How and why do people love this show so much. It is the most retarded thing i have ever seen in my life. Plus i mean come on he's farkin ugly as all hell why do people like it please explain. And if you say pot references well thats not gonna fly. Cuz its a s**tty show ok i needed to get that off my chest after seeing like 97 sponge bob t shirts at school today
AMEN Hardboiled.
Yes I have seen this show and it sucks. The voice sucks, the characters suck, it is awful. To me Spoungebob is just a bunch of random images linked by a very loose storyline, if linked at all. Why does America even like this ****???
It gave me Toxic shock Syndrome just trying to picture what this "sponge-bob" looks like
Hay, its so bad its funny... I guess that is why I like the show... its kind of a milder South Park...
Also, did anybody seen South Park yesterday... Very good show... :D
My kid loves the show and I enjoy it every now and then.
They're making a Spongebob Movie, you know. :-)
2004.
My wife & I love it, without apologies. I think it's hysterical, good for both kids & adults.
finally someone to stand up for us spongebob lovers! I have 2 of the dvds I think its a hilarious show, like bernie said there is lots of mild "adult" humor that goes over the kids heads, so its great for Kids and Adults alike, I think its great.
Well, I don't like your eggs, but I agree about the cartoon, my friend. Sponge Bob is lame. Y'know what else I hate? Dragon Ball Z. Stupid confusing pointless crap. If your anime is going to be confusing, make it a cool confusing like Evangelion.
Courage the Cowardly Dog, however, rules.
Brother R
Brother Ragnarok wrote:
> Courage the Cowardly Dog, however, rules.
I like Courage, but only in small doses. Watching more than one episode every so often quickly makes the show get old for me. "Space Ghost: Coast to Coast" on the other hand - that I can watch all the time. Showed a few episodes to the Marines and they tortured the other platoons with, "Build a robot, name it Orlando, and send it to buy a comb for Hanson." for a few days.
Don't even get me started about the "Bad, Bad Rubber Piggy" episode of Zim...
My thoughts:
Spongebob: I can't get into it-- It just feels like a dumbed-down version of Rocko's Modern Life (which never got the respect it deserved).
Courage: I think I'd like this show a lot if they just changed the dog-- got rid of his voice, toned him down a notch, etc. The art direction and timing are very interesting, but the dog's reactions just seem forced.
Space Ghost: Definitely agree with Andrew. I think my favorite might be the one with Thom York of Radiohead; I can't tell you how many times my friends and I have broken out singing "I'm a kniiiife... knifin' aroooouuuund... CUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUT!!!"
Anyone remember Eek the Cat? Now there was a cartoon that never got its due. Any Saturday morning cartoon show with the guts to do spot-on parodies of A Clockwork Orange, Apocalypse Now, and Lord of the Flies is alright in my book.
Man, Rokos Modern Life, now that was a great show. Space ghost is good too (only seen a few episodes). I also enjoy Ren And Stimpy, the earlier nikelodian stuff was always pretty good. I remember a show called COW AND CHICKEN that was pretty good too. Eek! The Cat was one of the shows I watched a ton as a kid. Great one too.
Space Ghost -- never as clever as it thought it was. For really funny -- and strange -- postmodern f*cking around with old animation icons, try Harvey Birdman -- only a few episodes have appeared as of yet, but they've all been very funny, very deadpan, very pomo.
I also like Home Movies quite a lot (if you're looking for a character with no redeeming qualities whatsoever, let's hear it for Coach McGurk!) -- luckily I just read there will be new episodes coming in the fall.
Simpsons is showing its age but not nearly as bad as its critics claim -- still better than 98% of TV.
South Park is back with new episodes and they've been really funny. Slipping back under the cultural radar is the best thing that ever happened to them.
For those who claim Spongebob's drawing is bad, I really can't understand -- they have some of the best over-the-top facial expressions I've seen in recent animation -- sometimes they remind me of Harpo Marx in the way they express completely outsized glee or horror.
All just my 2 cents of course.
Birdman kills me....too bad they don't play him much now. Hopefully they'll put Harvey back on the Adult Swim rotation soon.
I think my favorites are probably Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The episode with the Happy Time Harry doll is probably my favorite cartoon of all time. I like Brak too, but I think I've seen all of those now.
I also like Sealab 2021.
On Adult Swim I enjoyed the one with Will Ferell called the Oblongs as well as Home Movies. Dexter's Lab is great and I too was a HUGE fan of Rocko's Modern Life.
Now Adult Swim is bizzare (at least from 12-2) only one that I like that has a cat/ninja who for some reason is looking for shards. I dont know why I like it, but I do
If we're talking about Adult Swim, how can you guys be leaving out their two best shows? The Ripping Friends and Mission Hill?
Brother R
It's great that Cartoon Network rescued "Home Movies"--and Squigglevision--from oblivion...I can only pray that somehow, they might do the same for "Futurama." Comedy Central axed the popular "Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist" without a word following a marathon-airing of an entire new season; I still don't know what the hell happened. No syndication, nothing.
Adult Swim is the best damn stuff on television. I didn't use to like Aqua Teen Hunger Force as much, but it's been growing on me. Happy Time Harry was hilarious, and the Christmas episode (with "the ghost of Christmas past," the true story of Santa Claus, and Glen Danzig moving in for no particular reason) was one of the most brilliantly screwed up things I've seen in years.
I like Courage, though I suppose it would get tiresome in large doses.
I've heard the appeal of Spongebob is mostly among the stoner set, I guess it came twenty years too late for me.
And what the hell is up with catdog? As a friend once commented, how does that thing go to the bathroom?
Check out www.ATHF.com for a kick ass fan site about the show. It's got some really cool stuff, and a fun message board that is the only other message board I frequent on the internet. I love the show so much. "Oh, I am immortal--- I AM FOREVER!!! ---- okay, I'm not immortal--- I think this branch can hold m---- it's not holding!!!"
Ripping Friends SUCKS hard. Mission Hill is very, very good. Much more grown up than ATHF, or Sealab, and their humor exists on a different level than most other cartoons. The WB made a huge mistake cancelling the show in the first place.
Scottie
I admit it...I love Spongebob. I find it hilarious.....And it's the only children's show where I have seen a gratuitous movie clip of Nosferatuu (sp?) with Spongebob saying something like "Oh, Nosferatu!" and then the characters breaking into typical sitcom ending laughter.
Spongebob is weird...but it leaves me cold.
Harvey Birdman! "Unibooboo, Don Fred Flinstone,Hot coffie on the crotch..." how can you not laugh your butt off?
Sealab 2021! "Tin fins"...need i say more?
Space Ghost, Coast to Coast! The time they got high on natural gas...Bill Mumy and Mark Hammil and the Sci-Fi expocon....duleing chefs (You killed the chicken! Murderer!)....
The Ventures. A Jonny Quest parody that kicks Keester! Do they have more then one Ephisode?
Yeah....adult swim, and the Toon network promos....Good Stuff!
I totally forgot about home videos! They used to show it on a channel I get and I watched it all the time, it's so hilarious!
Rocko's Modern Life could school ALL of these cartoons. What other cartoon had "SHAVE THE WEASEL"?!
Man...they should release Rocko on DVD. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
UPN carried "Home Movies" at the start. (If that's what Systemcr4sh meant by "Home Videos." I make the same damn mistake.) It only lasted a few episodes there. Likewise, the hilarious "The Oblongs" didn't complete its first season on the WB, and FOX is still frequently pre-empting the last few unshown "Futurama" episodes with g**d*** REPEATS of "The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill." Bastards.
Woah woah! Ripping Friends sucks? It's Superman + Ren and Stimpy with a healthy dose of Beavis and Butthead. Sure the humor is dumb as ****, but sometimes you need a little goofiness.
Mission Hill is definitely a cut above the rest, though. They have some kickass satire on that show. My favorite episode is the one that pays homage to Plan 9 and cult audience participation movies. Makes me think the people behind that show have been to B-Fest a few times.
Brother R
I see they're getting ready to add Family Guy to the Adult Swim lineup. I can't wait! I wonder what they'll have to displace for that, though...maybe the Oblongs, which would be too bad I guess...I like the Oblongs, but sometimes it seems like the show tries too hard to be weird and kooky.
I only saw one episode of Ripping Friends [along with the promos they play.] Just wasn't my cup of tea. The weird takeoffs they do on The Wonder Twins during breaks are probably a better way to satirize the superheroes.
Really wish they hadn't added FUTURAMA, but I'm starting to think I'm the only person who doesn't like that show [except maybe for the execs at Fox!]
Alas, the newer episodes don't use Squigglevision.
It's all about Ren & Stimpy.
jmc, you are not alone.
Futurama was a terrible cartoon, Not funny, much like the Simpsons is unfortunately going downhill too (however there are still some gems to see).
I also dislike the Family Guy, the characters are too static and it is too offernsive (This coming from a die hard South Park fan, which at least has its offensiveness in an obviously satirical or well educated manner). I also despise the family guy's animation.
I think better additions to Adult Swim, would be The Tick (who could kick Spoungebob's a$$) and perhaps new episodes of the Critic A great show that probably has more material now than ever.
Whos with me????
I love Family Guy, even though I admit a lot of what you say about the show is true. Maybe that's why I love it so. Though it must be said that I care very little about the quality of animation so long as the show is funny. Which was my main problem with FUTURAMA.
From what I remember about the Tick, it probably would be fine outside of Adult Swim--that is, it was more of a kids' show that also had an adult following.
jmc wrote: "Really wish they hadn't added FUTURAMA, but I'm starting to think I'm the only person who doesn't like that show [except maybe for the execs at Fox!]"
Everyone has their different tastes. I hated "Family Guy" from the start, and love "Futurama"--more for the writing than the animation. (It's getting great ratings on Cartoon Network, where it has a stable timeslot, so it won't be leaving anytime soon.)
My main beef with "Family Guy" was that trying to "be offensive" was the only thing it had going for it; the character motivations made no sense whatsoever. I mean, you can still follow the bizarre "logic" of Homer Simpson or Officer Barbrady on some level; on the other hand, the main character of "Family Guy" was planning to drop spiked weights from a blimp onto people's heads--as a form of apology to his wife. (Why?? Um...no reason.) After coherence flew out the window, it was all pee and fart gags, juvenile sex jokes, and tee-hee-hee-I'm-being-SO-"politically-incorrect!" I mean, sure, "Simpsons" and "Park" have that, too--"Simpsons" has even turned Maggie into a killer baby in memory of Stewie--but they have so much more, which is why they're still on. (Unlike "Futurama," "Guy" got a second chance and better support from FOX, and still drove the audience away.)
I wish "The Oblongs" had a chance to grow before it got the axe at The WB...it had great potential. The WB does such a wonderful job of destroying everything that crosses its path; why is it still on the air?