Cory considered '' Ren & Stimpy " Adult Party Cartoon " '' as one of his favorite projects to work on , given that his " only goal " in life at the time was to work on '' The Ren & Stimpy Show '' before it . Since it had been off the air for nearly a decade , Cory thought that such a task would be " impossible " to do . He called it " one of the worst experiences emotionally , " though it provided him with " so many talented people " which motivated him to practice harder on his work . He felt his work for '' SpongeBob SquarePants '' as his second favorite , calling all of his prior artwork of poor quality . Like '' Ren & Stimpy '' , he appreciated his coworkers and wanted to discipline himself to " earn their respect . " Cory 's work as a character designer for the '' Secret Mountain Fort Awesome '' episode " Nightmare Sauce " earned him a Creative Arts Emmy Award for " Outstanding Individual in Animation " at the 64th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2012 . For the same episode , he was also nominated for an Annie Award for " Character Animation in a Television Production " at the 39th Annie Awards . His work was showcased in a lecture given to the California Institute of the Arts in 2014 , presenting notes for designing characters
39th Annie Awards
39th Annie Awards
Robertryan Cory