# 10 Years of SpongeBob SquarePants **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 13, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801 "2009-07-13T00:30:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/61 "2009-07-15T21:32:39Z")
Isn’t that the one where they get thrown in jail after they admit to stealing the balloon, only to be let out five seconds later? Something about “if you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime!” ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/62 "2009-07-15T22:32:17Z")
I watch it and am not ashamed to admit I love it. Am I the only one who was creeped out by the screaming guy in the “Chocolate with Nuts” episode? “CHOCOLATE!” ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/63 "2009-07-15T22:35:28Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > Isn’t that the one where they get thrown in jail after they admit to stealing the balloon, only to be let out five seconds later? Something about “if you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime!” “…aaaaand time’s up!” “Which one of you flatfoots stole my balloon?” ---
**Author:** ![3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/47e85d/32.png) [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/64 "2009-07-15T22:43:49Z")
Absolutely any episode that has the Bikini Bottom Police Force is pure gold: -“Die Zombie!” “Good police work, officer Nancy.” -“If you can’t do the time, don’t do the time…ok, time’s up. Now get out.” -“Well buckle up and we’ll drive reeeeeal smooth-like” (cop floors it and screeches away) -“Don’t worry, SpongeBob. He won’t be able to strangle you.” “Yeah. We got him chained up real good. He’ll never get away.” “Oops, not again.” “Yep, he got away.” ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/65 "2009-07-15T22:56:05Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Another great episode is “We Stole A Balloon!”, especially the part where Spongebob and Patrick are “on the lam” for stealing a balloon (unbeknownst to them, on Free Balloon Day), and Patrick mentions he’s starving, and Spongebob says: > “Look what I’ve got!” (produces two candy bars) > Patrick says, with evident glee in his voice “Rectangles!” > > That slays me every time. > > Or the other line from the same episode > Patrick: “Liar, liar, plants for hire!” > Spongebob: “It’s _pants on fire_, Patrick” > Patrick: “Well you would know…_liar_” My favorite part of that episode is when Patrick and Spongebod were sitting next to a fire and Patrick says, “Spongebob, if we’re underwater how can there be a fire?” The moment he says that the fire goes out. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/66 "2009-07-15T23:43:27Z")
> [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](#): > > Absolutely any episode that has the Bikini Bottom Police Force is pure gold: After hitting what we assume is a criminal with their nightsticks: “Well, that oughta straighten him out.” Cut to reveal that what they were hitting was a bent parking meter. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/67 "2009-07-16T00:03:48Z")
Here’s the VH1 special: [Square Roots](http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?id=1614584), from the directors of _I.O.USA._ ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/68 "2009-07-16T03:42:37Z")
My favorite was the box that made sounds effects and the ending. ---
**Author:** ![Coup\_Fourre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce73a5/32.png) [@Coup\_Fourre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coup_Fourre)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/69 "2009-07-16T11:34:38Z")
Big fan of the show. Introduced to SBSP when I had my son, who’s six now. Some of my favorite lines/shows: Sandy to Patrick: “Don’t you have somewhere else to go and be stupid?” Patrick to Sandy: “Not until 4!” Plankton (in Fry Cook Games) to Patrick: “Go ahead and show 'em how the common man makes his frozen dairy treats!” In response to Spongebob’s Toasted Almond coating (“That’s unexpected!”) Karen explaining how she and Plankton met: “Plankton and I met when he first installed me.” Plankton: “It was only our third date!” Finding out Plankton’s first name is S H E L D O N. The Spongebob Movie: “I have ridden the Hasselhoff…” “All Double Bubble Blowing Babies will be beaten senseless by the patrons of the bar.” The “Kevin” episode. I could go on. But I won’t. I’m a huge Simpsons fan, but I only watch and love the first 10 seasons of Simpsons. Spongebob is still on the watch list. ---
**Author:** ![Coup\_Fourre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce73a5/32.png) [@Coup\_Fourre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coup_Fourre)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/70 "2009-07-16T11:39:42Z")
Oh, and have you ridden the Firey Fists 'O Pain? I’ll stop now. ---
**Author:** ![Cumberdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/71 "2009-07-16T13:08:44Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Ahhh, here’s what I was talking about! Now this is a cartoon that adults can enjoy along with children! > [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6690326295143705491](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6690326295143705491) That has to be my favorite SB clip. The music and video reminds me of the “Nudie Cutie” movies from the 50’s and 60’s. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/72 "2009-07-20T20:05:44Z")
Nickelodeon had a Spongebob Marathon all weekend… even their sister networks were mentioning it on their channels… CMT mentioned the marathon on their countdown. ---
**Author:** ![Arglefraster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@Arglefraster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arglefraster)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/73 "2009-07-20T22:39:24Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > The one with the novelty drink hat (and Mr Krabs’ epic battle with a graveyard full of skeletons) being worth millions of dollars. Mr Krabbs: I hate to be the one to tell you this, but that hat makes you look like a girl Spongebob: Am I a pretty girl? ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/74 "2009-07-23T00:52:20Z")
It’s been two days, this thread isn’t dead yet! I just saw that Krabs bought a retirement home and made it the Krusty Krab ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/75 "2009-07-23T03:39:44Z")
Quick Patrick! If you could have anything in the world at all, what would it be? MORE TIME FOR THINKING! – Plankton, on teleporting out after another failed krabby patty secret recipe stealing attempt: - Good bye you guys, I will remember you all in therapy! – Patrick! your genius is showing!! Patrick [Looking around his person]: Where?! – Patrick and Sponge are held captive in The Flying Dutchman’s ship. They plan an escape: “We can’t go that way, it’s through the… PERFUME DEPARTMENT!” Sponge : “It’s a risk we will just have to take.” – ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/76 "2009-07-23T03:45:30Z")
I like the Dunces and Dragons episode. Way too much to re-post here. They cover nearly every Middle-Earth / Medieval ages reference. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/77 "2009-07-23T04:42:45Z")
I used to _HATE_ SB, the whole show just seemed lame, until I caught a few clips, and saw how they were able to sneak in all sorts of obscure references and subversiveness from “Sailor Mouth” There are Thirteen words you should _never_ use! I thought there were only seven Not if you’re a sailor I’ve heard of the underwater fire reference, what episode is that from? then there’s this little gem [The voice talent from Spongebob dub some classic movies](http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/192398/) out of all the characters, I find Patrick to be the most amusingly obtuse one, sorta’ like [Gir](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r258Jca9e0A&feature=related) from [Invader Zim](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r258Jca9e0A&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/78 "2009-07-24T18:37:56Z")
The Character archetype of Patrick is a fun one. On the face, he appears quite dim, but there are rare shining moments, where he delivers the most perfect statements, that, seem to cross over from the insane, to the ingenious. “The Inner machinations of my mind are an enigma” Indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/79 "2009-07-24T18:42:13Z")
Plankton: “And do you know what I would like for my birthday?” Sponge: “A Booster seat?” Plankton: “A Booster seat? Hot Dog!!, no… no. I want a krabby patty.” Then agian, I believe that’s from Walking Tall. One of the better episodes. The amount of mileage that Sponge and Plankton get on “Assertiveness Lessons” is just amazing. “Excuse me Sir, you are siting on my face, which is also my body” “That’s great spongebob, now assert yourself!” ::Spongebob inserts his hand into the random fish’s pocket:: “Beep Beep” No no Spongebob, I said Assertive, not INsertive! The Beep Beep moment gets me every single time. Just the perfect amount of extra in the scene. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801/80 "2009-07-24T18:50:04Z")
Also from the same Episode: Plankton: Spongebob, you need to be a stand up man. Sponge [holding a microphone] : But what is it with airline food? I mean come on! And then, there are the other examples of being assertive: Plankton: Look Sponge, there is the guy that stole your Ice Cream! Let him have it! Sponge: Hey, that’s my Ice cream!! But, you can have it! And Plankton sees a Fish with a metal detector. “Spongebob, go tell that guy to fall in a ditch!” Spongebob : “Hey man, go check in that ditch!” [Which of course, has a half buried treasure chest.] Plankton: No no, I mean, tie him in knots! Sponge: Hey, come back here, or, I’ll … I’ll tie your shoes! Random Fish (shouting from the ditch) “I’m wearing sandals!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-years-of-spongebob-squarepants/502801.md?page=5)