critical-gemini-hero:

I was born at the prime Spongebob time, May of 1995. I watched Spongebob Seasons 1-3 + the movie from ages 4 to 9 as they were being aired. I continued to watch it even a bit more afterward for seasons 4 and 5 and mostly reruns until I was 12. That could not be a more perfect age to be born to experience Spongebob, so Stephen’s death is a HUGE impact on me. My time socializing in High School was just quoting this show a solid 60% of the time, and that isn’t an exaggeration. The pure joy and social relief this show gave me were immeasurable. The fact that this hits me harder than Stan Lee really says something. I just feel like… this death and how it happened was so underserved in so many ways and that I can only HOPE he knows how impactful and important this show was for people born in the mid-90s before he died.