Is SpongeBob Losing Its Imagination?

Another day, another episode of SpongeBob taking from a prior episode to make "lore". There is some good out of this though.

▶ ALL OPINIONS ARE OF MY OWN AND NOT OF ANY OTHER COMPANY, SPONSOR OR PLATFORM ◀

▶ ALL OPINIONS ARE OF MY OWN AND NOT OF ANY OTHER COMPANY, SPONSOR OR PLATFORM ◀

[fredbloxworth]

One thing I don't like about the newer SpongeBob episodes is that the writers don't seem to get the older material they keep referencing. They think just saying "hey guys remember this?" will make up for the episode’s lack of quality, instead of figuring out why it was popular.

[Jonathan_Collins]

How ironic! The creators lacked the imagination necessary to create a good sequel.

[bad-girl-coventhe-owl-club]

SpongeBob went from being funny without trying, to not being funny while trying their hardest.

[isaacjohnson]

I hate the premise of there being a store that sells imagination boxes. It really defeats the purpose of SpongeBob and Patrick taking a mundane object and getting hours of enjoyment out of it. The whole joke was it was a normal box housing a TV, not something specifically designed for having fun in.

[williamwhite]

I swear they're trying too hard to capture the magic of what made old SpongeBob good while misinterpreting what made old SpongeBob so good.

[robertsimon]

That's the issue with executives. They're so money hungry that they're willing to milk franchises that many shows are losing their charm to the point where they recycle plots. Loud House is also guilty of doing this. Too many episodes with Lincoln's friends and too many lying/misunderstanding episodes.

[EarthyOSC]

Seasons 1 - 3 of spongebob was pure gold, it should've ended after the first movie, but nickelodeon said: naw, we gonna milk this bone dry.

[__BlankStudios]

Squidiot Box is a good example of taking something that worked before without understanding why it was successful in the first place I would say.

[Blackpapalink]

God. You can hear the age in Tom Kenny's voice. It's like hearing Marge's voice in a "recent" Simpson's episode.

[UltraLeevi]

tom kenny is 61 years old (spongebob)
Bill Fagerbakke is 66 years old (patrick)
Mr. Lawrence is 55 years old (Plankton)
Clancy Brown is 65 years old (mr krabs)
Rodger Bumpass is 72 years old (squidward)

[snakecake-mwvw]

Spongebob's Birthday Blowout shows how the things are for the show. The people working there does it with love, but sometimes executives mess things up

[michaelstrong]

I remember thinking, back in season 9, that the Little Yellow Book episode was basically the April Fools episode from season 1, but without all the stuff that made that episode work. Everyone was mad at Squidward for reading Spongebob's diary, *_DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY WERE ALL LAUGHING ALONGSIDE WITH HIM!!_*

[CGAMER]

Spongebobs voice has gotten a lot more high-pitched and kid like, and it's weird.

[heiress.]

I know people are attached to Tom Kenny and he’s most likely going to voice SpongeBob until the day he dies but yeesh… he sounds rough.

[mr.l]

Oh my god, SpongeBob didn’t even sound fun when he said imagination

[leonpgut]

8:17 It's nice that Patrick asks for advice here, although that reminds me of something. In the early seasons, especially season 1, a defining feature of Patrick was that SpongeBob would often go to him for advice. That advice would sometimes be good (like motivating him to get the job at the Krusty Krab in Help Wanted) and sometimes bad (like telling him not to visit the doctor in Suds). But it was always advice in good faith.

[omgodification]

I really dislike the way modern spongebob is animated
Everything is so saturated and high energy, like its trying to make up for its lackluster writing to keep viewer retention
The old seasons really felt much more expressive without needing to go for over the top wackiness every 5 seconds
And the quiet moments really felt special, too

[super_carson]

I can just feel Tom Kenny's growing age in the performance. Not a knock at him, I'm just a little concerned

[maxmeidl]

Friendly reminder: this May, the show will be celebrating its 25th anniversary… let that sink in for a second.

[taggypink]

"hey guys! MEME!!! react please"
"guys please, spongebob did the rainbow"
"please, generic meme channel, put the meme in your meme please"