TV

Are 200 Episodes of SpongeBob Enough?

A notable accomplishment: SpongeBob SquarePants has been renewed for a ninth season. The order for twenty-six new episodes, due to begin …

Animators

Bob McIntosh, R.I.P.

Bob McIntosh passed away on June 17, 2010 at the age of 94. Born on March 11, 1916 in Vallejo, California, and raised in Stockton, Bob

TV

Phineas and Ferb the next SpongeBob?

Rectangular sponges are out; triangles are in. Today’s NY Times writes about how Disney’s Phineas and Ferb is the next SpongeBob. I find …

Classic

Animated Shorts of Bob Godfrey

Whenever the short films of British animation legend Bob Godfrey have appeared on YouTube, they’ve been quickly removed. But now there’s …

Cartoon Culture

SpongeBob vs. BP

There’s no question who would win a contest between SpongeBob and an evil oil company… The artwork is by Mike Mitchell, but not …

TV

Spongebob on Nightline

Nice segment, going behind the scenes of Spongebob at Nickelodeon, which aired last Friday on ABC:

Bad Ideas

SpongeBob Untooned

My eyes cannot unsee what has been seen, and now neither can yours. This rendition of Spongebob combines a real sponge, features of Tom …

Animators

Milt Gross meets Bob Clampett

One more plug for Craig Yoe’s Milt Gross book (it deserves it) now that you can order it on Amazon (for $29.19). Craig searched high and …

Books

Spongebob Little Golden Book

Regular Brew readers are aware that I collect old Little Golden Books relating to animation and have frequently mentioned my admiration …

Animators

Bob Peterson Talks Dogs and Dug

Bob Peterson, the co-director of UP and voice of Dug, is interviewed by Glenn Close about his affection for dogs. He offers some good …

Documentary

Spongebob documentary

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants (who first appeared on July 17th, 1999), VH1 will premiere Square …

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