Modern Spongebobs Biggest Nostalgia Bait Episode

[@awespongebob]

My bad Spongegar and Patar are the names from Ugh. I got the names mixed up but what I was saying except for that still made sense I think

[@andrewbaillie5549]

Awe review the sandy cheek movie please?????

[@dgofficial-r5f]

I know it's called Ugh, but I'll call it Spongebob B.C.(Before Comedy).

[@battledroidsecurity4612]

The names from the time travel episode are Primitive Sponge and Primitive Star

[@AmazingGuy13]

Yeah those are the names of the ones from Ugh which takes place more into the future than SB-129

[@battledroidsecurity4612]

@@AmazingGuy13 I think that, chronologically, primitive sponge and primitive star existed before Spongegar and Patar, even though SB-129 was made afterwards

[@DesertDragster]

There’s literally an exchange in Cosmic Shake about this type of episode SpongeBob: Is there anything that shouldn’t be recycled? Patrick: Old jokes.

[@HKG4]

Underrated game

[@andykishore]

At least we finally got a Battle for Bikini Bottom successor 20 years later.

[@TheDMan2003]

I don’t remember that line, where does it play?

[@DesertDragster]

@@TheDMan2003 It plays during the recycling mission after finishing Jelly Glove World

[@LegendaryHedgieMii]

I actually disliked the game. You can't change the controls.

[@danteyazidjian9620]

Pretty much the biggest symptom of a show running its course, is it having to cycle back on so much stuff that people loved about it in the first place.

[@andykishore]

Not to mention basically two sequels to "SB-129" with "PL-1413" being the future and "Hysterical History" being the past. And I thought "Bubble Buddy" having two sequel episodes was already enough ("Bubble Buddy Returns" and "Bubbletown").

[@andykishore]

@Azurethewolf168 Yet nothing special for the 15th anniversary in 2014. Maybe a little merchandise at the time, but that's about it.

[@kanethesevenfootmonster868]

@@andykishore True.......

[@anomaly395]

Yep. So many long running franchises have been doing this these days.

[@emikke]

Stephen McDannell Hillenburg was a marine biologist. His world wasn't just random mash ups. Rocks actually slide along the sea floor. They should get the octopus lady as a consultant or something

[@_Doctor_14]

If Hillenburg was alive, he would probably put an extinct sea creature in the past. He had done it in SB-129, where we saw an ancient tyle of cephalopod.

[@jimmilton6644]

i didnt know that

[@Sproinko]

They really just said "put every reference possible into the episode, then people will think its good"

[@_Doctor_14]

Unfortunately, it kinda worked with this episode, look how many old fans are liking it.

[@Sir_Robert_Norramby]

After Birthday Blowout the show should have ended

[@andykishore]

Season 14 as a whole be like that.

[@kittenscratchanimeart]

Sonic Forces marketing scheme

[@sammyjaohnson5631]

​@@_Doctor_14 yeah Iv seen this episode and it was actually pretty good and genuinely intresting

[@NickSaysHenlo]

I genuinely don't understand modern SpongeBob. It's clearly unenjoyable for adult viewers yet they try to win them back with the constant nostalgia bait.

[@orbboom6119]

After 500 episodes there's nothing else to do, creativity is dried

[@DDDiego]

Nick is just in it for the money at this point they don’t care for actual quality in their shows anymore

[@kaijotten]

And the new movie looks ass

[@_Doctor_14]

Their strategy is pretty bad, I mean, you call the old fans to watch an episode with humour for babies, and some nostalgic things from previous episodes. What are you expecting Nick?

[@Mr.MasterOfTheMonsters]

@@_Doctor_14 They think they are Nintendo.

[@Raythan01]

There are plenty of people who are passionate about spongebob and have great ideas for new episodes, but Nick just keeps shoveling out episodes that have horrible dialog and recycled plotlines. It's clear the current writers are COOKED, but nick doesn't seem to care.

[@Pablo.673]

If they took ideas from the fans that'd create a lot of drama and everyone would say they're creatively bankrupt.

[@Pablo.673]

None of these episodes have recycled plotlines so idk what you even mean by that.

[@Raythan01]

@Pablo.673 They definitely need to change something imo. It just seems like all their spongebob shows are in a creative rut. The first thing I would do if I were a Nick executive is lengthen the normal spongebob episode to 30 minutes instead of 15 minutes, so that more complex plots could be used in episodes.

[@Pablo.673]

@@Raythan01 don't worry, it's already been confirmed there's gonna be changes soon. 2nd half of S14 is a lot more character-driven rather than gag-driven (this has been confirmed already, that Vince gave the order of taking that approach since pairing 308) and the new revealed plots sound way better than what the rest of S14 had to offer (you can check the season 14 page in Encyclopedia SpongeBobia if you wanna see what I'm talking about).

[@Pablo.673]

@@Raythan01 btw I don't think Patrick Star Show is in creative rot at all, geniunely might be the most creative cartoon rn along with Smiling Friends.

[@bugonboris6681]

Part of the charm in older SpongeBob was taking simple plot points like Delivering Pizza, Playing Music, or Selling Chocolate Bars, and adding a bunch of great jokes to make said plots feel like something much bigger.

[@hettane]

you can really tell that Tom Kenny's voice is starting to give out after 25 years of this

[@thehussiteking]

So is Sandy's honestly

[@_Doctor_14]

Ngl, only Patrick has stayed the same after all these years.

[@humbleskye]

I feel moreso he just doesn't really have the energy to voice SpongeBob after voicing him for so long

[@TomSig]

Can you people please stop saying this?

[@YSNostalgia]

Yeah sounding a bit raspy.

[@mazda9624]

20 years ago, parents thought that Spongebob was just a bunch of brainrot nonsense that their kids shouldn't be watching. Nowadays, it really *IS* a bunch of brainrot nonsense that their kids shouldn't be watching.

[@andykishore]

They be wrong 20 years ago.

[@williamdaviddiazcuchimaque7511]

los padres tambien pensaban que nickelodeon era una empresa malvada que sobreexplotaba a los niños asi que si en eso tambient tenian razon

[@dylanblue9201]

Modern Spongebob is like an old man that used to be beloved back in his day, but for whatever reason became weird and creepy as he got older, and he's now trying to relive the days of his youth, but it's just not going well.

[@coolmcdudely4814]

Stop writing about me

[@iamapokerface8992]

great analogy till the "creepy" part. where is modern spongebob creepy so cringe. u just wanted an anlogy that sounds good

[@Mr.MasterOfTheMonsters]

@@iamapokerface8992 Have you seen all the fetishes thrown in for no reason? Creepy is a very good way to describe it.

[@snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470]

​@iamapokerface8992 Brother, if you can't see all the Deviantart sort of stuff they are putting in it now, you are either too young or too innocent. Which might be a blessing.

[@thepotgoblin9660]

Modern Spongebob: I used to make the best memes on the internet, you know! Okay gramps, back to bed

[@mathieuleader8601]

I wish Squlliam Fancyson returned as the museum worker or his ancestor the boss of the boat factory.

[@awespongebob]

Crazy to me that Kevin and Nosferatu are brought back for like the fifth time this season while Squilliam hasn’t appeared in almost 15 years

[@Treppy_Gecky]

@@awespongebobeven his voice actor joked about Squlliam being MIA. I'm too lazy to check but I bet Dee Bradley Baker still does voices for SpongeBob so it's not like they can't get him to do it.

[@mathieuleader8601]

@@awespongebob exactly and having him being the descendant of the owner of the first boat factory in Bikini Bottom explains his condescending attiude towards the townsfolk of Bikini Bottom.

[@mikeax24]

I thought about this and it makes sense. The writers hate squiliam because they hate squidward. Squil is the antagonist to protagonist Squidward, but because the writers hate squidward, they don't want him looking good by comparison.

[@Preppybabiess]

@@Treppy_Gecky prolly

[@Red-jl1qr]

Really starting to notice just how much they dumbed down spongebob. I dont think he was ever meant to be stupid, just naive.

[@dontkickmychick6076]

So I wasn't the only one that noticed thissss Feels like compared to the older episodes even during the shitty eras this feels a lot more... Brainrot-y

[@bigjohnsbreakfastlog5819]

The idea was that, when Hillenburg created the character, was that there was an innocence to him, that he was always excited by the silliest of things. I don't think the newer writers are completely terrible, but it feels like they miss the point of how he is supposed to behave so they just resort to pandering when they're creatively lost.

[@thepotgoblin9660]

Yeah, season 1 SpongeBob was just the right amount of naive but also not stupid. Season 9 SpongeBob would have never called out Plankton for trying to trick him

[@CrystalRX]

The rock being treated like a horse literally ruins the entire joke of it being a method of transportation

[@_Doctor_14]

Yeah, I always loved how it just starts moving out of nowhere.

[@cuddlebugs3147]

"Ugh" was honestly one of my favorite episodes from season 3, i loved the parts with Patchy as well.

[@bulb9970]

I remember watching that episode from season 10 where Squidward delivers paintings and he visits Rock Bottom briefly, I found that callback really cool at the time. Now I noticed the show has turned into just that. Only nostalgia bait as a crutch for bad writing, the writers have become too self aware and refuse to improve on anything.

[@andykishore]

At least "Food PBFFT! Truck" gave us some new locations in Rock Bottom finally.

[@username5155]

I think the no touching “joke” is that Old Man Walker is one of the exhibits. Get it? Because old person funny. That’s also why there’s the tiny little exhibit sign in front of him. He’s not a guard FOR the museum, he’s an exhibit AT the museum of the oldest guard at the museum. Because old people are a joke.

[@iamapokerface8992]

cringe ngl especially your way of explaining like we all are a bunch of idiots

[@username5155]

@@iamapokerface8992 Dude that was the point of the joke

[@robertlupa8273]

I feel like you explaining the joje was funnier than the joke itself. Which is not saying much.

[@toxicweas]

At least the episode wasn't some weird foot fetish.

[@Dat_Guy-IsCool]

but it had the weird dipar fetish thing

[@abrahamlincoln1600]

@@Dat_Guy-IsCoolnah wtf 💀

[@andykishore]

But has a diaper fetish with the atomic adult diaper ray.

[@andykishore]

The atomic adult dia per ray in this episode.

[@nerd-nightshift3883]

Diaper ray sounds like something straight from deviantart.

[@ZuperDarkk]

6:04 that's probably a callback to s4e3, "have you seen this snail", where patrick eats old milk

[@_Doctor_14]

Exactly what I thought. Gosh, this episode only keeps referencing.

[@andykishore]

I thought so too.

[@pepearown4968]

The no touching thing just reminds me of the original Kevin episode joke with Patrick. Of course, there, they somehow managed to make Patrick just saying “Touch!” funny. Here, they drag it into a major motive for Walker to be mad at them, which just feels generic and lazy.

[@toxicweas]

I think I speak for everyone when I say, "I miss what SpongeBob once was." Even had a conversation with my parents the other day about it. It's not even watchable anymore. It went d9wn hill really badly.

[@audiovisualcringe]

why did you censor down💀

[@donaldbaird7849]

​​@@audiovisualcringe They didn't, 9 is right near O on the keyboard

[@andykishore]

Certain letters or numbers right next to each on the keyboard can cause weird misspellings if finger misses and presses the other key right beside it as a result.

[@saintsimonofficial]

The first season so iconic The new seasons are just brain dead 💀

[@vizuren]

Agreed

[@shapphirethewolf8814]

Season 10 and 12 were probably the only good ones in my opinion

[@abrahamlincoln1600]

At least they’re better than those seasons 6-8 episodes Is what I would say, if I actually thought that. 😂

[@vizuren]

@@abrahamlincoln1600 nah season 14 is trash as hell. All they do is nostalgia bait, and not have cohesive stories at all.

[@abrahamlincoln1600]

@@vizuren if you’d read the rest of my comment, you’d know that I was in agreement with what you’re saying.

[@retroclassicpablo]

"Well since we ran out of ideas, we must use the powerful.." "NOSTALGIA!"

[@smoshcool12]

Jesus christ did they make sandy stupid in modern spongebob? She feels as insufferable as spongebob and patrick, like when she speaks she's talking down to someone.

[@Killer8999e3yt]

Spongebob is falling apart without Stephen Hillenburg....

[@imperiomx6392]

Unfortunately modern SpongeBob is just nostalgia bait. 😔

[@ethgamer02]

POV: When you find out it was a 25th anniversary special

[@CheeseMiser]

Incorrect

[@Holy-Of-Dogs]

It is Every single background character and gag became a main plot to a show Ffs they got Nosferatu as a main plot.

[@CheeseMiser]

@@Holy-Of-Dogs nope

[@someonesilence3731]

@@CheeseMiser Care to elaborate?

[@fixingbutton8144]

Modern SpongeBob’s take on nostalgia is like the gag from family guy where some dude is shoving his family photos on another guy while a little girl is opening a new make up store

[@ItRhymesWith]

I don't think there was any more thought given to Mr. Puff other than "hmm Mrs. Puff related to car thing so old car thing will be Mrs. Puff but Mister."

[@CaveMiner]

6:54 well it can’t be Mrs. Puff’s dad since that’s her married name. But then again, there’s an episode where Mrs. Puff says “I’ll have to change my name and move to a new city… no. Not AGAIN.” Does this mean Mrs. Puff is not her real name??

[@PokeIsland]

this makes me go "Ugh"

[@the_real_inquisitor]

4:10 But the joke was that it is a normal rock that slide over the groud to move. The original rock never jumped or acted like a horse. That's the whole essence of this joke. Also missed opportunity to have the overruned Sqidward joke there from original episode.

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

The end of Pizza Delivery shows the rock moving.

[@teliclive]

Ugh is my favorite classic episode

[@teliclive]

everything they roasted over the fire looked so delicious

[@_Doctor_14]

​@@telicliveIt still makes me hungry 😅

[@Aperson-rs4eh]

@@teliclive it probably tastes like flavorless plant bacon though

[@ImBehindYou444]

Would be better if they return old humour, instead of referencing old episodes every second

[@andykishore]

I wish.

[@kolonarulez5222]

I was happy to see Spot again at the very least

[@kiranixon2640]

Did they really make SpongeBob say "me do math good." It's so out of character it doesn't even feel like the ogs anymore

[@austinbevis4266]

Old SpongeBob was so great because it had plots that everyone can relate to at one time or another. It was like watching an underwater themed, comedic portrayal of life.

[@Elvusmiw]

At this point I'm starting to believe the writers are no longer in charge of the show. I feel like the writers are told what to write. Also if the writers are aware how great the seasons were why cant they write as good? They just copy and paste.

[@_Doctor_14]

Exactly, I can think of better episode ideas than this and I'm not even a professional!

[@kaijotten]

I can write a whole spongebob script rn

[@Elvusmiw]

@@_Doctor_14 sad.

[@JordaneseTyphoon-jk6fr]

All this episode really did was confirm that Ugh is not canon, and they also made an actual historical reference to Henry Ford, which I honestly was not expecting. Still, they could’ve honestly made way more great history jokes here

[@jalifritz8033]

I thought it was a rip off of modern times by Chaplin.

[@christophermartinez8836]

What're the odds some of these newer Sponge Bob Episodes are just fanfics written by fans that somehow become a episode?

[@_Doctor_14]

I bet most of the fans can make better episodes than this. But I see your point.

[@Mitchell_Kirkbride69]

0:20 i feel like a museum in SpongeBob would be more creative than an anchor design 9:49 ok Plankton stole one of Sandy's robots

[@saturniidspectre]

I feel like it would be a big sunken marble bust or something. Or a trilobite fossil.

[@andykishore]

At least the season 12 episode "Insecurity Guards" gave us the Bikini Bottom Museum of Everything with a creative design. But then it became less creative for The Patrick Star Show episode "Now Museum, Now You Don't" when the Upturn Museum of Upscale Art literally reuses the same exact design of the Bikini Bottom Museum of Everything, but with Upturn's face on the front and the sign changed. Some say Lady Upturn bought out the museum, but I call it laziness.

[@googoofeesmithersmits4536]

not to mention the entire time old man walker is telling them "no touching" which is also a callback to the episode with the jellyfish convention with kevin where patrick touches everything and the guard keeps saying don't touch

[@googoofeesmithersmits4536]

also the robot at the end is a callback to the episode where krabs is scared of robots when he watches that movie with the robot chasing people

[@ninjaboyethan4114]

Everything is so brain dead now. Adults used to think spongebob was stupid in the early 2000s but now look at it. Now 2000s kids think its stupid.

[@highwaystar4518]

squidiot box is actually a crazy episode name i cannot be mad

[@hrock2001]

It's so weird because the old humor was focused on being so random and out of pocket, and what they said and the new humor is trying to over animate them

[@goldexperience8356]

Missed opportunity of not referencing Dunces and Dragons here.

[@_Doctor_14]

They forgot one of the best episodes in Season 4. I knew something was off when they skip around 10,000 years of history.

[@realPurpleOrb]

They probably would have retconned it with something from one of the spinoffs anyway.

[@maravreloaded]

4:33 Oh god. Remember when SpongeBob was created by a MARINE BIOLOGIST??

[@turle8645]

Spongebobs voice has really gotten rough

[@ryvan697]

The cowboy scene seemed like a nod to Pest of the West

[@shawnotoole9195]

I think it would've been funnier if Sandy drew a donkey instead of a bull, that way it would be her calling both Spongebob and Patrick a jackass.

[@Mr.GreenBean4792]

You’re not gonna believe me, but Cecil and Bunny (Patrick’s parents from The Patrick Star Show) ACTUALLY appeared in the SpongeBob episode “Sheldon SquarePants.” Can’t we go one episode without nostalgia bait and continuity errors?

[@andykishore]

At least "Sheldon SquarePants" officially confirmed what the Star family house looks like in the SpongeBob universe instead of The Patrick Star Show with the weird star shaped clouds and the sky looking more dull colored in that show.

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

The nostalgia bait isn’t bad by any means… it’s just another example as to what I don’t like Vincent Waller’s run of SpongeBob. He stated that SpongeBob has no continuity, yet he frequently makes callbacks to old episodes as well as retconning things, which goes against the callbacks. It’s more like Vincent, doesn’t have consistency when it comes to SpongeBob. At least with Paul Tibbit’s run on the show, there were plenty of consistencies.

[@COELACANTHofficial]

They don't even care about the older episodes. They're disrespectful.

[@Walah4449]

What!! its a Special NUMB BRAIN!!!

[@COELACANTHofficial]

@@Walah4449 That's irrelevant.

[@somerandomuser3465]

​@@COELACANTHofficialhow?

[@JrIcify]

2:00 at one point Sandy would have karate chopped spongebob in half for saying/doing whatever that was supposed to be.

[@claudiomenchinelli7465]

This situation is perfectly described by the meme with backpack saying let it go bruh 😭

[@SJ-di5zu]

I don’t understand how the show falls to this level, and yet this episode got a 9.7/10 stars?? How?? I get it, SpongeBob is a kids show now. It always was, but back then the jokes were layered enough to where adults could be entertained. They don’t have those jokes in them anymore. But the thing is, the old seasons weren’t only great for the jokes. They had great storytelling, interesting characters, fun plots, and were more grounded. Instead of throwing in annoying weird facial expressions every 30 seconds, and having these weird songs playing in the background that have been reused for 10 seasons now, just make a more grounded show and make better background music. Ambient, relaxing noise, grounded and realistic characters. Good jokes are just a bonus at this point. Can’t they just emulate what season 1-3 did so well? They have the blueprints right in front of them.

[@Walah4449]

ITS A SPECIAL YOU GOT TO BE DUMB you're so nostlgia blinded that you'll think Grandmas kisses is good that's how blinded you are you should really look in the Spongebob wiki of the episode research it up then prove me wrong.

[@garffeels]

spongebob merchandise constantly references spongebob memes (such as the caveman spongebob picture at 2:38) even if they are years late. so seeing how the episodes now constantly call back to these memes, it makes me feel like they are trying to reel older viewers and internet addicted children in for views and money

[@BoredBingewatcher]

0:57 technically she could be combining information from documents as a literature study

[@ReddyToAnimate]

Where’s Tom Schalk (He voiced SpongeBob in Death Battle’s SpongeBob VS Aquaman in case you didn’t know.) when you need him for SpongeBob’s replacement voice actor? Tom Kenny’s showing his age.

[@rockrheadHD]

4:13 Thats not how these rocks work?? They work like cars and not like horses if im not mistaken.

[@_Doctor_14]

Exactly, the original rock in Pizza Delivery was solid and stable. This rock doesn't even feel like a heavy rock.

[@hollerboystv1783]

“How’d u guys know today was my birthday?” “We just read the invitation.”😂😂😂

[@CaveMiner]

Even when I first saw the episode I assumed Mr. Puff was just an ancestor/older relative to Mrs. Puff’s husband

[@MondoFoo666]

Man they trippin

[@Raythan01]

I don't understand why Nick doesn't hire new writers. Their putting all this money into new spongebob shows and episodes, but they refuse to hire different writers and creatives.

[@lightningmonky7674]

This reminds me of that one black mirror episode where they bring back and item from all the previous episodes

[@carinaslima]

The only things I like about this episode: 1 - Gorgeous title card and smart title 2 - Useful for Alex Bale 3 - Bikini Top

[@kittenscratchanimeart]

The "nautical nonsense era" scene with the concept art designs of SpongeBob and Patrick was also really clever. Too bad it had to be in this episode.

[@carinaslima]

I agree.

[@NotaScrimp]

They’re really unsure if Sandy’s tail should be out or not

[@Superslushy097]

Yeah mr puff must be mrs puffs dad or granddad

[@williamdaviddiazcuchimaque7511]

2:41 hasta ahora descubri que esponja gar y patar no son los mismos de sb 129

[@coleplaysthis]

They ran out of ideas, so they're attempting to reuse old ones

[@sammyjaohnson5631]

But the whole episode is a unique plot with visual references to older episodes

[@fillerepisode5]

It's honestly sad seeing my all time favorite cartoon growing up that was kind of a part of me personality wise, go down in such a horrible direction.

[@_Doctor_14]

"Look how they massacred my boy..."

[@somerandomuser3465]

What do you expect? This show is 25 years old now. It can't be good forever

[@Aperson-rs4eh]

@@somerandomuser3465 a stale show shoes not result in episodes becoming fetish slap-stick child trauma material

[@yoavmor9002]

Mr. Puff is either Mrs. Puff's husband or one of his direct male ancestors. Puff is Mrs. Puff's husband's name. I don't think we knoe Mrs. Puff's maiden name.

[@southcrosswriting4700]

Spongar And Patar are completely different characters in the episode Ugh while the ancestral version shown back in SB-129 is Primitive Sponge and Primitive Star

[@Leafrawr]

They turned SpongeBob into Patrick…

[@IsaacWale2004]

I swear the modern writers actually don't know anything about Spongebob, Bikini Bottom or its characters.

[@shahidawalker4014]

Season 14 is literally and should be called the nostalgia bait season

[@hubguy]

I think the milk might've been a reference to Have You Seen This Snail? when Patrick ate that curdled milk. Looks similar to the milk from that episode

[@KairaSuperSayan93]

I will point out that museums can count as research. I actually had to visit a museum for a paper once.

[@chairsilla]

There's at least one good joke (the nautical era joke) in this season

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

I actually kind of liked this episode. I thought the references to Ugh and SB-129 were well done and not too forced.

[@awespongebob]

It’s in my top 5 of the season even though I didn’t like it very much. I agree about the references for the most part making more sense than some of the other recent ones

[@koko_sponge]

Isnt the cowboy scene is reference too?

[@DrFlorvin]

@@awespongebobThe least bad season 14 episode so far is BassWard IMO. There are a couple jokes that are actually funny like the window gag on the train, but it kinda starts to run its course once they reach the hotel.

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

@@koko_sponge Oh yes, it did take some influence from Pest of the West. I thought that reference was done quite well also.

[@Sv-qv8lk]

Tbh no matter how stupid these nostalgia episodes are, What I really wanna see is a band geeks sequel. Then the show can die

[@bluehairedaigaming]

Watch Hello! Bikini Bottom, there is your sequel.

[@_Doctor_14]

Don't give them ideas, they'll ruin it too. They'll probably put feet in the episode and Squidward will DEFINITELY not succeed.

[@abrahamlincoln1600]

Seriously with the modern writing? You would actually want that. The nostalgia wouldn’t even be worth the bad episode.

[@TheRestartedOne]

You do realize it would be absolute trash, right? The modern spongebob writing is so bad it would ruin the original episode

[@Sv-qv8lk]

​@@_Doctor_14 That is true. Knowing them they'd probably turn it into a Squidward torture episode

[@myhandleiswhat]

I sure do love it when they reference stuff that I'd rather be watching in newer material. "Remember blank" I sure do, I'd rather be watching that episode.

[@KraylebStudios]

Its a real shame when kids tv shows try to copy stories and themes from the original version of the show or earlier seasons rather then trying to do their own thing

[@herniebadlautner.7340]

I miss the early seasons when it was so calming and tropical and atmospheric and the humor was extremely subtle and hilarious and the funny faces were used sparingly so they stand out more, Now every face has to be a wacky over-the-top expression accompanied by an obnoxious Johnny Test whipcrack soundeffect and the music isn't pleasing to the ear, nor is the show pleasing to the eye, all of the senses it's unpleasant to, I've never seen a show that went from The Best to The Worst so immediately, There was never an episode of SpongeBob that was just okay or average, it went from consistent 5-star hit after hit for the first three seasons, they had a very Pixar-esque run, then after Hillenburg decided the story had come to a natural end but Nickelodeon said "fuck that" it's been consistently bad with not a single exception after all these years, even the brief period before Hillenburg's death where he reportedly "came back" to the show, which I doubt he had any actual control or involvement besides a condesceding pat on the back slash pickpocket from a millionaire executive.

[@yoshihammerbro435]

Erosion is a reference to when Squidward reads science digest and laughs at it. (Also did you just say you didnt know what erosion was)

[@wannabehistorian371]

Wait I thought Sandy was studying to do a science paper or something. Not history. Did… did they mix up history and science?

[@_Doctor_14]

The writers probably think that every lesson (history, science, literature) is for NERDS like Sandy, that's why they make her interested in everything. Of course I don't like their way of thinking, as a nerd myself.

[@MayoHosko]

I like ugh as SB-129 and even ugh has better jokes than hysterical history

[@korkenzieher]

Honestly idk why everyone is complaining about the nostalgia aspect, it's literally the ONLY thing I like and appreciate in modern spongebob.

[@bibrixi]

I think bringing back old references is great, but its literally to a point where its the only thing that's being put into the episode. There is genuinely little to no effort put into the jokes, writing, or even the plot of the episode because apparently nostalgia makes up for all of that. I sure that's why a lot of people are complaining

[@korkenzieher]

@@bibrixi Yes, I just see it like this. The writing, jokes, plots would be trash anyway, and without the references there would be 0 aspects I like about modern spongebob. Sad what happened to that show lol but it is what it is.

[@kevin-2.1]

Yeah this episode was bad but has a nice callbacks to some previous ones.

[@JPShadow47]

Idk why but the Hoops/Old Man Walker villain part reminds me of the unused ending to The Nightmare Before Christmas

[@hollerboystv1783]

Anyone else think that sandy looks shorter?

[@goodintentions8106]

Spongebob is doing nostalgia cutaways now? What is this family guy?

[@davemac9563]

Off topic but SpongeBob just sounds so tired. I think Tom Kenny has really strained his voice over the years.

[@pocket_possum]

9:51 is the robot from house sitting for sandy

[@kaylaa2204]

If the people in charge of writing new episodes see this (I doubt it) please; for the love of god, come up with new ideas. We don’t actually like shameless rips of old episodes, that’s not how nostalgia works. Imagine if instead of Elder Scrolls 6 after all these years, we instead got a slightly different version of Skyrim, the same game we’ve had for well over a decade. That’s what this feels like. You know what would succeed at nostalgia? An episode that actually aims to capture what SpongeBob used to be, the thing I am actually nostalgic for. And you don’t do that by pointing at older episodes going “remember this?” It’s lazy is what it is. If I wanted that, I’d go back and watch that episode.

[@saucehardt]

ts funny af “what was that line” “did they forget to put the joke in” 😂😂

[@mrlego611]

Bit of a correction: SpongeGar and Patar are from Ugh, the SB-129 Spongebob and Patrick are just called Primitive Sponge and Primitive Star

[@krystieniumixel]

This episodes makes the nuclear theory more plausible. The main flaw of this theory is that we see the characters way before nuclear bombs even existed. But now we see how an anchor suddenly apears in what is supposed to be prehistory. I think their prehistory is happening right after the nuclear tests and would explain the anchor. The reason they're so developed now when only 40-60 years passed is because maybe time is diffrent here. Think about how 1 human day is 7 dog days. Maybe something similar is happening here

[@chewy99.]

I think Mr.Puff is Mrs.Puff’s father-in-law or something.

[@tuii_11]

season 3 episode 14, (ugh) is my favorite comfort episode.

[@TpoapAnimatesYT]

Bro they need to study old episodes of Spongebob and just take time to see what made them episodes the best

[@_Doctor_14]

The worst part is that so many fans have studied it. Just type something like: "What made old SpongeBob so great", and you'll see over 10 videos talking about everything that made the old seasons so peak. The writers are the only ones who haven't noticed yet.

[@Person1360_]

4:59 imagine if this was your op...