Jay Lender

Explore Jay Lender's movie filmography on ReelBot, including film credits, roles, release dates, ratings, and movie details.

Directing

Jay Lender 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

• SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up (2025)
• Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024)
• They're Watching (2016)
• Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011)
• SpongeBob Squarepants - Absorbing Favorites (2005)
• Spongebob Squarepants: Fear of a Krabby Patty (2005)
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Home Sweet Pineapple (2005)
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire (2004)
• SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeGuard on Duty (2004)
• SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric (2004)
• SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers (2004)
• SpongeBob Squarepants: Christmas (2003)
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Tide and Seek (2003)
• Wonderful Days (2003)
• Spongebob Squarepants: Lost at Sea (2003)
• SpongeBob Squarepants: Tales from the Deep (2003)
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories (2002)
• SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies (2002)
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