The jokes hold up — “You don’t need a license ... But what really stood out to me this time was the unconditional love between SpongeBob and Patrick. I think at its core, SpongeBob is ...

At a festival in Germany, when six women walked by wearing specially created "SpongeBob SquarePants" shirts, Stephen Hillenburg's wife nudged him: Why don't you tell ... t believe me," he recalled ...