Saturday, 12 April 2014

Do you think Spongebob is inappropriate for younger children?




Mommy of 3


My kids are 2 and 3.5, & they both LOVE Spongebob. But my 3 yr old got mad the other day & called a kid "You Barnacle Head!" While I did find this funny, I didn't like him getting angry & calling names. He also called someone stupid once, bc he heard it on Spongebob. There's also an episode where they think they killed the health inspector, that I don't like them watching.. but they love the show, & it is kinda funny otherwise... Am I being over-protective?
Well I let them watch it, but sometimes I feel guilty for it like bc I wonder if it's something they shouldn't be watching.
And why am I being accused of my son's name calling? He may have gotten it from somewhere, but not from my house. The only thing I could think of was from Spongebob..
It's not like I just heard him say it and didn't correct him...!? I told him it was wrong, and now he knows... God people are just so judgmental, it's unbelievable! I was just asking what other PARENTS thought of Spongebob..



Answer
Spongebob isn't going to kill him, and i'm sure he would have gotten mad and called him something different if he hadn't have heard the word barnacle head. I think spongebob does kind of cross the line sometimes. If you're marketing as a children's show, they shouldn't have so many adult jokes in it. Obviously the children aren't going to understand them... but watch a few episodes and you'll be able to name a few. It really is harmless though.

I actually regularly watch spongebob, which says something since i'm an adult and I don't normally sit down and watch children's programs. I find it funny... but the jokes in them are SOOO subtle and worded in such a way no one who is under the age of 10 is going to understand them. It's really a treat for the parents lol. Like spongebob tries to get his snail to take a bath by pretending the tub is a treasure chest, takes out two bars of soap and says, "Here are the dubloons, don't drop em ;)" Obviously a reference to "Don't drop the soap." but no child is going to remember that or it even register in their mind.

List the spongebob episodes from least favourite...to favourite (best answer gets 90)?




exi - R


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Spoâ¦

my list:

-SB 129
-Home Sweet Pineapple
-Suction Cup Symphony
-The Donut of Shame
-SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One
-Splinter
-A Flea in Her Dome
-Pest of the West
-Spongebob BC (Ugh)
-Krab Borg
-Snowball Effect
-The Secret Box
-The Smoking Peanut
-Squirrel Jokes
-Dumped
-Rock Bottom
-Argh!
-The Chaperone
-Squeeky Boots
-Pickles
-Hall Monitor
-Grandma's Kisses
-Pizza Delivery
-Ripped Pants
-Tea at the Tree Dome
-Opposite Day
-Nature Pants
-Gullible Pants
-Ditchin
-The Card
-Plankton's Regular
-Gone
-Not Normal
-Stanley
-Life of Crime
-Spongehenge
-Penny Foolish
-Bubble Stand
-Naughty Nautical Neighbors
-Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy
-Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost
-The Paper
-Walking Small
-Texes
-Fools in April
-Hooky
-Squid's Day Off
-Bossy Boots
-Something Smells
-Bubble Buddy
-Big Pink Loser
-Imitation Krabs
-Squidville
-Survival of the Idiots
-I'm Your Biggest Fanatic
-No Free Rides
-I'm with Stupid
-Artist Unknown
-Neptune's Spatula
-Squid on Strike
-The Algae's Always Greener
-Growth Spout
-The Inside Job
-Shell Shocked
-Toy Store of Doom
-Slide Whistle Stooges
-Nautical Novice
-The Two Faces of Squidward
-Whatever Happened to SpongeBob?
-Blackened Sponge
-BlackJack
-Goo Goo Gas
-To Love a Patty
-Roller Cowards
-Good Ol' Whatshisname
-Fungus Among Us
-Night Light
-The Gift of Gum
-The Thing
-Squidtastic Voyage
-Karate Island
-Whale of a Birthday
-Ghost Host
-SquidBob TentaclePants
-Enemy In-Law
-Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture
-Selling Out
-Wigstruck
-Skill Crane
-Pranks a Lot
-Krabby Land
-New Student Starfish
-Wet Painters
-Squilliam Returns
-One Krab's Trash
-Doing Time
-Nasty Patty
-Idiot Box
-The Bully
-Club SpongeBob
-Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm
-Sailor Mouth
-Shanghaied
-Patty Hype
-Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II
-Suds
-MuscleBob BuffPants
-Jellyfish Jam
-Bummer Vacation
-No Nose Knows
-Grooming Gary
-Porous Pockets
-Choir Boys
-Grandpappy the Pirate
-To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants
-Professor Squidward
-Pets or Pests
-Overbooked
-Chum Caverns
-Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy
-Krabby Road
-Banned in Bikini Bottom
-The Battle of Bikini Bottom
-Reef Blower
-Krusty Love
-Procrastination
-My Pretty Seahorse
-Fear of a Krabby Patty
-Have You Seen This Snail?
-Dunces and Dragons
-Chimps Ahoy
-Patrick SmartPants
-Wishing You Well
-That's No Lady
-Hocus Pocus
-Squid's Visit
-Shuffleboarding
-Chum Bucket Supreme
-Stuck in the Wringer
-The Krabby Kronicle
-Giant Squidward
-Spongicus
-20,000 Patties Under the Sea
-Plankton!
-Born Again Krabs
-Clams
-Mid-Life Crustacean
-Missing Identity
-Shell of a Man
-The Lost Mattress
-Krabs vs. Plankton
-Krusty Towers
-New Leaf
-Born to Be Wild
-Best Frenemies
-Squid Wood
-Friend or Foe
-Waiting
-Komputer Overload
-No Hat for Pat
-Tentacle Vision
-I Heart Dancing
-Sing a Song of Patrick
-Atlantis SquarePantis
-Good Neighbors
-All That Glitters
-Funny Pants
-SpongeBob Meets the Strangler
-Driven to Tears
-New Digs
-Breath of Fresh Squidward
-Bucket Sweet Bucket
-Slimy Dancing
-The Krusty Sponge
-Le Big Switch
-Dear Vikings
-Krusty Krushers
-Gary Takes a Bath
-SpongeGuard on Duty
-Party Pooper Pants
-Plankton's Army
-The Pink Purloiner
-Krabs à la Mode
-SpongeBob vs. the Patty Gadget
-Pat No Pay
-The Patty Caper
-Pineapple Fever
-Boating School
-Sleepy Time
-Pre-Hibernation Week
-Just One Bite
-As Seen on TV
-Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V
-I Had an Accident
-Rule of Dumb
-Best Day Ever
-The Original Fry Cook
-Rise and Shine
-The Krusty Plate
-Boating Buddies
-Slumber Party
-A Life in a Day
-To Save a Squirrel
-Picture Day
-Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob
-The Great Snail Race
-Chocolate with Nuts
-Jellyfish Hunter
-Graveyard Shift
-Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III
-Wormy
-Scaredy Pants
-F.U.N.
-Jellyfishing
-Sandy's Rocket
-Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV
-Can You Spare a Dime?
-Once Bitten
-Spy Buddies
-Sun Bleached
-House Fancy
-Money Talks
-Boat Smarts
-The Inmates of Summer
-Employee of the Month
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