Little known fact regarding Hall Monitor

[Grubby Grouper]

Today in English class while reading the play Julius Caesar, I noticed there was a subtle reference to the play in this episode.

Maybe you have noticed this too. A famous line from the play, "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" may sound familiar, right?
Changed to "Friends, classmates, juvenile delinquents", this is definately the classiest reference to the 1500s in all of SpongeBob.

 

[PinkPearl]

I like how your mind jumped immediately to Spongebob after seeing the quote. :P That used to happen to me all the time. Also, the English major in me approves.

 

[SpongeOddFan]

I didn't know about this.

 

[BabySmitty]

Another random obscure fact about the show:

the reason Spongebob says "1924" repeatedly in the episode "Boating School" is because that's the year when Mercedez-Benz was founded.

As for the "Hall Monitor" fact, I'm not surprised. Back in season 1 the writers weren't insulting the intelligence of its viewers.

 

[abney317]

lol seems like a pretty obvious one to me... you kids

 

[The Real Nostalgia Critic]

I actually knew that was a Julius Caesar reference. SpongeBob is so timeless and classy that it can reference any culture it wants to.

 

[RedSoxFan274]

lol seems like a pretty obvious one to me... you kids

Yeah, I've known that one for years. :thumbsup: It's an interesting fact, yes, and one worthy of note; but I'm not sure that I'd call it a little-known one.

 

[youraccent]

The Toulouse-Lautrec joke in "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" is even better.

 

[c.a.m.p.f.i.r.e._.s.o.n.g]

Literally my brain during school. I always think , "Hmm this reminds me of that Spongebob episode when..."

 

[BabySmitty]

The climax of "Squeaky Boots" is based shot-for-shot and almost word-for-word on the UPA animated adaptatin of "The Telltale Heart."

 

[The Drifter]

Besides Toulouse-Lautrec and Kruschev's "we will bury you", this is one of the best SpongeBob references.

 

[imrustyokay]

I didn't get it until now

 

[PinkPearl]

Another random obscure fact about the show:

the reason Spongebob says "1924" repeatedly in the episode "Boating School" is because that's the year when Mercedez-Benz was founded.

What connection does Spongebob have to Mercedes-Benz that it feels the need to insert that reference? o.o

 

[BabySmitty]

What connection does Spongebob have to Mercedes-Benz that it feels the need to insert that reference? o.o

Well it was about driving. And the oral exam seemed to be about some of the history of driving.

 

[spacepirate]

Well it was about driving. And the oral exam seemed to be about some of the history of driving.

I don't know man I think it's just a random number for comedy, not really a reference to anything.

 

[Popeyes Haunted Barnacles]

I could always tell.