Executive Producers and Showrunners
"It reached a point where I felt I'd contributed a lot and said what I wanted to say. At that point. the show needed new blood and so I selected Paul to produce. I totally trusted him. I always enjoyed the way he captured the SpongeBob character's sense of humor. And as a writer, you have to move on -- I'm developing new projects."
—Stephen Hillenburg, The Washington PostSeries creator Stephen Hillenburg served as an executive producer during the show's entire history, and functioned as its showrunner from the show's debut in 1999 until 2004. Following the release of the feature film in 2004, Hillenburg resigned as showrunner. He no longer writes or runs the show on a day-to-day basis, but reviews each episode and delivers suggestions. "I figure when I'm pretty old I can still paint," he said. "I don't know about running shows."
In 2004, following Hillenburg's departure, Paul Tibbitt overtook the role in running the show. Hillenburg explained that Tibbitt is one of his favorite crew on the show. In an interview with The Washington Post, Hillenburg told "I totally trusted him ." Tibbitt previously served as the show's supervising producer, writer, director, and storyboard artist. Tibbitt is currently its showrunner and also functions as an executive producer.
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