The Spongebob Song That Causes People Distress

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The Outro Theme:

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
1:04 - The Song/Analysis
3:16 - Other Outros
4:05 - Liminals
6:30 - My Theory
7:22 - Bars 🔥
7:50 - Thanks for Watching Homie!

[RT]

There seems to be some misunderstanding so I'll state this to avoid any further confusion:

- No I do not hate this song and I think it fits for the show as many of you pointed out
- Associating the song with a traumatic experience could be an good explanation for this and I appreciate outside opinions on this topic
- I beg of you to watch the whole video before you comment cus I'm seeing a lot of rage and asking questions that I answer in the video
- Dissonance doesn't mean having "no melody", but more like having an unsettling melody. A lot of the music homies pointed that out

But yeah I just felt the need to point somethings out and correct myself a bit. Have a good day boys 👋

[adriangutierrez]

Personally, I wasn’t really creeped out by the outro and I always thought it was silly and well-fitting for the show

[hydrochloric]

Honestly, I never knew this creeped people out. To me it just sounds like chill beachy tunes. Something I would hear in a gift shop or something. I like it alot. In fact it's kinda nostalgic.

[chasethemaster]

I never thought it was creepy I thought it fit the show pretty well

[WasabiKitCat]

I think part of it is the almost jarring shift from cartoon antics to calm, uninterrupted music. Cartoons usually have other sounds playing over music, like characters talking and sound effects. Then in-between just that brief period of music on a static screen as the credits go by, before you're immediately thrown back into the next show. Strange moments of quiet are kind of unnerving, it's like how you know you're in danger if everything suddenly goes quiet in a forest. And there's the obvious negative association of the cartoon being over of course. It's especially unnerving if you're watching it on a dvd or vhs, which is likely if the credits song is left to play instead of cutting to an advertisement, because it means the dvd is over, which can be especially unnerving at night time because you're just left in darkness afterwards (this is probably why some people also recall being frightened by the background music on dvd menus, it's a similar jarring shift.) It is very similar to the liminal space thing, it's an area that's meant to have people and sounds left briefly empty and quiet for a moment.

[evendeadly]

The outro actually calms me down. Every time I hear it, I get Nostalgic. It's weird that people are disturbed by a song I'd call calming.

[_shibe_]

I never knew that the outro was distressing, i was jamming out to this music throughout my entire childhood

Edit: same

[stevejordan]

As a kid, it always felt like a rarity whenever nickelodeon actually plays the outro of SpongeBob, instead of skipping the credits and replacing it with an ad for the next show in their channel. So whenever I do get to hear the outro song, it always felt so special.

[thepugking]

I was always scared because my mom set a timer on my tv i dont know if anyone else can relate to that but hearing the outro and then your tv just turning off randomly would just scare the shit out of me especially after the monkey costume episode

[sansfartmaster]

I honestly couldn't understand why the outtro theme was "creepy" until you explained it under the context of liminal spaces. I normally watch TV in the living room where there's a lot of open space and usually at least one person nearby, but this video reminded me of my experiences watching Spongebob as a kid, where I basically watched it on a small box-shaped TV in a smaller, more enclosed room. I think it just hits different depending on where you're watching and what's going on around you, cause the end credits really do a good job of making you feel hyper aware of your surroundings once your attention's pulled out of the show, and if you're watching alone in an isolated environment, then yeah, it'll probably feel a bit weird or unnerving.

By the way, I'd also like to add that I don't normally write comments on youtube, but I thought this video was really interesting and I wanted to share my own thoughts on the matter. Remembering how the end credits made me feel during my childhood is such a weird experience and I completely forgot about that feeling until just now lol.

[GLTCHN]

It's crazy how people get creeped out by the music.

It's always been a really joyful and goofy song to me. And I, to this day, enjoy listening to it.

[theguywhodrawsalot]

A lot of these show outros we grew up with seem to share this feeling of sadness and finality to a show that wasn’t even over yet. I never remember feeling creeped out by any of these, but I do remember a strong feeling of sadness when the episode ended. Adventure Time’s “come along with me” credits always made me feel like the show was all over and was finally coming to a close, despite that not happening for another six years.

[CKTanky]

I remember how eerie and chilling the outro music was for me as a kid. The chilling thing was i watched spongebob on dvd and sometimes fall asleep and when id wake up hear the outro music repeatedly playing, still gives me chills.

[pseudo.angel]

I didn't know people were creeped out by this song. It's one of the most nostalgic and comfy songs from the series imo

[ayanodotcom]

the song sounds a bit too calm and relaxing when you’re just watching it in the dark or by yourself, it kind of gives you the “you should look behind you” feeling

[kyskarsyn]

when i was younger, the spongebob outro was never unsettling but i've had to get multiple mris as a teenager at a children's hospital. since they usually took about an hour and you had to stay completely still, they offered to let you listen to music or watch something from a selection of dvds they had. there were a couple spongebob dvds and i chose one for one of my scans. but in the process of setting me up with an iv and getting the machine going, they forgot to press play on the dvd so the main menu selection screen music, which was the same music as the outro, kept playing on a loop i was too shy and nervous at the hospital to say anything so i listened to the loop of the outro play for about 45min while the machine periodically told me to inhale and hold my breath. now, the song feels like torture

[fiddleriddlediddlediddle]

The song always disturbed me as a kid because the only time it ever played on TV was after the grotesque episode where everyone fuses together. For the next several years it's all I could think of when I heard the song and the episode still haunts me.

[fairloke]

I was never feeling creeped out by this song as a child, but Spongebob episodes' ending always had a more emotional effect on me than any other Nicktoons did.
I think the closing theme and its musical notes made me more sad and empty, like the fun was over. It psychologically made me want to watch more Spongebob episodes. I never knew how to explain this.

It personally became a little eerie to me after Stephen Hillenburg passed away, and it also made me reflect to my childhood and the people I had in my life back then who are no longer here with us anymore.

I still love it as much as I love all the classic episodes!

[SpartaYoshi]

A perfect example of unnerving cartoon outro music is the one from Courage the Cowardly Dog. That one is peak compared to Gumball or Spongebob

[liammusgrove]

I remember this. It isn't outright "Scary" but rather a little unnerving. Like it kind of relaxes you but at the same time leaves you feeling unsettled. But a calm kind of unsettled. Idk, it's hard to explain. Also, it's nostalgic in both a way that's pleasant and dreadful at the same time. Like you wouldn't want to listen to it in a dark room alone.