Portrait of Stephen Hillenburg

Writing

Stephen Hillenburg

Career

Active from 1992 to 2021, busiest in 1992 and 2009 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Stephen Hillenburg Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    1.4, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    1.3, average 4.7
  • Tension
    3.1, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • High-Energy Slapstick 3
  • Absurdist Comedy 3
  • Absurdist Cartoon Comedy 2
  • Iconic Character Dynamics 2
  • Family Friendly 2
  • Family-Friendly Entertainment 2
  • Lighthearted Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Untitled third SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff film
Untitled third SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff film

Characters, Original Series Creator

Untitled Patrick Star Spinoff Flim
Untitled Patrick Star Spinoff Flim

Characters, Original Series Creator

2020s

11 titles Β· average score 58
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Series Creator

Plankton: The Movie
Plankton: The Movie (2025)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Series Creator, Characters

Go Fetch!
Go Fetch! (2025)
GoodWatch score 80

Executive Producer

SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up
SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up (2025)

Original Story

SpongeBob SquarePants: Order Up
SpongeBob SquarePants: Order Up (2025)

Executive Producer, Characters

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024)
GoodWatch score 42

Characters, Original Series Creator

The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special (2023)
GoodWatch score 58

Characters

The Patrick Star Show
The Patrick Star Show (2021)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show Β· as Hans

I'm Urchin You to Leave
I'm Urchin You to Leave (2021)

Creator, Original Series Creator

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Series Creator, In Memory Of

SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash
SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash (2020)

as Potty (voice)

2010s

11 titles Β· average score 73
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! (2019)
GoodWatch score 75

Characters, Musical

SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout (2019)

In Memory Of, Executive Producer

SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story (2017)

Executive Producer

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom (2017)

Creator

SpongeBob LongPants
SpongeBob LongPants (2016)

Executive Producer

SpongeBob SquarePants: Glove World Forever
SpongeBob SquarePants: Glove World Forever (2016)

Production Design

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
GoodWatch score 65

as Baby in Stroller (voice)

The Little Prince
The Little Prince (2015)
GoodWatch score 79

Thanks

Hollywood Blvd, USA
Hollywood Blvd, USA (2014)

Creator, Writer

SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools
SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools (2011)

Creator

SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand (2010)

Executive Producer

2000s

14 titles Β· average score 73
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
SpongeBob's Truth or Square (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

Executive Producer, Creator

SpongeBob vs. the Big One
SpongeBob vs. the Big One (2009)
GoodWatch score 72

Creator

SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love a Patty
SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love a Patty (2009)

Director

SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

Character Designer, Executive Producer

SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?
SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary? (2005)
GoodWatch score 82

Executive Producer, Creator

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
GoodWatch score 72

as Parrot (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers (2004)

Writer

SpongeBob Squarepants: Tales from the Deep
SpongeBob Squarepants: Tales from the Deep (2003)

Creator

SpongeBob Squarepants: Christmas
SpongeBob Squarepants: Christmas (2003)

as Potty (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: Ride
SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: Ride (2003)

Original Series Creator

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly (2002)
GoodWatch score 88

as Potty (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies
SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies (2002)

Writer, Creator

1990s

5 titles Β· average score 75
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show Β· as Potty the Parrot (voice) / Miner in Treasure Chest / Hans

SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants (1998)

Storyboard Artist, Writer

Wormholes
Wormholes (1992)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Writer

The Green Beret
The Green Beret (1992)

Writer, Director

Animation Diary
Animation Diary (1992)

Director