Modern Spongebob Is ONLY For Kids

[@jonathanthecoolkid]

My biggest problem with modern spongebob is that the whole tropical underwater aesthetic is almost completely gone.

[@nyacchiatos]

i noticed that too, i can't really put my finger on it because it takes place in the same setting, but it just feels different now

[@thephoenixking1086]

@@nyacchiatos The Vibrancy, less aqua colours, blue's and so on. It looks like they are outside in actual daylight instead of being underwater.

[@GiantBluebird]

Very agreed. The only marine thing about SpongeBob is that they're all fish, that's it. Old episodes had tar lakes, the flying Dutchman, and it seems like there were more marine creatures back then. ​@@thephoenixking1086

[@reversalmushroom]

My biggest problem with modern Spongebob is that it's just not funny.

[@xavier5673]

@@reversalmushroom Probably because you're not a kid anymore.

[@ShadowKitty7908]

The thing is. The characters don’t feel like adults anymore. In the original show, while SpongeBob was childish. He never felt like a kid. He just felt like an optimistic adult with childish hobbies. But now everyone just feels like a kid in an adults body.

[@ma_junia]

Rather, he felt like a kid, but it was fun. Krabs literally calls him a kid in the original movie. This is just stupid

[@NeonBeeCat]

​@@ma_juniaolder people always call people younger than them "kid," Mr Krabs has got to be decently old considering he has a teenage daughter.

[@Emz_yelevele]

​@Azurethewolf168 w h a t

[@Emz_yelevele]

@Azurethewolf168 oh. Didn't see that.. although that doesn't necessarily mean they're gay lol

[@ShadowKitty7908]

@Azurethewolf168 I’m Gay too 😃

[@A_Random_Shroob]

So tired of people claiming "you're just getting older". It's not about aging. It never was.

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

When people make that excuse it makes me so annoyed

[@I_Dont_Believe_In_Salad]

Usually it's about Humors, people just doesn't know what to say so they uses "you're all grown ups"

[@maravreloaded]

I mean totally. SB was enjoyable for my little self or my 40 y-o dad. OG seasons were universal. Now it's just SILLY KIDDO DUM DUM SKIBIDI TOILET

[@TehEpikPixelgamer]

@@maravreloadedok that’s just pushing it no season 13-14 episode referenced that monstrosity of a meme

[@soundbreaker8174]

@@TehEpikPixelgamersquidiot box had a scene where patrick stuck his head out of a toilet and said nonsense so im saying that's an indirect reference jellyfishing from sauifward

[@caleb1413]

100% agree. It was always a kids' show, but the old seasons very much felt like the writers were just having fun and writing something anyone could enjoy. The new episodes feel like they're talking down to the audience by comparison.

[@Ajk8628.Reviews.]

Never seen a more relatable comment about what I think of it now, and what makes even worse is the fact that insane moments and/or just fully nonsense or bonkers shows have been done well before since a lot of the jokes revolve around the absurdity at their disposal and since they use the potential of it, it’s pretty darn funny when it ever was used for a movie or shows idea, Even if it was only used FOR the humor instead. But I think new SpongeBob could’ve had the mix of the more chill and laidback atmosphere most of the older seasons aspired towards, since SpongeBob barely even started with the concept of just sheer insanity.

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

Very accurate

[@Cousinbiddy1]

Stop the bs the old seasons wasn’t a kids show u boomer

[@7Kazi7]

Not just the first three. Up to s8 was enjoyable for adults

[@Ajk8628.Reviews.]

@@7Kazi7 agree to disagree, but I think the newer from 1-3 to even 4 and of course! the movie had a lot of clever if not forceful humor (done right) in the majority of their episodes outside of a couple of misses here and there. And with seasons 6-14, it feels like either the jokes are just…foot fetish or some kind of gross-out, if not, anything that would only appeal to the people who WOULD’VE been a kid during some of those seasons

[@MontyMoleLoreMaster]

That Krabby Patty line might be one of the stupidest contradictions this show has made. Why would SpongeBob imply that he puts no love into his Krabby Patties when there are numerous other episodes which show that SpongeBob puts more effort and love into making Krabby Patties than anyone else (which is why most other characters are really bad at replicating making Krabby Patties).

[@paulgilbert5278]

This

[@bradentheman1373]

literally..

[@AlphaSatanOmegaArt]

It's even mentioned multiple times throughout the show that love is an essential ingredient for the Krabby Patty recipe.

[@lpfan4491]

Having negative continuity has bitten this show in the butt for quite a while. They can take something long established and just throw it out, and not in the "what if"-sort of way. If they want to make Rock bottom into a weird fever dream that never existed, they could. It wouldn't make any sense, but it would give them a free episode when they are out of concepts for a week.

[@MontyMoleLoreMaster]

@@lpfan4491 They kind of did something similar with Rube Goldfish, where at first he was just a one-off character for some random season 11 episode that was heavily implied to not even be real and just a character everyone imagined. However, starting with "SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout," Rube basically became a common reoccurring side character that they completely retconned him to be an actual real character and not just some imaginary character as implied by his debut episode.

[@symptomofsouls]

Old spongebob is funnier as an adult than it was for me as a kid. Newer spongebob would be unwatchable to me, even as a kid

[@charliebaker1427]

How i feel about alot of shit

[@s1nistr433]

Nothing past Season 3 is canon

[@discobroccoli198]

@@s1nistr433SpongeBob was great up to season 5 or 6

[@quangamershyguyyz7166]

@@s1nistr433 I bet you’re the kind of guy that doesn’t have any friends.

[@borntoclimb7116]

Same here

[@Faith01841]

Tom Kenny's voice makes me really sad. It's Marge Simpson syndrome.

[@mechajay3358]

At least it's not as bad as Marge's VA. Kenny's still doesn't sound like it was put through a ringer.

[@shrimpchris6580]

Marge's sounds genuinely like something messed up there, Tom Kenny still can do really good work on other things, it just sounds like Spongebobs voice either isn't something he can do or something he wants to do anymore.

[@hitfasthithard]

His voice was this deep in Season 1 and 2. I think he's just trying to go back to that. I heard that he's trying to do a deeper voice lately because a focus group of child participants preferred a deeper voice to a higher one. Google it.

[@Planetgarcia]

@@shrimpchris6580 😊

[@deasyastarr]

@@mechajay3358 right I haven’t seen a new episode of SpongeBob in God knows how long but when I heard his voice on this video I was literally like “who the hell is that?”

[@StridersBored]

SpongeBob not making krabby patties with love is bizarre. I vividly remember an episode with him nearly killing himself by using his heart as a shalt shaker to add love and began dying until he put it back in

[@zamasuaboveall]

yeah spongebob outright said the secret ingredient is love. did the writers just forget?

[@reversalmushroom]

What episode was that?

[@ThatWackyWaffle]

@@reversalmushroomI remember that scene but not the name… Wait, maybe it’s the Valentines Day one

[@Poiab.-g4m3]

@@reversalmushroommomageddon

[@snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470]

There's no way a real human could've written that. Like, you couldn't make Spongebob that out-of-character unintentionally. At least I hope not.

[@AutumnPinkyKat]

It's literally canon Spongebob adds love? He's literally kissed krabby patties.

[@BreakingNuyt]

Can't wait for an episode where SpongeBob is just magically good at driving, and it's played completely straight. They flat-out don't care anymore.

[@AutumnPinkyKat]

@@BreakingNuyt They'll probably do it. They shouldn't, but they will.

[@kevin-2.1]

Yeah like what?! These new episodes are bad.

[@angel_of_rust]

@@BreakingNuyt just wait til DEI consultants get their grubby hands on the writing.

[@tiamystic]

@@BreakingNuytor he was actually great at driving all along and messes with Mrs. Puff to piss her off for some reason

[@steadfast1448]

THey're just pulling the "Hey! Remember this" card again

[@rustyshackleford234]

Member berries

[@diediedice]

​@@rustyshackleford234 Oh, I member

[@Xhepyxopila]

Honestly the "nostalgia bait" references are usually fine, it's only when they make full episodes on em when it becomes a problem. The episode where they gave Nosferatu an entire side plot and the sequel to Idiot Box weren't that good.

[@Zowgrafication]

I personally hate them, hell, I hate it in any cartoon. Referencing old jokes, let alone making AN ENTIRE FUCKING EPISODE BASED OFF THAT OLD JOKE is lazy and stupud

[@DamnZtar]

@@rustyshackleford234what?

[@iuopunderstandyourjokes9914]

My mom thought that spongebob was always only for kids. I convinced her once to watch the whole of season 1 with me and she laughed more than once per episode so I think that she knew that she was wrong but she wouldn't think that if I showed her a modern episode

[@SOM-v4o]

It will always be hilarious.

[@aviewer774]

Seriously my dad was the one who always wanted to put SpongeBob on. He even owned a Spongebob hat when i was little

[@vadimananenko2452]

Your father's reaction after watching newer spongebob (probably) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWbMoHl3fN6rZ68si=PS9OWUJPlJQcJrex

[@formerreplygirl3360]

Me and my family watched the premiere and my 4 year old brother and my Dad absolutely loved it and they still watch it together sometimes

[@GasMaskProductions0]

​@@vadimananenko2452 lmao

[@condolcezza5850]

The thing I immediately noticed was •that is NOT Squidward’s mom. The animators cannot play it off like we’ve never seen Fools in April or Krusty Hotel, or even a modern episode like the one with Squidward taking advantage of sport equipment. •that is not Mama Krabs’ voice. Real fans ALSO know that she had a voice similar to Mr. Krabs himself (Sailor Mouth, Mid-Life Crustacean) I can’t really speak to Squidward’s mom as a character since the earlier seasons didn’t really show her or expand on her as a character a bit, but fans know that Mama Krabs is ICONIC. They are actively killing the show, killing off every single iconic character as well as poor Tom Kenny’s obviously HOARCE voice.

[@TiashniqMiller]

@AndyBlack-po6dtI said the same thing! And this was/is one of my favorite shows of all time

[@Air_Serpent]

@AndyBlack-po6dtactually didn't they make the Patrick show? Did it not go well??

[@islesofforeignrails7917]

Didn't Mama Krabs have a changed voice in S4? They only did that to not make her sound like a man, and more of a woman.

[@lasercraft32]

@AndyBlack-po6dt Modern Spongebob feels like a soulless reboot of the original... Despite still technically being the same series.

[@TheAdventuresOfJimiJaden]

Mama Krabs was played by Paul Tibbit

[@dachimp4879]

What really blows my mind is I absolutely understand that Tom Kennedy is getting a lot older and that with a whole lifetime of voice acting it can really wear down your voice, but it’s still minding blowing that this is the first time I’ve heard of what he sounds like now and you can hear he’s trying hard to keep the high voice in SpongeBob but can’t exactly reach it as well anymore

[@Du-yw1pz]

Actually his Spongebob voice is even deeper than it was in Season 1 and 2 and 3

[@dxitydevil]

Fr they should at least pitch it up a little bit ,,,

[@paulgilbert5278]

@@Du-yw1pz Surprisingly

[@PJDevaney]

Its like marges voice in simpsons

[@Frank-vd1ml]

@@PJDevaneynah that’s way worse

[@slimely9758]

my mom used to watch spongebob with me and loved it. we quote some moments and she always laughs when we do. having a show that appeals to both parents and kids is extremely beneficial to the relationships between child and parent

[@Imprintts]

Wow Tom Kenny’s voice is going

[@paulgilbert5278]

Facts. It sounds really off. He's trying though

[@Vaguer_Weevil]

Is it like this in all recent episodes? Because it also sounds like he's just not that into it

[@boxylemons7961]

It sounds like he fucking smoked a shit ton of newports

[@strudelh]

@@Vaguer_WeevilI mean I don’t blame him, he’s been playing SpongeBob for more than a decade, they need to let this show finally rest. 💀

[@hitfasthithard]

​@@strudelhmore than 20 years!

[@dipfried3965]

Momegedon is a fantastic idea for an episode. If only the old Spongebob staff would have made the episode, the execution would have been perfect!

[@maxsteellatino3241]

It was written by Mike Bell, someone who worked on the series in seasons 2-4.

[@dipfried3965]

@@maxsteellatino3241 good point. i feel like the idea was not thought out, or developed enough. some more conflict from spongebob, mr. crabs, and squidward would have made the episode more interesting. like for example, in grandma's kisses the idea resembles momegedon, however the conflict from spongebob straddling the line between what it mean to be an adult and bo longer a kid gave the episode depth. whoch is what momegedon lacks.

[@gobbleguk]

I disagree hard. The concept seems to just be “what if mom did this?” Shallow and definitely not something that fits S1-3.

[@snowyyzoe]

This is so sad to see. SpongeBob was ALWAYS intended to be an adult while still having a childlike spirit. It’s what made him, and the show as a whole, so unique. Sure, I wasn’t working or living on my own or driving in 2nd grade, but I could still relate to SpongeBob. And sometimes I couldn’t but that’s what made it fun! The characters lived in a world of endless possibilities. Not only did they have all the freedom of adults in the real world (while having none of the competence) but they also lived in a world with time travel and the Flying Dutchman and elderly superheroes. I just don’t understand why SpongeBob would need to be fully down to earth & relatable to kids 🤷‍♀️

[@honeydarlinggaming9156]

It's like I say about "kids" cartoons needing a strong morale core to be "good" spongebob had that back in the day.

[@snowyyzoe]

@@honeydarlinggaming9156 I don’t really think it’s the moral core that changed honestly. I think it’s just the style of comedy.

[@maryelizamoore7870]

It was said multiple times in the show that he was a minor. Spongebob was not always an adult.

[@coco_rthritis6462]

My favorite thing about SpongeBob is that I can watch the older seasons as a young adult and a lot of the jokes I didn't get or missed make sense now. The best part is that is that seasons 1-3 actually gets funnier when you're older.

[@Xhepyxopila]

honestly for me it's been the opposite, i've heard the internet repeat the jokes from seasons 2 and 3 so much they've gotten old lol. season one is still awesome tho, best season of the show.

[@NineTwentyThreeTwentyThree]

Oh my gosh Tom Kenny's is even worse here. This show seriously needs to end before Tom Kenny's voice does.

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

Yeah

[@soundbreaker8174]

same with marge

[@DanabHD2338]

​@@soundbreaker8174*The Simpsons

[@texasroze2371]

Unfortunately probably won't because of AI

[@kootunesscrewy]

I mean... even though I think it's time for Tom Kenny to tone down on voice acting, at the same time, I wouldn't really let him go from his favorite character. Mel Blanc didn't give up on voicing his Looney Tunes characters, despite a... painful car accident...

[@Nekogatari93]

Bubble Bass single handedly made one of the most skilled Krusty Krab fryers not only question his labor skills but also his own sanity. And almost got one of the most successful restaurants go out of business.

[@throwaway7679]

Uh okay

[@squilliamdafoe4648]

And those are my car keys!

[@JadedNebula]

See what happens when the creator of spongebob died, the show starts getting worse. Its called the grave effect.

[@ProbablySoon-pv6ee]

Season 6-8 sucked

[@gregory7320]

The 1st movie is the canon ending

[@ProbablySoon-pv6ee]

@@gregory7320 season 4-14 still happened, but the SpongeBob Movie is the end

[@fandomthegirl]

@@ProbablySoon-pv6ee I like to think after the 1st spongebob movie, everything that came after it is not canon.

[@thehorrorarchivers7347]

huh i also call it the deteriorating effect.

[@therealCrazyJake]

SpongeBob went from kid friendly to “it’s for kids, who cares if it’s enjoyable.”

[@ninjafrog6966]

“squidward deserves a spanking for what he did in good neighbors” this is who the show is appealing to now. squidward literally did nothing wrong in that episode. he just wanted to have a nice sunday by himself and spongebob and patrick ruined it for him

[@stuff9680]

A lot of modern cartoons are now "turn it on to distract your kids" when SpongeBob and other cartoons from its time and older ones were about being a family cartoon, you sit down with your kids as a family after work and school, now its just ADHD brain rot

[@ilovecandies_lollies]

overanimation, exaggerated reference to old episodes, missed personality nuances, contradicting plots, cringy new characters and settings... these definitely says it all which is not the Spongebob I grew up with

[@TheOddMindofSamBo]

I definitely prefer this to the sterile look of seasons 4-9a, but since Hillenberg died, the writing regressed to the point where the animation is compensating for the joke writing

[@Rediscool9]

1:18 You can just hear the aging in Tom Kenny’s voice

[@ReddyToAnimate]

Tom Kenny should retire voicing SpongeBob and have Riley/PinkinWhiteBat12 replace him.

[@cro-magnoncarol4017]

I love Tom Kenny, but you're right...

[@ReddyToAnimate]

@@cro-magnoncarol4017 same here. I love this guy but he deserves to take a permanent break after voicing SpongeBob for 25 years.

[@oof1007]

That's depressing :/

[@ReddyToAnimate]

@@oof1007 yeah. Because it’s true.

[@PhilFromhec]

4:33 tbh I could hear physical pain in Tom Kenny’s voice as he said that line 😭

[@mr.marvin]

Now wait a second... why did they redesign Squidward's mom???

[@Buffalo872]

I don't know?

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

She does look different

[@brianachim2670]

Because the writers have no form of continuity

[@Buffalo872]

@@brianachim2670 fax

[@auditect950]

The old design for Squidward's mom is still in use, but now she's his grandma for some reason.

[@slugger-8O12Fi18Fo]

You put this phenomenon into words better than I could. Even as an adult now I rewatch older SpongeBob episodes because the humor still holds up. It's slower, more laid back, but still funny. My Mom actually used to watch SpongeBob with me some nights after school because she also thought the series was charming. I feel like a lot of newer SpongeBob just doesn't have that same care put into the jokes/characters that made it for all ages. I'm happy some people can still enjoy it, but I wish they'd just stop churning out episodes with little to no regard for what made the show so good. Nothing can continue on with that same spark forever, and I'd rather see a good series come to an end than drag on.

[@professormadlad7773]

I hated the micromanaging mothers they were frustrating and annoying to watch.

[@Lightkari11]

Same.. reminds me of my own manipulative mother.. and also the way they were doing all this nerd stuff in the basement like DND and video games while yelling for their mums I felt like they were poking fun at the stereotype of nerds who live in their moms basement. Just plain offensive to video game fans too... Its not my fault I can't find a job right now so seeing that just felt like a slap in the face

[@ThatWackyWaffle]

“YOU STINK!”

[@Mitchell_Kirkbride69]

seeing Mrs. Krabs come back is cool but why does Squidward's mother have a different design??

[@awespongebob]

Probably setting up for a Squidward spinoff where they can contradict his family as well

[@miguelcrafter2997]

​@@awespongebobthe squidward show!?

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

@@miguelcrafter2997 I wouldn’t mind this

[@ThatOneGem]

I like her new design tbh, her old one looked too similar to Squidward's grandma.

[@abrahamlincoln1600]

@@ThrillsofColdplayyou should. They’ll find a way to ruin it.

[@El.Matamoros.]

The Simpson's has also become more of a pre teen teen show.

[@PyxeledGenesis]

I feel bad for the VAs, especially Tom Kenny. They've had to sit through this show for it's entirety, they know damn well the glory days are over but it's a reliable paycheck, they're probably just waiting on the show to die so they can move on..just like the rest of us.

[@maxsteellatino3241]

*Mr. Lawrence, Plankton's VA saying that he likes working on the modern episodes more than the classics*

[@hitfasthithard]

​@@maxsteellatino3241 That's him, the other voice actors may feel different.

[@maxsteellatino3241]

@@hitfasthithard However, it also doesn't mean that Tom Kenny and the others doesn't like working in the modern era of the show.

[@Xhepyxopila]

maybe DON'T speak for the VAs when you don't know how they feel?

[@Air_Serpent]

@@maxsteellatino3241maybe because Plankton doesn't get the worst parts of the modern era.

[@MrAwsomeness360]

There's a difference between kids entertainment and family entertainment. Guess which one can adults join in on the fun too?

[@mhmtakeyatime9000]

Was just thinking of this too.

[@dustymcwari4468]

It's the common problem of people seeing something meant for the whole family, and automatically label it as exclusively for children, especially when they wanna justify bad writing, as if kids don't deserve any quality or something xd

[@maravreloaded]

It's "one joke repeated for 11 minutes straight" Haha, adults being treated as kids And that's it.

[@andrewbaillie5549]

My Leg and Funny Pants be like

[@Vex_736]

At least Funny Pants had a bit more going on

[@maravreloaded]

@@Vex_736 totally

[@Jon-uo4gf]

Easy solution: in the second half of the episode, Krabs realizes from this experience that he’s been too much of a helicopter parent over Pearl and cuts her some more slack. Then the episode becomes a lesson for parents and kids alike. Writers really have no imagination.

[@maravreloaded]

@@Jon-uo4gf writers don't do anything it's all animators or storyboard artists. They don't want stories to tell just make memes or clips for social media.

[@obd9660]

Stephen Hillenburg made sure Spongebob could be a show for everyone though

[@pelsckopolesk]

Well guess where he is, he’s dead. And who controls SpongeBob now, idk? But he aims towards kids

[@maxsteellatino3241]

​@@pelsckopoleskVincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli have run the show since season 9B, although Paul Tibbit was still present on 9B and Stephen Hillenburg until season 12.

[@alfredstjohn]

Exactly what my main problem is with new spongebob, it is only trying to appeal to little kids.. And ironically, I think most kids would prefer if it were not doing so. As a child I actually preferred shows with adult characters like Spongebob.

[@adamcurazi2122]

Yea, and thing which I really hate in the modern spongebob is that they still “must” torturing/humaliting squidward, atleast in old episodes, squidward has happy end but in new episodes they won’t give him a happy ending for some reasons.

[@Xhepyxopila]

you clearly don't know how little kids today are lol, they don't give a crap about that they'll watch anything if you make it silly enough. let us not forget the existence and popularity of Skibidi Toilet

[@Xhepyxopila]

@@adamcurazi2122 did you actually watch old spongebob lol? even in seasons 1-4 he almost never got a happy ending at the end of an episode. seriously, at the top of your head try naming at least FIVE episodes where Squidward at the end of the episode got a good ending.

[@seaweeb2258]

​@Xhepyxopila Have you actually watched skibidi toilet? There's an over arching storyline that's more consistent and retains it's continuity unlike newer SpongeBob. While also not having much, if at all any dialog. Wall E was praised for having so little dialog between the mains and doing a really good "show, don't tell". Like PiB The Last Wish also did. The mentality that thinks kids will just watch anything you sit them in front of is not only wrong on a general basis, since not all do, but it's also bad for them. Look at the studies on cocomelon alone. You are clearly forgetting that kids are people too. They are in development or alpha stages of their life where little things to adults really impact them more and those things help develop what the child will become into. If anything, we shouldn't brush off quality because "it's a kids show". We should hold children's media to a much higher standard than adult media because adults have the mental capability to distinguish between good and bad material and morals, while children do not. Disney's Wish movie was awful for this. "Just keep wishing" is a terrible line and downright immoral. The villian was not the bad guy until the plot needed it. He made really good points and explained his reasonings behind who's wish gets granted vs those who do not. Like do you really want to argue that we should grant every wish? Especially when people like Jafar exist in their other movies. What would he wish for? Or say Joseph Stalin for an irl example. At least the old tried and true cliches were not only impactful, but could also be used as a life lesson that didn't require it to be on someone elses gravestone or loss of blood and time. I can keep wishing for whatever reason, but until I strive for it, what change can happen from just wishing for it? At least inside out had a good premise that demonstrated that emotions are not all bad, even if they feel bad. I wish I had seen that movie sooner than I did for that reason. Look at Lunchables recent bit in the news for having excess lead in them. Like 70%- 76% above the allowed limit. This is the consequences of treating kids "products" with less than subpar quality. So it's not just the shows, but everything, and now there's a lot more lead in a lot of children that didn't need to be there. Also, when the parent can also enjoy it, it can bring up a common ground to make bonding much easier/faster for you and your child for a better development of not only the child, but their bond with you.....which is important if you don't want to be cast into a nursing home when you come of that age. Please treat humans like humans. Kids are just adults in training and deserve the best upbringing possible. Would you want a lawyer to grow up on good moral material like older SpongeBob, or do you want a lawyer who grew up on cocomelon? I ask because that's the cycle of life, and it matters quite a lot especially when us, the older generations, have to pass the torch onto them. So why again should we not care about their development?

[@seaweeb2258]

​@@Xhepyxopila​ Have you actually watched skibidi toilet? There's an over arching storyline that's more consistent and retains it's continuity unlike newer SpongeBob. While also not having much, if at all any dialog. Wall E was praised for having so little dialog between the mains and doing a really good "show, don't tell". Like PiB The Last Wish also did. The mentality that thinks kids will just watch anything you sit them in front of is not only wrong on a general basis, since not all do, but it's also bad for them. Look at the studies on cocomelon alone. You are clearly forgetting that kids are people too. They are in development or alpha stages of their life where little things to adults really impact them more and those things help develop what the child will become into. If anything, we shouldn't brush off quality because "it's a kids show". We should hold children's media to a much higher standard than adult media because adults have the mental capability to distinguish between good and bad material and morals, while children do not. Disney's Wish movie was awful for this. "Just keep wishing" is a terrible line and downright immoral. The villian was not the bad guy until the plot needed it. He made really good points and explained his reasonings behind who's wish gets granted vs those who do not. Like do you really want to argue that we should grant every wish? Especially when people like Jafar exist in their other movies. What would he wish for? Or say Joseph Stalin for an irl example. At least the old tried and true cliches were not only impactful, but could also be used as a life lesson that didn't require it to be on someone elses gravestone or loss of blood and time. I can keep wishing for whatever reason, but until I strive for it, what change can happen from just wishing for it? At least inside out had a good premise that demonstrated that emotions are not all bad, even if they feel bad. I wish I had seen that movie sooner than I did for that reason. Look at Lunchables recent bit in the news for having excess lead in them. Like 70%- 76% above the allowed limit. This is the consequences of treating kids "products" with less than subpar quality. So it's not just the shows, but everything, and now there's a lot more lead in a lot of children that didn't need to be there. Also, when the parent can also enjoy it, it can bring up a common ground to make bonding much easier/faster for you and your child for a better development of not only the child, but their bond with you.....which is important if you don't want to be cast into a nursing home when you come of that age. Please treat humans like humans. Kids are just adults in training and deserve the best upbringing possible. Would you want a lawyer to grow up on good moral material like older SpongeBob, or do you want a lawyer who grew up on cocomelon? I ask because that's the cycle of life, and it matters quite a lot especially when us, the older generations, have to pass the torch onto them. So why again should we not care about their development?

[@sergejbogovic6881]

In my country, main reason why modern Spongebob is disliked, it is because they changed whole voice cast. It simply does not feels the same.

[@rena_sukii]

Russian?

[@sergejbogovic6881]

@@rena_sukii no, Serbia

[@Xhepyxopila]

damn, really? they'd NEVER be able to get away with that in the English dub

[@sergejbogovic6881]

@@Xhepyxopila that voice change happened after Hillenburgs death, maybe it has to do something with that, but I am not sure

[@Shashu_the_little_Voidling]

“A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.” - C.S. Lewis

[@YumegakaMurakumo]

GOAT 100% 🐐 Chronicles of Narnia is a classic.

[@TheBasherShow]

Doesn’t SpongeBob always adds the love to his Krabby patties, what’s he talking trash about?

[@dunkanbulk14]

This show is basically waving your keys infront of your toddler for a half hour

[@auditect950]

Okay, so Spongebob and Mr. Krabs keep their moms, but Squidward and Patrick have theirs retconned? Wait, wasn't Mama Krabs voiced by a man?

[@joe-lewisjavonnelson1523]

In season 2 and 3, she was voiced by Paul Tibbit.

[@Breakerchannel1]

​@@joe-lewisjavonnelson1523 😂😂 this alone makes the older episodes funnier But now, there is nothing legendary about the new episodes

[@Legomicroman]

the german dub had Mrs. Krabs voiced by a woman.

[@Xhepyxopila]

Patricks "parents" in the show weren't even his real parents lol

[@mohamedlamin2968]

​@@Xhepyxopilayes they were. You May refer to the ones we see in "I' with stupid" but the show itself makes it clear that those aren't his real parents, however his real parents does show up at the end of the episode

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

I couldn’t imagine how they would ruin a modern sailor mouth episode

[@Xhepyxopila]

the thing is they WOULDN'T make a Sailor Mouth today lol, it doesn't fit the current direction of the show PLUS adults today are more sensitive in whats put in kids media.

[@rustyshackleford234]

“If only kids could enjoy kids content, it isn’t good content for kids.”

[@flyinyoku3543]

SpongeBob is meant for kids but it used to be more down to earth and enjoyable for older audiences (which is good for kids because they'll understand the show better as they grow up, like a lot of people have experienced with the early seasons), where now it relies a lot on childish jokes and gross visuals, there is definitely a difference.

[@coolbro8922]

I just began rewatching season one all over again.

[@Fückcoldraven]

Bubble bass is just the writers tbh

[@pixilmon]

I love the old episodes still. The new ones are yikes

[@kevin-2.1]

Facts

[@rustyshackleford234]

Common skeletron prime W

[@Xhepyxopila]

I love both lol

[@SlavTiger]

this episode is like an abdl fetish or something

[@artizzy2k2k]

Spongebob not making Krabby Patties with love is the single most largest load of bullcrap I've ever heard

[@Spongenado]

4:40 I completely agree! This episode doesn’t even know SpongeBob’s character!

[@NojPoj]

spongebob making krabby patty’s with love is literally a mirror of the show and how it’s no longer made with love but pumped out for money

[@Touma134]

That spongedoodle erasing spongebobs ass crack is still hilarious.

[@leonardblazevic9440]

My biggest issue is the overexaggeration of every single reaction or emotion in the new show, characters have no maturity and the humor is mostly based on the assumption loud=funny

[@ballsmegee]

You only hate it because you never watched classic cartoons, you only watch writer based shit like Xmen 97 or Owl House which care more about making people cry than being funny.

[@entertainmentpowerfuchs5744]

The truth is SpongeBob is for all ages. It's a comedic masterpiece

[@kapzduke]

only if you're talking about seasons 1-3 and the movie

[@GlitchCityMissingNo]

was. it WAS. not anymore

[@TehEpikPixelgamer]

@@kapzdukewell same goes for seasons 4 and 5

[@soundbreaker8174]

@@kapzdukethen it's for adults

[@Rediscool9]

SpongeBob WAS for all ages

[@MrsDragonChef]

Oh wow lol I was just watching this out of boredom but I can’t believe they made it out like SpongeBob doesn’t put love into his krabby patties. There are so many episodes that explicitly try to show how much love and dedication he puts into them. That line is just shitting on what his entire character has been about for the past 20 years

[@1_BIT_]

I'm a kid who grew up watching Sponge Bob. I already knew the new episodes were bad, but when Sponge Bob said he doesn't make krabby patties with love, I felt my childhood going away. Nickelodeon has changed the most important part of the character just because.

[@ZEK-ROM]

Been saying, as my mom liked the show way back then too, the original 3 seasons is where we started when the show was still new and good. If she was still around she probably wouldn't like this show anymore lol.

[@jordixboy]

I'm 30, and actually started watching it when it came out on TV, so maybe +20 years? I still enjoy watching episodes occasionally

[@nicklundy9965]

Me too I just watched a couple of season 1 episodes for the 25th anniversary and it still holds up even better than I remember. Granted I only have the first 100 episodes on DVD (that's usually where my childhood with SpongeBob begins and ends.

[@ProbablySoon-pv6ee]

Don't listen to awe

[@dylbill56remixes28]

Spongebob's voice sounds like it's starting to go, honestly.

[@MiniDallas000]

We are so spongeback

[@F-18Super]

SpongeBoy me bob

[@paulgilbert5278]

@@F-18Super The boots are in the way

[@Marcus1832]

⁠@@F-18Supersecond 2 late for work aye

[@devlyn1816]

Don’t you mean, “P A T - B A C K .”?

[@chairsilla]

We are spongever

[@AwesomeMooseSmile]

"It's for kids, why do you care" -grown ass man getting mad because said show he loves is getting criticized.

[@clivehanforth6283]

“I’m an invertebrate, mother!” Was kind of a fire joke though, ngl

[@nitrosodium]

11:50 very true. I don't think today's kids will remember Spongebob as we do with the early 2000s ep's, not only for nostalgia but the good quality in every aspect, from individual characters to the messages and humor

[@Ign0rantP3rson]

The invertebrate joke kinda made me chuckle I'm not gonna lie.

[@brandondickie3456]

3:06 One of the best things they used to do. Incorporate actual educational content into the show in a chill way.

[@P-Star7511]

This is what happens if you let the show go on for too long.

[@oceanexblve884]

Yeah,don’t get me wrong I love SpongeBob but this show should have been put to rest a decade ago.

[@thegamingprozone1941]

The first movie is the best ending for the show!

[@OptimusPrime298]

The old seasons were the best of SpongeBob that we grew up on and it’s such an unfortunate thing that after Stephen Hillenburg died NICKELODEON has keep milking it out and it’s no fun anymore

[@kawaiicornball2457]

Its a lot of yelling, bright colors, gore/yuck factor moments, and wildly meme-esque faces and it makes everything feel cheap and souless. These parents stick their kids noses deep into tablets,letting tablets raise them, which lead to kids liking flashy, brain rotting attention span destroying youtube short type content. Cartoon channels have caught onto this trend and thats unfortunately lead to classic shows being completely stripped of their souls and replaced by corporate paint by number bs. Original SpongeBob is LEGOs. Modern SpongeBob is megablox.

[@angel_of_rust]

original spongebob is old hip hop. new spongebob is trap music.

[@kittenscratchanimeart]

I agree. There's little to no decent stuff popular amongst children on the internet. All kids watch are loud, obnoxious (bootleg) cartoons with no educational messages¹ and terrible/dumb plots², as well as garbage like Skibidi toilet³ or Among Us⁴, as well as adult cartoons (Family Guy, South Park, Rick and Morty, etc.). And let's not forget the disaster that is Lankybox. 1. I personally don't think EVERY children's story needs to teach a lesson (but it's usually better if one does) 2. The story is one the most important aspects of any piece of media. Without a coherent story or conflict, the cartoons are just random hijinks happening to entertain kids. 3. Even as a 9 year old I hated toilet humor. Just because you're showing or mentioning something gross doesn't make it funny. 4. I FREAKING HATE Among Us because it ruined memes. All of the jokes got old quickly and they were inescapable.

[@seronymus]

I completely agree, there's a lot of other factors though. SpongeBob is actually one of the better if not best running cartoon. That's how bad things have gotten. The 2000s are like a lost golden age. Corporations don't want "old white men" running things and I stead hire slop generators. Is it any wonder why anime took over animation?

[@PogDrinksShake]

That's not Squidward's mom

[@oceanexblve884]

Why don’t they just put this show to rest it’s been 20+ years

[@Talcompowdercry]

i really like the chill format of these videos! pairs great with a meal.

[@Frankya92]

I can’t get over how different Tom Kenny sounds as SpongeBob now. I haven’t watched a new episode of SpongeBob since at least 2015 and it just trips me out

[@alexrecrem9094]

You'd think this would be unrealistic but imma be honest, even after getting a job my mom still acts like me and my older brother are still babies

[@lipika2841]

Truthfully, the younger/est child being babied by their parent OVER the older relative(s), while still hittin 18 above, is somewhat tolerable. But the same happening for the older sibling & to an equal extent as the younger, is actually offending to see & go through yourself.

[@misslady2639]

Did they forget how Squidwards mom looked in the Krusty Towers episode?

[@walpoleandworcester]

It's like this show took a ton of hints from Nick Jr. programming and became hyped up on sugar. I would have preferred the staff on the show get their own shows to work on rather than running a property to the ground.

[@magolor152]

I think Nick Jr. Is calmer than this show in some ways

[@mawsometall4692]

A good kids tv show is when themes are about growing up and hidden adult references that is enjoyed by both kids and adults but now there has been a trend of tv shows that does the opposite and basically insultingly everyone intelligence

[@Codj910]

4:32 got me angry as hell the fuck you mean he doesn’t put love into his food that’s what made it better than jimmy’s food

[@yannick7230]

I didn't even know spongebob was still getting new episodes. It should probably have ended 10 years ago.

[@DrRobotnikPingas]

Few years ago I didn’t like season 5-9, but since about 3 years I began to appreciate season 5-9 more. It much better animation wise than season 10 and upwards.

[@Xhepyxopila]

no way you seriously think 6-9 had better animation than now that's just completley untrue lol

[@seronymus]

You get a prrrrrromotion!

[@ProbablySoon-pv6ee]

Season 11 is a billion times better than 6-7 its not even a competition

[@ReddyToAnimate]

Yeah. At least seasons 6-9 tried to keep the same animation style that seasons 2-3 had.

[@ReddyToAnimate]

@@ProbablySoon-pv6eeseason 11 is probably an okay to meh in my point of view but I’ll give you this. It has Disney/Cuphead DLC levels of animation.

[@IronGhost8280]

It's a shame because there are SO many moments from classic Spongebob that I know my parents (who are in their 60s) still laugh at.

[@ThatWackyWaffle]

To quote Squidward, OH, HOW COULD IT GET ANY WORSE??

[@lofkii]

the writers seem to have forgotten the difference between a family cartoon and a kid's cartoon

[@Barakon]

This season is just in an alternate universe where everyone is trapped in a hell of some sorts or even VR.

[@Chuck687]

In the original fry cook, SpongeBob QUITE LITERALLY SAYS HE IS ADDING THE LOVE INTO THE KRABBY PATTY

[@txelsr]

bro i was saying the same thing after seeing your other video about how bad the new episode was. the problem is that around the mid 2010s, it feels like the networks decided to start focusing on making things for kids (10 and under imo) and leave out things for teens and all ages

[@PeridotFan64]

that's why disney cancelled the owl house. around 2020 disney channel decided to age their target audience down from 9-14 to 6-11 and the owl house didn't fit that new direction, since the fanbase already largely skewed older than the previous target audience, since the show's fandom is mostly teens/young adults, but due to the target demographic being shifted even younger, they didn't have the tween overlap to rely on like gravity falls did

[@AlonzoMarquisGraychipmonk]

I blame the conservative right wing parents for demanding and expecting kids networks to be just kids networks and complaining about kids networks doing inappropriate things.

[@ReaperCH90]

You start as SpongeBob as a kid and somehow at some time realize you have become Squidward down the road.

[@GraysonHernandez-n9i]

Modern SpongeBob is a decaying withering husk of its past self

[@donthespotter6550]

Old school SpongeBob was for everyone

[@JohnBrian-wm8fw]

Old Spongebob was made for people who never grew up, New Spongebob is made for people who actually like cartoons.

[@donthespotter6550]

@@JohnBrian-wm8fw that is like saying if you don't like the new Disney star wars then you don't like sci-fi

[@EllisHudsonn]

@@JohnBrian-wm8fwfor people who like cartoons made for little children*

[@JohnBrian-wm8fw]

@@EllisHudsonn That argument applies to all kids shows, but nice try though.

[@JohnBrian-wm8fw]

@@donthespotter6550 Difference is Modern Spongebob is good while Modern Star Wars is propaganda made for product.

[@FriedMacNBeans]

Guess what happens when out of touch billionares get a hold of things . You get this

[@BrendanPappas]

4:51: in the episode “Growth Spout,” Mr. Krabs asks SpongeBob what the secret ingredient is that he adds to his Krabby Patties and SpongeBob says “it’s love.” So they’re legit just retconning things they’ve already established earlier in the show just to create conflict. I’m so happy I stopped watching the modern trash that they put out.

[@sketchyxp6281]

I thought I hated SpongeBob as a kid when seasons 5-9 (idk when SpongeBob started getting bad) then I realized that I only liked the older seasons because they had that charm to them. I don’t think any child is sitting through new SpongeBob

[@Nonjola]

I see, that they changed the design of Mrs. Tentacles.

[@kevin-2.1]

Yeah, a new hair style.

[@Gain-Orange]

Man, they took my childhood show and gutted it like a trout...

[@stephaniegilmore-l9s]

You see children, back in the late 1990's and early 2000's, SpongeBob was actually a Nicktoon especially during the first season, he wasn't a Looney Tune like he is today.

[@DmndT87]

The problem with modern SpongeBob is the way is executed in the humor. I'm not saying that the humor stinks, is that the entire cast of characters acts like Looney Tunes and/or Ren & Stimpy when this characters who were not created to act crazy, cranky or insane. Seeing in the video in the minute 1:04 is a clear example. The fish only would act like that only in critical cases, not arbitrary. The gags, story and humor is incredibly original and cool, but being used in this characters, plus, the extinct marine-like ambience and sailor BGM music makes it really alien; like these fish were living in a human city. This is the consequence of a long-running series. You get slowly rotten with each generation.

[@BeybattleTV1]

The episode is... fine, but can be made a lot better if they just kept characters more in-line with their personalities and relationships. My attempt at writing a plot: ACT 1: It's "Bring your Mom to Work Day" at the Krusty Krab, Spongebob brings his mom because of course, even Mr. Krabs does because of upholding company policy or some other reason, Squidward doesn't but his mom shows up because Spongebob doesn't want Squidward feeling left out. Spongebob and his mom are thich as thieves and get along very well (heck, you could even take that "Making Krabby Paties with love" bit and turn it on it's head by saying Spongebob learned how to make food with love because his mom taught him). Mr Krabs respects his mom, but doesn't want her interfering with his business, merely using her as prop for how sweet of a boss and business owner he is. Squidward on the other hand has no interest in interacting with his mom whatsoever and keeps her around. ACT 2: Squidward and his mom still don't get along, being spiteful toward one another and holding up business, meanwhile Mr. Krabs and his mom are at odds and ends because it's clear that Mr. Krabs doesn't really care for his mother bieng there, just the image she can present. She even tries to give him some ideas (the half-ply thing or something) but Mr. Krabs isn't hearing any of it, focusing on himself. Spongebob and his mom notice this and try to help the other two. Spongebob convinces Mr. Krabs to listen to his mom's ideas, and after running some numbers on a calculator or something, he realizes he CAN save a bunch of money, and thus sides with his mom. Squidward has still yet to budge. ACT 3: After a montage of trust exercies, nothing is really working, and all hope seems lost for their relationship, but Squidward's mom does something interesting, showing disdain for the customers. Squidward realizes he can techncially be mean to customers while not holding up business or having his job threatned, and thus, learns how to be a more subtle hater thanks to his mom. Spongebob and his mom celebrate whilst Squidward and his mom show the same disdain for the customers to them, but Spongebob is oblivious to this and considers it genuine kindness. Hey, maybe that can be the joke the episode ends on or something similar to that. See, it's that simple. No Bubble Bass, no extra busy work, just a simple 3-Act story put into an 11-minute time slot. New Spongebob stuff feels a bit too busy and is more than keen to put Spongebob in an antagonistic/confrontational situation more than what is necessary for a season. Now, granted, I have no idea if my script is any better or not, it could certainly use some polishing, but tries to minimize the episode into something more contained with just the 6 characters we NEED to work with in this episode. If there is something that could be done to make my script better or something, I'd really like to know!

[@d-land7775]

Spongebob season 9 came out 12 years ago...

[@shotgun_daddy-1089]

100% agree new SpongeBob is painful to watch the older seasons were just better, I miss the old SpongeBob

[@EBTheOriginalMaster]

Then watch it

[@Xhepyxopila]

if you miss old spongebob then watch old spongebob lol, it's not like Nick destroyed the first 4 seasons

[@shotgun_daddy-1089]

@@Xhepyxopilawell I have, but it would be nice if we got new good episodes that were actually good

[@EBTheOriginalMaster]

@@Xhepyxopila The comments in all of his SpongeBob reviews, or from the ones I've seen, is just people bitching. Like, why the fuck do you even care if the show is still continuing? Let people have their fun if they enjoy the current direction of the show.

[@mesuraion7919]

I feel lucky to have grown out of the show by season 9-10 unfortunately I don't really remember watching it all that much, even though it was my favorite show.

[@Breakerchannel1]

You didn't grow out of the show The newer seasons I.e 10-14, got freaking awful!!!

[@TehEpikPixelgamer]

@@Breakerchannel1season 10 was good but season 11 was when it got downhill again, season 12 simply just dug it’s grave and season 13 just buried it

[@obd9660]

How can you grow out of something for all ages like Spongebob? This is what growing out of means; "To outgrow something is to become too big to fit in it, or to grow too mature for it to stop having an interest in something or stop doing something as you become older"

[@ProbablySoon-pv6ee]

​@Breakerchannel1 season 9-11 are a MAJOR improvement over 6-8, you must be blinded by nostalgia

[@mesuraion7919]

@@obd9660 because I got older and lost interest in spongebob lol

[@bradentheman1373]

(Comment Wrote by: Just Talk) Just imagine this one day. The last episode of spongebob. Spongebob finally got his drivers license. Squidward finally became a famous musician and artist. Sandy makes a groundbreaking scientific discovery. Mr. Krabs makes a million dollars and retires in style and passes his formula on to Plankton to continue the business and they shake hands calling eachother brothers. As for patrick, well, he proves to the world that mayonaise is in fact an instrument. The gang gathers one last time to frolick in jellyfish fields. The camera slowly zooms out over bikini bottom as this song begins to play and we hear that french narrator calmly say, "Ahh, bikini bottom. Here we leave our nautical friends. And as they say, Fis for friends who do stuff together, U is for you and me, N is for anywhere and anytime at all, down here in the deep blue sea". (Credits)

[@Xhepyxopila]

honestly that'd be a terrible ending to the show lol

[@TheSkinnyLegend1997]

​@@Xhepyxopilano it wouldn't. I like it very much and see it as in character.

[@Xhepyxopila]

@@TheSkinnyLegend1997 it is THE most corniest shit ever there's way better ways to end the show than this

[@TheSkinnyLegend1997]

@@Xhepyxopila ?

[@PinktheUnicat]

@@Xhepyxopila Well, how do YOU think the show should end, huh?