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Jay Lender
Born	(1969-06-14) June 14, 1969 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupations	writer, storyboard artist, director, writer
Years active	1994–present
Known for	SpongeBob SquarePants Phineas and Ferb Hey Arnold!

Jay Lender (born June 14, 1969) is an American television writer, storyboard artist and director. He is a former writer and storyboard director for SpongeBob SquarePants. Previous to his work on SpongeBob, Lender designed and drew backgrounds for Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold!. He is the son of the founder of Lender's Bagels, Murray Lender.

Since leaving Nickelodeon, Lender has written scripts for video games with his writing partner Micah Wright, and continues to develop animated series concepts as well as drawing the occasional SpongeBob comic strip for Nickelodeon Magazine. Most recently, the duo worked together on Robocalypse, a real-time strategy game for the Nintendo DS.

Lender spent two years studying at the Rhode Island School of Design before transferring to CalArts where he specialized in animation. Lender has also directed two seasons of Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1994	The Pagemaster	additional special effects animator
1997	Loose Tooth	in between artist scene planner	special thanks
2001	Paper Clips	creative consultant
2003	Wonderful Days	writer	uncredited
2016	They're Watching	director and screenwriter
2024	Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie	storyboard artist

Television

Year	Film	Role
1996	C Bear and Jamal	storyboard artist
1996–1999	Hey Arnold!	storyboard artist layout designer
1997	The Angry Beavers	storyboard artist
1999–2004	SpongeBob SquarePants	writer storyboard director storyboard artist songwriter staff writer
2009–2012	Phineas and Ferb	director assistant director

SpongeBob SquarePants episodes

• "Graveyard Shift" (writer, storyboard director)
• "Hall Monitor" (writer, storyboard artist)
• "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve" (writer, storyboard director)
• "Big Pink Loser" (writer, storyboard director)
• "Neptune's Spatula" (writer, storyboard artist)
• "Pressure" (writer, storyboard director)
• "Plankton's Army" (writer, storyboard director)
• "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" (writer, storyboard director)
• "Valentine's Day" (writer, storyboard artist)
• "The Paper" (writer, storyboard artist)
• "Just One Bite" (writer, storyboard director)
• "Opposite Day" (writer, storyboard artist)
• "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" (writer, storyboard artist)
• "Bubble Buddy" (writer, storyboard director)
• "Patty Hype" (writer, storyboard director)
• "Life of Crime" (writer, storyboard director)
• "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" (writer, storyboard director)
• "Krusty Love" (writer, storyboard director)
• "The Fry Cook Games" (writer, storyboard director)
• "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm" (writer, storyboard director)
• "SpongeGuard on Duty" (writer, storyboard director)
• "Can You Spare a Dime?" (writer, storyboard director)
• "Squilliam Returns" (writer, storyboard director)
• "Clams" (writer, storyboard director)
• "The Camping Episode" (writer, storyboard director, songwriter)
• "The Sponge Who Could Fly" (writer & storyboard director for live-action segments)

Bibliography

Month	Title	Issue	Story	Publisher	Notes
Jul. 2012	SpongeBob Comics	#9	"Hold Still!"	United Plankton Pictures	Story
May 2015		#44	"The Secret of the Giant Pink Fuzzy Dice"
Jun. 2016		#57	"The Clarinet of Dr. Calamari"
Jul. 2016		#58	"Larry the Lobster (and Patrick) in: Crusoem Twosome"
Nov. 2016		#62	"Squidward's Mythological Madness"

External links

• Jay Lender home page
• Evilscum.net