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Being autistic, my time hasn't come where I just die inside like EmpLemon said people do, and I doubt that day ever will. I'm 31 now and I still relate most with Spongebob, and I'm grateful for this. I cant imagine not wanting to learn new things, explore, imagine, create, etc. instead of not taking things too serious and just enjoying life; that just sounds terrible. I haven't had the greatest life, so many people have been mean to me and still are because I'm different, but I don't let those things get to me. I just let go and try to look at the good in life instead of the bad and focus on what makes me happy instead of what makes sad or resentful, because no good ever comes from being negative. I know most people reading this aren't autistic, but as EmpLemon said, try to let go of the preconceived notions of how you're supposed to act being an adult, just be how you want to be. Be who you want to be, not who everyone else wants you to be or act. Do things that interest you, and make you happy. Remember what it was like to be a child, full of wonder, and look at the world with those eyes again. You don't have to be naive or ignorant to be happy either, you can be realistic and also be positive. Everything depends on the way that you perceive things. Our feelings are incredibly important, and these feelings dictate how we experience the world. Start smiling even if you don't feel happy, just the act of smiling actually makes us feel happiness, even if it is very little. Try to not take things too serious. Remember the most important thing in life is your happiness, not making others happy; and if you're happy everyone will see that and everything else will just fall into place. (:

Henry Ford:
"Whether you think you can or you think you cant, you're right."

The only person that ever keeps us from achieving our dreams is ourselves. We are our own greatest enemy because if we dont believe in ourselves then we can never achieve our dreams.

Dammit, ur right. Thx man. Funny how I'm autistic as well.

as someone with asd ima disagree with you and say i've been dead inside for a while now

I’m on the spectrum too but unfortunately I relate to squidward. I don’t have a passion for anything anymore and the things I like I’m just discouraged from doing

I have had the exact opposite moment. Sure I'm still the same clingy, emotionally affectionate dork I always have been but, I've become settled into my cynicism. Maybe because im 19 and born in Generation Z, where i've seen constant political garbage, end of the world scenarios, constant inflation and people around me getting depressed. Covid-19 was one of the biggest monsters of this generation. Where kids, the poor, the sick and the old have been dying for the past 2 years. I've seen the people around me lose close friends and relatives, heck its possible old friends i have no contact with anymore prior to the pandemic is dead too. Stick all of that onto my high school and college life being garbage due to incompetent tutors and higher ups, stereotypical douchebag guys bullying me for something I was born with, and becoming homeless and having to squat in my grandfather's house with my parents, and you've got yourself a jaded person with autism

Im autistic too and this speech was beautiful totally agree with everything you and emplemon said we should all try and be like spongebob, i swear that i will never give in to cynicism or pessimism i am never gonna lose my imagination and im never gonna pretend to be something im not just to appease other people NEVER even when i do get sad which is rare i’ll always do what one of my favorite youtube channels tell me to do which is: Stay On The Bright Side Of Life and you should to because as spongebob himself said “It’s Not About Winning It’s About Fun”

when u write a whole ass essay and people reply with "nice"

Thank you so much for posting that comment.

@Dark Diddler did you just choose to ignore the message of this video? Autism is more common than you think. I have it, I know many others who have it, and if you’re wondering I was diagnosed by a therapist when I was little.

I really loved this comment. I thought I was autistic for such a long time but I'm not, at least not on a measurable level but this is such a beautiful insight and a beautiful outlook on life and positivity.

Thank you so much!

I started to rewatch classic SpongeBob with my nephew's after I learned I was autistic. I was surprised at how much SpongeBob and I had in common. As a child his weirdness was the standard but as an adult, it really sticks out if you relate to SpongeBob more than Squidward lol. Thanks for the lovely comment op. Sometimes I feel weird being a SpongeBob in a Squidward world but I'm inspired by your positivity.

@Gus Cox no youre right, everyone can enjoy SpongeBob, but alot of autistic people relate to him because of his personality and how he relates to his hobbies and the world.

huh. i never thought about autism as a positive. thanks for this insight

@Sqiuddy Plays feel sorry for us? our existance isnt a tragedy

I have it and i relate to squidward more

@Christopher des Baux okay. I’ll come back when you are ready. Ready now?

@Christopher des Baux does your inner squidward want to go jellyfishing?

My inner Squidward just said "we get it, you're special 😒"

@RSN: Agriculture: #1 Rank in Castle Wars right i see

@RSN: Agriculture: #1 Rank in Castle Wars I totally relate to that man. But for real, if it is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that not having a filter clears you of a lot of bullshit in life. Much respect to you man. Keep it up and keep going. I wish the same for all of the autistic people in this comment section. Much love to you guys.

@Dave Devil Yeah it is pretty freeing to not care what others think. Most people get mad at me because I don't have a filter and say things that offend others and dont even know what I've said wrong lol.

@Gus Cox Thats not what I said though. Anyone can enjoy Spongebob Squarepants TV show, but not everyone associates best with the character Spongebob as its said in this video.

@Dreamare Akoso Well it probably wont be easy; but anything is possible if you set your mind to it. (:

Also, thank you, you too ^-^

@Asher VanTassel Lol That last sentence made me laugh :p  Thank you for your compliment and I hope you stay a spongebob too, everything is a choice (:

I'm not autistic at least as far as i know, im still a kid but i hope i dont turn into squidward. I still dont know what im going to do in my adult life, but hopefully i get to still enjoy the things i enjoy now, and hopefully i'll stay a spongebob. very well written comment, made me really think about the fact that im thinking philosophically about a spongebob video.

I'm also autistic, and it's interesting that you see things this way. I'm definitely a squidward anyways, even though I have creative hobbies and whatnot, so maybe it's just a personality thing or whatever. All I'm saying is that I do <b>not</b> believe in the power of believing

I'm also autistic, and it's interesting that you see things this way. I'm definitely a squidward anyways, even though I have creative hobbies and whatnot, so maybe it's just a personality thing or whatever. All I'm saying is that I do *not* believe in the power of believing

I feel sorry for all of you I hope everything goes well.

Bless this comment and the comment section 😭

I’m autistic too man. Life is a lot of fun and I don’t really give a shit about what people think. They get mad at me and I laugh.

i dont think you have to be autistic to enjoy spongebob as an adult

oi, i have autism myself, sadly, due to life situations i’ve become more a Squidward than a Spongebob, people even telling me i act more like an adult back when i was around 13 or 14, at those ages i started to become a lot more jaded and cynical and overall disillusioned with the world, i hope someday i’ll be able to get into your same mindset, though i think it’ll be a struggle for now due to tons of stress from school and home situations, anyways, you and this video has cheered me up a bit, so i hope you have a great year and keep living your best life man


Actually their will be, I'm going to make it


i woke up and taking a dump! right now i think i wont even finish the video!

I'm very effing depressed cuz I'm addicted to heroin and have brutally fucked my brain out of it's natural ability to produce serotonin and dopamine and God knows what else... You want to talk about being trapped in a repetitive cycle? Just look at the life of an addict... I work as a server and make about $60 -:$90 a night, more on the weekends... I start getting dope sick the last hour of work, than hey off and pray to God that one of my dealers answers their phone. I spend all my extra money on dope. Not even to get high anymore, but to stay well.


Well, people are sharing Mickey Mouse memes now, if solely for the fact that Disney made a Mickey Mouse show that's closer to Spongebob's humor than to Disney's. Turns out being uncharacteristically wacky works wonders for pretending to have a personality.


I remember this quote I saw from a city park I used to live in:

"You don't stop playing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop playing."


22:49  They don’t just think all those things. That’s the truth. To me, classic SpongeBob (Seasons 1-3) is a prophecy to our late-stage capitalist society today.


They hated Jesus because he told them the truth

Yes they did. That's why he was crucified.


Pizza Delivery is my favourite episode ever because of that heartwarming ending. It actually was just cute when I was little, but when I rewatched it few years ago... oh boi. I saw an allegory there of me and my best friend. My friend is a Squidward and I am a Spongebob. I'm usually optimistic (though really anxious, but it doesn't matter) and my friend is the Edge Lord of the Edge Nation. But when something manages to break me, she actually steps out of her pessimistic role to help me, even if just for a moment. And that relatability is why Pizza Delivery is my favourite episode.

@Overnight Appointment Im pessimistic and most of my freinds arent, and I've helped them when they were down becuase its the right thing to do. Even though it makes me uncomfortable to say happy things  but im not gonna ruin them cuz im ruined. So yeH i think this dynamic is legit becuase i have personal experience

@Overnight Appointment When I'm writing this reaponse 286071 people have viewed this video. It doesn't seem as unlikely that one of those has a relationship like this. Also improbable in a small sample group becomes likely to happen in a bigger group. Like, if I set 5 random people on the street it's improbable that one of them had, has or knows personally someone who has cancer. But as I make this group larger the more probable gets, that one of them does. Same here, in large group of 200000+ people it's possible there is an optimisst with a pessimist friend, that helps them in bad moments.

No, I’m saying it’s extremely unlikely that you would just HAPPEN have the nearly the exact same relationship as the one described in this video.

Also, I findly that extremely hard to believe that you haven’t changed your profile picture in FIVE years.

@Overnight Appointment So you're saying that someone's relationship is impossible because it's similiar to one from a cartoon. You must've met many liars in your life if you are so disbeliving of something that is clearly possible and existant

Satanael_CTGO look out, we’ve got a Squidward over here.

And the YTP "Deliver Us" is one of the best YTP too

Band Geeks is my favorite, for similar reasons.


Patrick is in between squid ward and spongebob


The newer episodes are genuinely good (only because of the nostalgic references they throw at you and it sorta feels like the older episodes). I hope they become as good as "the golden age"

Emraküll I don’t think it was just because the references. Slowly but surely, they’re getting their stuff together.


You're gargling the balls of the younger generations WAY too much here, lol.  So much of what you said just....isn't the case.  No, they are not the most complex generation.  And your entire speel about the young generations being different, being stuck in mediocre dead end jobs etc etc, having their hopes of being great or famous or rich or whatever, dashed and beaten down....you clearly made it sound like this is a new thing for the new generations, and spongebob was the first to point it out.  Sorry but....that's been the case for many many generations.  Hell, half of what you said on that topic, could be ripped straight from Fight Club, which, obviously came out way before SpongeBob, didnt' it?  And Fight Club wasn't the first to touch on those topics, nor were people growing up in the 90's the first generation to deal with that kind of shit, just like milennials and beyond aren't either.

Fight Club came out the same year as Spongebob actually. But yeah, I think he is over analyzing on a show like Spongebob and that. I used to love Spogebob actually but once I got into High School, I stopped caring about it.


I remember the great times with my brother. Everyday after school we’d not do our homework and watch SpongeBob. No matter how bad our day went. I remember we used to pretend being SpongeBob and Patrick whenever we were playing. I remember we had a lot of SpongeBob merchandise. We even had a SpongeBob cover for the light flicker thing. I used to have SpongeBob pajamas and slippers were you put your feet in SpongeBobs mouth. We had a SpongeBob video games and board games. My brother had a SpongeBob LEGO set for crying out loud. This show has done a lot for me and my brother. This show will alway fill my heart with love and joy. <br>Alway remember that you’re never too old to be a Goofy Goober.

I remember the great times with my brother. Everyday after school we’d not do our homework and watch SpongeBob. No matter how bad our day went. I remember we used to pretend being SpongeBob and Patrick whenever we were playing. I remember we had a lot of SpongeBob merchandise. We even had a SpongeBob cover for the light flicker thing. I used to have SpongeBob pajamas and slippers were you put your feet in SpongeBobs mouth. We had a SpongeBob video games and board games. My brother had a SpongeBob LEGO set for crying out loud. This show has done a lot for me and my brother. This show will alway fill my heart with love and joy.
Alway remember that you’re never too old to be a Goofy Goober.

"...You're never too old to be a Goofy Goober"

Holy Hell that hit hard.


<b>How Millennials Killed Mayonnaise</b>


Damn dude, you're right. Tomorrow I was supposed to go to a fair but cancelled because my friends cancelled. I still should've gone anyway, but it's too late. You're absolutely right, because I thought to myself that I'd look like an idiot just going to a fair alone. I should've just gone and had fun like SpongeBob, but now, everyone's lives revolve around fortnite. Even mine, and I hate to admit it. I honestly should want to so more. This definitely inspired me. Thank you.

Why spend so much time on Fortnite? I played that game for a few days before it got repetitive. Maybe its because I'm older but there are much better games out there.

To be fair, (no pun intended) going to a fair is more fun with friends. I mean yeah, peer pressure is one thing, but I myself would not likely go to a fair if no one would go with me. I wouldn’t call anybody an idiot for going alone, I just couldn’t see myself having a whole lot of fun in that situation. But if you can, then by all means, have a good time! Nobody’s judging you.


SpongeBob was never as funny as people think he is


The shows getting milked at this point, I wish the new SpongeBob was good he acts like a little kid, look up new SpongeBob episodes or if you have cable go to Nick and its trash, no story, every character acts like there 4 and its not funny its so bad and it's like the crack kid meme, everyone acts like crack kid


Dude, this is seriously the best analysis of a TV show, or really any kind of media, that I’ve ever seen. It’s funny, clever, and pretty deep to top it off. You’ve earned yourself a subscriber (out of your already existing and well-deserved thousands).


The "flanderization" of Spongebob Squarepants, was the most accurate viewpoint on this subject, until you made your video.  Well done.
I can only hope that a person with influence, inside of the Spongebob Squarepants creative team sees this video, and acts upon your advice.  Since this show is still in development, there is still time to make it "great" again.
Also, I'm glad I only remember the episodes, where Spongebob is a responsible adult, with a man-child's personality.  Making him a juvenile, with a child's personality, makes him look handicapped.  You know how you said Squidward is his "babysitter" now, well Sandy, used to genuinely "like" Spongebob.  Now, from the clips that I've seen, she's socially nice to him.


Very good analysis, you pointed out so many important things, but I feel you also left out other necessary aspects to understand:
There's something you didn't mention that kind of proves why most people can't be more like Spongebob: Spongebob LIKES his job, his passion is making krabby patties, while Squidward DOESN'T like his job. That's a very important reason why both have different ways of going through life, Spongebob was lucky enough to work at something that he loves to do, while Squidward does not. As much as you tell someone to be happy, if they're forced to do something they don't like to do, there's no way they'll be happy.

Even so, taking all of that into consideration, there is one thing that Squidward could change about himself that would allow him happiness: be nicer to other people. I'm not talking about the customers (since they're linked to the job he hates, so it would be impossible for him), but at least be nice to his neighbors, to other people outside of his job, THE ONES WHO ARE NICE TO HIM, like Spongebob. But Squidward, besides being cynical, is also very Narcissistic: he believes he's better than everybody else, and that is what's preventing him from seeking happiness at least outside of his job.  If he could be a bit more humble, he would make some friends and good companions. Not necessarily many, but at least a few that would give him sparks of joy in his depressing everyday routine.

This reveals something about this generation that I've noticed before: people seem to be more selfish and unfriendly nowadays. Of course not everyone, but a lot of people are like that. People have given up on life so badly, that they don't see the point in making connections with others. They can't see the immediate benefits of that, and that's the thing: connecting positively to others doesn't have immediate rewards, it's an ongoing and accumulating process in time. Friends and companions (whether they're close or not) help each-other in tough times, so people who refuse to be nice with others won't receive help when times get rough. It's a life lesson that people need now more than ever.


I feel like the later seasons of Spongebob also missed out on the "eye for an eye" attitude they always had in the earlier seasons. The characters who do bad things at the beginning of the episode, are punished at the end. Likewise, characters that do good things at the beginning of the episode are rewarded in the end. For example, when Spongebob lied to Larry about being a lifeguard at the beginning of the episode, "Spongeguard on Duty," he is punished (fairly, I might add) at the end of the episode by being made to practice swimming in a kiddy pool. When he does something good, like when he takes Pearl to Prom in the episode, "The Chaperone," he is rewarded with a fun dance sequence.

The later seasons of Spongebob never capture this, and it's very frustrating to watch the characters be treated so unfairly.


You could literally pause at a random moment in any spongebob episode and make a meme out of it


Spongebob never died, hes in your heart fishing jelly fishes.


I still giggle watching the same episodes I've seen 20 times.


Myself and my social circle make Spongebob quotes and jokes on a daily basis. It really is something special.

Me and my sister are always making jokes and references to Spongebob.


nyck caution fun fact i dabbed up kirk knight at a beast coast concert i pushed through a bunch of bitchs I’ll never forget the look on his face confusion it was dope


You never fail to impress me... Part of me thought it was gonna be another one of those bland videos talking about the topic without any comparison and any further purpose, and mainly incorrect information... <b>But that part of me was wrong!</b> This was singlehandedly one of the best videos I've ever seen and I left with a tear in my eye, you started with a funny cartoon and ended with a deep lesson about life  that can really help you to enjoy life while you got it, you truly are an inspiration and I hope you make more of these amazing videos, and as always... I'M UGLY AND I'M PROUD!

You never fail to impress me... Part of me thought it was gonna be another one of those bland videos talking about the topic without any comparison and any further purpose, and mainly incorrect information... *But that part of me was wrong!* This was singlehandedly one of the best videos I've ever seen and I left with a tear in my eye, you started with a funny cartoon and ended with a deep lesson about life  that can really help you to enjoy life while you got it, you truly are an inspiration and I hope you make more of these amazing videos, and as always... I'M UGLY AND I'M PROUD!


This is fantastic. I've never seen a better explanation of what went wrong with the show. (It's far from the only problem, but one could reason the others stemmed from it.)

And I didn't expect a SpongeBob analysis video to make me so emotional.


Yeah...its because spongebob was not actually originally intended for kids. It is an adult cartoon. At least for the big 3. It's most often thought of as one of those cartoons that is primarily for kids but has "hidden adult jokes" but I would argue the opposite. It was for adults but palatable to kids. Think about the themes. Most kids cartoons are about being kind to others and following your ambitions. What was spongebob about? The pain of moving away from home (Texas eps). How society pressures people into abandoning their childhoods to become stiff and boring adults (Grandma's Kisses). Division of labor in the household (Rockabye Bivalve). Limiting your experiences for fear of death (gorilla esp.), how power corrupts (hall monitor). Corporate slavery/ abuse (Nightshift and the jellyfish eps). The dangers of mob mentality comes up A LOT. Um UNEMPLOYMENT AND HOMELESSNESS!!! (Can you spare a dime). My point is that it sticks because it isn't random humor; its just that only now is it starting to make sense.

I think you also have to consider when/where it aired. Not to say that adults can't watch it here/then but it aired on Nickelodeon on Saturday mornings, both things that are synonymous with children.

They may have wanted to treat kids like adults but it definitely seems like everything else about the show was intended for kids.

@Gekkingga fax regular show was sick. When Mordecai was depressed and how rigby is lazy, and the complication of love life

I still need to do a writeup or video about two Spongebob Episodes:  Bubble Buddy, and The Magic Conch.

They give the perspective of an atheist or maltheist.  Bubble buddy watches the person buried in the sand drown, like god.  The magic conch is used like the god of a religion, whose nonsense authority can't be questioned.  It's like that famous quote:  "being an atheist is like being the only sober person in a car full of drunk people, but they won't let you drive".

A lot of this can be said about regular show too<br>Which is also why regular show was so popular.

A lot of this can be said about regular show too
Which is also why regular show was so popular.

I think Spongebob is for kids, but that Spongebob is one of the only well thought kid shows. The mistake of 'junk' is to treat children like they're not smart enough to understand mature themes. That's why spongebob seems to have an adult bent - it treats children as worthwhile people instead of hiding them from 'adult' business. <br>    Look at Mr. Rogers. He often talked about things like anger, family, creating art for therapeutic purposes, being permanently crippled, even death. He explained to kids what had happened when JFK was assassinated and that kids shouldn't worry if their parents seemed stressed lately. He treated them like they could handle topics like spongebob did. The truth resonates. Modern shows are distractions only.

I think Spongebob is for kids, but that Spongebob is one of the only well thought kid shows. The mistake of 'junk' is to treat children like they're not smart enough to understand mature themes. That's why spongebob seems to have an adult bent - it treats children as worthwhile people instead of hiding them from 'adult' business.
    Look at Mr. Rogers. He often talked about things like anger, family, creating art for therapeutic purposes, being permanently crippled, even death. He explained to kids what had happened when JFK was assassinated and that kids shouldn't worry if their parents seemed stressed lately. He treated them like they could handle topics like spongebob did. The truth resonates. Modern shows are distractions only.

I watched a video awhile ago of the creator saying he originally envisioned it for adults. You're probably right about SP though. I think I also watched a video of the creators talking about the inception of it and I don't think it was supposed to be anything else than what it is.

Also, let me rephrase. When I say "makes sense" I don't mean that kids can't recognize that stuff, but now we just have the experience to see it in a new light

I used to hear the same rumors about southpark. That it was origionally intended for kids. Seems like rumors like that are believe d because people want to believe in something like that.

blackstar98
Spongebob was not intended for adults. But it didn’t treat children like idiots. Had real themes that show real life. Hey Arnold did the same.

*blackstar98*
Spongebob was not intended for adults. But it didn’t treat children like idiots. Had real themes that show real life. Hey Arnold did the same.


I guess Spongebob has officially had its final nail in the coffin with Stephen Hillenburg passing away...


Despite the passing of Stephen Hillenburg (R.I.P to him), I just wanted to say:

I'm glad this video was created. These are the main reasons why Spongebob will always be my favorite cartoon show. It's how I've always seen it ever since I've started to grow older. A reminder of who I am. No matter what happens, no matter how many people try to "make me mature", I move on with a smile and keep trying. Even if I'm not the best at what I'm doing. I mean, I've played on Nintendo consoles for years and I still do. I get made fun of it A LOT, but Nintendo gives me something that other consoles don't. I have my fair share of tastes, but things like Fortnite or Fallout isn't one of them. You say ARK: Survival, I say Minecraft.

I sometimes even get told that I play kids games due to it being on a Nintendo console, but it really doesn't bother me because it's my childhood and I'm technically still living in it. I'm 3/4 done with high school and I'm now starting to get more interest in things like art and animation, photography, and journalism. I'll always be a kid at heart, and I'm proud of it. With that said, I only have one thing left to say. Words that I always tell myself each morning:

"I'm ready!"


Such a beautiful, fragile and perfect balance of the description of society in the 21st century. I think you really underestimated the references they made to society, not as characters like spongebob and squidward, but as a show. Still you made me realize the "pattern" that spongebob and squidward had, amazing video.


I'd probably be an architect by now if my childhood therapist hadn't made it her mission to make me stop designing and drawing maps of houses as a kid. She told me I needed to grow up and see that it's pointless to design something that will never be real.

Also, Gary is the most important character in Spongebob.

There is no shortage of terrible therapists out there. Look at the number of kids on ritalin ffs

@ron Unfortunately, it is true. She worked for the school I went to at the time as a kind of built-in therapist students could go see if they needed to. She was extremely manipulative. I remember her insisting that if anyone asked me about her I absolutely had to tell them that she was great or she might lose her job. She also tried to tell me that my dad was a bad person and when I told her that was bullshit she yelled at me. She was just a really nasty person and should not have been allowed to work with kids feelings.

lol this is totally not true. no therapist would tell a child to stop drawing or being imaginative unless you were literally so obsessed with drawing houses that you could not stop and it impacted your quality of life

Well just remember it's.never too late to start again if you're still interested;).  It can be very difficult to do so, especially when there are other things going on in your life, but it's possible!


RIP Stephen Hillenburg. Thank you for making our childhood memories amazing with the greatest animation series ever. You'll forever be a Goofy Goober 💜


Holy shit, never would have expected something like this from you EmpLemon. These are really cool! I can't wait to see what else you do with this series! Especially when your incredible editing shines through and makes for some incredible, quick visual gags.

In regards to this video, I like to imagine I'm the SpongeBob to everyone's Squidward most of the time. You bring up a lot of excellent points in regards to the meaningfulness of Squidward in the show and I can't think of a moment where these rules don't apply to it. Hard to believe just a marine biologist was able to come up with characters and illustrate them to writers in such a way that they really get along this huge sense of character.

Oh, and excellent soundtrack for the video. Loved the DK remix and some of the Gran Turismo-esque jazz.

I kind of hope that this video gets into the mainstream. More people need to see this.


This was a great lesson for anyone who’s the youngest child in their family. No matter how old you may be, your childlike sense of wonder should never fade away. If anything, the youngest child is able to retain that optimistic attitude for the longest out of anyone.


You aren't dealing with the average cartoon warrior anymore, spongebob has gone beyond that of legend, he has become the Super Sponge!!

Why does that sound like an actual episode?


100 years later: And to this day, legends say that Spongebob is still going on years later.

Honestly though, Spongebob isn't dying anytime soon. Even if the show is kinda stale now, it can still have funny moments here and there that i'm sure atleast someone other than a kid watching Nickelodeon laughed at. Lets hope that Spongebob can become even better than it is now and go back to it's roots!


Still one of the most underrated anime’s.

Fun fact. Kids here in japan calls spongebob an anime

With the whole undertones of the power of optimism and believing you might as well call it one


Good shit EmpLemon. Really inspiring video. Love all the work you do. This video really hit the reason why the show fell off the way it did. Honestly I remember I used to love drawing as a kid and stopped because of the pressure that if my drawings weren't good, then it's not something I should be doing as an adult. But for real, that's not the point. It's like you said, we used to create for the sake of fun and at some point when we become older we think that we should only create if it makes us money. Some people find that enjoyment in their art and that's what makes them as successful as they are (like you). I really respect the work you put in your videos and I feel no one else on youtube can match that same unique energy you put out. Keep up the good work man, you rule.


This video is very powerful for a joke cartoon show, kudos to you.


Please no one tell this man about One Piece


This is more insightful than the entirety of animated atrocities by MrEnter.

There it is, also he doesn’t do spongebob anymore

Nowadays Enter is fine. He’s pretty calm and toned down the hate on post movie SpongeBob, ttg, and family guy

Mr enter isnt as bad as people say he is.


I feel like squidward and I’m 13. What the fuck


This video kinda woke me up. I'll try to be more like Spongebob and try to be positive no matter how tough things get especially growing up and Probably do something with my artistic skills like drawing, painting, and crafting that I Loved doing that since I was little and still love doing today


this video is one of the the most philosophically rich pieces of content I've ever consumed


Band Geeks was the Mona Lisa of modern cartoons


totally agree. the humorous cynism combined with the optimistic outlook of spongebob was what made early spongebob so great.


I lost the social media scrolling immediately


But only the old seasons are good. Anything now is shit, it's like the complete opposite of what the characters used to be. Plus the tv show went even more kid friendly. I can't be bothered to watch any of the new episodes, all the old is good though. I've actually been watching a lot of the old tv shows and movies. And even the old kid movies seem more mature than what's out these days. It's like they got soft.


I think your comment on Spongebob's and Squidward's personalities relates to how people view the newer seasons. We all loved Spongbob when it first aired and drew away from the later seasons because it felt too childish. The commentary of Spongebob and Squidward is pure genius, even when it relates to its own friggin show!

Well, after Sponge out of Water, Stephen Hillenburg returned to the show and made a big change of quality. Not like pre movie but still up there


Dumb cartoons. That was Sponge Robert.  🙈🙉🙊


dislike count before youtube hid it all: 4969


The show is really great, smart and versatile bc it gets to explore both childhood and adulthood in hilarious, relatable ways, thus somewhat broadening its audience. Not many cartoons are able to do that


I do think it is important to admire spongebobs personality because he loves his life even if it’s not perfect. He can’t get his license and people don’t respect him (as you’ve mentioned) including his boss that he looks up  to but he’s still got a smile; maybe that’s why he’s my favorite character


0:37 Social Media Scroll Challenge
1:10 120 Golden Age Episodes
• More air time than any show on Nickelodeon 😯
2:48 13 Billion in Revenue
5:30 The Simpsons

6:36 Milennials
8:00 Marine Biologist
8:36 The Humor
Random, Zainy, Original

9:53 Who is the most important character in Spongebob? 11:29 Squidward

12:20 Two Modes of Living
14:52 Spongebob has the same life as Squidward 15:42 2 Opposing Forces, Blending Together

17:10 Character Swap

19:40 Decline of Spongebob

22:00 A Generation of Cynicism

Woah dude. Do you do this for a lot of YouTube videos? Cuz you're friggin rad.


When you really think about it, Spongebob and Squidward are the perfect hero/villain dynamic that we all crave.

@DTB True, I mean, Squidward helping out SpongeBob or for a few moments experiencing a bit of joy is usually the tail end of the formula for these episodes

I wouldn't say squidward is a villain..more like an anti hero because there are times where he does protagonistic things and helps spongebob out


A lot of miserable people have been telling me to grow up recently and this video is just what I needed to drown out that weird nagging idea that I will somehow end up broken like them.


Man who would have thought, that a cartoon like spongebob would hit so deep 💯💯


I remember way back when Phineas and Ferb just started airing. People were calling it the SpongeBob of Disney. Even if it’s not as good as old SpongeBob, I think it’s the only show I think has even come close to the type of humor SpongeBob had. It really felt like a rival to me. No doubt about it Phineas and Ferb was Disney Channel’s Spongebob and most popular, longest lasting show ever.

I’d say that the Cartoon Network equivalent is the Amazing World Of Gumball. I can even say that anime has a spongebob equivalent: to me, it’s Komi Can’t Communicate. Each of these shows humours me in a way that just makes you laugh at the sheer absurdities of the day-day lives of the characters. When Ren Yamai was licking Komi’s hair strand, I felt that this scene was made to make you cringe in the most appropriate way and I couldn’t stop thinking back to Gumball or to some extent Spongebob.


Spongebob SquarePants will forever be legendary. 🏆


I love that whenever people ask if i'm more spongebob or squidward I always feel like spongebob, and honestly people who are having a good time at life do all of these things <b>things that make them happy</b>

I love that whenever people ask if i'm more spongebob or squidward I always feel like spongebob, and honestly people who are having a good time at life do all of these things *things that make them happy*


the topic of "edgyness" and even "edgy" people denying to be "edgy" is a whole nother deep topic
all "eboys" and "egirls" that are usually found in gaming communities all fall under the category of "edgy"
but what does that mean? they all assume and want to think that they are Squidward, whos sad and unhappy with his own life
many of these people who "completely relate" to Squidward arent even close to this, however this is just how people are
they always want to think that they are in the worst position and everyone else gets treated better than them no matter what, its sickening
and everyone is like this, so to everyone, this is right and how they should act


This video was beautiful. Such a piece of art in itself.


Sponge Bob is the most unique kind of cartoon and It’s really iconic and amazing


great video, really saw the work you put into it even 2 years later.


I think another way the show demonstrates that squidward is just as much of a protagonist as spongebob and patrick is the fact he is their neighbour too, and right in the middle of them


Like most of my friends. I could probably recite full episodes of dialogue from Spongebob.


this endimg makes me tear up every time man
as a zoomer I was watching the later seasons and just now I'm discovering the true genius of this show
this video also shaped me a lot since its release 3 years ago


Every time I come back to this video, wow. This is one hell of a piece of art man!


I loved the whole "be more like spongebob part" I too wish to go back to my Childhood... Back when I had creativity and an  imagiation.


I remember when the first episode aired, nickelodeon was talking about it for weeks leading up to it. I was nearly sick of it before it even aired


I appreciate this video I've watched it like five times now and I still learn something new everytime I listen to it


This video is amazing and mind boggling I would never think of this. I have been watching Spongbob for 7+ years and it is still funny and I might never stop watching it and for me I love the first 5 seasons


I started watching spongebob when I was 3 years old and I still watch it now.


This makes me think of Smart doll, let me explain:<br>Danny Choo puts it perfectly, when you turn 12 most people get rid of most of their toys. This is not something natural like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly, this is something forced on by society

This makes me think of Smart doll, let me explain:
Danny Choo puts it perfectly, when you turn 12 most people get rid of most of their toys. This is not something natural like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly, this is something forced on by society


I'm amazed well much I can quote a cartoon I haven't  actively watched since 2004.


I always tend to think to myself when watching this type of video that while they're interesting, they seem a little exaggerated. Or that they're using nostalgia as bait.

But I dunno, this one actually spoke to me, for what feels like the first time. Being a late 90s/early 00s kid, I feel a little caught between worlds on the internet.

On the one hand there's the millennial nostalgia that I can empathise with in places, and on the other there's the wild and zany zoomers which while enjoyable can be a little much sometimes.

But this video right here, it nailed it. And it let me contemplate on something properly that I've been grappling with in my head for a while, even though I couldn't quite spell it out in clear words.

So yeah, thanks for uploading this. Tasty bit of content.


Spongebob's face on the window is so priceless though. I love how you kept showing it xD


Man i am now 14 and dang i remember all of these things and all of it just came back and hit me with nostalgia and happiness


I think the show is actually starting to get good again.


This is still one of the best videos on YouTube


Prediction before he states who the most important character is: Definitely Squidward, because he allows for a connection with an older audience, meaning that even when you’ve grown up you can still enjoy the show but in a different way
Edit: called it

Prediction before he states who the most important character is: Definitely Squidward, because he allows for a connection with an older audience, meaning that even when you’ve grown up you can still enjoy the show but in a different way
Edit: *called it*


Me 26 minutes ago:  "This is probably goona be some overly dramatic hog wash."<br>Me now:  "I'm not crying, you're crying."

Me 26 minutes ago:  "This is probably goona be some overly dramatic hog wash."
Me now:  "I'm not crying, you're crying."


Imagine when emplemon was watching the scene where SpongeBob was looking at Squidward from the window he suddenly shouted "I MADE A REVELATION"


I can't believe you listed the 'best episodes' and didn't include 'Chocolate with Nuts', and 'Rock Bottom'. In my book the TWO BEST episodes of all time!


Band geeks has always been my favorite episode. I have a new found understanding about why now

Why is YouTube making me use an actual name


And this, my friends, is why I will <b>never</b> forget Spongebob Squarepants. Even when I'm 100 years old and don't even remember my name, Spongebob will be there.

And this, my friends, is why I will *never* forget Spongebob Squarepants. Even when I'm 100 years old and don't even remember my name, Spongebob will be there.


As I'm growing into an adult, I realise I'm still like spongebob, but have some parts of squidward part of me. <br>I think being squidward on some level is a good thing, since we have to be mature at some level.

As I'm growing into an adult, I realise I'm still like spongebob, but have some parts of squidward part of me.
I think being squidward on some level is a good thing, since we have to be mature at some level.

Jugemu Jugemu Go Ko no Surikire Kaijari Suigyo


I love every show from 2000 until (not including)paw patrol and similar shows


"SpongeBob had managed to outshine all three"
"Kids today certainly aren’t watching Mickey Mouse cartoons"

Me: Cries in 2013 Mickey Mouse shorts

"SpongeBob had managed to outshine all three"
"Kids today certainly aren’t watching Mickey Mouse cartoons"

Me: *Cries in 2013 Mickey Mouse shorts*


Patrick in my opinion is the Heart and soul of this show he was always my favorite character because all he does is living under a rock and has not a single ounce of Money. I mean he had to borrow two quarters from SpongeBob just so he could blow Bubbles.  But none of that matters because he is always so happy and dumb and doesn't care at all. If Patrick dies I die


I love this video because I share similar feelings. Squidward and his attitude has been almost fetishised on the internet. I understand where the angst is coming from, but at a certain point, it's just a bunch of "/r/im14andthisisdeep" circle jerking.


“Companies cannot figure out what we like because we don’t know what we like”

- EmpLemon 2018


“Here lies Squidward‘s hopes and dreams”


Wouldn't that make Spongebob, and squidward the most important characters?


“Pull up social media and see how long til you see something Spongebob related”<br>Literally the first post when I pulled up Reddit was a spongebob meme...

“Pull up social media and see how long til you see something Spongebob related”
Literally the first post when I pulled up Reddit was a spongebob meme...


dang although ed, edd 'n' eddy is like my favorite cartoon ever spongebob is killing lol i love that series it's just groundbreaking like you've gotta commend how you can find at least one meme in every episode seasons 1-3


Ya know you’re right we never saw that jerk that hurt spongebobs feelings after that. I guess squidward gave him the hugest knockout ever


The fact that Patrick survived his life with products and furniture made from sand and spongebob that works without income😂


The end of the video doesn't convince me. I mean, spongebob is like a child and everyone takes advantage of him, squidward often can't change anything, but at least he's critic. Being like spongebob would turn us into childs so people like mr. krabs would take advantage of us. At the end living just ignoring the reality, thinking everything is awesome is not a better option.

I don't think he means to let people take advantage of you like Spongebob--obviously the Squidward mentality is important there. I think he just means you don't need to stop having fun just because you grow up. We gain wisdom and survival skills as we grow, such as how to avoid being used, but that doesn't mean we need to stop being curious and doing what's fun for us regardless if it makes us "strange" or childish.


I'm 24 years old and I'm still watching it.


Ok, ok. Lemme think which character is most important. Maybe Spongebob? No, no. That's too obvious. Maybe Squidward because he's very relatable? Eh, those are the only two I can think of, but since Spongebob is too predictable, I'll go with the latter and choose Squidward. I'm probably wrong since he's pretty popular too but hey. Wait, wouldn't that be the reason why he could be the character? Anyway Imma stop talking now.

Edit: Oh damn, I guessed it! I guess it's not that big of a deal tho. :/ Also, loving the video so far.


you make me think about the things i have forgotten about myself

thanks


Sadly most kids didn't experience the golden age of spongebob.


I LITERALLY scrolled for less than 5 seconds on facebook to find a spongebob meme


if the simpsons stayed as good as they were in the 90's you would've said otherwise


I wish the people who are making all the new seasons could see this video.


I think that one show, scratch that two franchises, that have lasted longer, Transformers, because of the merchandise because of the fact that Transforming vehicles is just awesome, the other one is Godzilla, but Godzilla has a huge legacy and is a true treasure


I still related to squidward as an kid idk why lmao


Bro the ending argument about growing up is gonna make me run through a wall and stand and die on the hill of “I don’t care if I’m childish”😂


9:54
I'm gonna make a guess here and say it's Squidward. Because as a kid you relate to and view the show from the perspective of the wacky characters, but as an adult you shift to Squidward's perspective. Most shows don't have that "adult perspective" character, so with nobody to relate to adults stop watching. Spongebob is so enduring because growing up means gaining a new appreciation for the show (viewing it from Squidward's eyes), rather losing interest because you aren't in the sync with the wacky protag anymore.


If I could afford a house, I really wouldn't care if I was a fry cook


This gonna sound cheesy, but I have to be a SpongeBob. I love games, movies, cartoons. If I act like a Squidward, pretentious, self righteous asshole, then I'll be depressed. This video is fucking amazing,.


Oh hell no. Ed Edd n Eddy was NOT cancelled. They went out on a damn good note with their movie.  Ed Edd n Eddy is just as iconic if not more so than SpongeBob.


that squidward thingy was so sad :-( <br>Luckily i'm still a Spongebob :D

that squidward thingy was so sad :-(
Luckily i'm still a Spongebob :D


Never thought a video about spongebob would make me think this much....


Spongebob's "new" form is childish, whereas in seasons 1-3, he was childlike.


This goes as far as to bring a new perspective in life. Amazing video.


Bruh watching this video made me realise between the dynamic with max and david from camp camp is basically the same as squidward and spongebob


At the end, you should be a therapist, because that was actually very motivational for me, and I can see that working in real life


If this video has taught me anything, it’s that I should get a job at McDonald’s, say fuck the rules, and go get myself into some near death experiences outside of work, because I have realized that I’ve turned into a squidward 😭

Demetrius Demarcus Bartholomew James III Jr.


Sponge Bob is the only show to make the most boring and depressing character (Squidward) one of the most loved characters by us humans.

I don’t think in any other show someone’s fav character is just a depressed guy


9:00 Chowder is amazing, lol, I love Chowder, but those other ones I haven't really gotten into


"The world hasn't changed for the worse, your outlook has". Just checking in in 2021...


me:*starts to watch the video*
me a bit later:*listens close to the music* I. MUST. RESIST.
me even later: GET THE COOL, GET THE COOL SHOESHINE


I can agree with the statement made in the title, only because nick won't let any spongebob clone live, or downright anything as good as spongebob


I just refreshed twitter it took 15 seconds of scrolling to find a SpongeBobs meme


17:10 I like how he censored God but not damn.


Jimmy Neutron is still on the air he was in a widely televised fight with Weili Zhang in 2020


I don't feel like I can choose happiness.


Too bad the newer seasons have over the top expressions, appealing too much to the young audience. Everytime I go to nickelodeon and a new spongebob episode is in session, I cringe harder than the nuke that dropped in Hiroshima.

they even removed one creepypasta reference and replaced it with a squidward baby, pooping


i'm crying with the tears of joy and nostalgia


This dude cruised through language arts in school


17:11 😂 most hated fictional character they never brought him back 😂


Love the Gran Turismo background music.... really chilled my mood


Well you can be edgy and child like at the same time lol. I mean I smoke while playing with a teddy bear.


No hood cartoon will ever touch Spongebob In the Hood. 😂💯


My limit is around season 6. I can’t go past that.


I LOVE the 19-2000 cover in the background in the beginning.


Personally season 1-6 is my golden age but above that it got a little mediocore


I believe you were born in 1998 which make you a gen zer not a millennial. (Millennial is 1980 to 1996) ( gen zer is 1997- 2010)


10:32 "maybe you thinks its Patrick" Me: No, I think its squidward.
Edit: aaand I was right


I was a Dexter kid myself.I still want to pick up my wrench and build a better world even if it's impossible i still have to try and fix it. for me as a kid, I was Dexter and an adult I am Stein from Soul Eater.


Why am I just now realizing the opening theme for this video is a midi version of Gorillaz "19-2000"?


I agreed with this entire video up to this point.

25:21 - You're half-wrong. BOTH has changed: The World AND our outlook on life. The main reason my perspective of life change is because the world and culture changed (mostly for the worst).
There is no humanly possible way I can live life in 2020s WOKE America the same way I could in 2002's America. A lot of jokes and behavior, or being myself is now taboo by today's ludicrous standards, from a county that no longer understands nor respects literature, let alone their own nation's literature - hence why this insanity is allowed to fester. Education system is broken and asylums are defunct to contain the 'minority' of lunatics that polluted and dominated our society. We went from mediocre to terrible in a span of a couple of decades.


i never got into spongebob, thank god for anime.


4:49 "More relevant than any of them"
Disney has entered the chat

4:49 "More relevant than any of them"
*Disney has entered the chat*


i was so busy vibing to the 19-2000 remix that i missed stuff in the video


the death grips rocket power mashup got me


I just remembered when they were in an infinite door building


This is one of the best or the best video I have ever seen


''From Tumblr to 4chan and everything in between'...yup....that's the entire internet for ya...


New sponge Bob isn’t good at all tbh

It’s sad that these new 6 year olds won’t see the early seasons of sponge Bob


So, yeah, I'm a kid. And I'm also a goofball. And a wing nut. And a Knucklehead McSpazatron!


wow the end where you talked about why it kinda sucks now really goes for thomas and friends. The new seasons they can jump of the tracks, in the old seasons and the books AN ENGINE FALLS OF A FRICKIN MOUNTAIN AND IS USED FOR SCRAP!!!!!!!!!!!


is this the krusty krab? "no this is Patrick"


Forgot Oggy and the cockroaches the French cartoon


there will Never Ever be another restaurant like The Krusty Krab from the cartoon Spongebob Squarepants.


if there's a superlike like on Tinder button i'll be going to smash that button for this video


20:05 nickelodeon should see this opinion


At 0:30 I thought it said “a content amogus” 💀💀


Band geeks is iconic cause of the mayo instrument


I thought the tv was on downstairs. Guess why.


Spongebob has been getting worse and worse season 1-3 were the best


Im actually part Eustace and part squidward


sorry i just love the Gran Turismo 4 menu music used, thats my childhood


We don't fall for the same marketing tricks as our parents huh? Well we sure as hell fall for the new ones they made for our dumb asses.


I scrolled past 34 videos and then saw a spongebob meme


There will never be an Egg thats like the other.


YES!  and my dork-o brother couldn't watch the whole thing because it's "too deep" what a loser


Theres an episode were Patrick sels squidwards ink as lemonade, It comes out from his nose, disgusting


Millennials, can’t you be like Squidward somewhere else?

Not until 4

Millennials, can’t you be like Squidward somewhere else?

*Not until 4*

I can't go through YouTube without finding someone with a SpongeBob profile pic.

I hope everyone else thinks "not until 4" before pressing "Read more" like I did.


I'm not sure why but somehow I got german subtitles to come up by default on this video


Spongebob needs to end up having a really good finale. Maybe Squidward catches a big break and is able to quit the Krusty Krab and play music fot a living and has to “move” or “leave”. Spongebob ever so slightly matures and apologizes to Squidward for annoying him and messing up his plans all the time meanwhile Squidward warms up to Spongebob and not only forgives him but also apologizes to Spongebob for being such a grump. It’d be cool to ses something like that.


Interesting to see your evolution from remixing cartoons to giving live lessons in half hour videos. It's like watching a TED Talks but more fun to listen to. Plus, the imagery and music are on point.

Thank you for this video, it genuinly made me think


The amazing world of gumball and spongebob are iconic and they'll never die in my heart. They're both cynical and so clever. Playing around with concepts and animation ideas. It makes me sad to think that they'll end some day. Well TAWOG already did but still

@B O B I heard about that, I’m interested but it’s rare that movies based on cartoons are anything more than a 80-minute long episode of the show, so I don’t expect too much beyond a conclusion

@Nattegoya they’re making a movie to finish it off, and it’s with the original creator as well.

Those early seasons of Gumball were really something special, especially seasons 3 and 4. They really hit their stride when they switched the voice actors, and the episodes were consistently clever.

IMO Gumball really declined after the last VA switch. It hit rock bottom with its writing in Season 6, relied way too heavily on LOL RANDOM and/or reference humor, and tried to end with a movie that will never be made due to dwindling ratings. A shame how it went out with a whimper

Gumball is too pessimistic and mean-spirited for my taste. Spongebob seasons 1-3 had more of a childlike sense of wonder, while also having adult themes, a bit of dark humor, and risky jokes that only adults would understand.


I genuinely feel pain for any human or being that hasn't had spongebob as their childhood


"Spongebob became mediocre after season 3."<br>"... mediocre?"

"Spongebob became mediocre after season 3."
"... mediocre?"

@1000CalMan Seasons 9 & 10 were awesome.

@Okay Boomer I Gotchu I can't change your mind. I can't change someone's mind if they are right.

For everyone that doesn't get it, he's quoting Squidward

1- half of 4 were great, the other half-5 were decent, 6- half of 9 sucked, and 9-preasent are pretty good

I was wondering if anyone else had put this in the comments, thank you

1-3 was the best 4-8 was kinda 9-whatever was garbage


I absolutely love how you broke down spongebob squarepants. Now i can watch spongebob the same i see as a beautiful psychological, philosophical way of life now. And if they started writing better plots and for spongebob and squidward this show would be a whole lot better

People definitely told me to grow up and some of my family members mocked me for being who i truly am but this kinda really reassured me that i am taking a good take on life


Rocket power pfff lol. I love some power puff girls but the sponge is 👑 king!


So I'm 20 minutes into this video, but I had to stop and leave a comment on how this video is a work of art. I knew that you would say Squidward is the most important character in the show due to his obvious contrast to the attitude of spongebob, but your ability to expand on that and explain why it builds such a connection with the viewer is nothing short of genius. I would go as far to say that this is one of the most relatable and most thought out videos I've seen, which is hilarious because it's about fucking spongebob LOL. I'm 25 now and your point about transforming from the optimistic spongebob into the cynical squidward as time has gone on seriously struck a chord with me, you hit the nail on the head. Totally blown away by this, bravo sir.

Maybe from now on I will try to be a little more like spongebob :)


SpongeBob is a knock off of Ren & Stimpy; it just typecast reoccurring characters. The same thing happens all the time. A show will take what's been done and simplify the identities of its characters. Take the show, Golden Girls, for example, which consisted of an ensemble cast based on widowed old women living together, riffing off of each other in mundane situations. Queen Latifah took that concept of an ensemble cast of comedic premise and applied it to Living Single. With a step even further, both Marta Kauffman and David Crane simplified it even further by just calling their show "Friends"; in which, the basis then allowed for more unrestricted premises with reoccurring characters. Ironically, the show Friends was not only a generation behind a show like SpongeBob in it's runtime, but the show SpongeBob developed with a generation that always had the internet readily available to its majority. On another relevant topic—I liked Mickey Mouse, as a kid, but I grew out of it. I can't say I'm a Mickey Mouse fan; but what I can say is that Mickey Mouse stayed relevant for almost a whole century without the existence of many formats that propelled SpongeBob. Maybe your fondness for SpongeBob has made your perspective uneven. To say that there will "Never" be another show like SpongeBob is absurd, especially since the identity of SpngeBob in itself is a knock off another show.


i cried a little at the end.....

"its not about wining,its about fun!" for f sake that hit hard...


This video is more important than ever with Stephen Hillenburg's passing. Rest In Peace the creator of the best show of a whole generation.


This shit made me realize shit about myself far more than I thought any video on Youtube ever could... Great work man


I thought the guy that shut the door in spongebobs face was the "chocolate guy". And the thing with him is he has some kind of eating disorder (hence, the chocolate addiction)


Imagine growing up without Spongebob and it's characters :( we all wouldn't know what we're missing


"We don't stop playing because we grow up. We grow up because we stop playing"

nothing wrong with growing up.  Just don't grow squid-ward.


This man speaks truth, miss the old Spongebob vibe


This might sound odd, but I always related with Squidward more, I had a rough time going through primary school till about midway through highschool, and fairly quickly I developed a similar cynicism when it came to my situation and that cynicism has never really gone away. I always try and make the best out of situations though, no point making a bad situation worse with a shitty attitude.

Oddly, I always found him the funniest too, I always laughed at Squidward's retorts and misfortunes, and not so much Spongbob's antics.

@FZilla X Yeah dummy, what I'm saying is contrary to what he said in the video, Squidward was my favorite character and the one who represented my outlook on shit back when I was a kid.

Yeah dummy thats what he said in the video, thag we should all try to be like spongebob instead of squidwards


does anyone one else want to just jump i na ballpit after watching this?


I have never seen a thin person drinking diet dr kelp


I'm a grown ass man and I like spongebob.


I think the reason why it went downhill was because the Spongebob Squarepants movie was meant to be the end of the series. But since the show was doing so well, Nickelodeon didn't want to cancel their best moneymaker. So when the original creator wanted to quit, they just gave the show to other writers with "poop" humor, resulting in the hot mess we have today. It's all about money now, they should've ended it if it was what the original creator wanted - plus I thought the original movie (not that weird sequel) was the perfect way to end the show.

Meh, I like the show today too. It doesn't take away from the old episodes either.

Technically though the movie is the cannon ending and everything after that was made takes place before the movie. Still doesn't justify it anyways

Yeah the first movie was mad sad<br> :( I still cry today

Yeah the first movie was mad sad
 :( I still cry today

Amphithere after the second movie, in my opinion I think the show gotten better


Squidward Q. Tentacles?
Nah
I think you mean:
Squidward Q. Tennisballs.

Squidward Q. Tentacles?
*Nah*
I think you mean:
Squidward Q. Tennisballs.

"Squidward...Tortellini?!" may be my favorite moment from the whole series lol

@Reverend Revenant Dammit, I was gonna say that!


12.16 i think you got the point wrong of loud = funny


I believe millennials like spongebob because the show relates so much to us, the humor and moods the show creates, I think that’s why the memes are funny.


here is the song at 13:07 Etrian Odyssey Untold: TMG - Town - The Lounge Where We Speak of Tomorrow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkUcIfCS99w


Awe, that last quote got to me :)

"It's not about winning, it's about fun!"


I'm seventeen years old, and the pressure on me to grow up has never been as high as it is now. I'm starting to think about college, and it seems like adult mediocrity is pretty imminent. Despite this, I still love reminiscing about Spongebob, and I have a whole arsenal of quotes that came from watching it religiously as a kid; however, it seems like less and less people share the same passion for it that I do. Watching this video, I realized something that had been right in front of me for several years yet I'd never noticed. Spongebob wasn't just some frivolous children's show during its heyday; it was social commentary! I guess I may have realized some aspects of this before, but not to the extent that I do now thanks to this video. Thank you for creating such an insightful review of such an integral part of my childhood. Perhaps the next time I have a bad day, I'll just marathon some Spongebob.

Don't worry, being grown up after school is the biggest lie i've ever run into :D Okay, I'm also only 23 at this point, but when I left school I was terribly anxious about having to know all these adult things now. It's a lie. You're not prepared for adult life when you leave school. You start all over again, and that's okay. And now in college what I find is a bunch of people still having fun, enjoying Spongebob, Pokemon and stuff more freely than you were "allowed to" in puberty. College isn't the place where you have to be grown up. College is the place where you learn to grow up and have fun without the pain of puberty.

I’m 18 currently starting college and I still have extreme passion for Spongebob. People on my campus can quote it, but can’t remember episode names from the first 3 seasons while I can........ from all 10

While you're looking to college, the trades are suffering, bro. There's plenty of well-paying positions that need people. Honestly I wish I joined sooner when I left high school. I'm not THAT late, but I could've been a Master by now. Heh. Just a suggestion though; you do you, boo.

Damn, I'm in the same boat and the pressure is really getting to me since I've noticed my school work decline significantly as a senior than when I started as a high school freshman. Even though I know I will be thrust into adulthood once I graduate, I still reminisce on SpongeBob and how it made me laugh.

yeah when i get home I watch spongebob and do my homework to take the edge off, ive been watching since I was 1 or 2 in my highchair on the spongebob box tv, back when season 3 was still airing

Mediocre Indigo I’m right here with you dude


I honestly think this is one of the best videos to ever be posted to this sight. Or to ever exist. This guy took “there will never be an other cartoon like sponge bob square pants” and through the video, he tells you why. And why the show is so great. And what caused its downfall. But the best part of this video was how he tied all of this to reality. Everyone is like squidward today. They think they’re better than everyone, when in reality, their just mediocre.


Spongebob is not cool, tough, smart, can’t pass driving test, and gets paid minimum and his hobbies are rejected by society. Spongebob just doesn’t give a shot what people think and lives his life making jokes and he may not have the best life but always has a smile on his face and goes to sleep everyday knowing he is awesome. Spongebob has been on for 20 years now, still the best show ever to exist in all of humanity at least as in cartoon animate shows.

Edit: when I said shot I meant shit it needed to be kid friendly lol.

SpongeBob is my favourite character on the show :) followed by Plankton then Squidward/Patrick.

What you should have said was “SpongeBob doesn’t give a 🐬🐬🐬🐬 about it”

Galaxi I’m going to go to junior high this year and I had never cuss I watched spongebob since I was 4 and I still do

Kids already know how to swear amongst friends once they reach 1st grade. (source: experience), just carry on.


Is it me or Spongebob should be the ONLY one to get a star on the walk of fame.

I am think of sending this to the crew of spongebob on Twitter but I can’t...

If he gets a star it best have a pink outline


ima be honest, i use to think the show was stupid. I liked other cartoons and yes I was like 4 or 5 when this stuff was in its peak popularity. Not only that but I only seen like 5 episodes. Spongebob was just annoying, even as a kid.


This video spoke to me in a way no adult ever has, thank you for making this.


Me yelling at the screen:

ITS FREAKING SQUIDWARD

HES THE MOST IMPORTANT

Me yelling at the screen:

*ITS FREAKING SQUIDWARD*

*HES THE MOST IMPORTANT*

@THE Darklor9 Same. I also thought it was Gary

😂 that was my first inclination. As I got older I saw more of a pattern between spongebob and squidward.

Omg me too I was like JUST SAY SQUIDWARD ALREADY! 😂

ever since i left my "spongebob" phase of my life and into the "squidward"  phase of my life i realized this, and yes, i yelled at the screen too.

I cant think of anything but i will soon. Maybe.

Millennials and Igens love that despressive mess😂😂


To be fair, Stephen Hillenburg; the show's creator said that the first Spongebob movie was the series finale

Everything after that movie is supposed to happen before it. That's why spongebob isnt a manager in season four and beyond

I can't believe I still remember being 6-7 years old watching the SpongeBob movie in theatres

There will never ever be another man like Stephen Hillenburg.


I always come back to this video when I feel down.

Thank you EmpLemon


I'll be completly honest, this video actually made me tear up near the end. I had never seen such a review of spongebob like that and I'm glad that I have. Thank you once more EmpLemon.

Complex Ez woah damn, sorry to hear about that.

Me to man he really made me look at my self in the mirror. Im 19  and the only thing that gave me joy in life was making music but life knock me on the ass taking my mother from me dust me for siding for my passion forgetting how to do it now I'm just like Squidward going through everyday life with no aspirations and goals


You may be right, but there's never ever ever ever ever ever been a show like VeggieTales

...so Invader Zim was just a cocaine fueled bender?

Morgan Laco, it’s that one religious show, that little kids actually like


Now THAT was a truly on-point analysis of what made SpongeBob Squarepants work so well.

I never did plan or want to make a sequel to Top 10 Biggest Problems with Modern SpongeBob, but anyone who did want to see a follow-up to that would do well to take a look at this video. It's the absolutely perfect summary of why this cartoon is so special and will be remembered for generations to come.

Because there's no point in being an adult if you can't be a kid every once in a while.


My baby mama watched SpongeBob as a kid.. showed her Futurama and better shows.... My daughter doesn't like SpongeBob... SpongeBob is probably for unparented low iq people


The hardest part about watching this was realizing how much my adulthood has changed me. We need to have jobs, be responsible, and to do things that we don't want to so we can pay rent just so we can survive. In realizing how much this cycle has turned me into a Squidward, I started crying and wishing that I could find the joy I once had as a child. I'm too lost in my responsibilities to even remember how to feel like a kid again.

You never missed a beat throughout this whole video. From explaining why Band Geeks is the best episode to dissecting the arc between Spongebob and Squidward then comparing them to the realization of adulthood, this video is the best summary of why Spongebob has ascertained its notoriety and has established a deep connection with its audience no matter how old they are.


Man, you really nailed it. I've always loved seasons 1-3, to this day, I can watch the episodes and still enjoy them, but I could never really pinpoint why. It's just such a good show, and never bores me. And Bank Geeks is the best episode. I think Chocolate with Nuts or Idiot Box is probably second best!

Iido's Gaming Den chocolate? I remember when they first invented chocolate..

I always hated it!!!


The title is such an understatement. This show is the definition of “Lightning in a Bottle”. Spongebob is right next to Mickey Mouse where all you have to do is show his outline/silhouette and people will instantly know who it is.


I never knew a video of SpongeBob would be this educative and philosophical. This is indeed a masterpiece.


Ohhhh Who lives in a pinneaple under the sea?


There will never be another spongebob
There will never be another Stephen hillenburg
But let’s hope for more like them


"Rocket Power came out the same year as Spongebob on Nickelodeon, and it aged about as well as Polio."<br>Be fair - Polio is making a comeback!

"Rocket Power came out the same year as Spongebob on Nickelodeon, and it aged about as well as Polio."
Be fair - Polio is making a comeback!

for those wondering, the song that played with the rocket power montage is No Love by Death Grips

Polio aged as well as a child who didn’t get vaccinated


I think the reason this show had SpongeBob and Squidward acting off eachother the way you describe, was a simple case of the same reason alot of other children's cartoons had adult jokes hidden in. They knew parents would be watching with their kid, and why not add a character the parents related to while their kid related to SpongeBob. Nothing screams happy times like being able to watch a show with your mom or dad and laugh along with them, brings families closer together, thats what SpongeBob does. Bastards 😡. Lol

It's also a classic comedy duo trope. The happy and sad clown act

I think a lot of it's also how creators find creative ways (go figure) to express their ideas and flesh out their work.


Never a „documentary“ about spongebob touched my heart as much as this one. Awesome video dude! You really made my day!


I think this is why animes like One Punch or Saiki K. works so well. The main character reacts like the normal average human. Then the side characters are so typically anime stereotypes that it creates a hilarious contrast

OPM is one of the few actually hillarious animes

You can make the same arguement with nijichou. It looks standard but some things are blown out of proportion it becomes funny

Spot on. Saiki K. is a hidden masterpiece

Or Aggretsuko where they ask you how you are, and you just have to say that you're fine, when you're not really fine...


This video made me cry. I loved spongebob so much growing up. When I was 11, my little sister was born. We watched the episodes together from the time she was a baby till she was about 11 as well. I related to every word you said. Both the Pizza Delivery and Bubble Bowl episodes were works of art. They make me want to be a spongebob in life.


I cannot imagine my life without Spongebob Squarepants.


I'm rewatching this video for the nth time, and it's only just now struck me how powerful the crazy frog to 9/11 transition is. Truly a work of art.


Great analysis EmpLemon.  Thanks for bringing back some Spongey nostalgia.  I love how you ended the vid with the Flamingosis "Football Head" lo-fi.  I used to watch "Hey Arnold!" all the time when I was a kid and love rocking this song in the background while I'm at work, takes me back to those days with Arnold and Gerald, just tryna make it...


Bro you are pure insight. Amazing video. You actually come so close to making me cry it's crazy.


Thank you for this video, it was weirdly inspiring in a very profound way.


The difference with spongebob is that he actually loves being a frycook it's his passion. Squidward doesn't have a passion for his work. So idk that it's a better attitude as much as he's actually living a life doing a career he loves whereas Squidward isn't. Sure SpongeBob has other passions but at least he's doing one he loves which Squidward isn't. Still Squidward a attitude doesn't help him.


Amazing video. I never thought Spongebob about it his way, really makes me appreciate the show way more 😄


God I love Spongebob! I'm a grown <b>ss man and if it's on, I'm watching it. Out of everybody I know, only one (a 2 year old) doesn't like it, because the super detailed close ups scare him. This show is the best animated show, and quit possibly the best *show</b> to exist and will inevitably stay that way for as long as people have the ability to feel joy. And you are wrong about new Spongebob being "bad"! Sure, the first few seasons were the peak, but this show will NEVER be "bad"! I still love any Spongebob I can get my hands on. I will accept that you don't like the later seasons, but you can't say it's anything less than fantastic.

God I love Spongebob! I'm a grown *ss man and if it's on, I'm watching it. Out of everybody I know, only one (a 2 year old) doesn't like it, because the super detailed close ups scare him. This show is the best animated show, and quit possibly the best *show* to exist and will inevitably stay that way for as long as people have the ability to feel joy. And you are wrong about new Spongebob being "bad"! Sure, the first few seasons were the peak, but this show will NEVER be "bad"! I still love any Spongebob I can get my hands on. I will accept that you don't like the later seasons, but you can't say it's anything less than fantastic.


I wish i simply could take people by word (in this case you, the creator of this video) and could just be child like again. i wish to be more of a spongebob, but it feels like being stuck of a squidward for ever. every time i look through the window, i see gray walls, sad and cynical people who are doing the same everyday. i think every squidward in this society dont want to die actually, but relive the "good ol' days"... like me, they dont know how.

Thank you for the video. I hope someday i can be a little bit more spongebob.


23:10
After this lengthy rant by Emp about people not respecting childishness enough, I feel like he might have some... unpleasant experiences with people reacting to his behavior.


My favorite characters are ones who oppose eachother ideologically. Aang and Zuko, Spongebob and Squidward, Jonathan and Dio, Senku and the current enemy of the manga.


Great video!! Thanks for sharing. Very well explained


I'm so glad spongebob is as good as it is. It deserves it.


I actually had to stand up and take a break for a bit. I feel like I knew this about myself for a long time I just refused to be more childish and embracing of optimistic concepts. It is dumb when I think about it so thanks for bringing it to light for me haha.


The squirrel was the most important character, she taught us how to survive and thrive in a hostile environment where you are an alien and by all laws of nature shouldn’t be alive.


There are a few other aspects that seem stand out to me. One is the unique storyboarding style in which animators basically took the story beats and did whatever they wanted with them. Animation is an almost entirely visual medium, and animators are better at exploiting it than writers are. This is why so many clips and stills are meme-worthy. Second, the show very often taps into how things seem as a child instead of how they really are. Reef Blower is a shining example of this, where in a kid's logic, why couldn't a leaf blower make you fly around or suck up all the water in the ocean? Lastly, while Spongebob and Patrick could be obnoxious, the first three seasons were never unbearable to watch as an adult. Squidward, as mentioned in the video, was always there to "punish" Spongebob for being too annoying.


I watched this a while back, and I'm rewatching it. I realize I may be the scourge of comments sections now,  because of my long rambly rants, so I'll keep this *short*. You've made me see Spongebob, the show and the character, in a new way. Thank you man. And at 9:32, I see a Poppy Bros Jr. to the left of Spongebob. No idea why.


damn this video kinda hit me lowkey, especially the end. you’re a mad genius emperorlemon, thank you for this video.


I've gotta be honest. I FULLY blame school for taking imagination and fun outta life


Love the analysis hate the ending message.

I agree you should like what ya like no matter what age, I mean I still watch cartoons and try to look at everything with that childhood wonderment.

but at some point the world says "oh no no no, you need to earn money to survive!" and so we have to get a job where were treated like shit wither by a boss, co worker, or the people you deal with.
now I'd love to live freely and absent mindedly do my one job all while having fun like spongebob does. but that's not how life works.

because from what I can tell, rent doesn't exist in spongebob, bills don't exist in spongebob, why jobs exist I have no clue. but otherwise how the hell does patrick own any land for his house?
I mean he collects mail so he's got to be registered somehow.

we don't choose to become squidward. we wish we were spongebob, but the real world wont let you.

no one want's to be a squidward. but that's just how the real world works.


Just discovered your never ever series, Best thing for a whole year!


One of my favourite childhood memories was a lego Spongebob animation where he was singing, "Don't be a jerk, it's Christmas!"<br>I haven't ever even been that into Spongebob!

One of my favourite childhood memories was a lego Spongebob animation where he was singing, "Don't be a jerk, it's Christmas!"
I haven't ever even been that into Spongebob!


I’ve been called baby-ish for still loving Mickey Mouse and Spongebob, but to me, it’s about the imagination they spark. To be a kid at heart means overcoming life’s obstacles and thinking out of the box, and it’s a quality I hope many like myself never lose. That’s why I still love cartoons and the fun worlds they create.


This is some Infinite Jest level of entertainment.  I can't stop watching.

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I grew up without Spongebob...I'm gonna see it now.


honestly though spongebob is still quite good, even if it doesn't have the charm that the first few episodes have.


and I know I'm 2 years late, but I have to say it. The newer seasons of Spongebob aren't even that bad, not as good as the first 3 seasons, but still.


So I came here to walk a thing on the formula of what made a good show....and i leave with a spark of hope and feeling a little less depressed :) Thank you


For that and a lot of other reasons SpongeBob is in our hearts
I surely don't agree with everything you said, but i see your point and do agree with most of it
God bless Spongge Bob
God bless Stephen Hillenburg
and God bless you for making this video ma dude.


I like spongebob because it has this immersive world with memorable landmarks, and an actual layout.  Now think about a show like the loud house.  Its fucking boring.  It exists in a lame house in a normal town with no established layout and no reoccurring buildings.  Spongebob is one of a kind.  The problem with spongebob now is that it has an annoying protagonist.  Before children would be entertained by the show and adults could appreciate it.  Now its mindless flashing colors,  its so afraid to slow down and lose children's attention that its obnoxious.


Nothing come close to spongebob squarepants

Tom & Jerry: Hold my beer

Finally, a worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!


Squidward's Paradise is <b>very</b> in tune with this message, probably the most it's been spelled out.

Squidward's Paradise is *very* in tune with this message, probably the most it's been spelled out.


Ren and stimpy did it first. Still my favorite show as a kid.....spongebob was a much more palatable version. But all the ingredients for spongebob could be found in R&S


When the end of the video happened, and I heard "it's not about winning," I immediately responded out loud almost without control: "It's about fun!"

I haven't been more proud of myself in a very long time.


I personally like some new spongebob episodes. Though yeah, most new episodes fall into gross humor or just....

Meh.


Funnily enough those that like "childish" things and accept them are more mature than those that deride them for it.


It’s interesting because all adult animals still have “fun” and play, and are never depressed. Except for adult humans living in industrialized societies...


As a skinny boy who woke up an grew up watching spongebob, he was optimistic/conscious/alive. Im thinkin outside the box/humble from it. They’ll never be another like it. (R.I.P) stephien


The 8bit 19-2000 is a perfect touch for a show that most people grew up with in the 90s and 00s


I love this show ....it will never die for me ...and if ppl want it dead then..then there....EEEEEVILLLLLLLLLL💢


Damn the mario kart music in the background fits suprisingly well


Squidward is Frank Grimes. Because of him, ANY Spongebob episode can be Homer's Enemy.


If you have depression you can be both a squidward and a spongebob at the same time. Do what you like regardless of whether it's childish, but still be a nihilistic sad-sack schlub who will never feel genuinely happy again.


11:20 Squidward here was actually supposed to be parodying overblown communist rhetoric


the two best shows in history are spongebob and futurama


I cant even explain how many hours I spent cry-laughing at youtube poop back in the day. Fuck lol


My 72 year old father had a Sponge Bob shower curtain...true story...


The Mariokart track in the background is pure art


13:00 idk why but that had me dying from how savage that was


My all time favorite episode would have to be Graveyard Shift, toptier shit 👌


One of the best and most important documantaries for all of us<br>Thanks a lot

One of the best and most important documantaries for all of us
Thanks a lot


I’m a 20 year old ass man and I still use the spongebob blanket I got when I was 5 lmao


I love this show growing up when I was 6 I love the first 3 season Lol. I can't believe I'm going to be 21 soon


4:44  Gotta love that suuuuper lazy cropping on Buggs bunny


Chowder is so underrated the food puns and characters are so funny just like sponge

Yes. And a masterpiece of 4th wall breaks.


POV; you used to watch spongebob before school every morning.


i times myself scrolling through Instagram at the start of the video and it took 16.71 seconds to find a video of squidward being turned into a realistic anime drawing


Is it just me or does squidward sound too suspiciously like Vladimir Lenin


This video is gold. This is my third time watching it.


Not gonna lie

Spongebob was us when we are kids
And
We slowly turn into squidward as time passes


I absolutely hate spongebob but watched Bc this channel is awesome


I just watched the episode where plankton switches lives with krabs and it is literally meme after meme it’s great :,)


But they (logically) air kid shows to early in the morning or too late at night


Steve Was so iconic He made this show into Memes 😂👌🏻


24:18 to 24:25 your quote has been my outlook on life😀


Será que eu podia fazer uma parada dessa com Chaves?


I felt that graphic with Millenials superimposed over "downward spiral."


Alright, this guy won me over with Chris Jericho.


9:04 no you cant compare camp lazlo to spongebob, comparation spongebob and lazlo is like sky and ground. but you can compare it to gumball


Everyone:spongebob lives in a pineapple under the sea

Me:triggered

Also me:what about Garry


10:53 the Soviet March from red alert 2 is playing

Me: laughing my ass off


To summarize: everything that exists is either one and only one thing within itself or contradictions are all that exist.


Bruh spongebob was way more sad in the movie “good morning depression” homie jus wanted to be the manager 😖


they say you either die a spongebob or live long enough to become a squidward....


Simpsons was more impactful.
-simpsons "good" age lasted past 3 seasons unlike SB
-The reason SB appears to have a long shelf life than SB is because of millennials and their extended adolescence.
GenX didn't have much of an extended adolescence obsession, so they moved on.
Just saing


'It's not about wining, it's about fun"

WHY AM I CRYING????!!!!!


To sum up...
"Put your toys away
But then I gotta say
When you tell me not to play
I say no way!

I'm a kid you say
When you say that I'm a kid
I say say it again
And then I say thanks!
Thank you very much!"


Love the Gorillaz 8 Bit music.  Classic man totally love the band bro !


I've watched this 4 times in a row and I'm gonna edit this comment every time I rewatch it again


Tell me how this autoplayed while I was making a spongebob meme.


Is it weird that I'm spongebob and squidward at the same time


I watched this during an lsd trip, made me think that we literally live for a short time but be dead for a long time


its true tho
for me, the only good episode in latest season is just the mustard mines
and i dont really see the comedic in the other episode in the latest season


Now you sir, might be late but, you won YouTube


But what about the disgraceful SpongeBob spin-off


So Spongebob declined because of the characteristics


Spongebob is yellow, cute, weird, immature, clueless, absurdly funny....


I want to watch spongebob squarepants now

triggered daffy duck getting ready for bed


Starts playing a remixed 19-2000 at the start.


Hello, i never watched a single episode of Spongebob Squarepants in my whole life<br>Bye

Hello, i never watched a single episode of Spongebob Squarepants in my whole life
Bye


14:55
Wait how did you get that photo of me


@6:35 I literally fucking stopped what I was doing and stared at the screen


Gran Turismo 4 music at 19mins got me nostalgic as hell


0:13 but can tell you who lives in a pineapple under the sea
I knew they would say this


Yo, Emp Lemon.  You made me remember Camp Lazlo.  Why'd ya do that?


tfw you never had the good childish qualities but the bad ones, like being untalkative, remorseful and just generally stupid, which i still have today


You're not gonna see this comment

But i really needed this in my life


7:33 'most complex generation in history'. This sentence is bafflingly stupid


Wow man football head at the end of the video made me cry :(<br>I love that song!

Wow man football head at the end of the video made me cry :(
I love that song!


0:27 you thought I wouldn't notice this music..


Spongebob Squarepants is the cartoon equivalent of Michael Jackson


The music choices in this video are great ahahs gorillaz to death grips and whatnot


i'm 23 and have never seen an episode of spongebob


Is it just me or you threw in a remix of Aquatic Ambience in the background?


Hilgenberg has said SpongeBob was actually written for college kids but had to be modified to be a kid's show as a cartoon for Adults wouldn't have worked....


thank you for that video its good that i wached it right now when im 10


Damn... I.... I don’t know wat to say. If someone outright says that to u on the street, HOW THE HELL do u respond?


<b>Person Who Never Seen Spongebob</b> Me: What Is Yellow, Square, and have pants, The Person: idk me: what the flip!

*Person Who Never Seen Spongebob* Me: What Is Yellow, Square, and have pants, The Person: idk me: what the flip!


Oh my god when I get a car that's the car I'm getting a spongebob car because I love spongebob and have so much spongebob merchandise so yeah I'm getting that car


Why did you include the menu soundtrack from Gran Turismo 4? I keep getting flashbacks to my youth


Theres a lot of philosophy in this and i truly wasn't expecting to realize that SpongeBob shows a kids prospective and an adults based on personalities and how they interact. Subscribed.


Now everyone thinks that they are spongebob and could be spongebob and not squidward if society stopped screwing them


What I like about Spongebob is that it’s just pure, unbridled fun. Maybe we’re mostly Squidwards (although I think I’m more of a Karen), but there’s definitely something to be admired in Spongebob’s optimistic, enthusiastic outlook on life. I don’t know about the rest of y’all, but I wish I was more of a Spongebob. I want to greet every day as a new, exciting opportunity for joy. It’s silly and fun and it makes me feel good to watch Spongebob’s antics.

As soon as you said "outlook", I knew I had to make this joke.<br>To Be FaIr, YoU hAvE tO hAvE a HiGh Iq To UnDeRsTaNd SpOnGeBoB. iT hAs ExTrEmElY sUbTlE...

As soon as you said "outlook", I knew I had to make this joke.
To Be FaIr, YoU hAvE tO hAvE a HiGh Iq To UnDeRsTaNd SpOnGeBoB. iT hAs ExTrEmElY sUbTlE...

We have gotten to the point where, as a society, we compare ourselves to fictional characters. What happened to the good ages when people hunted food and gathered crops? When will things return to a point where we are not dooming our own world with an oversaturation of meaningless products that are slowly but surely gradually leading us to extinction? we are dooming our younger generations here! When will we stop? WHEEEEEEEEEEENNNN?

But yeah im more a plankton


My dad always said he hated SpongeBob, but I remember me, him, and my brothers would have some amazing laughs on the rare day he was willing to watch it with us. We always brought up how his cynicism so heavily resembled Squidward, and how our naivety and carelessness resembled SpongeBob. We enjoyed comparing the things we did in the show to the dumb things we do in real life. It really makes you more self-aware of the things you ought to improve about yourselves.

PS: to make matters worse, my dad is literally a communist.

Urgh, please stop talking about politics and listen to people who know what they have to say instead, kiddos. Communism is not the opposite of democracy, communism is not a black-and-white thing, and the American system has tons of problems because of the low amount of social subsidies, compared to, for example, Central and Northern Europe.

@Zay Ray and democracy aswell, both can't work, communism is easely converted in a dictatorship of sorts, and democracy is too easely manipulated by those with money ( power )

Bruh communism isnt bad, its just utopical like democracy, they make you believe one is worst than the other but both can't work due to human nature, only thing is that democracy fools you into believing you have what you wanted as a community when things are in reality like always, since the era of Kings, the nobility with their money and power are the ones in control, smae happens now but in a very discrete manner, it's easier to rule fooling people than making them, but that is my take on the scenario of this world.

Btw I won't ever stop being like spongebob man, fuck anyone who tries to kill my person xd, I can be serious but i want to remain with my inner child


This is so cool, I've talked with friends before about the duality between Spongebob and Squidward but we never really pinpointed what made it work. I feel like another piece in the puzzle of my world has fallen into place. Thanks EmpLemon.


I turn 24 this year, I still love Spongebob, but man do I miss Ed, Edd, Eddie.

spartan456 i still laugh loud at the 25 joke. I don't know how the fuck they managed to do this, but this shit is very funny

Me too 95 for the win lol. But man, how i feel like squidward nowhere days.

It's actually Eddy. And take it from me. <b>People spell my name wrong all the time</b>

It's actually Eddy. And take it from me. *People spell my name wrong all the time*

a kid once told me "You watch too much ed, edd, eddie" he was not wrong

Hey, csSloth, I thought of something funnier than 24. 25.

csSloth yeah that show was amazing, i remember it was the only cartoon that me and my siblings got to watch together despite our age


This actually hit really hard. Great video!


Disliked when you dissed Rocket Power. Tito will hear about this.


Can I just say that you have a great taste in music? Like honestly the video was fantastic and I was loving that Mario Kart music and the classical music. Nice work!


$17,000 on prom night but ran out of food within the first five minutes only buying like one Costco thing of strawberry’s for a chocolate fountain when they knew 200 300 people would show up. $60 per person


Craziest thing about this show. My older sister is 27 and watched this. I watched it I’m 25. My 18 year old brothers love it. And now I go to my sisters and my nephews that are 3 and 6 watch sponge-bob. It’s insane when your really think about it

its crazy ...alot shows are better when they first start .....i cnt stand new SpongeBob at all ....like family guy the not the beginning but like beginning-middle was the best ...simpons was the begining ...american dad was the Beg-mid ...its like they have something going for them and then they want to change it ...thats why i loved hey arnold ...just 3 seasons ..done ..classic ..they wasnt even tryna fuck that up

Dingus MacGoober yeah man. Sponge bob really competes with Looney Tunes for bridging generation gaps in entertainment. Here’s to the next 20 years!


I think that everyone’s got a bit of Squidward and Spongebob both in them


Don’t take a shot every time he makes a sponge bob joke, you’ll end up some how in rock bottom


Yet you said this during the bad era of spongebob.


This analysis really resonated with me and I find it great. It is true that Spongebob goes through some hardship and still he's able to be genuinely happy. I think Squidward definitely envies that even tho sometimes he finds it annoying. People tend to want everyone else being as miserable as they themselves are, so they try to pull everyone else down instead of lifting them up. Also Band Geeks might be so well-loved bc Squidward finally gets a happy ending and everything goes from impossible to amazing as u said


Holy s*** my mind is been blown. I had a theory about good character duos that can somewhat describe the Squidward/Spongebob relationship, but this blew my mind.


I’m about to re-watch the first five seasons of SpongeBob and avatar the last Airbender what a time to be alive

Liam Reynolds one of us, OnE oF uS, oNE OF US

I literally just finished watching Avatar last night, for the first time mind you. HOLy MolLY what have I been missing??

Avatar was the show that taught me valuable life lessons spongebob was the show that never got old and could make me lmao when ever I wanted to.

I'm 26 and re-watch avatar at least once a year. It might just be a perfect show.

Those two shows.... the reason for life itself.

These are probably the 2 cartoons (comedy and non-comedy) that everyone should watch at some point in their life.


I'm 17 and I was raised by SpongeBob SquarePants references since a very young age.

I remember turning on Nick when I was 5 and seeing SpongeBob for the first time you could tell there was something distinct about it

I'm 36 and Spongebob Squarepants kept me laughing all through college.


Am I the only one who thinks spongebob stole the idea of the krusty crab from krusty burger in the simpsons?


I actually cried while watching this.Thank you so much

I did as well. I did not expect such a beautiful message