Should SpongeBob Have Continuity? [Square Theory]
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- We all know that SpongeBob has minimal continuity. I talk about my opinion on this.
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One of the worst examples of this is the episode where Spongebob obsessively tries to get Squidward to come inside his house because "he's never been inside Spongebob's house before" when Squidward had been inside Spongebob's house on several occasions in past episodes.
The episode you're talking about is "Squid's Visit".
Like in "I Was Once A Teenage Gary".
the episodes are out of order. the episode takes before the other times squidward went to spongebob's house think about it.
@@VedantNetworkReviews Plus in Nature Pants and Can you Spare a Dime.
I can stand the lack of continuity but the only time it has really bugged me was during Karate Island when Spongebob was shown as a loser and Sandy was the only one that could do Karate well even though in one of the first episodes they were pretty even when it came to that and had that constant rivalry.
Beau Tatum Exactly. Sandy was always better.
And in Karate Choppers, they were also more or less equal
If there's one thing in "Spongebob" that should have remained in continuity, it's Sandy and Spongebob being equal in Karate. When they first met in "Tea Party in the Tree Dome," they were both Karate experts on the same level, yet in "Squid's Defense," Spongebob says that he's been taking lessons from Sandy for 2 years.
Was squids defense before tea party in the tree dome?
Nope, after. WAY After. "Tea Party in the Tree Dome" was part b of Episode 1 in Season 1. "Squids Defense" is the second half of Episode 183 in Season 9.
***** oh its cause I never watched them
***** and in The Way of the Sponge they let it look like spongebob is much worse in karate than sandy and has no chance against her...
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It's sad when the writers don't do their research on earlier Spongebob episodes for these new episodes.
There's 1 thing about Christmas who that nobody seems to relize. Pay closer attention to the Patchy segments, and you will see that Spongebob and Patrick KNEW ABOUT CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR! Patchy TELLS A STORY, about Bikini Bottom FIRST CHRISTMAS, which happened IN THE PAST!
So the order is:
1) Sandy moves to Bicini Bottom (Tea at the Treedome)
2) Sandy tells them about christmas, and they celebrate their first christmas (the events of "Christmas Who")
3) Patrick says Merry Christmas (Jellyfishing)
4) Marmaid Man, Barncle Boy and spongebob sing a song that's a parody of Jingle Bells
5) Spongebob and Patrick are preparing for celebration their non-first christmas (shown in the photoes). Meanwhile, Patchy tells about the events of "Christmas Who", events that happened in the past. Notice that Patchy is actually telling us a story instead of showing us a cartoon, like he usualy does. "They didn't always celebrate christmas in bicini bottom. Who wants to hear the story of Spongebob's very first Christmas?"
6) spongebob says that claustrofobia is fear of Santa Claus, patrick says "ho ho ho" to tease Squidward (Wishing You Well)
7) and somewhere in the future, they celebrate christmas again, "It's a Spongebob Christmas"
And there you go :)
Just dont ignore Patchy, relize that the episode knows the difference between Past and Present
And you'll see that the christmas continuity is perfect :D
It'd be nice to see Bubble Bass come back again.
Spoiler alert: he also appeared in Larry's Gym
He also appears in "Moving Bubble Bass" from either Season 10 or 11.
I know this comment was from three years ago, but Bubble Bass make continuous cameos in season 9 through 12 now
He did become a side character in Season 11 instead of a One off character
Lack of continuity is okay when they don't contrition each other. For example in some episodes, SpongeBob goes to his right to get to the Krusty Krab, and in other episodes he goes to his left. This is really annoying and it shouldn't happen, the Krusty Krab should only be in ONE place. Even the video games have the Krusty Krab in both directions. I'm surprised the animators never mixed up the order of SpongeBob, Squidward, and Patrick's house.
Another thing about the Krusty Krab is that it can't seem to make up its mind about whether or not it never has any customers at all for weeks, but then it seems to be so packed that it has a mile-long line that appeared in a day.
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Not sure about that episode, but there is at lease one instance of this happening in season 4 or 5, though I can't remember which episode.
Yeah, this is very annoying. Especially when it's done for no reason. If it's done for a joke, I'm usually okay with it, but sometimes it changes at random.
I tend not to notice continuity errors, unless it has to do with building location or building layout
Maybe he was taking a different route to work.
Shows like Arthur do a good job continuing the show since 1996 and developing the characters, environment, and lessons with different episodes while also referencing past events at the same time. Examples are D.W.'s snowball, Buster moving away with his dad for a while, Spanky (D.W.'s bird that died back in season 1), Francine's Jewish heritage, Grandpa Daves change in behavior, etc.
I remember the episode "Sponge-Henge" where Spongebob said " I have never been tardy ONE time in my career." And I was thinking "what the hell is he talking about? He's been late for work PLENTY of times."
I would like to see just a little continuity, it's pretty much like each episode takes place in an alternate universe. And wouldn't fans of the show like just a little reference once in while?
Spongebob should have a little continuity. Not too much though. Also, Squidward is the only character who is one-dimensional today. Patrick is his usual self plenty of times every season (same with Spongebob), and Mr. Krabs isn't getting greedier by each episode. It depends actually. Squidward gets meaner and jerkier by every episode. There's one episode of Season 9 where he actually assaults a customer.
In that scene where he attacks the customer i think the customer attacked him first and he was defending himself as the customers are dangerous when they are hungry in these gags and was done to make laugh (which worked for me), the main problem of Squidward is that he became unlikable, he even wants Spongebob to die when in the old episodes he was just annoyed by his behavior and actually cared about him
@@tizyman7120 The customers were not dangerous in that episode. I have seen examples, I know what you're talking about.
Agree with everything else.
Not to spoil anything for Season 9b (at least from a story perspective), but they're starting to incorporate more little references to older episodes in the background. A specific example would be Mall Girl Pearl, which has tons of background characters who had major roles in previous episodes, even ones that not every SpongeBob fan would know about like Carl from Selling Out.
Regular Show has decent continuity for a cartoon network cartoon!
Have you watched adventure time? :3
***** What's that mean? :P
Personally i think Reg Show has too much continuity because they keep rehashing old characters for episodes. And re-doing every episode either in a different manner or as a sequel to that episode! Don't EVEN get me started on the whole Mordecai dating thing. TOO CONFUSING! I still prefer it over most cartoons nowadays because of how great they are and how fast they are produced but personally i think the episodes that don't involve dating or sequels are the best. Originality always wins.
Rigby is eating eggs in an episode, but in a previous episode, it's said that he's allergic to eggs.
greenbronzeluigi
That's one episode, shit 4 brains.
In Sand Castles in the Sand, Spongebob calls the frisbee a small plastic disc that you throw but in the Season 1 Ripped Pants he calls it a frisbee. In Squid's Visit, Squidward said he never visited Spongebob's house but he did in earlier episodes such as I was a Teenage Gary, Spongebob Meets the Strangler, Can you Spare a Dime and Party Pooper Pants. At first I thought it was because Spongebob episodes were on a timeline or something but then Big Sister Sam. In Something Smells Patrick said he didn't have a sister, but in Big Sister Sam it is shown that Patrick has an older sister, not a younger sister but an older sister. It seems like the characters reset in every episode which really annoys me.
I think the first one was a joke abput copyright but I get the point
One of the only things that has remained the same is that SpongeBob got the job at the Krusty Krab.
Sometimes it's fine that spongebob doesn't have continuity but when it prevents characters knowing each other, like Larry the lobster not knowing spongebob in that episode where spongebob finds a worm that gives birth, it's just not okay
In a Season 7 episode (Whelk Attack), Spongebob said that he once had the suds. It could very well be an allusion to the Season 1 episode of the same name. Even Modern Spongebob has its traces of continuity hidden.
I wouldn't mind seeing SpongeBob tackle maybe a season-long storyline or something just to try something different.
toontownwiz2 Like the Wishology series. A comedic adventure story arc?
One thing in continuity that is horrible in Season 6 and onwards is some of the characters act like they don't know each other. In one episode Plankton didn't know Patricks name which doesn't make any sense. & in "It came from Goo Lagoon' Squidward acts like he doesn't know Plankton.
Beau Tatum oh yeah? What about the fact that THE WRITERS FORGOT SANDY'S LAST NAME? In the episode with the Shelly highway, spongebob calls her "Sandy Squirrel"
And also how financially stable the Krusty Krab is depends on the episode. Sometimes they barely get any customers and in others, The Krusty Krab is the popular restaurant in town. It’s really weird man.
Does Spongebob NEED continuity? I don't think so. If the show manages to be good enough on it's own merits, despite how long it's been going on, continuity should not be an issue. The primary factor here is the quality of the show., I think most of us know by now that Spongebob hasn't been what it once was for years, and that is where at least some continuity could come into play. Maybe have a series of episodes that take place in a new land, but could still stand as their own episodes. I know it's not like Spongebob to do that, but honestly I'd rather watch something like that, than watch my favorite childhood characters get flanderized to the point of unrecognizability. Say what you will about Fairly Odd Parents, at least they're trying to put some new forms of life into the show (Poof, Fairy Dog, etc)
I kinda agree with you. I reckon that Spongebob doesn't need any continuity to fix itself - it just needs to be funny, already.
James Simpson Unfortunately that isn't the case
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Do you really want to see the next episode involving neither Patrick nor Squidward within 50 ft of each other? Personally i don't want continuity. It dosen't fit the way spongebob works.
It would be nice if they at least didn't forget Spongebob can't breath in Sandy's biodome thing half of the time.
What ever happened to the Krusty Krab 2 and Spongebob being a manager? That's so glaring, and it could've changed up the show a LITTLE bit.
the movie is set after the series. the calendar in spongebobs room is from 2022 or something :D
***** Whaaat, I have to check that out, that's really interesting!
We Remotely Low yeah i looked it up :D the calendar was 2029. also spongebob has won 374 employee of the month awards that means he worked 30 Years in the Krusty Krab.
First of all, does this mean that Spongebob will end 15 years from now? Hard to believe that it could go on for 30 years. Second of all, just because Spongebob won 374 employee of the month awards doesn't necessarily mean he's worked for that long. Squidward could have won some as well. Third of all, Spongebob has been working at the Krusty Krab for 30 years since the days of Help Wanted, but the math is incorrect. 374/12=31.166666667, as in, Spongebob has actually worked for 31 years and 2 months. If the new writers were to look at this, they'll probably have the show go for another 15 years, which, unless they are going to make a complete overhaul of the modern episodes and character personalities, would be severely overstaying it's welcome.
The spongebob spuarpants movie is the ending hillenberg said it
idea! pearl gets a boyfriend who mr krabs dissaproves of
The show should have continuity.
+YouDontKnowSpongebob.
I happen to have my own "Square Theory":
In the episode "Frakendoodle", SpongeBob creates a 2-D drawing of himself with which he briefly co-exists, similar to Lizzie McGuire's animated self. In the episode "Squilliam Returns", there is a gag which reveals SpongeBob has miniature versions of himself which operate his brain, which is Animated Lizzie's most apparent purpose. Finally, in "Pressure" SpongeBob is revealed to be able to reproduce mini-SpongeBobs on the outside. When I put the three together, that's when I realized it.......SpongeBob and friends are the characters of Disney Channel's "Lizzie McGuire" in the afterlife!
If true, this would explain several aspects of SpongeBob which are relatable to a teen or pre-teen. For example, his minimum-wage job as a fast-food worker (see "Working Girl") and his fruitless ambition to obtain his driver's license. In addition, the other characters have personalities which can be eqvilated to those of the Lizzie McGuire characters:
Patrick's role as SpongeBob's friend is equal to that of Miranda.
Sandy's interest in science is similar to Gordo's academic pursuits.
Squidward generally believes himself to be culturally superior to most of his peers, as does Kate Sanders.
Plankton is both highly intelligent and an outcast, a la Larry Tudgeman
Larry the Lobster is Bikini Bottom's resident male heartthrob, akin to Ethan Craft.
Gary is what Lizzie thinks Matt is, animalistic and wild. As, such he must be kept on a tight leash at all times.
In addition, there are many episodes which lend themselves to this possibility:
In "Ripped Pants", SpongeBob makes a fool of himself for attention, a common goal of most teens/tweens.
In "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" SpongeBob and Patrick have a falling out, similar to that seen in "And The Winner Is".
In "Boating School", Patrick encourages SpongeBob to cheat on his driving test, just as Miranda tried to cheat on a book report at the end of "In Miranda Lizzie Does Not Trust"
In "Pizza Delivery", Squidward shows an unusual sympathy for SpongeBob, similar to Kate's newfound affection for Lizzie in "Lizzie and Kate's Big Adventure" and to a lesser degree "Party Over Here"
In "F.U.N." SpongeBob bonds with Plankton, such as Lizzie bonds with Larry in "Scarlett Larry"
In "MuscleBob BuffPants", SpongeBob pretends to be muscular, just like Lizzie pretends to be over-feminine in "One of the Guys"
In both "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" and "Can You Spare A Dime", Squidward takes advantage of SpongeBob in order to get waited on by him, as Kate would likely do if given the opportunity.
In "The Chaperone", SpongeBob prides himself with making Pearl's prom spectacular due to the failure of his own, a nod to Lizzie's assumed unpopularity.
In "Sleepy Time" SpongeBob's age is revealed to be 13, which is Lizzie's presumed age at the end of the series. In the same episode, the SpongeBob invading the other characters' dreams is a miniature version created from his sub-conscious.
In "Walking Small" Plankton turns SpongeBob into a bully, which is what happens to Lizzie under a similar influence in "Bad Girl McGuire"
In "Squid's Day Off", Squidward tricks SpongeBob into doing all the work at the Krusty Krab, which is something Kate would attempt if she could.
In "Something Smells" both SpongeBob and Patrick become self-conscious about their looks, which many teen girls are prone to.
In "Bossy Boots" SpongeBob is more than eager to assist Pearl in converting the Krusty Krab into a teen hangout.
In both "Grandma's Kisses" and "No Weenies Allowed" SpongeBob fears being called immature, the same conflict as "Magic Train"
In "Life of Crime" SpongeBob and Patrick fear they've becomes thieves, as Lizzie fears of Miranda in "In Miranda Lizzie Does Not Trust"
In "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" SpongeBob hero-worships Kevin despite him being a stuck-up jerk, as most of Lizzie's classmates (and sometimes Miranda and herself) do for Kate.
In both "Band Geeks" and "Squilliam Returns", Squidward tries to come out on top against Squilliam, just like Kate tries to reclaim her social superiority over Claire in "The Rise and Fall of The Kate Empire"
In "I'm With Stupid" Patrick makes a joke involving mascara. This is important as most tweens aspire for the right to use cosmetics.
In "SpongeGuard On Duty", SpongeBob is infatuated with Larry despite being male. This can be called akin to Lizzie's crush on Ethan.
In both "As Seen on TV" and "Squirrel Jokes" SpongeBob lets fame go to his head, which Lizzie fears will become of her in "Last Year's Model"
In "Rock-A-Bye-Bivalve", SpongeBob learns the challenges of raising a child, just as Lizzie does in "Misadventures in Babysitting"
In "Party Pooper Pants", SpongeBob tries to throw a great party. Likewise, Lizzie has assisted in organizing school events in "Come Fly With Me", "You're a Good Man, Lizzie McGuire" and "Night of the Day of the Dead" She also helped Miranda plan a house party in "My Fair Larry".
Also of note is that in Lizzie McGuire, Lizzie is a live-action character with an animated version of herself. SpongeBob has the inverse, with animated characters able to interact with live action stock footage. This does, however, lead us to the only true flaw in this theory. In "Shanghaied" SpongeBob and Patrick fear perfume, which is in sharp contrast to Lizzie and Miranda who would seem to enjoy the use of fragrances. I must assume this change is due to the conversion from female to male, as well as the fact that the episode aired only two months into the run of Lizzie McGuire.
In summary, character traits, episode plots and the logistics of the series' world strongly suggest that SpongeBob and Lizzie are in effect one being living within two separate existances. The only question that remains is: Can such a theory be proven or unproven?
Care to take this on, Mr. RULZ?
That's a very stupid theory.
If that's what you believe, find concrete evidence disproving it. Otherwise, let me believe what I believe.
LegoGamers50, why did you decide my theory was true in your eyes?
I still can't forget when Whelk Attack had a continuity nod to Suds. April 19, 2019, 8:06pm
When I was little, I thought about things like that. I got confused whenever something happened that never came back.
What bugs me the most is when they use a lack of continuity as an excuse to write episodes with no real ending, instead just cutting out on something stupid. Examples include Restraining Spongebob, Dear Vikings, Gullible Pants, Money Talks, and others. It's one thing when they end on a point that won't be addressed in the next episode like a character being arrested or injured, but in a lot of episodes it feels like the writers got lazy and couldn't come up with a good way to resolve the plot so just rush a resolution that doesn't resolve anything or cut out on a lame joke.
Oh yes, this show is notorious for terrible endings. What kills me is when the episodes are trying to go for a more serious story then just refuse to have an ending. It's garbage, if they want to focus more on the story than the comedy fine, but part of a good story is an ending. Like you said, it feels lazy.
***** I agree too
***** A lot of cartoon network shows do that.
oh yeah, here's another fan theory to check out: are SpongeBob and the other characters mutants due to nuclear testing in the Bikini Atoll?
These Square Theory videos have been really interesting, PieGuy!
The Amazing World of Gumball's The Finale tried to deconstruct lack of continuity and show us what it would be like if actions had consequences in cartoons. The only problem is, by that episode's logic, the only way to make previously incompetent authorities competent was to be give our main characters being punished even more cruel and unusual punishments than they deserve. If I write for Spongebob, I would like the go for the Family Guy Season 16 route of things and have Mr. Krabs and Patrick go to jail for all the crimes they got away with committing, and they stay in jail for 6 episodes from that point forward instead of ending like The Finale did and going too far with punishment. Meanwhile, Spongebob has to figure out how to run the Krusty Krab on his own. That's twice as many episodes as Brian had to spend isolated from the Griffins when he finally had to pay for his pretentious, insensitive behavior. April 20, 2019, 1:39pm
0:17 yeah I noticed it, and I forgot the word, and I remembered it.
Perhaps they could try having one season that follows continuity too see if the writers can handle it and if the viewers enjoy it.
I doubt that would happen. I mean, sure, season 9 is better than the previous 3 seasons, but I still don't think the writers are smart enough to be able to handle that. I mean, they screwed up continuity with "Big Sister Sam" because of Patrick saying in an earlier episode that he didn't have a sister.
***** If that happened I would love to see the overly dramatized realistic fan art people make.
Here are some things about SpongeBob continuity that really tick me off. If SpongeBob's pineapple is circular home come it has corners on the inside? There are episodes of SpongeBob where he goes into other cities such as Rock Bottom or New Kelp City I thought Bikini Bottom was the only city in SpongeBob Squarepants.
answer: kind of. There doesnt need to be some complex universe but i should be able to recognize these characters
Looking back at this, I think they may be actually doing this, seeing as in the recent episode Scavenger Pants, Mrs. Tentacles adopted SpongeBob and Patrick. Hopefully that sticks.
2 questions.
1. Can you do a Square Theory on the old Spongebob and the new one?
2. What are you thoughts on the new FRED?
"Square theory"
**draws rectangle**
Is SpongeBob a square or a rectangle? How about his pants? That's the joke.
+DPX / aure just be glad they didnt go with poriferarobert quadrilateraltrousers
Nick Carlson the square is the SHAPE OF EVIL!!
Nick Carlson i was gonna type that.
Nick Carlson he drew a rectangle because SQUARE IS THE SHAPE OF EVIL!
The only incontinuity that bugs me in spongebob is when they go back and forth with wether he has bones or not. Most of the time hes stated not to, other times he has a full skeleton, some episodes he has lungs, others he has gills. Its more or less irksome because of it. When I a viewer at home knows that he shouldnt because he is a sponge and why hes a sponge. At least they kept it clear that they need water to breathe though except in the newer episodes.
The final incontinuity I hate is just when they have running water underwater.... Season 3 slipped up some times, but often restated they were underwater clearly (Land vs Sea episode). They also stopped using the bubble effects and water reflection effects they did in season 1 and 2 which kills the immersion. Season 4 and later just didnt care at all and had Spongebob nearly drown in a house flooding, WTF.
One example of continuity in Spongebob I can think of is where the sock that the Flying Dutchman briefly wore in Your Shoes Untied appeared again in Shanghaied
I was thinking about Spongebob continuity this morning. I was thinking, are the very first episodes, where they introduce Spongebob to the Krusty Krab, the introduction to Sandy, and the introduction to boating school built off of before they went off onto this noncontinuity route? Also, didn't the first five Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy episodes have continuity? I haven't really watched much beyond the first three seasons, so we will see how bad this really gets in season five. It would be good to see some growth in the world of Spongebob.
MM+BB have a very, very loose continuity. Pretty much they come out of retirement in 1, then remember SpongeBob exists in 2, and by 3 they use him as a housesitter. That's about it.
Keep up the good work with this Spongebob stuff. It's a very interesting show to analyse. I always felt the character setup was very good in the series (in the early seasons at least). My main gripe is that Sandy seems to have no connection to Squidward or Mr Krabs and I wonder if they explore that in the later seasons or the new movie.
3:28 Season 5 preview! :D
I kinda feel Spongebob needs to end. It's overstayed it's welcome
Tell that to The Simpsons.
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I think family guy started around the same time as spongebob, correct?
Everyone thinks SpongeBob should end. I think it should've ended after season 4.
Also south park is about as old as spongebob i think...
I agree unless Hillenburg comes back soon
Whelk Attack brings up the fact that Spongebob had the Suds. We see lots of characters and objects getting cameos. It has some continuity and even when it doesn't sometimes you say it's fine because a great story is made.
You sir need to become president of Viacom. You are the one who knows what has went wrong for Nick, if only the fools of Nick weren't blinded by there own foolishness to try to "tap into" the internet audience, then they could bring quality programing back to the once great network. You sir are an outstanding critic. Now if nick causally listened to critics...
On one of the newer episodes, Spongebob mentions having the suds before.
I'm so glad Gravity Falls has amazing continuity. Seriously, it's some of the best I've ever seen in any show ever. Not only do they constantly reference past episodes, but they also bring back characters frequently and remember what relations this characters have to other characters. It's amazing.
I agree with you, especially about the Flanderization.
I think a show that does the balance between being episodic and still allowing subtle changes/growth of the characters well is "How I met your mother".
They don't build epic story arcs, but they still keep some form of (small) continuity - "small" because it usually doesn't affect the individual episodes that much.
You're onto something... I've always thought that major continuity would be the show's salvation: SpongeBob grows up a little, SpongeBob becomes manager or opens his own restaurant and stays that way, etc. But the background characters... say, Pearl graduates high school, Mrs. Puff stops teaching indefinitely or starts dating Krabs again. At least it's something interesting, something more relatable.
The relationships between these wonderful characters is what used to hold this show together despite lack of continuity. And it does only show after so many seasons that the relationships don't matter if the characters are so flanderized that they don't even seem to be aware of each other anymore.
In my opinion SpongeBob went down after Season 5.
exactly
Another very well thought out Square Theory video!
Thank you!
I think the Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy episodes count as continuity. They're listed in 1, 2, 3 and so on order, after all
Along with The Simpsons, I think The Amazing World of Gumball is another good example of minor continuity. Things like Penny coming out of her shell and Granny JoJo getting married allow the world to change a bit without effecting the format of the show.
The lack of continuity in Spongebob will be it’s undoing
I read a SpongeBob fanfiction called under the sea which is a more serious and awesome rewritten to the pre movie episodes and has continuity
To disappointed the author cancelled it
To bad it got deleted
Oohhh I luv the outro, so calming after the rant XP
Nintendo has a strict discontinuity policy - no show is allowed to reference its own past, and certainly finales are expressly forbidden from acknowledging in any way that the show is ending - so that they can play reruns at any time in any order (which they rarely if ever do) ... which, honestly, makes the fact that they ran a dramatic, narrative-driven series like Avatar kind of confusing.
Nintendo?
meant Nickelodeon, sorry
notoriouswhitemoth i think your forgetting episodes like bubble buddy returns.
Christmas Who takes place before Jellyfishing. Christmas Who is a flashback to when they discovered Christmas. But even so, most of the continuity errors are errors.
One of the biggest continuity errors is the origin is the Krusty Krab and the formula. We learn at first that the Krusty Krab used to be a bankrupt retirement home but then in another episode it's said that the Krusty Crab used to be a pirate ship. Then we are told that the secret formula was an old family secret and later we are told that Mr Krabs came up with it by accident after him and plankton had their falling out.
and this is why i prefer seasons 1-3
+Will Brock
What about Season 4?
YouDontKnowSponge What about the Droid Attack on the Wookies?
@@TheKvltSith what about order 66
You brought back the music at the end!
Instantanswer: no! There’s no main goal any of the characters are trying to achieve it wouldn’t work out with continuity.
IDK I think the newer episodes are (kind of) starting to show some continuity like Mr. Krabs and Mrs. Puff are finally dating each other for example. There are also a lot more minor characters returning besides Bubble Buddy, like Spot, and I think they have been some references to older episodes as well. Honestly, I don't think Spongebob needs A LOT of continuity. I mean to be fair, it is a goofy, random cartoon that doesn't make sense so it's understandable. However, yeah, like you said, if a show is going to be around for a long time, it would be nice to have continuity once in a while or else the show will get a bit boring and annoying. At least that's what I think.
The Amazing World of Gumball actually seems to follow what you were talking about almost a year before you even made this video. The show has dabbled a lot more with continuity since Season 3 when it used to focus a lot more on gags since Season 2. The Finale failed as a deconstructive parody because long story short, at the end the writing sort of collapses on itself when it actively goes against what it was trying to do all along by bringing up previously nonexistent consequences just to reset them when it literally backs the main characters into a corner. November 22, 2016, 4:51pm
did anyone notice a pic of season 5 review?
I can't help but notice how incredibly well-spoken you've become, PieGuy! :D
Well... As it stands spongebob may have added someone very new. Remember planktons pet? That really good episode in season 9. Well they never got rid of spot in the end of the episode, and we haven't seen plankton after that (as far as I know), so maybe, and just maybe, spot will be a new character. If not, then I will be so disappointed because spot was actually really likable! A slime dog... Thing... That can transform into various other things, AWESOME! The episode with spot actually made spongebob his old self again. He was willing to help plankton to have happiness, which in turn, he did have. So maybe... And just maybe, spongebob will add spot to the show *fingers crossed*
They did my friend, Spot is now a recurring character of the show
I really love these square theory's I personally think continuity dosent matter that much with a show like spongebob
The one thing that really pissed me off was SpongeBob vs The Big One. After all these years of spongebob surfing like a pro he doesn't know how to surf. WHAT??????????
oh and by the way when you see squidward with the hat box in Idiot Box he ask why he hasn't worn the Sombrero yet. Funny enough he does wear it in The Camping Episode. Think about it.
+Darian Bowen yes. it's called foreshadowing
Futurerama, in my opinion, has the best continuity in any animated show
Beau Tatum yeah
Oh yes
Now, to remedy what you were talking about, I would actually be quite interested in writing my own Spongebob Squarepants episode where Spongebob, Squidward, and Sandy call the police on Patrick and Mr. Krabs and make them go to jail for stuff they did before in Driven To Tears, The Krabby Kronicle, One Coarse Meal, Tunnel of Glove, Oral Report, Pet Sitter Pat, Spongebob, You're Fired, and others that I can't name right now. Then they will be forced to learn how to be better friends while Spongebob has to learn to live without them. I could probably make this a 22-minute special if I wanted to. Hopefully it will be a lot better than Gumball's finale, which was 11 minutes long and far too rushed. It also acts like PPG's Town and Out where it uses gritty realism for comedy to make the main characters suffer more than they deserve, except 100x worse. November 22, 2016, 4:58pm
It will be like when Family Guy made Brian Griffin move to an apartment for 3 episodes and he had to deal with the consequences of his ego turning everyone away from him. He told a terrible joke on Twitter that was racist to Kevin Hart and his fans. Only this time it will be 6 episodes instead of 3, and they will not be in all of the episodes, only some of them. Mr. Krabs and Patrick will be taught how to be a good friend/boss/citizen by Doctor Diane Dignity (Tabitha St. Germain). June 6, 2018, 6:32pm
do shows need a story arch? no. do problems need to be resolved at the end of episodes and not just be forgotten? yes. do you need to recognize back story? yes especially when you make a special on it *cough childhood of Krabs and Plankton episode cough*
There's continuity in spongebob........ All the characters have turned into pricks in the new ones...........
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Dawwwww beardless PIEGUYRULZ looks so cute I wanna hug him
My least favorite continuity error throughout the entire series is whether Mr Krabs was in the Navy or was a Pirate
He can be both
Shows need continuity, most of the time. If shows don't even try to have continuity the newer episodes will just try to top each other and then the show will start to rot.
I think spongebob should have stayed equal to sandy in karate
This is why i NEVER assume Spongebob has a continuity. Because every episode is like different dimensional space with different logic. Even some of the story elements are incosistent.
The newer episodes attempt to shove in references to older episodes, like in one where Spongebob mentions that he knows how to deal with sickness because he's had the suds.
While I did smile at the little wink to the audience, it kind of feels like fan service. Like the Bubble Buddy's son episode; though to be fair, it wasn't that bad. It had EXTREMELY funny gags, so it surprised me.
I personally don't mind the lack of continuity because I never took Spongebob seriously. It's just a zany cartoon about a sea-sponge. Taking it too seriously like that is completely missing the point of the show. It would be nice to have a little every now and then, but all it ever wanted to do was be a silly comedy for families, and (for a while) it succeeded in that.
It's on nickelodeon THATS why.
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I think you are right
also another long running show that doesnt have no continuity that was good was Arthur it actully is still running on its 16th season and still is great
I think the writers need some continuity like staying loyal to the way the characters in the show act maybe not make Mr Krabs just as evil as Plankton actually give Squidward some likeable moments rather then having him be a complete ass with no redeemable quality's also to the writers learn what species your characters are how many times did they get squidward's species wrong?
I REALLY hope that the new movie has continuity since it IS a "sequel"
At the way it looks , i doubt it. Spongebob and Patrick seemed shocked being on dryland. And where was the krusty krab 2 in the trailer?
Damn, that explains everything. I was hoping they would bring that up, but now looking at the trailer, it's not going to happen. Let's just hope this movie is still good to watch.
AgentJohn
Hell! Where was the Krusty Krab 2 in the Show!
King Tommy Parrinello Well during some research, Stephen Hillenburg said that the first movie takes place after the series.
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That may be so but there is still no Krusty Krab 2 in the series. Honestly i prefer there being no Krusty Krab 2 in the series I'm just making a point of it.
I like your Purple Pikmin Pieguy.
At least it's not red. Steve also wants Pieguy to suffer much like Chuggaaconroy!
The main thing that bothers me is fire underwater ;_; its such a small thing and they have even brought it up before YET they keep having fire! GODAWEER?
You know that one joke of having fire underwater made me 100% okay with it being there just knowing the writers were having fun with the idea made me laugh and still does.
1. I don't know what GODAWEER means
2. SpongeBob only used fire underwater for jokes. So quit being a sterotypical "GET IT RIGHT OR YOU SUCK" UA-camr.
AND 3. WTF does GODAWEER mean??!!
They even made a joke about that in The Camping Episode
Stuck in the Wringer: Tears are saltwater. They live in the ocean. Realism went out the freaking window!
Skeeter Mania He cries all the time, that is not an excuse.
"My leg" fish = Flanderization
Wicked shirt. :D
Am I the only one who thinks Good Neighbors and Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful are connected to each other in the timeline? At the end of Good Neighbors, Squidward got a summons requiring him to take community service every Sunday for the rest of his life. In Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful, Squidward is given a ticket to do community service even though he didn't litter. It is possible that the latter episode is a Sunday because if that's the case, then Good Neighbors did come a little before.
Honestly I really do agree with this. It really gets boring after a while.
this is a good square theory.
Probably the worst continuity break in Spongebob for me at least is Old Man Jenkins. He's just a name they slap around, but he's had like what... 3 COMPLETELY different character designs? It would be okay if he was just a name thrown around and not a character that was shown (sorta like the "My Leg" guy), but they have shown him multiple times with multiple character designs. Is there more than one Old Man Jenkins? Even when I was little kid I caught this. It's probably the most frustrating thing for me.
Caroline Durbin Could be a surname
5:19 i don't know some of the character changes in Family Guy weren't the best like how Stewie quit being evil now he is just ok but he used to be funny
fairly odd parents has some loopholes and inconsistencies. but at leas that show has more continuity than spongebob. when poof was introduced, he was not never referred to again. his presence was made in later episodes.
It did ruin the ending of Channel Chasers though...
and the inclusion of Sparky ruined the ending of Grow Up Timmy Turner
maybe sparky leaves eventually. also poof talking ruined grow up timmy turner because timmy said poof never spoke
1:45 You're welcome.
I prefer rearranging every episode from the first 5 seasons, both movies and the good Season 6 and 9 episodes to make since for one timeline rather then just saying every episode is it's own universe. But Seasons 7-8 and the ScumBob episodes of Seasons 4, 5, 6 and 9 are a separate universe from the good SpongeBob episodes.
That universe was a dark hell universe made by a cruel, heartless god for his own amusement
I also think the lack of continuity makes establishing things pointless, what's the point of stating the Krabby Patty secret formula is a family recipe in season 4 if the next season contradicts it with an entire special? what's the point of establishing Glove Universe in Glove World R.I.P. if Glove World remains opened? I know the crew wants a story to tell without having to look back on every episode they write and force viewers to watch a previous episode but there are ways of doing it that wouldn't require heavily referencing previous episodes (example: going to Glove Universe without mentioning Glove World or its closure or mentioning the Krabby Patty secret recipe came from a feud without mentioning the friendship of Mr. Krabs and Plankton and Mr. Krabs lack of money when he was young.)
The espur!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shows like My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Rugrats, Rocko’s Modern Life, and even Arthur (although the earlier episodes were aired in a mixed-up order compared to the later episodes) have continuity in their own unique ways, and I think Spongebob needs it too. Why can’t it, because it’s a wacky comedy that is sometimes supposed to make no sense.
Maybe Stephen Hillenberg never intended for the series to have strong continuity.
BlythePennyBicycle21 I see. Season 1 have perfect continuity like SpongeBob attending the Krusty Krab and Boating School for the first time and meeting Sandy, Plankton, and Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. But was later somewhat abandoned from Seasons 2 to half of 8 I assume. However in Seasons 9, 10, 11, and 12 brought a lot back!
@@cartoongamegirl3335 Though in the case of then, it's still specifically framed in a way for kids of today to understand. For example, Bubble Bass, who was seen in season 1, has become a recurring character for the past 3-4 years, but nothing from his first appearance is brought up. Doodlebob, who was seen in season 2, returned in an episode from 2018, but nothing is brought up from his previous appearance.
This is off topic but...nice t-shirt :D
I think all episodes are in order. If you say otherwise I'll tell you why it could still be in order.
karatekidaustin KILL ME!
+karatekidaustin why in krusty towers the krusty krab is to the left when its usually to the right.
Tyler S Simple, Mr. Krabs likes to temorarly move the Krusty Krab to people who normally wouldn't go due to living far away. This is why it takes different amounts of time to get to the KK in different epsiodes. I mean the KK has been broken and rebuilt so many times it's easy to transport.
karatekidaustin why in the episode where they go above water (forgot the name) they can go above water just fine but in sandys dome they need a helmet?
Tyler S The episode is Pressure, and it's an EASY solution if you think about it.
Islands usually have water vapor in the air around them since they're close to water. Spongebob and his friends could of used that. I mean think about it, if they can survive off snow in Sandy's Treedome then I think they can survive off water vapor. Wouldn't you agree?
Gravity Falls has good continuity.
Gravity Falls is a show that absolutely NEEDS continuity, because the show is basically one giant story