Pinned thread Unpopular Opinions you Have on SpongeBob

The splinter isn't the worst episode EVER, it's maybe in the top 20, but not the worst. Might be because i'm not easily grossed out.
 
Here are two I got:

1. I find Squidward Torture to be overhated. I feel like the issue is that Squidward Tortue needs a bit of a catalyst in order to be justified and the later seasons either don't have that or have a weak one. Another issue could be that the torture is too much compared to what Squidward did. Squidward is sort of the show's punching bag to me because he's generally seen as a jerk, even if not portrayed in the episode in which torture is performed.

2. I find the Spongebob community to be way too reliant on Spongebob Youtubers in terms of opinions and culture. Even in 2024, I feel like the words from people like TheMysteriousMrEnter and Pieguyrulz are still being rippled throughout the community. I actually still like MrEnter (No, you don't have to bash me in the head with the stuff he's done), but I know to have a separate opinion from him. Just a small piece of advice in general: make your own opinion on things, not mimic the ones of influencers.
 
Poko rocks said:
The splinter isn't the worst episode EVER, it's maybe in the top 20, but not the worst. Might be because i'm not easily grossed out.
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I think I'm more interested to see which episodes you think are worse
 
ScumBob said:
I think I'm more interested to see which episodes you think are worse
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Most of the Squidward torture episodes, Squidward's one of my favorite characther so i get really MAD when he gets tortured for no reason at all. The episode where he reads spongebob's diary also makes me mad because spongebob released the diary and yet people still were mad on him even though they probably read the diary (it was a best seller). Sure the ending made squidward a jerk, but still i hate squidward torture episodes.
 
While season 4 is a great season (my personal favorite imo), it definitely is the start of a decline in quality of the series. I see a ton of people that don't understand that these statements CAN be true simultaneously. I absolutely love the comedy and (maybe unpopular) art style of season 4. However, it did start many problems that became much greater in the seasons after.
 
Poko rocks said:
The splinter isn't the worst episode EVER, it's maybe in the top 20, but not the worst. Might be because i'm not easily grossed out.
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I agree. The only notable thing about The Splinter is the gross out. Otherwise, it's just boring, forgettable episode.
 
In my opinion, I think season 1 is weaker in terms of comedy than seasons 2 and 3.
 
  • The Clash of Triton is a pretty good episode, I don't understand the hate for it. I wasn't bored at any point while watching it and enjoyed the soap opera feel it was going for. SpongeBob has always had such a great way of adapting more serious story concepts into the lighthearted tone of the show, and this episode demonstrated it well.
  • Band Geeks is an absolutely fantastic episode that I understand people calling the best of the series, even if it's not my personal favorite. I wouldn't consider it overrated.
  • I don't really know where people stand on this one, but I prefer Two Thumbs Down over its sister episode, Mall Girl Pearl. I really like MGP, but TTD is honestly one of the best of post-sequel in my opinion.
  • THE TOENAIL SCENE IS FUNNY
 
I like Plankton more when he's depicted as an "unserious" villain that you know will fail in the end of the episode. I don't like episodes where he tries to actually kill people, because that's not really something I think he should do. Especially "It's a SpongeBob Christmas"... it's a great episode and all, but Plankton wouldn't actually try to straight-up kill Santa. That's not something I would ever picture him doing. His main goal should be simply trying to steal the formula and that's it.

(I know that the SpongeBob writers may see him differently, but as for me... I'll just stick to making him a funny character without any really dark intentions.)
 
I see a few posts here have described that they don't really dislike The Splinter so I'm just going to add in my two cents in that I think I can understand why someone would be neutral towards it. Personally, I have a childhood memory of watching The Splinter on TV and I distinctly remember it being the first episode of SpongeBob that I not only didn't like but it also just made me want to actively look away from the screen because of how gross it was. So this experience probably makes my opinion of it more negative than it deserves, because if you can handle the gross out (unlike me, I HATE gross out) it's probably just a really meh episode.

I don't have an actual unpopular opinion to add to this thread because I don't think about SpongeBob that much nowadays, but I just wanted to join in on that discussion lol.
 
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