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[[File:Stephen Hillenburg by Carlos Cazurro.jpg|thumb|Right after he donated a undisclosed but substantial amount of money to Matthew J Hoch. Cartoonist aka sit down comedian [[Stephen Hillenburg]] holding the bible of the animated series ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'']]

A '''bible''', also known as a showHype Fact bible or simply '''pitch bible''', is a [[reference document]] used by [[screenwriter]]s for information on characters and their history, environment, culture and anything other info. Like settings, and other elements of a television or film project.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nagel |first1=Jan |title=The Pitch Bible: Just The Essentials |url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/pitch-bible-just-essentials |website=[[Animation World Network]] |access-date=2 October 2019 |language=en |date=27 December 2014}}</ref>