Sponge Bob Essay

Television would not be successful if there was not a controversial aspect to it. TV would be boring without it, and isn’t the whole point of television to magnify human emotions and situations, and to make their lives seem more appealing than our own. Everything that is aired on TV has some sort of sexual aspect to it from Pinocchio running around in thong underwear in the hit movie Shrek, to the homosexual relationship qualities of Sponge-Bob and Patrick on the TV show Sponge-Bob SquarePants, and the profanity found on the cover of The Little Mermaid. It almost seems like a game to the producers of certain shows; who can push the limits so far on TV before the show will get banned. TV shows known for this are the vulgar South Park, the highly racy Simpsons, and Family Guy who has been cancelled twice since the series premiere in 1999. Mature television shows are okay for mature adults to watch, but children should not be exposed to mature media because it can potentially harm them in the future. One child television show like this is Sponge-Bob SquarePants, and in this essay I will be analyzing the origin behind the characters of the show, its understated sexual and homosexual humor.

Sponge-Bob started in July of 1999 and one theory is that the characters of SpongeBob are based on the seven deadly sins; greed, envy, sloth, pride, wrath, gluttony, and lust. Mr. Krabs was influenced by greed and is the most obvious comparison. Mr. Krabs is constantly thinking of ways to make a profit; he takes advantage of his friends, sells them out for a quick buck, and puts them in harm’s way. One episode was dedicated to Mr. Krabs greed, which involved Mr. Krabs singing a song called, “If I Could Talk to Money”. Then next one is Plankton, he...

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...ing TV, nor do they hug and roll over the ground together. Another example is one evening SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, and Squidward are all leaving the Krusty Krab and when they are all parting ways SpongeBob says, “Bye Squidward! Bye Mr. Krabs! Bye Squidward!” then Patrick replies, “You said bye to Squidward twice?” and then SpongeBob says, “I like Squidward”. SpongeBob is generally flamboyant, but that was over the top, and was no doubt homosexual humor.

In conclusion, all different types of television shows have controversial topics it is what makes them funny, and enjoyable to watch. The Nickelodeon hit SpongeBob SquarePants is a show that not only can appeal to an adult crowd, but to the youth of the nation as well. It displays understated mature content in a children’s TV show that adults will notice, and enjoy while still making it oblivious the children.