# Spongebob appreciation thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 15, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389 "2008-04-15T02:49:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/41 "2008-04-15T23:54:19Z")
My favorite was the one where the sea creatures decide to go live on dry land, and as they’re coming up out of the water it changes to live action with a sponge, crab, and starfish on sticks. And then the seagulls attack. And I love it when SpongeBob crashes the car and Mrs Puff inflates like an airbag. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/42 "2008-04-16T00:58:13Z")
[QUOTE=Nzinga, Seated] I love SB. I saw the one where he keeps missing the bus just the other day, for the first time, and I really took a moment to be grateful for the laughs that SB gives me. The episode was that good. [/QUOTE] Oh yeah, from the silliness of SB hitting the bus driver with his balloon accidentally multiple times, to SB making a cardboard cutout of himself “trick” the bus, its a keeper. 🙂 One great Plankton epsiode is when he sees all of his relatives are yokels. My favorite visual joke is the panicked portrayal of himself SB envisions when the Robot is chasing him- arms flailing, hysterical screams, etc. Also the depiction of Patricks real parents- the fakes are pretty funny too. ---
**Author:** ![Intravenus\_De\_Milo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Intravenus\_De\_Milo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intravenus_De_Milo)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/43 "2008-04-16T03:55:04Z")
Ohhhh…there was this one episode, where Mr. Krabs sells the Krusty Krab to this chain restaurant company, and they turn it into “Krabby O’Mondays.” Squidward goes up to a table to take orders…and he’s wearing a striped shirt, apron, and suspenders festooned with “flair”. It took me about five minutes to catch my breath from that one. A show that works in what may be an _Office Space_ reference isn’t stupid. It’s _genius_, I tell you. (P.S.: and how many people did they think were going to even remotely get the Man Ray gag? Catching the subtler gags in _Spongebob_ is like finding $5 bills in your coat pockets, sometimes.) ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/44 "2008-04-16T04:57:31Z")
[QUOTE=JohnT] My second favorite is when Squidward, in an attempt to impress his rival, Squilliam Fancypants, tells Squilliam that he has a band. Squidward: “Has anyone ever played an instrument before?” _Patrick’s hand goes up_ Patrick:" Is mayonnaise an instrument?" Squidward: “No Patrick, mayonnaise is not an instrument.” _Patrick’s hand goes up again_ Squidward: “No Patrick, horseradish is not an instrument either.” _Patrick’s hand goes down_ [/QUOTE] That’s my favorite episode! I can even sing the Journey-like song the band plays: “The winner takes all It’s the thrill of one more kill The last one to fall Will never sacrifice their will…” 😃 (smiley courtesy of the Princess) ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/45 "2008-04-16T04:59:39Z")
[QUOTE=Hockey Monkey] “Sailor Mouth”. Best episode. _snicker_ Sentence enhancers! [/QUOTE] Seconded! The BEST episode EVER! My (46-year-old) husband & I even have a SpongeBob guest room. SpongeBob sheets & comforter, bedside lamp, alarm clock (plays the theme song!) and a white board on the wall that’s currently sporting my best drawing of an anchor & SpongeBob. For the hubby’s birthday last year I got him a Dairy Queen SpongeBob birthday cake – SpongeChris BirthdayPants! Hahahahaha. Oh, and my favorite character EVER is Gary. Mrow! No, we don’t have any children. Why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/46 "2008-04-16T12:55:07Z")
[QUOTE=kath94] . For the hubby’s birthday last year I got him a Dairy Queen SpongeBob birthday cake [/QUOTE] I do have children, so I have an excuse! [Cake](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/Soileau/Trassie%20Third%20Birthday/SpongebobcakeCU.jpg). [Pillow](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/Soileau/Trassie%20Third%20Birthday/TSS_sbpillow.jpg). [Party](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/Soileau/Trassie%20Third%20Birthday/cake.jpg). Steve Hillenburg seems like a totally cool guy, too. [He was brought up on Jacques Cousteau](http://express.howstuffworks.com/ep-shillenburg.htm) > [@](#): > > Hillenburg developed his love of marine life at an early age watching films by famous oceanographer Jacques Cousteau. And a snorkeling excursion at age 15 was just the beginning of Hillenburg’s study of the sea - he went on to study marine resource planning at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. After graduating from Humboldt, Hillenburg put his studies in marine resource planning to good use as a marine life educator. He worked for three years teaching marine biology at what is now the Orange County Ocean Institute. Re: “The Winner Takes All” – who else thinks the singer doing Spongebob’s singing is the same guy who does the Real American Heroes Budweiser commercials?? My Favorite Spongebob Face of All Time occurs in the episode where Squidward claims to hate Krabby patties, then goes wild for them once he tastes them. It’s Spongebob’s face when he realizes Squidward is lying about what he’s doing in the patty vault. I would buy that face on a t-shirt! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/47 "2008-04-16T13:30:47Z")
[QUOTE=Ellen Cherry] Re: “The Winner Takes All” – who else thinks the singer doing Spongebob’s singing is the same guy who does the Real American Heroes Budweiser commercials?? [/QUOTE] FYI – the singer on those “Real Men of Genius” ads is the guy who is/was the singer for Survivor (“Eye of the Tiger”). ---
**Author:** ![ZiGGYLu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/da6949/32.png) [@ZiGGYLu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZiGGYLu)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/48 "2008-04-16T14:03:02Z")
I love spongebob. its my favorite cartoon! 🙂 but some episodes aren’t as appropriate for littler kids then others. but still i love it. the episodes you menchend are my favs too. i think ive just about seen every episode! ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/49 "2008-04-16T14:09:04Z")
About the only thing even close to bawdy I can remember on the show was pretty funny- SB for some reason was in need of peanuts, can’t find any, and says something like ‘oh yeah, I know where to find some’, and we get a shot of his toilet, but then it moves up to reveal the peanut plant on the shelf above the toilet. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/50 "2008-04-16T14:19:38Z")
My 8 year old and I (and occasionally Mrs. BwanaBob) love the show. We have every season boxset (eagerly awaiting Season 6 part 1), plus the theatrical movie. It’s one of the few kids shows I can stomach. Recent one that I loved was when Patrick’s horrible song lyrics are put to music and it causes mass hysteria when aired. Old favorite was the one where Spongebob’s breath was causing various sea-life to commit suicide/run in anguish. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/51 "2008-04-16T14:40:25Z")
SB makes watching TV with my 3 year old bearable (Although Fairly Odd Parents isn’t bad, the movie where there were traveling from TV show to TV show had me in stitches), but I absolutely can’t stand Patchy. IDK if they are going for something I’m just not getting or what, but I don’t find his intros amusing in any way, shape or form. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/52 "2008-04-16T14:52:38Z")
Here’s a [longer and more informative](http://www.hwwilson.com/Currentbio/cover_bios/cover_bio_4_03.htm) article about Stephen Hillenburg. It says SpongeBob was intentionally created as an innocent, like the characters played by Charlie Chaplin. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/53 "2008-04-16T16:34:42Z")
Just gotta point out I think SB’s parents aren’t “natural sea sponges” - they’re just older, more used-up sponges. Ditto his grandmother, who looks even more used. I may be wrong, but that’s how I’ve always looked at it. I wonder … Crap. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/54 "2008-04-16T16:52:04Z")
[QUOTE=Ellen Cherry] Re: “The Winner Takes All” – who else thinks the singer doing Spongebob’s singing is the same guy who does the Real American Heroes Budweiser commercials?? [/QUOTE] The singer is [David Glen Eisley](http://www.davidgleneisley.com/). Suprisingly, the song was not originally composed for the show- it, and most of the other music that appears in the show, is provided by [Associated Production Music](http://www.apmmusic.com), which provides multitudes of music in various styles, but whose old-fashioned style of music is used not only in _SpongeBob_, but in other comedies in ironic fashion such as _Ren & Stimpy_, _The Daily Show With Jon Stewart_, and countless others. More about SpongeBob himself: he was originally called “Spongeboy,” but this name was dropped for legal reasons. In the book _Not Just Cartoons- Nicktoons!_ (Jerry Beck, editor, DK Publishing/Melcher Media, 2007), Hillenburg comments that SpongeBob is “a nerdy sponge, kind of like an undersea Jerry Lewis…a well-meaning, naive dork,” and that the reason he is a square kitchen sponge is that he is a “square peg in a round hole.” The book also reprints an educational comic about sea life Hillenburg wrote in 1989 which is narrated by a character called “Bob the Sponge” which predates [would-be moocher Bob Spongee](http://web.archive.org/web/20070323125054/http://bobspongee.com/) by three years. ---
**Author:** ![Tamarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tamarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamarin)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/55 "2008-04-16T17:18:22Z")
[QUOTE=Ellen Cherry] My Favorite Spongebob Face of All Time occurs in the episode where Squidward claims to hate Krabby patties, then goes wild for them once he tastes them. It’s Spongebob’s face when he realizes Squidward is lying about what he’s doing in the patty vault. I would buy that face on a t-shirt! 🙂 [/QUOTE] This is my husband’s absolute favorite Spongebob moment. He starts giggling in anticipation as soon as Squidward opens the vault, then falls over with hysterical laughter when spongebob gets that knowing look. My two favorite episodes are “Sailor Mouth” and the one where Spongebob thinks Mr. Krabs is a robot. We watch a lot of Spongebob at my house. Every time you ask my son (age 2) if he wants to watch TV he says “BobBob!” ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/56 "2008-04-16T17:24:11Z")
[QUOTE=Tamarin] This is my husband’s absolute favorite Spongebob moment. He starts giggling in anticipation as soon as Squidward opens the vault [/QUOTE] This is one of the few SpongeBob episodes to be edited- the original version had a scene where Squidward snuck into the Krusty Krab at night, but before opening the vault, he dealt with the Krusty Krab’s security system- a bucket of water on top of the door. He laughed it off, of course, but then discovered that the bucket was full of gasoline and the system set the Krusty Krab on fire! Even without the scene, it’s a funny episode. I’m particularly fond of the denouement: “You shouldn’t eat that many Krabby Patties, Squidward.” “Why? Am I going to blow up?” “No- it all goes to your thighs.” “And _then_ you blow up.” ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/57 "2008-04-16T23:09:58Z")
[QUOTE=Tamarin] This is my husband’s absolute favorite Spongebob moment. He starts giggling in anticipation as soon as Squidward opens the vault, then falls over with hysterical laughter when spongebob gets that knowing look. " [/QUOTE] We must be married to the same man. That is the only explanation that I can see for the amazing coincedence that my husband has the exact same favorite moment in all of the SB episodes ever created. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/58 "2008-04-16T23:53:23Z")
[QUOTE=Nzinga, Seated] We must be married to the same man. That is the only explanation that I can see for the amazing coincedence that my husband has the exact same favorite moment in all of the SB episodes ever created. [/QUOTE] This sounds like the basis for the best Lifetime Network movie ever. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/59 "2008-04-16T23:56:46Z")
[QUOTE=randwill] This sounds like the basis for the best Lifetime Network movie ever. [/QUOTE] “Two wifes…one husband…one sponge. _The SpongeBob Affair_, a Lifetime original movie.” ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389/60 "2008-04-17T00:15:04Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] “Two wifes…one husband…one sponge. _The SpongeBob Affair_, a Lifetime original movie.” [/QUOTE] If it’s a Lifetime Movie, doesn’t someone have to be dying from some sort of disease/cancer? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongebob-appreciation-thread/445389.md?page=4)