) and Spongeboy, all the designs and descriptions are pretty much spot on.
He calls him "SpongeBoy, me Bob!" in the Squeaky Boots episode, but apart from that it was always "SpongeBob, me boy!" (unless he went back to "SpongeBoy" in the later seasons...I'm not too familiar with some of the later stuff)
It's crazy how all it takes is for someone to literally give you a chance to do something creative and now look at how big it is. So many people never even get the opportunity or chance to do something they have passion for
I kinda miss the Squidward from Help Wanted because he didn’t really hate Spongebob, he just mildly disliked him while the Squidward that I know from later seasons has a BURNING HATRED for Spongebob.
Hey, it's a good thing we're adults now, and can choose to not watch the parts of the cartoon made for children that we don't have any enjoyment for, right? 😊
I’ve once had a Nickelodeon magazine full of illustrations of early Spongeboy with all these early character sketches including the full crew who made it! My uncle bought that for me from the thrift store and it was the best thing I’ve had in the world, flipping it over and over everyday being so obsessed with it. And one day it was lost I was devastated and never found anything like it again… Good memories!
Plankton are very small! In the earlier episodes, plankton was very very small, before he was sized up just a little It was likely that his design was so simple due to his size
There's something so "genuine" about Stephen's sketches here. The modern artstyle is definitely cleaner, but it seems "corporate" compared to the more humble appearances shown in the video.
God I would kill to get an inside look at the very early development of Spongebob, if theres any documentaries out there like this I'd love to hear them. Imagine the conversation about changing the name of the Barnacle Burger to the Krabby Patty.
This is one of those few cases where I'd have to vehemently disagree with that idea. I mean, as a creator myself, I highly doubt there's a fascinating tale behind the name "Barnacle Burger". It was probably just a case of "ooo, y'no what, I like Krabby Patty better"
Stephen: “Now, here’s who I call Patrick. He’s really lazy, but a good guy.” Team: *writes down notes* 12 Seconds Later Patrick: “Return what to who?” Stephen: “why did you make him dumb”
I feel like old Mr. Krabs was more of a tight fisted, no nonsense, old man kind of character. He was way more fleshed out, and his cheapness felt more like a product of that ex-navy discipline and the fact he's running a small business by himself. Mr. Krabs now just feels like Drayton Sawyer, just psychotic and obsessed with making money. Just such an awful character nowadays.
@@butt3rcat Yeah, like when he sent SpongeBob home because he had the suds. Even tho he was greedy he wasn't a total psychopath. If that episode was written today he'd force SpongeBob to work regardless, probably even use SpongeBob's snot as a new condiment seeing how gross the modern episodes get.
@@Corvus_Corax_2004 Don't forget when Mr. Krabs told SpongeBob to take a break when Bubble Bass destroyed his confidence, making him forget how to make a Krabby Patty. Or when Squidward called him out on trading SpongeBob for two nickels, making him regret his actions and start crying. Speaking of Squidward, he actually did secretly care about SpongeBob. In the Krusty Krab Pizza episode, he shoved him out of the way of a moving truck, and in the same episode, he smashed the pizza on the costumer's face for making SpongeBob cry. As for SpongeBob, he was actually equally strong as Sandy as karate. Not to mention he also had moments of maturity, and wasn't a pushover. Patrick was lazy and a bit dumb, but he still was a likable guy. Sandy had a fun personality, and Mrs. Puff genuinely cared about SpongeBob, even though he got her hospitalized several times. Point is, the old seasons explored their characters, while the modern ones made them flanderized versions of themselves.
Think of it as an ice sculpture placed over a small pool starting detailed in the beginning. slowly melting over time losing detail unrecognizable compared to its previous state. Eventually it's just water with no solid structure
Too bad nobody has a desire to make an AU out of all these original ideas. Some parts would still be the same, sure, but to see SpongeBob climbing on top from waiter to best cook would've been interesting
Patrick's description could only be mostly applicable on the first season of the series. Really after that, he became so selfish and have so much conflicts against SpongeBob. Their relationship literally went toxic.
