Why the Original SpongeBob was SO ICONIC [video essay]

[@shenanakinskywalker]

Yes, I’m aware I sound like Rudolph in this video 😂 I had a bad cold at the time and COULD NOT breathe

[@dereknavarro783]

The comedy of old Spongebob was so top notch. The show was so freaking hilarious, even by adult standards.

[@shenanakinskywalker]

Agree 100% lol

[@GHeinz]

spongebob was always the one cartoon that my dad enjoyed watching with us, and there was definitely a reason for that. well done on the video!

[@shenanakinskywalker]

Thank you very much!! My parents and grandparents loved watching it with us too

[@TheImmediatePastPrez]

This is some top tier journalism, and I'm here for it. Also I loved how the early episodes incorporated classic literature such as Lord of the Flies, and Moby-Dick.

[@shenanakinskywalker]

Thank you hahaha

[@jamesrichards2720]

the animation quality and style was way better in the first 3 seasons. the later seasons are ugly and overly simplified.

[@shenanakinskywalker]

Absolutely

[@M4ulia]

You're making me want to watch SpongeBob now. 😂 Great vid!

[@shenanakinskywalker]

Thanks!! Yassss dewit

[@shenanakinskywalker]

Made this video essay for a class project and thought I’d share it on here! Who is your favorite SpongeBob character??

[@JustFrontier]

i've always loved Larry the Lobster, he's great

[@shenanakinskywalker]

@@JustFrontier agreed!

[@JustFrontier]

the "Stupid Dime" scene is just "funny" and as you learn more about the world, yes, squidward does become more relatable, good points!

[@shenanakinskywalker]

Thank you!! Yes haha love that scene

[@Shadic-rf8dg]

Weird how this shows up in my feed after I started watching season 3 again. Great Video!

[@shenanakinskywalker]

Thanks so much!! Enjoy your rewatch lol

[@pascalhicks4376]

0:00 Rafa Martez: "HOOOOOO!!!" Ahsoka: "BAAAAHHHHH!!!" Trace Martez: "LEDAL LEDAL LE!!!"

[@Walid-mk4jo]

Spongebob seasons 1-3 (And maybe 4 I don't know people says it's good or it's bad) Those first 3 seasons are the iconic nickelodeon classic that we all know and love and still watch and quote to this day. So many episodes that have been integrated into pop culture and so many iconic moments that we grew up with. Its no wonder nickelodeon died after this show came out because it feels like a combination of all the good shows that came out before spongebob. I'm sorry to say this but spongebob both saved nickelodeon and killed it I'm sorry but it's the truth..

[@pascalhicks4376]

7:27 Crosshair: "Stuck in the middle of nowhere, with Omega and Wreaker!!!" 😅😅😅😅

[@Dmoneyayecash]

Yeaaaah Shenanakin Skywalker , Amazing Video Essay and Commentary on my favorite animated show of all time. Really liked how U talked about the history about how SpongeBob began with his Comic The intertidal zone and the executive decisions for the series behind the scenes over the years. too. R.I.P Stephen Hillenberg. His Legacy will forever be awesome for generations and generations worldwide. He really taught us the importance of marine biology with timeless classic humorous, emotional, clever, and heartwarming moments of the nautical nonsense that we wish under the sea. The best time to wear a striped sweater, is all the tiiiiiiimmeee. Oh no, The Pizza's getting cold. Seasons 1-3 is some of the best gems in Animation History. Season 4 and 5 have some episodes that can compete with the best of 1-3 and the First Movie. (Krusty Tower, The Lost Mattress, Skill Crane, Have U Seen This Snail, Dunces and Dragons, Friend or Foe?) I feel like Fear Of A Krabby Patty and The Krusty Sponge was meant as a secret message to Nickelodeon about how the SpongeBob crew to work overtime for the network to make more money as the first movie and Season 3 like U stated was the original true finale of the show, Season 6-9 with the new writers after Steve and some of the OG Writers, Artists, Directors, and Animators left the show after the first movie and Season 3 didn't feel like the humor and charm we grew up with during the early seasons and that's when the some of the episodes really started to include gross out humor but, there are still a good amount of episodes that are fun in that era to watch like Hello Bikini Bottom! in Season 8 where SpongeBob with the Ukulele and Squidward with the clarinet, perform on tour together is a nod to the foil dynamic that made the first 3 seasons so iconic and meaningful. Steve came back to the show back in 2014 to lead the project for the 2nd Movie: Sponge Out Of Water that released in 2015 and had more influence on the show again as Executive Producer from Season 9-12 in which have more consistent great episodes than 6-9 before he sadly pass away in 2018. About the Paul Tibbit Tweet on Twitter about Kamp Koral( Coraaaaaaaaal) and some of the crews statements on Steve's knowledge about the 3rd Movie and Spinoffs, I'd like to talk to U more about it on Twitter if that's okay with U. This video essay is that good, I'd like to discuss the world of SpongeBob even more.

[@pascalhicks4376]

6:46 Wreaker: "You took my only food, now I'm going to starve!!!" 😅😅😅😅

[@demontamerbf18]

This reminded of so many hilarious moments in the first seasons of the show, it also reminded me of that time when I didn't even know what a season was, I only knew there was a hilarious show called SpongeBob in Nickelodeon and that my best friend also loved it and we would talk about it for hours whenever we saw each other again. Thank you for refreshing these memories for me.

[@shenanakinskywalker]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@legomaster9190]

Also, watching SpongeBob in other languages... It's sooo funny how sometimes the jokes are still there but they transfer to the tone or something totally else! For me, I didn't "follow" SpongeBob. It was more like a random watch, and therefore I'm not entirely sure what episodes and what seasons I might have seen in the past. But this show (and many others from those times, meaning my childhood) have been in my mind for a while now. Time to go and see if I can find these! Thanks for the analysis! It is interesting how in some shows the quality decreases (and in some cases a lot) as time goes by and they continue with the seasons. In other occasions, like _the Clone Wars_, I'd say the quality improved and a ton as we got new seasons. Of course there are multiple reasons for all this but it's interesting to ponder nonetheless!

[@ddamian0_o]

As a band kid, they 100% had some band kids writing "Band Geeks". You need at least 3 years of Marching Band to come up with that many inside references

[@dymoure]

I grew up with the first three seasons and the movie, and I had no idea how lucky I was that I stopped caring about the show as much after S4. I just finished grad school, and I had wanted to revisit the show since my undergrad years. I’ve watched a handful of episodes from S1-3 in the last few weeks and they’re so entertaining. It’s hard to stop watching. I appreciate the jokes even more as an adult.

[@Kai-sh9lt]

This brings back so many memories 😂

[@shenanakinskywalker]

For real 😂

[@alexandriaclary2800]

I grew up luvin SpongeBob as a kid and even when I was a teenager and even as an adult I luved SpongeBob I also luv how they made a Broadway musical abou it pretty fun

[@shenanakinskywalker]

It’s gotten even funnier now that I’m an adult!

[@Star-Wars-Fan-99]

Oh nice!!! This definitely made me look at this show in a different way. I love video essays like this!!!

[@shenanakinskywalker]

Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it

[@TheCmaeron]

Good essay, just fix the echo, if you don't mind

[@shenanakinskywalker]

Thanks! Well I used the built-in mic in my iPhone earphones lol so it’s about the best I can do

[@pictureframe8989]

This is so underrated! Great video essay dude

[@shenanakinskywalker]

Thank you!!

[@eskaywai]

this is so good oml. spongebob was so iconic.

[@shenanakinskywalker]

Thank you!!!

[@dickartist]

There was no Spongeboy mop; the comic book author Bob Burden had the rights to the name, with the character first being featured in one of his comics from 1984. The name and character were also featured on a line of pencils during the early 90s

[@shenanakinskywalker]

Ah ok thanks for letting me know 👌🏻

[@dickartist]

@@shenanakinskywalker yeah cool vid tho

[@CoochieMan_Trae]

POV: allergies mess your nose up

[@shenanakinskywalker]

Yeahh I was just getting over a cold lol