What made this show so good? Even people who weren't even alive or were barely alive when it came around love the shit out of it and quote it often, make memes around it, etc.
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What made this show so good?
What made this show so good? Even people who weren't even alive or were barely alive when it came around love the shit out of it and quote it often, make memes around it, etc.
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>Spongebob? That's my favorite show!
Ignore this guy
The first three seasons of Spongebob are to animated comedy what LotR is to High Fantasy, Dune is to Sci-Fi, and Star Wars is to Cinema.
The writers room created dozens of 11 minute episodes, consistently made of nothing but timeless zingers that made kids and adults bust a gut.
Add to that an artstyle that perfectly lent itself to such comedy and to this day remains as memed (if not more) than the writing itself.
It truly was lightning in a bottle.
Great response anon. Couldn’t have put it better if I tried.
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Spongebob is just the Simpsons of Nickelodeon. Both had top tier writers who had characters, timing, and pacing down to a tee. Both went to shit but keep airing to this day, meanwhile people only reference the good seasons.
>Spongebob is just the Simpsons of Nickelodeon
Only insofar as it's the most bland normieslop shit of its day that only personality-deficient midwits enjoy
New stuff yes. Old stuff no.
You're lucky I'm handing out (You)'s
t. barnaclehead
If "barnaclehead" is a swear word in universe then why isn't it censored with dolphin noises like the swear words in Sailor Mouth?
It's a PG swear like "ass"
what would be the Black person word in bikini bottom, orca?
Octoroon
Barnaclehead = Bonehead, I disagree that it’s even supposed to be a “PG swear” like ass or hell. Barnacles likewise is equivalent to “rats” or “shoot”.
This poster will die in his sleep tonight unless he sings the the Spongebob intro 3 times, looks in the mirror and says I'm ready 9 times, and brings it around town 5 times...
Only zoomzooms think normiebob homosexualpants was ever any good
very good pacing, and you have idiots as main characters ,however they're not insufferable or annoying. They do dumb stuff but aren't annoying, they are more like children,energetic but misguided.
also it doesn't really show politics or anything to sway opinion,you have a MC that's hardworking ,happy ,has friends ,has flaws ,has obstacles ,has emotion ,has depth, has a talented voice actor.
>doesn't really show politics
That’s what they failed at after 2006
>They do dumb stuff but aren't annoying, they are more like children,energetic but misguided.
That is a great Sponge explanation. It is what differentiates him from early episodes vs the later ones where he is almost outright vindictive against everyone.
>doesn't really show politics
A strong argument could be made that Spongebob has anti-capitalist subtext.
>hmm, rich buttholes can have negative effects on society...
>I'VE GOT IT!
>POOR PEOPLE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OWN ANYTHING ANYMORE
>we'll put a rich elite in charge of everything forever
>wait a minute...
commies are legit cumbrains
there are no anti-anything subtexts in SPONGEBOB unless you're completely subverted
It is timeless comedy where you laugh as a kid and then cry as an adult because it hits too close to home.
spiritually and mentally angelic people made 3 seasons of something they were happy to show the world
The writing and editing. Exaggerated humor perfectly balanced with deadpan commentary on life in general. That's it.
The setting is whatever and while it influences some jokes, most of the humor stemmed from the characters doing shit that otherwise made no sense in context, so the setting could have been on the moon and it would've made little difference.
>The Algae's Always Greener
Legitimately one of the best "alternative universe" storylines in written history.
>Goodbye everyone, I'll see you all in therapy!
The wallet joke with Man Ray is so hysterical, especially the real final punchline, it's so well executed.
I wonder if the creator knew way back in 99 how much of a cultural phenomenon Spongebob would become?
Sometimes magic happens
if you smoke weed everyday
it brute forced its way into the cultural zeitgeist by running for over 20 years. It's inescapable
Zoomers don't know about it though.
The first 3 seasons or so and the movie were just good cartoons anyone could enjoy. Back when the 2 episode, half hour block was still a thing it was the perfect amount of time for a couple good episodes that didn't try to stretch a joke out for a full 30 minute episode with commercials.
Souless amerimutt slop
>crabs is a *dolphin sounds*
What did Squidward mean by this?
Krabs is a israelite
>mfw someone doesn't like spongebob near me
SpongeBob had the biggest quality fall of ANY (and I mean ANY) show I know. It started as a great comedy for all ages, then turned into some torture porn fetish Cronenberg horror shit, then finally turned into ULTRA GOYSLOP with awful animation for preschoolers.
Even one of the worst old episodes Grandma's kisses is the 16 chapel compared to most of the newer slop.
>16 chapel
I actually am fond of the seasons 4 to 6 or whatever with the gross close ups and squid getting his nails torn off but only because I was a kid when those were on.
You will never be a woman.
I think I watched this episode like 100 times (I had the DVD). I think it might be the funniest cartoon ever.
I used to lose my shit laughing every time this episode came up on TV as a child.
Qrd?
It's the one where they are kidnapped and become ghosts for the flying dutchman but they suck at it so he tries to eat them.
The writers for the first 3 seasons weren't messing around, they added subtle adult humor and mixed it with childish silliness
The setting was very sincere. Fish are people, jellyfish are animals, metal tubes are houses, boats are cars. These things are not explained to the viewer, but they are easily understandable. The "ha, isn't the fact that there's water underwater weird?" jokes are appropriately rare. If it was made today they would constantly be making meta jokes about how unrealistic it is.
Last week I got paraplegic level drunk, and watched the entire first season alone in the dark
Very kino, by the episode about SpongeBob being stuck at the bustop I was yelling out random shit and throwing my plate on the ground kek
Then spent hours throwing up in the toilet, listening to the birds chirping as the day started
Tv confirmed for comfiest board
It was incredible at the time but now whenever I see SpongeBob I feel sick by association
Sanest terminally online
Soul
I'll just say, I continued enjoying it even after the movie and I'm sure if I checked the episode list there's still dozens of memorable episodes afterwards, so that's not really the decline point people on the internet usually proclaim. I mean there's people who say DBZ is only good up to Frieza and should have ended there but Cell and Buu are great too.
The real shitty point was Dragon Ball Super.
Likewise Spongebob at some season really did become irredeemable moronic garbage as I was growing up but I wouldn't know the exact point, just wanted to defend it remained strong for some years even after the movie.
The point of no return if I had to guess is when he became more round and plastic-looking, the humor and characters stopped being smart and it became kiddie garbage
why must every 11 minutes of my life be filled with misery?