Tibbitt said, "We never imagined we would be on for that long but we're going to keep going. Tibbitt served as a director and writer on for its first 3 seasons and eventually taking over the showrunner position from Hillenburg. Series creator Stephen Hillenburg executive-produces the show alongside Paul Tibbitt, who has worked on the show since after the pilot. The series now joins the club of contemporary classic Nicktoons that have hit this benchmark, so we're incredibly proud." In a statement, Brown Johnson, president of animation for Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group, said " SpongeBob's success in reaching over 200 episodes is a testament to creator Stephen Hillenburg's vision, comedic sensibility and his dynamic, lovable characters. SpongeBob SquarePants became the Nickelodeon series with the most episodes, surpassing Rugrats with 172 episodes, having 178 after the eighth season had complete broadcast on television. During production of the eighth season, reported on Januthat Nickelodeon had renewed the series for a ninth season, with 26 episodes in order, which would push the series over the 200th episode mark. The season's executive producers were series creator Stephen Hillenburg and Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the series' showrunner. The season aired on Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom, and was produced by United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon.
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