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Here, I found this on Wikipedia:

 Povenmire describes the show as a combination of  Family Guy  and  Spongebob Squarepants . [18]  Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, the other co-creator, said the show was not created  just for kids; he simply did not exclude them as an audience.