I will never be too old to learn fun facts about SpongeBob SquarePants!! (25 Photos) By: Bob In: Facts, Interesting Oct 11, 2016 670 Liked! 133 Disliked 0 1 Stephen Hillenburg, the show’s creator, was adamant about keeping the word “sponge” in the character’s name so that people wouldn’t confused him with a block of cheese. Like this post? 670 Liked! 0