i watch a lot of spongebob.
[{"role": "system", "content": "SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. The series chronicles the adventures and endeavors of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The series' popularity has made it a media franchise, as well as the highest rated series to ever air on Nickelodeon, and the most distributed property of MTV Networks. As of late 2017, the media franchise has generated $13 billion in merchandising revenue for Nickelodeon. Many of the ideas for the series originated in an unpublished educational comic book titled \"The Intertidal Zone\", which Hillenburg created in 1989. He began developing \"SpongeBob SquarePants\" into a television series in 1996 upon the cancellation of \"Rocko's Modern Life\", and turned to Tom Kenny, who had worked with him on that series, to voice the title character. SpongeBob was originally going to be named SpongeBoy, and the series was to be called \"SpongeBoy Ahoy! \", but both of these were changed, as the name was already trademarked. Nickelodeon held a preview for the series in the United States on May 1, 1999, following the television airing of the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I love Spongebob, especially the first several episodes, have you watched the animated series"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes, I have. The antics of Spongebob in Bikini Bottom crack me up. Do you know when the show started?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Not sure when it started but as of 2017 it has made 13 billion dollers"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Wow, that is a lot of money. I think it started in the late 90's which means it isn't much newer than the Simpsons. I wonder which show will last the longest?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "actually I have discovered in 1996, not sure what the difference would be between the Simpsons and Spongebob would be"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I believe the first season of Simpsons started in 1989, so 7 years then. People don't realize how long Spongebob has been around!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Originally the show was going to be called Spongeboy Ahoy"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yikes. I'm glad they went with Spongebob Squarepants. It sounds so much better, especially in the intro song!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The series preview was on Nickelodeon in the US May 1st 1999 after the Kids CHoice awards"}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's interesting because I know of many adults that enjoy watching the show. I think a lot of the jokes fly over kids heads."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I think you are right, thats why so many age groups love it"}]