Eric Shaw (born June 8, 1973 in Flushing, New York) is a television animation writer and a former writer for Spongebob Squarepants, a popular television show on Nickelodeon. Originally from Jericho, NY, he attended Jericho High School. He has been an animation writer since 2003 and has also written for Skunk Fu, Krypto the Superdog, Sid the Science Kid, My Friends Tigger and Pooh and many other animated hit shows, He is known for writing on Spongebob Squarepants seasons five and six. As a staff writer, Eric has written for more than 50 Spongebob episodes.