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There are quite a few people who blame Paul Tibbitt for the decline of SpongeBob and I don't really agree with that. While he might be a little bit responsible for it, I think the main problem is the writers and Vincent Waller.
defending the tibbitt era. Imo spongebob’s post movie seasons are not automatically bad because hillenburg left or because it went in a completely different direction from seasons 1-3 as most people say. First, a writer from the very beginning named paul tibbitt took over.
Just curious why they're mad at him. He was the showrunner for Seasons 4-8 and the first half of Season 9. The show took a massive nosedive as soon as he took over and improved slightly after he left. That’s why people hate him.
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Paul Harrison Tibbitt IV (born May 13, 1968; age 56) is a former SpongeBob SquarePants crew member. He was a writer for many of the show's earliest and most influential episodes, including "Chocolate with Nuts," "Frankendoodle," "Idiot Box," "Krab Borg," "Culture Shock," and "Rock Bottom." He also played other roles on the show, such as composing the song "Electric Zoo" and voicing DoodleBob.
Stephen Hillenburg appointed Tibbitt to take over the position of showrunner after the first movie, when Hillenburg resigned as showrunner. Tibbitt also took over as the voice of Hillenburg's character Potty the Parrot in seasons 5 to 8.
Hillenburg: "I selected Paul [Tibbitt] to produce. I totally trusted him. I always enjoyed the way he captured the SpongeBob character's sense of humor."
After the second movie, he was credited as executive producer for the remainder of season 9. He was replaced as showrunner by both Vincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli in 2015, starting with "Lost in Bikini Bottom."
•In the original airing of "Ripped Pants," his name is misspelled as "Paul Tibibitt" with an extra I in his surname when credited as storyboard director in the opening credits. However, his name is spelled correctly when later credited as a writer. This error also happens with Mark O'Hare whose name is misspelled as "Mark O'hare" with a lowercase 'h'. These errors were corrected on Amazon releases, later reruns, and DVD releases.[citation needed]
•In the opening credits for "My Pretty Seahorse," his name is misspelled with the final 'T' removed. This mistake was fixed on the Halloween DVD release.
•He made sketch cards in the 2009 Topps SpongeBob set.
•Archival recordings of Paul Tibbitt's DoodleBob voice were used in "Doodle Dimension." Tibbitt himself was not called back to provide the voice again.
At that point, the show needed new blood, and so I selected Paul [Tibbitt] to produce. I totally trusted him. I always enjoyed the way he captured the SpongeBob character's sense of humor.
Background: On January 5, 2024, former SpongeBob showrunner Paul Tibbitt did a Q&A with The Art of SpongeBob Discord server ( link here ). The questions as well as Tibbitt's answers have been replicated here for posterity. Klaus asks: What external influences affected how you worked on SpongeBob?
Interview with Paul Tibbitt Background: On July 8, 2022, former SpongeBob showrunner Paul Tibbitt did a Q&A with The Art of SpongeBob Discord server ( link here ). The questions as well as Tibbitt's answers have been replicated here for posterity.
