SpongeBob SquarePants

I'd say the bigger problem with a lot of the Post movie episodes is that while there are some genuinely good ones and some really bad stinkers, a lot of them are just so bland and boring. Even some of the real bad ones can be really dull.

There are alternatives...

Exactly. Plus, even Squilliam got a ticket. I'm not saying Squidward deserved to get all those tickets, but it was funny as hell to watch.

edited 18th Oct '15 1:27:44 AM by MsCC93

The post-movie era tends to have more overall bad episodes than good ones. In fact, almost none of my livejournal friends were even interested in watching even Season 4 , because they probably associate the post-movie era as all bad.

Also, guess what episode I watched with my friend last night, based on my avatar.

edited 18th Oct '15 7:14:32 PM by powerpuffbats

We need Patrick and Mr. Krabs torture porn episodes.

There's Pat No Pay and No Hat for Pat, but those aren't enough compared to what Gary and Plankton (and even SB himself) have gone through. (Maybe it's because I hated Mr. Krabs even in the first 3 seasons.)

How about we have no more "torture porn" episodes (I absolutely loathe that term) and just try to be funny using sharp writing and fun plotlines like the old seasons?

I would agree with that

I'd almost... ALMOST consider giving this show another chance, just for these writers doing that.

Besides, Squidward is a worthless character, in my honest opinion. He needs to be left alone and kept in the background. Where he belongs.

I never noticed how much the first 3 seasons used weird one-off jokes. That seems to have been dropped after the movie.

How many people think that handsome Squidward is flat out creepy?

Well, that's what largely made early seasons so great. The plots were mostly excuses to string together clever puns, creative visual, an impressive soundtrack, and pure surrealism while still keeping the episode's conflict in mind.

Season four kept being decent because there were still some amusing diversions. Later material plays plots predictably straight.

Like, the episode with Crabs stealing jellyfish to make a factory of jelly patties had a lot of little things that didn't need to be there. The fish customer having a drawn-out fit of ecstasy and having a very brief musical outburst, the plot setup where there's an exchange about Spongebob having a five-minute lunch break that he notes with enthusiasm is one more minute than yesterday. Sponge paranoid thinking that someone is trying to sell him something, and the cutaway with a fish saying they're on to them.

Most of the memes and memorable moments come from these one-off lines that are about as weird in context.

Band Geeks is one of the most loved eps in the fandom, and it dedicates most of its run to how the band screwed up in hilarious violence five times, one just being members spinning their batons until they start flying and crash into an explosion. It doesn't make logical sense, but it follows the reasoning behind what the gag established. And the awesome moment is just how surprising it is to see a two-bit marching band that didn't even want to be there and plagued by infighting somehow get together and make an over the top concert because of a corny speech about how Squidword sounds better if you pretend he's something else.

Sponge Bob: What kind of monsters are we? That poor creature came to us in his hour of need. And we failed him. Squidward's always been there for us when it was convenient for him. Evelyn, when your little Jimmy was trapped in a fire, who rescued him?

Evelyn: A firemen.

Sponge Bob: And Larry, when your heart gave out from all those tanning pills, who revived you!?

Larry: Some guy in an ambulance.

Sponge Bob: Right. So, if we can all just pretend that Squidward was a fireman, or some guy in an ambulance, then I'm sure that we can all pull together, and discover what it truly means, To be in a marching band.

Harold: Yeah, for the firemen!

Time to discuss the future of Squidward Tentacles. Yesterday, TMZ reported that last week, Rodger Bumpass, Squidward's voice actor, was busted for DUI in Burbank. Today, we have learned that his future on the series is bleak.

Bumpass has already spoken with Nickelodeon and his future is unclear.

We know that Bumpass was arrested after failing a field sobriety test on Friday night. Reports indicate that the man was found by the cops standing outside of his PT Cruiser but that Bumpass may have admitted to driving while under the influence during the course of events. What’s clear is that the man was inebriated, so whether or not the DUI proceeds to go through the court system, that may not be the image Nickelodeon wants to project. The network will have to decide whether or not a DUI outside of work is enough to take away the man’s livelihood.

In my honest opinion, should Bumpass be booted off the series (which seems likely given kids networks' track record in dealing with unruly talent), it would be extremely noticeable if Squidward be recast or written off. I really don't have a clear opinion on the future of the character, but unless the show staff can convince the network to let him stay, the show would change drastically should Squidward be affected any way by this incident.

edited 20th Jan '16 4:35:02 PM by Mario1995

I highly doubt he'll be fired, or if he is there'll be a LOT of controversy over it that will lead to him coming back.

Yeah. Something tells me the show staff will convince Nick to let him stay. After all the whole reason Mitchell Musso continued to work on Phineas and Ferb was because the show staff convinced Disney to realize changing Jeremy would be controversial.

Well, it'd be suicide for them to fire the guy who had been voicing Squidward for, what, nine seasons now?

Pretty much the entire series run, as well as the related merchandise and video games.

Ironic since it would be just during an era people are claiming the show is getting better again. If this occurs we'll have the Seasonal Rot era and the 'weird sounding Squidward' era. :P

I'd prefer calling him the "Darrin Squidward" in The Other Darrin sense. XD

@ powerpuffbats: yes, "handsome Squidward" is very freaky. Why they made a meme out of it I will never know.

edited 21st Jan '16 4:38:43 AM by Halogirl2016

He shouldn't be fired, Squidward is too important to the series.

Last I heard, he's not gonna get fired.

That's good news, i mean, the guy who voices Peanut on Pickle and peanut got away with calling haters of the show cunts or something, and he's still working. But I think that's because he's a teenager, too.

And besides, is the target audience really gonna find out about this?

Likely not

Good news, everyone. It seems Bumpass will remain on the series for the forseeable future.

Rodger Bumpass — aka Squidward Tentacles on "SpongeBob SquarePants" — can rest easy ... he won't get sacked from the show for his DUI arrest.

Sources close to production tell us, execs don't view a DUI bust as a deal breaker, and good thing, because half of Hollywood would lose their jobs.

We're told the only basis for firing him would be the "morals clause," and the show takes the position getting a DUI is not an immoral act. Legally speaking, that's exactly right.

edited 25th Jan '16 9:05:41 AM by Mario1995