Stephen Hillenburg (creator of Spongebob Squarepants) character designs for the cast of Spongebob from his pitch bible.
Fun Facts:
Spongebob was originally named Spongeboy but the name was forced to change after they discovered it was already being used.
Barnacle Boy was originally Barnacle Bill, who looks horrifying. I assume the design changes of the two underwater superheroes was due to the voice actors they hired for them (Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway.)
For all you Shrek fans! Professional wrestler Maurice Tillet, aka The French Angel, was the inspiration for Shrek’s character design. I have to say that I still prefer Carter Goodrich’s designs instead.
Another fun fact: Both Bill Murray and Chris Farley were cast to play Shrek. Farley actually recorded 80-90% of the dialogue before his death. Don’t you want to hear that recording???
Erich Sokol
Carter Goodrich concept art for Ratatouille
Hey everyone,
I have some big news for all you 90s Kids and Rocko’s Modern Life fans! The creator (Joe Murray) and the cast of the show: Tom Kenny (Heffer), Carlos Alazraqui (Rocko), Doug Lawrence (Filbert), and Charlie Adler (Mr. and Mrs. Bighead) will be performing a live reading of a classic Rocko episode as well as a Q&A.
CLICK HERE to buy a ticket online!
The event takes place in Los Angeles, CA at the downtown independent LA Theater!
- Adam
Heidi Smith concept art for Laika’s Paranorman
