mˈɑːɹdʒɚɹi kˈoʊn, ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv vˈaɪs pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv dɪvˈɛləpmənt ænd ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl pɹˈoʊɡɹæmɪŋ fɔːɹ nˌɪkɪlˈoʊdɪən, sˈɛd "kˈɪdz lˈʌv ðɛɹ pˈɛts ænd ðɛɹz sˈɜːʔn̩li sˌʌm ɹᵻlˌeɪɾəbˈɪlᵻɾi hˈɪɹ ɪnðə ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp bᵻtwˌiːn spˈʌndʒ bˈɑːb ænd ɡˈæɹi skjˈuːd ðˌoʊ ɪt mˈeɪ biː ɪts fˈʌn tə sˈiː ɡˈæɹi ɛkspɹˈɛs ɐ hˈoʊl ɹˈeɪndʒ ʌv ɪmˈoʊʃənz jˈuːzɪŋ ˈoʊnli hɪz sˈɪɡnɪtʃɚ mɪˈaʊ."
Marjorie Cohn, Executive Vice President of Development and Original Programming for Nickelodeon, said "Kids love their pets and there's certainly some relatability here in the relationship between SpongeBob and Gary -- skewed though it may be It's fun to see Gary express a whole range of emotions using only his signature 'meow.'"