SpongeBob SquarePants
TV Show • 1999 • Animation
ReportDeep down in the Pacific Ocean in the subterranean city of Bikini Bottom lives a square yellow sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob lives in a pineapple with his pet snail, Gary, loves his job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, and has a knack for getting into all kinds of trouble without really trying. When he's not getting on the nerves of his cranky next door neighbor Squidward, SpongeBob can usually be found smack in the middle of all sorts of strange situations with his best buddy, the simple yet lovable starfish, Patrick, or his thrill-seeking surfer-girl squirrel pal, Sandy Cheeks.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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Pantalones
There is an episode where the whole town leaves to celebrate "No SpongeBob Day" and nobody tells SpongeBob. He is left feeling very lonely.
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Kinda. SpongeBob gets so caught up in "The Dirty Bubble Challenge" that he neglects Gary to the point Gary runs away.
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Abuse
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Is someone stalked?
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Lilac
Spongebob stalks squidward while squidward is bathing.
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone gaslighted?
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DoesTheMonsterDie
The Season 7 episode One Coarse Meal uses Mr. Krabs manipulating Plankton's fear of whales as a plot point.This is played unusually seriously and Plankton is driven to madness because of this. Krabs has the tables turned on him near the end, as he is forced to face his own deathly fear -- a mime.
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Addiction
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DesjeanJack
Kind of in the Episode Cuddle e. Hugs he experiences a trip from eating a krabby patty and hallucinates a big giant hamster
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Is there addiction?
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Lilac
There is an episode about a whole town getting addicted to grease, and another about being addicted to kelp juice, which could be perceived as analogous to alcohol
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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ohmsreporter
The show is almost entirely animated, thus there are no animals to be harmed
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RidleyMathers
scallops are karate chopped by spongebob to protect Patty
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Are animals abused?
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warshwallow
In "The Great Snail Race," SpongeBob places immense pressure on Gary to train for the race, shouting at him and eventually pushing him to exhaustion. When Gary crashes and explodes like a car during the race, SpongeBob hugs him in remorse, and the battered Gary instantly recovers upon seeing a cute snail.
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Is there a dead animal?
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TheSquidinator
Dried remains of actual sea creatures are often used to represent the characters "above land" or "dried up". Mrs. Puff's husband was killed and turned into a lampshade in "Krusty Love". An actual taxidermied pufferfish was used.
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Is an animal sad?
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Gary the snail is sad in multiple episodes. In one he runs away after SpongeBob forgets to feed him. In another, he is sad and meows constantly because Snail Bites treats are sold out. Gary is also sad after SpongeBob overworks him for a race.
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Does a cat die?
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DoesTheMonsterDie
In "Have You Seen This Snail?", a character is implied to have been eating snails -- analogous to cats.
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Are there spiders?
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DesjeanJack
In the season 11 episode Ink lemonade A big Spider appears and at the end of the episode a bunch of spiders crawl out of squidward''s mouth also in the Season 4 episode Ghost Host a bunch of spiders crawl out of spongebob's eyes
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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TheSquidinator
Buford, Cletus, and Luther from "Swamp Mates"
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Are there snakes?
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DoesTheMonsterDie
One scene from "Your Shoe's Untied" has SpongeBob be constricted by his shoelaces, which have morphed into snakes. His surroundings slowly begin to melt as this happens.
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Are there sharks?
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Pantalones
S3
E41
In the episode "SpongeGuard on Duty," SpongeBob accidentally offends a family of sharks while he's on lifeguard duty. The sharks, like other fish in Bikini Bottom, are sentient and can talk.
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Are there bugs?
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DoesTheMonsterDie
One episode, "Wormy", uses closeups of a horsefly accompanied by a loud buzzing noise to carry across how terrifying a butterfly is to the characters.
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Assault
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randomsomething1151
Patrick kicks sandy... Unintentionally
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Is someone drugged?
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Pantalones
SpongeBob feeds his friends a tainted Krabby Patty so they will also see his giant hamster friend.
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Is someone held under water?
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Sandy is bullied into taking her helmet off underwater which causes her to almost drown. She isn't physically being held underwater, but is pressured into it with no easy escape.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Pantalones
In the episode "The Bully" a fish named Flats tells SpongeBob he's going to "kick his butt." He does hit SpongeBob several times but SpongeBob, being soft and spongy, isn't hurt. Flats eventually exhausts himself and collapses, leading people to think SpongeBob actually beat Flats up.
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Is someone restrained?
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S3
In the episode "Doing Time" Mrs. Puff is placed in a straight jacket and then a padded room because everyone thinks she is crazy.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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TheSquidinator
Mr. Krabs or Squidward do this to SpongeBob sometimes.
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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jdpamv
S3
Vague but there’s a reference to “drop the soap.” “Doubloons, don’t drop ‘em.”
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
31 supporters
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K1TT3N1417
Nothing serious, but in the Halloween episode, Spongebob is shaved, and at the end of the episode, it is revealed Patrick shaved off all his sponginess and has his brain exposing.
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Are any hands damaged?
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CaptainDemozan
S3
E8
In "No Weenies Allowed", Spongebob accidentally breaks his fingers open while cracking his knuckles. There's a closeup to show the extent of it.
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Are there dislocations?
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TheSquidinator
SpongeBob's bones get knocked out many times, but he survives everything due to cartoon logic.
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Pantalones
Squidward has had both a fork and a clarinet reed stuck in his throat. The fork is shown choking him to the point he passes out.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Anonymous
Squidward chokes on his clarinet in a couple episodes. A health inspector chokes on a fly and passes out in "Nasty Patty."
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Is there decapitation?
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zzzeeppphhhyyyyrrrr
S10
E11
While it's not onscreen, in the episode Code Yellow, Spongebob chops up Squidward's body, with only his head remaining. I would argue, that counts as decapitation.
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Is there cannibalism?
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warshwallow
"To Save a Squirrel"'s plot revolves around SpongeBob and Patrick being trapped in a cave and trying to eat the other, and I believe SpongeBob says something like "it's eat or be eaten here..."
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Is someone choked?
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Pantalones
Mr. Krabs chokes Patrick. In another episode, SpongeBob chokes Mr. Krabs while shouting at him and shaking him.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Anonymous
The Flying Dutchman burns Squidward multiple times during "Shanghai'd".
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Is someone buried alive?
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DoesTheMonsterDie
Characters occasionally bury themselves alive for various reasons -- to promote their restaurant, to prevent themselves from laughing, etc.
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Is there body horror?
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Pantalones
The splinter will haunt your nightmares. Also the episode with Mermaid Man's belt features some body horror on Squidward. He is cut in half, set on fire, and skinned.
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Is there amputation?
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onibaitkat
Eating fingers in a cartoon way
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Does a head get squashed?
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superslug
Plankton often gets squashed but it’s not graphic and is played for comedic effect
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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SiRenfield
"MY LEG!"
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Is there a hanging?
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CJ16
No hanging, but in one episode Squidward alludes to hanging himself for a gag
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Pantalones
All the underwater characters asphyxiate and start gasping if they go on land or into Sandy's dome without water helmets. This happens in multiple episodes.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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HoppipHarvest
If we wanna get technical, Kevin’s “crown” is torn off, and that organ is actually used for reproduction in real sea cucumbers.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Pantalones
The health inspector is knocked out multiple times
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Does someone break a bone?
21 supporters
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BongoBC
Spongebob cracks his knuckles in an episode which shows a closeup of his fingers broken off. This is done for comedic effect and isnt gruesome.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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warshwallow
At the end of "Slimy Dancing," a young boy is shown convulsing and drooling on the ground, and his mother panics and dials for help; however, the boy gets up and tells her that he is only practicing a new dance move called "The Cramp".
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Are any teeth damaged?
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anonymousthefiftieth
Yes, in some slapstick scenes.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
47 supporters
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DoesTheMonsterDie
Two episodes, "The Splinter" and "House Fancy", are reviled by the fandom specifically for this reason, including the level of detail gone into finger and toenail injuries.
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Is someone tortured?
74 supporters
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Anonymous
Squidward gets tortured a lot and sometimes it can actually be disturbing to watch (i.e Ink Lemonade)
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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supernintendo64
We only hear it off-screen and the character emerges mostly unharmed.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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jdpamv
It depends on whether you count a random fish falling off of a cliff and exploding as him dying, there’s no confirmation of his death. This was in the seahorse episode.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Anonymous
Many episodes, but usually very cartoony. In "Spongebob Meets the Stranger," Spongebob steps on the Strangler's eyes with cleats causing the Strangler to scream in pain for an extended scene. Mr. Krabs sometimes detaches his eye stalks, in one episode they explode.
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Is someone stabbed?
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TheSquidinator
SpongeBob proceeds to commit "seppuku" with a spatula in "Krusty Kleaners", but being a sponge, is unharmed.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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TheSquidinator
In "Hooky", a kid's shoes can be seen near the hooks, which implies that he was killed by fishermen. Patrick mentions a kid being there earlier.
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
14 supporters
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Pantalones
S1
E9
There is the underwater equivalent. SpongeBob wakes up because he is very itchy and discovers he is covered in "poison sea urchins." He procedes to run around, scratching himself, to get rid of the urchins.
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Pantalones
SpongeBob bets his soul to the Flying Dutchman to save Mr. Krabs.
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Does someone die?
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Pantalones
Mrs. Puff's husband was turned into a lamp. The flag-twirlers crash into a blimp.
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Disability
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
20 supporters
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Pantalones
S3
E52
In-universe, yes. A fully able bodied fish pretends to be severely physically disabled as a scam. He claims he has "glass bones and paper skin" and needs money for his medical bills. Once he cons Patrick and Spongebob, he takes off all his medical gear and laughs about his actions.
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a family member die?
19 supporters
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Pantalones
Mrs. Puff's husband is shown dead, having been turned into a decorative lamp.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
24 supporters
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Anonymous
Not a child's toy but Patrick destroys Spongebob's toy in "Yours, Mine, And Mine".
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Is someone kidnapped?
7 supporters
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invaderlum
in "sandy's rocket" spongebob and patrick capture every citizen of bikini bottom and keep them in the rocket. in "cephalopod lodge" spongebob and patrick kidnap squidward in an attempt to make him join their cult-like group.
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Does someone cheat?
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HelloCharlotte
Plankton leaves Karen temporarily for Karen 2, a sleeker model
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
9 supporters
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DoesTheMonsterDie
The Flying Dutchman, the ghost of a pirate, is a recurring character.
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Are there jump scares?
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Mbfly
During an episode, a creepy Squidward figure, referencing a fan creepypasta, is shown as a jumpscare
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Is there a shower scene?
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Pantalones
There are multiple instances of Squidward taking a bath or shower and then SpongeBob shows up to bother him.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Pantalones
The whole show takes place in the ocean.
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Are there clowns?
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RidleyMathers
Krabby the Klown is in the building!
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Is someone possessed?
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Sammy6403
In the episode “Plankton”, Plankton attaches something to SpongeBobs brain to allow control over his body.
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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TheSquidinator
Despite SpongeBob being a sponge, his holes aren't that many to the point it's uncomfortable.
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Pantalones
S2
E27
In "Prehibernation Week" SpongeBob holds a safety/disposable razor and proclaims "I am a man!" He doesn't do anything with the razor, it is gone in the next scene.
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Are there mannequins?
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TheSquidinator
S1
E20
SpongeBob builds Krabby Patty mannequins of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy for a contest
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
91 supporters
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Azmtrx
Two cases that weren't mentioned:.
Plankton's Regular- Mr. Krabs makes a fish eat a krabby patty, and he throws up off screen. You see a red puddle under him for a few seconds. It's not graphic and just looks like water.
Spongicus- Plankton feeds a woman some chum as a snack, and she immediately throws up. It's not shown, but the sound can be triggering. This only lasts a couple seconds.
Plankton's Regular- Mr. Krabs makes a fish eat a krabby patty, and he throws up off screen. You see a red puddle under him for a few seconds. It's not graphic and just looks like water.
Spongicus- Plankton feeds a woman some chum as a snack, and she immediately throws up. It's not shown, but the sound can be triggering. This only lasts a couple seconds.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Pantalones
In one episode Patrick and Spongebob are fighting and wind up in their underwear. They stop fighting when they notice Spongebob has pink underwear and Patrick has yellow. Patrick states the underwear were white when he bought them, implying he peed himself.
In another episode Patrick eats too much snow and needs to pee. Squidward refuses to let him in to use the bathroom so Patrick pees himself.
In another episode Patrick eats too much snow and needs to pee. Squidward refuses to let him in to use the bathroom so Patrick pees himself.
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Is there farting?
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mooper
S7
E50
The episode Perfect Chemistry, although doesn’t have any actual farting, a lot of the jokes are essentially fart jokes.
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Is someone eaten?
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TheSquidinator
Giant monsters often eat characters, but the latter somehow always get out. Plankton is often accidentally eaten for his small size.
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Does someone spit?
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Pantalones
Patrick drools so much in his sleep it overflows his mouth and leaks onto SpongeBob. The residents of Rock Bottom spit when they talk.
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Is there audio gore?
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Azmtrx
Sometimes you'll hear bones crunching when someone gets ran over, one ocassion where someone's mouth is stretched out. Realistic vomiting is heard in Spongicus (Season 6).
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
8 supporters
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throwaway2468
What do you expect?
The show is an underwater setting, so there are no depictions of 9/11.
The show is an underwater setting, so there are no depictions of 9/11.
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
27 supporters
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AlmightyKingPrawn
Every cop in this show is a complete idiot.
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Is there incarceration?
4 supporters
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Pantalones
There are a few episodes involving the Bikini Bottom jail. In one episode, Mrs. Puff imagines several scenarios involving her going to jail. In another episode, the Tattletale Strangler turns himself in at jail to get away from SpongeBob.
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
1 supporters
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12
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0
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Pantalones
In the episode "Atlantis Squarepantis" SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally destroy an ancient relic from Atlantis. They pop "the world's oldest bubble," which was considered museum-worthy in Atlantis.
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
19 supporters
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DoesTheMonsterDie
A villain is inducted in "tickle-therapy" to turn him good. The tickles are administered via a belt and work similarly to electro-therapy.
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Are needles/syringes used?
1 supporters
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Anonymous
"I Was a Teenage Gary" has characters get stabbed with a medicinal needle, however it doesn't look like a typical needle, instead resembling a conch shell.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
25 supporters
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warshwallow
In "Doing Time," Mrs. Puff is thrown into a padded room - solitary confinement - in a strait-jacket. She begins to hallucinate that the walls and floor are made of laughing SpongeBob faces.
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Is there a hospital scene?
12 supporters
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DoesTheMonsterDie
The hospital is a common setting in the series. The episode "The Lost Mattress" has Mr. Krabs comatose in the hospital (from losing all the money in his mattress) as a plot point. This is played for laughs.
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
12 supporters
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Pantalones
In some episodes Squidward displays signs of depression. In the episode "I had an Accident" SpongeBob develops agoraphobia after "breaking his butt." In another episode SpongeBob develops a hoarding disorder.
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jdpamv
SpongeBob eats his fingers and hands for comedic effect.
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Is autism misrepresented?
28 supporters
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1
SpongeBob is pretty autistic-coded and these traits are sometimes the punchline. But it's not like an unrealistic canonically autistic character.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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jdpamv
It’s possible that Plankton and Mrs. Puff have a mental illness but it’s unlikely.
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TheSquidinator
SpongeBob gets amnesia after becoming the mayor of New Kelp City, and thinks he's CheeseHead BrownPants (What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?) He also forgets who he is after doing so many impressions of his friends (Mimic Madness)
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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as far as i know, there's nobody with canon/implied DID
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Is there autism specific abuse?
37 supporters
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DevinA
Spongebob has some behaviors and habits accociated with autism, and sometimes he is harmed, but only in a slapstick way
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supernintendo64
In "One Coarse Meal", Plankton lays down on the street with the intent of getting run over. Then in "Are You Happy Now", a very depressed Squidward is pulling up a rope, but it turns out to be attached to a bird cage.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Pantalones
Not in every episode, but there are a few where reality is very fluid or unclear. In the episode Doing Time, it's difficult to tell if events are really happening or if Mrs. Puff is imaging them. As the episode progresses, and the antics get weirder, it's unclear if Mrs. Puff has gone crazy in jail or if the entire scenario is still entirely in her imagination and she never was in jail at all.
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Pantalones
There are several meltdowns, usually after SpongeBob is pushed far past his limits. In one episode, after trying to help Mr. Krabs win over Mrs. Puff and being treated poorly by Mr. Krabs for all his effort, SpongeBob melts down and screams at Mr. Krabs. He calls him a bunch of gibberish that is meant to be cartoon curse words. In the episode "Can You Spare a Dime," Squidward takes advantage of SpongeBob for months until SpongeBob explodes. At one point Mr. Krabs is choked because it was his fault Squidward ended up jobless and mooching from SpongeBob. SpongeBob has a meltdown and cries when he loses a "good noodle" gold star. After he discovers Patrick never took off the lens cap, therefore ruining the movie they were making, SpongeBob has a meltdown that includes him crawling on the ground, screaming and eating worms. Patchy has a meltdown and starts crying and throwing away his SpongeBob merch when he is disappointed in a "lost episode."
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Is there misophonia?
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emmaan01
The beginning of the episode "Squidward in Clarinetland" shows Mr. Krabs scraping a board, which aggravates everyone inside the Krusty Krab except (ironically) Squidward. It is very brief, but the sound may be very uncomfortable for some.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Boop
Spongebob occasionally breathes heavily in a humorous manor when he is stressed out.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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DevinA
Band Geeks: “too bad that didn’t kill me”
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Pantalones
SpongeBob dislikes his skinny physique so he buys "Anchor Arms" to look big and buff.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Anonymous
As mentioned above, a bunch of bodybuilders believe they were told they have a "bubble b**t in "Bubble Buddy" and later complain about feeling fat while chewing on celery.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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warshwallow
In "Wishing You Well," the characters are trapped at the bottom of a well (Squidward actually mentions his own claustrophobia, to which SpongeBob and Patrick humorously believe is a fear of Santa Claus).
In "Buried in Time," the characters are briefly trapped in a cluttered time capsule.
In "Truth or Square," the characters spend a good amount of time crawling through air ducts and trying to escape.
In "Buried in Time," the characters are briefly trapped in a cluttered time capsule.
In "Truth or Square," the characters spend a good amount of time crawling through air ducts and trying to escape.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Pantalones
Squidward and Patrick have both demonstrated binge-eating. In the episode "Just One Bite" Squidward gorges himself on Krabby Patties until he explodes. Patrick likewise binges often on food. Their binge-eating is played for laughs but does sometimes harm them.
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16Dork01
No, but there are some minor suicide jokes and attempts (most notably in "One Coarse Meal" and "Are You Happy Now")
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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TheSquidinator
Possibly Mermaid Man too. He screams at the word "evil"
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Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
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Yeah.
But most of the time it doesn't look underwater. Like there's no rippling effecta or anything.
But most of the time it doesn't look underwater. Like there's no rippling effecta or anything.
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Does a baby cry?
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AlmightyKingPrawn
If I remember correctly, a lot in "Goo Goo Gas".
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Is there screaming?
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Pantalones
There is a TON of screaming, some happy, some angry, some scared. Probably half of all episodes have some sort of screaming.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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DeenGray
The episode Sailor Mouth is about cussing, but all the cuss words are censored with dolphin noises
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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K1TT3N1417
In an early episode, SpongeBob is dancing to Jellyfish Jam, and there are colorful effects.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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TheSquidinator
As of the seasons after the first movie, SpongeBob has been known to stalk on Squidward so much, to the point he knows the exact interior of his house (Squid's Visit)
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pantalones
In the episode "All that Glitters" SpongeBob looks DIRECTLY at the screen and speaks to the audience. It's also very zoomed in so he takes up most of the screen. In "No Free Rides" SpongeBob is driving and hits the "cameraman." The view angle changes to looking up at SpongeBob from the ground. Several times Squidward mentions "11 minutes," which is the run time of each episode, such as "the longest 11 minutes of my life" or "I give him 11 minutes." There are also several instances where characters will comment on background music, like the orchestra in the episode where a clam eats Mr. Krab's dollar.
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Pantalones
Several episodes feature babies in passing. They are in strollers/just background characters. The episode "Goo Goo Gas" features the main cast turned into babies by Plankton. One episide features a fetal SpongeBob. He is shown as awake/sentient inside his visibly pregnant mother.
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Is there childbirth?
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DoesTheMonsterDie
In "Pet or Pests", a stray worm goes into loud, painful labor. The actual birth is never shown, but the next time we see the worm, their babies are squirming in what seems to be afterbirth. There is no blood involved in the scene -- the afterbirth is snail slime.
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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No but vaguely homophobic insults towards SpongeBob for being 'too girly'.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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3
SpongeBob and Patrick are constantly insulted for being stupid.
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jdpamv
Some people think of Squidward as an antisemitic stereotype because of his nose and voice but these claims are very dubious at best.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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AlmightyKingPrawn
The episode "That's No Lady"... hasn't aged well, to say the least.
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DevinA
Patrick cross-dresses in one episode and mr. krabs and squidward flirt with him
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Does an LGBT person die?
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lunala18
In the spongebob movie, Spongebob (an asexual) nearly dries out and dies in a gift shop.
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Are there fat jokes?
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DoesTheMonsterDie
An early episode has SpongeBob refer to his bubble buddy as having a "bubble b**t" which the nearby bodybuilders take as an insult and relate the incident to other affected individuals later.
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Is there aphobia?
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jdpamv
Stephen Hillenberg claimed he made SpongeBob asexual because “it’s funnier that way.” The show doesn’t have any aphobia within it, however.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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jdpamv
At the risk of getting controversial (and speaking as a fan of the show), Professor Holly M. Barker (Uni. of Washington) has argued that the show is insensitive to victims of colonialism. Bikini Bottom is named after and set directly under Bikini Atoll, the natives of the atoll having been violently and hatefully resettled by the US government so they could use the atoll for nuclear testing. This is the setting of a show made by an American with an all-American cast. She has also pointed out that the show appropriates Pacific culture.
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Does the black guy die first?
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They're fish ☹️ they don't have race ☹️
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Azmtrx
Actual answer: No.
But some fans think Mr. Krabs and Pearl are in a sugar-daddy type relationship. (This isn't ever declared in the show)
But some fans think Mr. Krabs and Pearl are in a sugar-daddy type relationship. (This isn't ever declared in the show)
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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There are references to Christianity (such as angels or Hell) but it's never discussed really.
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Are there demons or Hell?
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Pantalones
"Davy Jones' locker" could be viewed as Hell in universe. The Flying Dutchman says it's where all "naughty" undersea life ends up. Mr. Krabs, upon hearing he's fated to the locker, cries and says "I don't wanna go in there."
There is also an evil, demonic laugh when Squidward states he "has no soul."
There is also an evil, demonic laugh when Squidward states he "has no soul."
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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Pantalones
They are cartoon, PG nude scenes but full butt cheeks are sometimes shown. SpongeBob spends the entire episode "Nature Pants" living naked in the wilderness with jellyfish. Spongebob and Patrick both get naked to avoid staining their clothes with paint. A table is used to tastefully censor full nudity in the episode "Hooky."
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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Boop
There are a few dirty jokes in earlier seasons that mostly go over childrens heads, such as Spongebob wearing underwear on his head with his nose sticking out, making it look like an erection. There's also an episode where Spongebob is trying to get Gary to take a bath and he says "don't drop them" and winks while he hands Gary soap- a reference to prison rape. In addition to this the town they live in is called "Bikini Bottom" and there is a character named "Sandy Cheeks" but neither of those things are overtly sexual. Unless your child knows something they shouldn't, the show is completely safe for them to watch.
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Is there BDSM?
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Pantalones
Not quite but there are some scenes that seem close. There is a "7 mile spanking machine" a fish happily enters. He is heard being spanked and saying "ow" but then laughing. There is also a couple of scenes with hugely muscled fish who wear leather and "torture" their victims by tying them up and feeding them beans.
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
20 supporters
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jdpamv
Squidward tends to ridicule SpongeBob for crying.
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Sickness
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Does someone have a stroke?
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Anonymous
Season 4 Episode 6 (Dunces & Dragons, a medevial themed episode), a character sings a song with this lyric: "I was the king's favorite fool, I made merry mirth and laughter. Then I told one bad joke and the king had a stroke and now I hang from ye ol' rafter".
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Pantalones
In the episode "Chocolate with Nuts" a fish states he has a condition that gives him brittle bones and daily heart attacks. He is shown covered in bandages and surrounded by medical equipment. He is actually trying to scam SpongeBob but puts on a good act.
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Anonymous
Mermaid Man canonically has dementia.
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Social
Are there fat suits?
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Azmtrx
I wouldn't really consider this a fat suit, but if anyone is worried about it: Spongebob dresses up as Patrick in "Big Pink Loser", and he wears suspenders that make him look larger like Patrick.
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Is someone homeless?
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Pantalones
In the episode "Can You Spare a Dime" Squidward is homeless after being fired. He is shown as living in a dirty cardboard box and begging for money.
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Is existentialism debated?
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TheSquidinator
In "SB-129", after "breaking" a time machine, Squidward ends up alone in a white void. He finds peace in it at first, but then regrets living a life of solitude and tries to go back home.
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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DoesTheMonsterDie
An episode revolves around whether Santa is real or not. He turns out to be real at the end, and appears occasionally throughout the series afterward.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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User2748191633
this show hasn’t ended yet hopefully we don’t get a sad ending, however in the first sponge bob movie patrick and spongebob get dried up against a light (this was implied to be the movie ending) but they are saved by water
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Pantalones
There are usually cars honking and screeching tires whenever SpongeBob takes a boating exam. He tends to crash with massive colateral damage to the boating school, his teacher, or the general public.
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Does a car crash?
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DoesTheMonsterDie
In-universe, boats used as cars are crashed many times -- most of the crashes caused by the titular character and his terrible driving skills.
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Does a plane crash?
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Seandc
In the band geeks episode, the flag twirlers are seen crashing into a airplane. However, this is purely a comedic effect and the characters reappear later in the episode. A plane also crashes into a fireworks factory in one episode, and in Club spongebob a plane full of food and supplies crashes into the forest, however this just a gag and no one is seen injured.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
But in typical cartoony fashion, nobody is seriously hurt
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Anonymous
A character in "Bubble Buddy" gets left buried in the sand at low tide and we see the water begin to encroach around him. He later appears as an angel. It is heavily implied he drowned.
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Is there blood/gore?
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jdpamv
Almost never but there is an episode where SpongeBob pokes Squidward’s exposed heart and blood shoots out. While there isn’t any actual blood the infamous toenail scene is gory.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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DevinA
Comic; no one dies
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