SpongeBob SqurePants 10th Anniversarry
Love him or hate him he turned ten. The Kitchen Sponge by the name of Spongebob Squarepants celebrated his 10th birthday by going big. And We mean big and LONG.
Nickelodeon just aired a 50+ hour marathon of just SpongeBob Squrepants this past weekend. Also in this marathon The SpongeBob Squarepants movie was shown as well as the premiere of 10 new episodes to celebrate the achievement.
Spongebob Squarepants is one of the highest rated shows in Nickelodeon, because it doesn’t just appeal to young viewers, it also appeals to adults. If you watch the show closely you will get some of the jokes were not intended for children.
The Show didn’t started strong when it first premiered in 1999, but when season 2 was realeased in 2000, the sponge surged up in the ratings becoming a cutural phenomenon. It became so big that MTV, VH1, and SpikeTV started airing the episodes. I like the fact that Spike TV aired episodes of Spongebob. It really shows what a “true” man channel that channel is. (please read the last sentence with a hint of sarcasm)
Then the things got a bit quieter as Spongebob became the hit of critics when it was speculated that the character portrayed on TV was a homosexual. A few of the episodes do give this kind of “vibe” because of the close relationship that Spongebob and his friend Patrick, a starfish, have. However, this soon was discarded and it seemed that it couldn’t stop the cultural phenomena. However, there is this one episode that if you see it. WAO! Let me give you a quick recap of the episode. Spongebob is the Mom. Patrick is the Dad. Spongebob wears a dress. Need I say more?
What will be the future of Spongebob? What do you think? Do you like Spongebob? Do you hate Spongebob? Either way you feel about him… Happy Birthday Spongebob!
