 It was written by Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Eric Shaw, while Alan Smart served as animation director.In 2009, Nickelodeon began celebrating the tenth anniversary of the show with "", a documentary special by filmmaker Patrick Creadon, that discusses the history of the show and the ascent of the "absorbing character's journey to pop culture stardom".Creator Stephen Hillenburg, speaking by phone from Southern California, said "Ten years.