Season 6/production
Throughout this season's production history, Vincent Waller shared various doodles and sneak peeks from upcoming episodes and crew meetings on his blog, Welcome to Incoherent-Thought.
2007
On February 8, Vincent Waller promised a rant about Standards and Practices the following day.[1] This never came to fruition, although on February 13 he would explain that the set of rules had blocked out certain ideas for new episodes: "The other things that were blocked out were actual show ideas for the future. You wouldn't want to spoil the surprise do you?"[2]
On October 15, Waller would post a post-animatic storyboard cover completed on that day, with doodles censoring the majority of it. The executive producer was Paul Tibbitt, the storyboard directors were Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas, the production manager was Jennie Hammond, the production manager was Noeli Rosas, the production assistant was Andrew Goodman, and the animatic director was Andrew Overtoom. One of the doodles featured Patrick with a large, drooping nose.[3] It would end up being from "No Nose Knows."
On October 19, Waller would post a few pieces of another heavily doodled-over pitch storyboard cover completed on October 15. The title was made out to be "T-- -rusty Krush---," Sean Charmatz was working on it, and the production code was #193-627.[4] This episode would end up being "Krusty Krushers."
On October 24, Waller posted a drawing of a character named Killa Gorilla, a parody of Magilla Gorilla, with one of those drawings being on the back of a season 6 storyboard, as the season's production code tag "#193-" can be seen upside down.
On Halloween, he would post another drawing of Killa alongside a celebratory holiday drawing, both of which could be found on the back of another season 6 storyboard. A very rough drawing of Perch Perkins could be found on the front side of the Halloween doodle, meaning that it was from "Grooming Gary."[5]
On November 1, Waller posted a doodle of a man facing an "incident of friendly fire" on the back of a storyboard featuring two large, buff figures.[6] This board would end up being from "Krusty Krushers."
On November 19, Waller posted a warm-up drawing on the back of a storyboard with SpongeBob next to Gary, with the former saying "Ninety-nine-,";[7] it would turn out to be from "Boating Buddies."
2008
On February 28, Waller posted some doodles with some being on two storyboard covers; the first would read "-mer Part 2," had a production code ending in -10, and was delivered in some fashion on the 13th during some month in 2007;[8] this would turn out to be from "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One." The other one read "Squid's Vi-," with its executive producer being Paul Tibbitt, storyboard directors being Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Vincent Waller, production manager being Jennie Hammond, production coordinator being Alvaro Zelaya, production assistant being Andrew Goodman, and the animation director being Alan Smart. The production code ended in -32, and it was a revised pitch storyboard, with the first 65 pages being cleaned up and resubmitted on that day.[8] It would end up being from "Squid's Visit."
On February 29, John Seymore would upload two backgrounds for an episode on his portfolio with the production code #603. It would end up being from "House Fancy."[9]
On March 13, Waller posted a doodled-over storyboard cover, reading "Gu---B-b." It's executive producer was Paul Tibbitt, the storyboard directors were Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash, the production manager was Jennie Hammond, the production coordinator was Alvaro Zelaya, the production assistant was Phil Harris, and the animation director was Alan Smart. The production code was trimmed to just #1, and it was a pitch storyboard, being delivered on March 10.[10] It would ending up being from "Gullible Pants."
On March 19, Waller uploaded pictures of a game being played by the crew, alongside a production meeting between Noeli Rosas, Alvaro Zelaya, and Phil Harris.[11] Some of the storyboards they reviewed were from "Ditchin'."
On March 24, Waller posted a picture of an episode outline he drew over. This outline was the basis for "Pineapple Fever."[12]
On April 8, Waller posted a doodled-over storyboard cover, reading "Not fur Paa." It's executive producer was Paul Tibbitt, the storyboard directors were Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas, the production manager was Jennie Hammond, the production coordinator was Alvaro Zelaya, the production assistant was Phil Harris, and the animation director was Tom Yasumi. The production code had been trimmed down to #193-, was a pitch storyboard, being delivered on that day.[13] It would ending up being from "No Hat for Pat."
On May 2, Waller posted a doodle from a storyboard cover ending in "-isit."[14] This was another board from "Squid's Visit."
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A shot of a season 6 breakdown meeting with Phil Harris (prod. assistant), Alan Smart (animation supervising director), Tuck Tucker (supervising storyboard director), Vincent Waller (creative director; not seen, instead a doodle of him), Kenny Pittenger (layout supervisor), and Peter Bennett (art director). Missing are Virginia Hawes (character designer), and Olga Gerdjikov (layout designer).[15]
On May 29, Waller posted an image of a breakdown meeting and a doodle he drew there. A storyboard cover could be seen with the title "GulliBob" on the bottom right of the first image.[15] This was the original title for "Gullible Pants." There were two other storyboards and a background design at the meeting for other episodes, although they are unknown.
Waller would post two more designs from the above episode by Robertryan Cory on June 11, 5 days after they were approved.[16]
On June 25, Waller would post a doodle of a "yearbook head" in front of a storyboard cover that read merely "-ve-." This storyboard would end up being more production material for "Pineapple Fever."[17]
On July 22, Waller would post an episode outline by Richard Pursel that he doodled over during a writers' meeting two days before. It is possibly for "Pet or Pests" or a potentially scrapped episode based on what can be seen, as it is censored.[18]
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Pre-release image of the "Sorry about the Scabies" cake for Patrick, censoring "Scabies" as not to ruin the joke.[19]
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"Austin Block taking notes to send to Rough Draft Korea. Jeff Adams Avid Editor hard at work."[19]
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"Alan Smart and Petter Bennett. Not seen is Teale Wang."[19]
On September 3, Waller posted a painting from this episode, as well as two shots of the painting going through the animation process at Rough Draft Korea.[19] This painting ended up being from the episode "Overbooked."
On September 4, Waller posted designs by Robertryan Cory from two upcoming episodes.[20] On September 11, he said that a special was taking up his doodling time.[21] The first design would be from "Sand Castles in the Sand," and the second design and "special" Waller referred to would end up being a part of "Truth or Square," the series' 10th anniversary special.
2009
On April 7, Waller posted a piece of obscured rough press art starring SpongeBob and Patrick. This art was created in the lead up to the show's 10th anniversary, and likely served as another sneak peak at "Truth or Square."[22]
Promotional art
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Art for the June '08 premiere week #1[23]
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Art for the June '08 premiere week #2[23]
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SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One
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Truth or Square
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The Clash of Triton
Crew doodles
- Most of these were drawn by Vincent Waller, although it is noted when otherwise. There are more doodles on Waller's blog than seen here, but only the ones confirmed to be made at the studio are featured.
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"Fecal Cowboys & Indians," 1/22/07 - by Kenny Pittenger[24]
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"Becky's Birthday," 1/23/07 - by Kenny Pittenger[25]
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"Automation," 1/29/07 - by Kenny Pittenger[26]
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"Failure, Shame, and Guilt." 2/9/07 - by Kenny Pittenger[27]
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"Doodles Weaver," 2/13/07. These doodles leaked out while trying to come up with "funny show ideas."[2]
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"Oral/Aural," 4/4/07[28] - by Kenny Pittenger
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"More doodles," 4/23/07.[29]
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"Doodle for Dani," 7/11/07. These were for writer Dani Michaeli, who wasn't at his desk that day, and "[Waller] was forced to sit and draw an anouncment that [he] had been there."[30]
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"WHILE TRYING TO COME WITH SPECIAL IDEAS FOR SPONGEBOB," 7/26/07.[31]
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"Suck U Bus," 8/15/07. "It's amazing to me how easy it is, to unintentionally pull elements of peoples drawing style. I did this drawing yesterday just doodling as I was talking to Robert Ryan Cory. Of course mine isn't anywhere near as entertaining and lyrical as his, but it's just weird how easy other peoples stuff can rub off on you."[32]
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"Sponge Audition," 8/22/07.[33]
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"Okay Back to Doodle Land," 9/26/07. These were made while waiting for Steve Downs' computer to work and help create animatics.[34]
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"Okay Back to Doodle Land," 9/26/07[34]
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"Breakfast," 10/23/07[35]
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"Breakfast," 10/23/07[35]
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"Too Much Coffee," 11/6/07. These were made in the animatic room, also known as the "Tiki Hut." Waller had more than just two doodles, but he left them there.[36]
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"Too Much Coffee," 11/6/07.[36]
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"This Mornings Meeting," 11/7/07.[37]
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"It must be Thursday" meeting doodle, 11/8/07 - note that this drawing is censored.[38]
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"It must be Thursday" meeting doodle, 11/8/07.[38]
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"It must be Thursday" meeting doodle, 11/8/07.[38]
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"It must be Thursday" meeting doodle, 11/8/07.[38]
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"It must be Thursday" meeting doodle, 11/8/07.[38]
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"Think Twice Before Looking Behind the Door," 11/9/07 - note that this drawing is censored. Waller drew this on the back of Steven Banks or Downs' door, for which he apologized to.[39]
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"Lunch Doodler," 11/9/07[40]
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"Lunch Doodler," 11/9/07[40]
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"Monday Grist," 11/12/07[41]
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"Monday Grist," 11/12/07 - "With a little Tuesday thrown in."[41]
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"Monday Grist," 11/12/07 - "Spotting sound for the Upcoming shorts."[41]
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"Monday Grist," 11/12/07 - "Worry not! No Sponges were hurt during the production of these drawings."[41]
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"Time Sheet Cop," 11/14/07 - "This one was a bit of lunch time fun..for me, not this guy.
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"Time Sheet Cop," 11/14/07 - "The same theme" on a crew time card
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"Time Sheet Cop," 11/14/07
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"Time Sheet Cop," 11/14/07 - "And another study in bad perspective."
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"Thurs old drawings," 11/15/07[42]
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"Thurs old drawings," 11/15/07[42]
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"Thurs old drawings," 11/15/07 - "Whoops! Water soluble."[42]
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"Thurs old drawings," 11/15/07[42]
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"Thurs old drawings," 11/15/07[42]
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"Mix Doodles," 11/16/07[43]
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"Mix Doodles," 11/16/07[43]
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"What Does a Creative Director Do?," 12/11/07 - Tom Kenny Caricature part #1; Waller was asked to draw a caricature of him.[44]
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"What Does a Creative Director Do?," 12/11/07 - Tom Kenny Caricature part #2[44]
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"What Does a Creative Director Do?," 12/11/07 - Tom Kenny Caricature part #3[44]
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"What Does a Creative Director Do?," 12/11/07 - Tom Kenny Caricature part #4[44]
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"What Does a Creative Director Do?," 12/11/07 - Tom Kenny Caricature part #5[44]
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"Box Rental," 2/27/08[45] - by Kenny Pittenger
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"Ahh, Look at the Cute Lil'Guy," 2/28/08[8]
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"Ahh, Look at the Cute Lil'Guy," 2/28/08[8]
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"Beardalodeon," 2/28/08[46] A poster for "Beardalodeon," a beard growing competition at Nickelodeon invented in 1998 by Kenny Pittenger. This was for the 2008 edition.
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"Some Days I Am Extra Ugly ...it must be Friday," 3/7/08[47]
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"Some Days I Am Extra Ugly ...it must be Friday," 3/7/08[47]
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"I'm Such a Busybody," 3/7/08[48]
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"Cigar," 3/13/08[19]
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"Itchy," 3/11/08[49]
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"Friday March 14th," 3/14/08 - by Mr. Waller[50]
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"Friday March 14th," 3/14/08 - by Kenny Pittenger[50]
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"Friday March 14th," 3/14/08 - by Kenny Pittenger[50]
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"Friday March 14th," 3/14/08 - by Derek Iversen[50]
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"Friday March 14th," 3/14/08 - by Kenny Pittenger (lower half) and Sean Charmatz (upper half)[50]
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"Friday March 14th," 3/14/08 - by Sean Charmatz[50]
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"Friday March 14th," 3/14/08 - by Derek Iversen or "Honky D"[50]
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"Friday March 14th," 3/14/08 - by Derek Iversen or "Honky D"[50]
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"Friday March 14th," 3/14/08 - by Derek Iversen or "Honky D"[50]
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"Friday March 14th," 3/14/08 - by Derek Iversen or "Honky D"[50]
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"Friday March 14th," 3/14/08 - by Derek Iversen or "Honky D"[50]
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"Friday March 14th," 3/14/08 - Scorecard for a game called "Five Ball, All Ball, Pit Ball" invented by the crew[50]
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"Boy with a New Head," 3/17/08 - head by Vincent Waller, body by Derek Iversen[51]
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"The Doodle Door," 3/20/08 - "I Dreamed I had no Eyebrows. I Dreamed I had no Beard."[52]
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"Meal Penalty," 4/2/08[53]
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"Doodle Door Silliness," 4/3/08[54]
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"Posture," 4/15/08[55] by Kenny Pittenger, photo by Vincent Waller
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"Morning Warm Up Drawing," 4/16/08[56]
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"Enfold," 4/16/08[57] by Kenny Pittenger
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"Thursday 4 17," 4/17/08[58]
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"I Got My George Liquor Shirt," 5/8/08[59]
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"Time To Do It," 5/16/08[60]
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"Pay Day Dance," 5/21/08[61] - "Its not pay day, but we had to turn our time sheets in early because of the upcoming holiday"
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"Ha ha!"[62] - by Kenny Pittenger
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"Time Card," 5/28/08[63]
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"Silliness Descent," 6/5/08[64]
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"More Off Model Sponge," 6/10/08[65]
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"Doodle Time," 6/17/08[66]
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"Doodle Time," 6/17/08[66]
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"Doodle Time," 6/17/08[66]
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"Doodle Time," 6/17/08[66]
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"Year Book Head," 6/25/08[67]
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"Balloon Balloon Bubbles," 7/7/08[68]
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"Headless," 7/7/08[69] - by Kenny Pittenger
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"Thursdays Time Card," 7/10/08[70]
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"Writer's Meeting Doodle," 9/25/08[71]
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"Time," 10/1/08[72]
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"Another Meeting...Starts at the bottom," 10/2/08[73]
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"Another Meeting...Starts at the bottom," 10/2/08[73]
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"Another Meeting...Starts at the bottom," 10/2/08[73]
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"Yesterdays Doodles," 10/9/08[74]
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"Yesterdays Doodles," 10/9/08[74]
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"Just A Quickie," 10/10/08[75]
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"It's Wed!," 10/15/08[76]
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"Even Better," 10/28/08[77] - by Kenny Pittenger
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"Weird Lil'Man," 10/30/08[78]
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"Daughter's Birthday Card," 11/5/08[79]
Crew images
Ball E Hoo (March 19, 2008)
Derek Iversen, Kenny Pittenger, Sean Charmatz and Kit Boyce have a bounce-off competition.[11]
Morning SpongeBob (July 15, 2008)
Tuck Tucker entertains Mr. Lawrence and Richard Pursel with his water cooler tales.[80]
Creator Night at Nick (October 22, 2008)
MMmmmmm Pie & Burger (October 24, 2008)
Dani Michaeli, Derek Iversen, and Steven Banks go out for lunch.[82]
SpongeBob's Gallery Of Horrors (November 1, 2008)
Wrap party (November 7, 2008)
The sixth season wrap party occured on November 7, 2008. Waller uploaded a few images to the blog on the following day.[84]
Production notes
November 16, 2007: "Last night I was Supervising the mix on a few up coming SpongeBob shorts, and had some time during the mix down to draw a little. Paul Tibbitt was there just ahead of me leaving behind his page of doodles. They were very entertaining. After the Sponge has run it's run we'll be lucky if Paul sells a show of his own. Anyway, I suppressed the urge to knab his page drawings and post them, it just wouldn't be right without his okay. The lucky folks at the Mix studio must have an amazing collection of drawings that people leave behind.
An Anonymous question: Ever notice how cartoonists' doodles often create ugly, demented, contorted faces or maybe normal faces that are in torment, anguish, rage, pain? Wheres the happy?
Answer: When one spends all day drawing and writing happy go lucky kid friendly drawings, yes sometimes it is cathartic to draw the flip side. That being said most of the cartoonists I know are very happy people. We get paid to draw and if we're lucky to write. Getting paid to do something most of us are compelled to do anyway, how could that cause anything but happiness."[43]
December 11, 2007 - What Does a Creative Director Do?: "I realized I hadn't really answered the question. So here is the straight answer.
I work closely with the Executive Producer(Paul Tibbitt) supporting him and assisting him as needed in writing meetings, animatic editing, retakes, recording, storyboarding, character and prop design, as well as supervising all aspects production.
I hope this answers what this Creative Director's duties include."[44]
References
- ↑ Argument - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Doodles Weaver - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Phone Type Doo-Doo-Doodles - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Friday's Silliness - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Happy Halloween - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Ahh, Another Incident of Friendly Fire - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Monday the 19th o7 - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Ahh, Look at the Cute Lil'Guy - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ JohnSeymore: animation backgrounds & props | Nickelodeon
- ↑ Cigar - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 More Ball E Hoo - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Monday - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Flip Sniff Burp - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ A Quickie - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Pre Breakdown Meeting Dry Erase Board Man - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ A couple of rough models - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Year Book Head - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Morning Warm Up - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 Re-Takes for SpongeBob - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Pretty RR Cory Roughs - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ I'm John McCain and I approved this message - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Obscured Roughs - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 New Bob's on the Horizon - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Fecal Cowboys & Indians - Kenny's Korner
- ↑ Becky's Birthday - Kenny's Korner
- ↑ Automation - Kenny's Korner
- ↑ Failure, Shame, and Guilt. - Kenny's Konner
- ↑ Oral/Aural - Kenny's Korner
- ↑ More doodles - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Doodle for Dani - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ WHILE TRYING TO COME WITH SPECIAL IDEAS FOR SPONGEBOB - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Suck U Bus - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Sponge Audition - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Okay Back to Doodle Land - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Breakfast - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Too Much Coffee - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ This Mornings Meeting - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 It must be Thursday - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Think Twice Before Looking Behind the Door - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 Lunch Doodler - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 Monday Grist - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 Thurs old drawings - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 Mix Doodles - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 44.5 What Does a Creative Director Do? - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Box Rental - Kenny's Korner
- ↑ Beardalodeon - Kenny's Korner
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 Some Days I Am Extra Ugly...it must be Friday - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ I'm Such a Busybody - Kenny's Korner
- ↑ Itchy - Kenny's Korner
- ↑ 50.00 50.01 50.02 50.03 50.04 50.05 50.06 50.07 50.08 50.09 50.10 50.11 Friday March 14th - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Boy with a New Head - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ The Doodle Door - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Meal Penalty - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Door Doodle Silliness - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Posture - Kenny's Korner
- ↑ Morning Warm Up Drawing - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Enfold - Kenny's Korner
- ↑ Thursday 4 17 - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ I Got My George Liquor Shirt - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Time To Do It - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Pay Day Dance - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Ha-Ha! - Kenny's Korner
- ↑ Time Card - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Silliness Descent - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ More Off Model Sponge - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 66.0 66.1 66.2 66.3 Doodle Time - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Year Book Head - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Balloon Balloon Bubbles - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Headless - Kenny's Korner
- ↑ Thursdays Time Card - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Writer's Meeting Doodle - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Time - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 73.0 73.1 73.2 Another Meeting...Starts at the bottom - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 74.0 74.1 Yesterdays Doodles - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Just A Quickie - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ It's Wed! - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Even Better - Kenny's Korner
- ↑ Weird Lil'Man - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Daughter's Birthday Card - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Morning SpongeBob - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ Creator Night at Nick - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ MMmmmmm Pie & Burger - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ SpongeBob's Gallery Of Horrors - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ↑ 6th Season Wrap - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought