Meme on Instagram: "SpongeBob SquarePants was never meant to be just a kids’ cartoon. The creator, Stephen Hillenburg, was actually a marine biology teacher, which is why Bikini Bottom is packed with real ocean references disguised as jokes. Even SpongeBob’s square shape was intentional—real sea sponges are round, but Hillenburg made him square to symbolize innocence, order, and optimism in a chaotic underwater world. Another wild fact: SpongeBob’s humor works on two levels. Kids laugh at the sl