Jovial Bob Stine is a pseudonym used by Robert Lawrence Stine, who is better known as R.L. Stine, when he wrote humor books for kids. Before he became famous for his "Goosebumps" series, Stine authored joke books and funny stories under this pen name. The "Jovial Bob" persona represented Stine's lighter, more humorous side, as opposed to the spooky and scary themes for which he later gained international acclaim under his R.L. Stine moniker.