A little known fact about the creator of animated TV series SpongeBob SquarePants: he was a Lawton, Oklahoma native. OKPOP Museum in Tulsa will be celebrating the late Stephen Hillenburg with special guests on Friday, Aug. 7.
While SpongeBob lives in a pineapple under the sea, the show’s creator Stephen Hillenburg was born on the Oklahoma army base Fort Sill.
OKPOP will host the voice of Spongebob, Tom Kenny, alongside the show’s former creative director Derek Drymon. The pair will explore the origins of the animated show that tells the story of sea creatures in fictional Bikini Bottom.
On preview will also be select items from “The Stephen Hillenburg & SpongeBob SquarePants Collection & Archive at OKPOP.”
Kenny will be in Tulsa all weekend for Oklahoma Comic Con and will also be performing with his band the Hi-Seas at The Vanguard. The group is known for covers of Chuck Berry and other soul songs.
The evening at OKPOP is sold out, but it will be standing room only for guests without tickets. Concert tickets are being sold separately.
This article was originally published by KOSU. You can see the original story here.
