# Am I the only person in the world who hates Spongebob? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 24, 2014, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921 "2014-07-24T11:04:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/21 "2014-07-24T20:22:01Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > At least, it used to be back in the first few seasons. I’ve caught some recently and it’s not nearly as good. That’s been my observation. Can you totally hate a show that’s had as guests such luminaries as Pantera, Lux Interior, David Bowie, R. Lee Ermey and 3 of the 4 Young Ones??? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/22 "2014-07-24T22:27:35Z")
No. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/23 "2014-07-24T22:41:24Z")
Nope, I do too. And I’m amused that I speculated here on the boards that watching Sponge Bob causes brain damage years before a study claims it really does. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/24 "2014-07-24T22:46:12Z")
I had never watched the show, but a couple of weeks ago, my nephew’s family was visiting and his two little boys turned the show on. The repeated shouting of the same word over and over again was wayyyyy annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/25 "2014-07-24T22:59:12Z")
I liked Spongebob, back in the day, but I watched it mainly in Spanish (¡Bob Esponja!) which may have contributed to the experience. Of course it doesn’t compare to Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends or the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/26 "2014-07-24T23:18:00Z")
The first 3 seasons and the movie are excellent. Unfortunately, Nick decided to uncancel it after the movie and it noticeably went downhill under the new staff, especially in the fifth season, when it started relying on gross-out toilet humor. I’m cautiously optimistic about the new movie coming out next year, as at one point there was talk of bringing back some of the original writers. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/27 "2014-07-24T23:43:21Z")
> [@lost4life](#): > > That’s been my observation. > > Can you totally hate a show that’s had as guests such luminaries as Pantera, Lux Interior, David Bowie, R. Lee Ermey and 3 of the 4 Young Ones??? Plus Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Grestarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grestarian/32/3227_2.png) [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/28 "2014-07-24T23:49:56Z")
> [@protoboard](#): > > It seems like just about everyone, or at least everyone born in the 90s loves Spongebob. Personally I can’t stand the yellow guy. His voice and personality is _incredibly_ annoying. I find the shown inane and unfunny. It’s just like Family Guy or South Park but for kids, lots of subtle sexual jokes and oddly gruesome animation. > > I don’t understand how it’s been on the air for 15 years. Maybe because Nickelodeon doesn’t have anything else to offer these days? Definitely not. —G. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/29 "2014-07-25T00:20:30Z")
I hate it. The cross between the manic characters/pace and the ugly depressing music and animation just grates on me. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/30 "2014-07-25T02:01:17Z")
Moving over to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/31 "2014-07-25T11:50:30Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > My wife can’t stand the character or the show, and she’s about the right age to potentially appreciate it (turned 20 in 1996). > > One of the first complete sentences she taught our toddler was “Spongebob is bad.” > > Since then (over a year ago), said child has come to watch the show occasionally and rather likes it, which his mother tolerates. That would have made her 23 when the show first aired. That’s even past the “stoned college student” demographic. I liked it back then, but I was 14. I don’t know if I grew out of it or the quality declined or both. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/32 "2014-07-25T12:18:39Z")
I haven’t seen it in years, but loved watching it with my kids. Phineas and Ferb and a cartoon called 6teen were also favourites. Sponge Bob was really funny back in the day. You people need to grasp a sense of humour! ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/33 "2014-07-25T12:33:01Z")
The character is annoying, but he’s supposed to be. A large part of the humor of the show is watching the more “normal” characters (mainly Squidward, but sometimes Mr. Krabs or Mrs. Puff instead) deal with someone who’s so annoying yet so well-meaning by nature. If I had a guy like that living near me, I’d definitely be a Squidward type. The show was absolutely brilliant in the first three seasons, and occasionally so in season four. Since then, it’s pretty much been just a kiddy cartoon with an annoying main character, which is much less enjoyable. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/34 "2014-07-25T14:16:58Z")
I liked it before the movie and then it wasn’t as good. I was 9 when the show first aired so that’s probably a factor ---
**Author:** ![Lowdown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Lowdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lowdown)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/35 "2014-07-25T21:27:45Z")
No, you’re not alone. My wife hates SpongeBob. She also hates Giada De Laurentiis. (I don’t know if they’re related.) I like to put them on the television and then leave the room. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/36 "2014-07-25T23:13:09Z")
He is a waste of yellow paint & airtime. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/37 "2014-07-25T23:53:36Z")
I am 41 and I have loved SpongeBob ever since I was in my 20’s. I watch it sometimes even when there are no kids around and I went to the movie in the theater. As stated, he is supposed to be annoying but it is a well-written and funny show. Maybe it will work better for you once you know that it is a commentary on nuclear weapons (or maybe not). It takes place off of of the Bikini atoll where the U.S. really did some nuclear testing back in the day. The theory goes that Bikini Bottom got the way because the radiation poisoning from the nuclear testing turned the sea creatures there into a bunch of mutants. You can hardly fault SpongeBob himself for that. In the circles I run in, it is Caillou and Max and Ruby that inspire near violence in the parents including me. Many kids love those shows for some inexplicable reason but they are like Chinese water torture to adults. I don’t want to point fingers but it is a fact that both are those shows are Canadian. I don’t know if they even watch them at all in Canada or if they are just cultural weapons produced specifically to drive American parents insane in that passive aggressive kind of way. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/38 "2014-07-26T19:17:24Z")
I can take him or leave him but I find [bits like this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9jiNzL6DN4#t=2m03s) absolutely hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/39 "2014-07-26T19:45:39Z")
I dunno, I think [this is still hilarious](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuOzSFo3p54). ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921/40 "2014-07-26T20:24:15Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > The character is annoying, but he’s supposed to be. A large part of the humor of the show is watching the more “normal” characters (mainly Squidward, but sometimes Mr. Krabs or Mrs. Puff instead) deal with someone who’s so annoying yet so well-meaning by nature. Good analysis. I tend to love Unnaturally Cheerful characters: Ed Grimley; Augustus in _I, Claudius_; Agent Cooper in _Twin Peaks_; Walter Bishop in _Fringe_; Miranda in the eponymous BBC series. So of course I’m a fan of Spongebob. > [@cmkeller](#): > > The show was absolutely brilliant in the first three seasons, and occasionally so in season four. Since then, it’s pretty much been just a kiddy cartoon with an annoying main character, which is much less enjoyable. I loved the first few seasons and movie, but for schedule-change reasons haven’t seen the newer seasons. From what people are saying, it wouldn’t be worth the investment of viewing time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-in-the-world-who-hates-spongebob/693921.md?page=3)