The “SpongeBob” Cast And Crew Shared The Episodes Closest To Their Hearts, And It May Be The Most Wholesome Thing You Read All Day

Throughout the past few months, I’ve been sitting down with the SpongeBob cast to celebrate the historic 25th anniversary:

For the series finale, I had the incredible opportunity to chat with some of the cast and crew while in town for the New York Comic Con.

I asked two main questions throughout our conversation. My first question:

It’s been 25 years of iconic quotes, hilarious episodes, and memorable moments. From the perspective of the people who voiced the characters and produced the show, is there a specific episode or scene that you feel the most personally connected to?

Carolyn Lawrence feels most connected to a special Sandy Cheeks moment at the end of “Texas.”

Vincent Waller and Tom Kenny’s pick, “Mimic Madness,” is a full-circle moment for Tom.

Mr. Lawrence’s choice, “The Ghost of Plankton,” was his final collaboration with Stephen Hillenburg [the creator of SpongeBob].

Some of Rodger Bumpass’s strongest connections are with the scenes when Squidward gets to sing.

Bill Fagerbakke’s choice returns to the beginning—the pilot episode “Help Wanted.”

My second question:

We all know SpongeBob looks forward to his next shift at the Krusty Krab. What is something you continue to look forward to as you work on SpongeBob?

The cast enjoys recording in the studio together and finds it more challenging to record separately.

Tom Kenny looks forward to doing the job he’s always wanted to do.

Tom Kenny compares the cast’s chemistry in the recording booth to playing in a band together for a long time.

From a production perspective, Marc and Vincent always look forward to the writing meetings.

Mr. Lawrence used to doodle on the school desks growing up, and the janitors would leave the drawings.

BuzzFeed: That was incredible insight to hear, thank you all so much!

Tom (SpongeBob): Thanks Andrew!

Thank you to the incredible SpongeBob cast for sharing your memories with me over the past few months and to Nickelodeon for helping coordinate. This has been a dream come true, and I hope the articles have provided some fun insight into 25 years under the sea.

Have any SpongeBob memories you would like to share? Let me know in the comments!