Season 4 SpongeBob hollowed out the characters. Anything after the movie turns the characters into caricatures. Squidward is just there as a punching bag, SpongeBob is obnoxious, Patrick is just dumb, Sandy is just a scientist.
I remember watching that Karate Island episode when it came out as a kid and realizing that SpongeBob was over.
My kid was into SpongeBob, and wanted to watch them all on Paramount Plus. I was trying to get him to stick to the older ones. The new ones are indeed crap.
Season 4 SpongeBob hollowed out the characters. Anything after the movie turns the characters into caricatures. Squidward is just there as a punching bag, SpongeBob is obnoxious, Patrick is just dumb, Sandy is just a scientist.
I remember watching that Karate Island episode when it came out as a kid and realizing that SpongeBob was over.
This is the correct take glad we thought the same
My kid was into SpongeBob, and wanted to watch them all on Paramount Plus. I was trying to get him to stick to the older ones. The new ones are indeed crap.