Spongebob Squarepants

[SaintVegas]

My 5 year old son enjoyes watching Spongebob Squarepants. I am somewhat torn as to whether this program has any redeeming qualities what so ever and whether or not I should permit him to watch.

Confession time:

I sat down with him to watch (because he asked me if I would), and I have to say, I found it strangely compelling.

Does anyone else have this problem?

Any advice??

Help!

:shifty:

[Mortis]

Sailormouth makes me laugh like a fool every time I see it

[Kelzan]

For some reason Patrick reminds me of Joe Biden.

[SaintVegas]

Sailormouth makes me laugh like a fool every time I see it

Right?!

The first time I watched with my son was actually some time ago, and now I have seen quite a few episodes.

[SaintVegas]

For some reason Patrick reminds me of Joe Biden.

I had never thought of that, but you may be on to something!

Patrick Star Biden.

[Mortis]

Just wait til you see Sailormouth. SpongeBob and Patrick learn some 'sentence enhancers' from the side of a dumpster and start using them in their speech.

The sounds to bleep them are all nautical, like dolphins and foghorns, and it cracks me up so much.

[JimGP20]

For some reason Patrick reminds me of Joe Biden.


LOL.... and Plankton reminds me of Obama. :lol:

[SaintVegas]

LOL.... and Plankton reminds me of Obama. :lol:

Well then Sandy must be Hillary Clinton. Angry all the time...false logic...

[angelicmadrigal]

It's no worse than most of the other mindless cartoons out there. That's kind of the point of cartoons, mindless entertainment.

[Mortis]

I also like Chowder on Cartoon Network.

The episode with the Peper Spray saleswoman makes me fall off the couch.

[Mimiheart]

My kids all love it. I held out on letting them watch it for quite awhile. I can't stand it, but it makes them laugh, and there's nothing awful in it except for being annoying and being on ALL THE TIME.

My husband just recorded a different cartoon that Tom Kenny (Spongebob's voice) does. He recorded "Spongebob" saying hi specifically to my kids, which was pretty cool.

[JimGP20]

It's no worse than most of the other mindless cartoons out there. That's kind of the point of cartoons, mindless entertainment.


Is Ren Hoek your hero?? :mrgreen:

[Kelzan]

LOL.... and Plankton reminds me of Obama. :lol:

I thought Kucinich would be Plankton.

[AutoRacer55]

IMAGINATION!
http://th02.deviantart.net/fs33/300W/i/2008/296/c/8/Spongebob_Imagination_Desktop_by_ConfusedLittleKit ty.png

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Just wait til you see Sailormouth. SpongeBob and Patrick learn some 'sentence enhancers' from the side of a dumpster and start using them in their speech.

The sounds to bleep them are all nautical, like dolphins and foghorns, and it cracks me up so much.

That is a good one :lol:

I gotta admit... I loves me some spongebob. Good thing the little one likes it too LOL.

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

One of my favorites lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0_ld5pIXHY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfQWiWQmvaU

"That's his... eager face."

:lol:

[sgdp]

Always hated the show.

[DRS]

Always hated the show.

Wait until you have kids or nieces and nephews

[sgdp]

Wait until you have kids or nieces and nephews

I still watch tons of kid shows, haha. When I was in 6th grade, Spongebob was all the rage. But I was the only one not into it.

Then again, at that time I had this affinity for Paul McCartney. I was always the outcast. Now , I see these people who mocked me acting all cool for liking The Beatles. Pffffft.


But hey, gimme Arthur, Little Bear, or Gullah Gullah Island, and I'm happy. Especially Arthur.

[sgdp]

Damnit people. Now the theme song is stuck in my head.

I HATE YOU ALL! :mad:

[DRS]

See little bear is annoying to me

[sgdp]

Really? I think it's cute. I like how all the names are just "Hen", "Cat", "Duck."

Then the snake is "No Feet." :mrgreen:

[DRS]

Just the voice, see brother, papa bear etc etc erc

[mysticbeauty_nbeast]

Hubby and I had our little great niece here for a week to visit this month. By the end of the 7th day..I wanted to throw something at the t.v!...Sponge Bob...and that damn theme song...omg! And it is on all the time! What happened to the great kids programing that was on? Ya know...learn your numbers, color's, alphabet...etc etc...don't they make those shows anymore?

I say Death to Sponge Bob!

T.V. rots your brain :)) (Dont tell Mom the Babysitter's dead reference...lol)

~Mysty

[sgdp]

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Lives in a pineapple under the sea??

[DRS]

It beats the heck of out of Barney

[mysticbeauty_nbeast]

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Lives in a pineapple under the sea??

I HATE you! lmao. .:twisted:....I just got that stupid song outta my head...and now it's baaaacccckkkk! arrrgggghhhhh Damn you Sponge Bob!

~Mysty

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Damnit people. Now the theme song is stuck in my head.

I HATE YOU ALL! :mad:

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/debbie5942/aninote.gif

[Safiel]

When I was growing up it was Atomic Ant, Bugs Bunny/Road Runner, Hong Kong Fueuy and all the rest of the classic Hanna Barbera library.

And then the "experts" had to stick their noses in and we had the pure garbage that prevailed in the 1980's and early 1990's. Cartoons have been slowly improving since then, particularly with the anime influence.

I like Spongebob in very small doses. Have to admit that they have a few truly inspired episodes, particularly the "Sailormouth" episode.

[Safiel]

It beats the heck of out of Barney

<tune of "This Old Man">

I hate you, you hate me
We'll kill Barney happily
With a big shotgun and Barney on the floor
No more purple dinosaur.

[sgdp]

I HATE you! lmao. .:twisted:....I just got that stupid song outta my head...and now it's baaaacccckkkk! arrrgggghhhhh Damn you Sponge Bob!

~Mysty

You're welcome! :hug:

[DRS]

For me the one that always raises an eyebrow is bananas in pajamas

[notluzn]

Great Show.. Modern Day looney toons

[CID_0687]

My wife hates Spongebob, but the kids and I like it.

[djdudley]

I'm sorry, Sponge Bob makes me miss Wren & Stimpy "Happy Happy, Joy Joy"!!!!!!!

[DRS]

Ren and Stimpy were the best but I am watching SpongeBob right now which is still better the Icarly

[JimGP20]

Ren and Stimpy were the best but I am watching SpongeBob right now which is still better the Icarly


My favorite episode. Stimpy meets Sven Hoek.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/stuckinliberalhell/svenhoek.jpg

[simssk]

My youngest daughter has autism and down syndrome. She absolutely loves/adores Spongebob. I think I have seen almost every episode produced.

She is non verbal. She laughs like crazy watching Spongebob and it is simply music to my ears. I can sit with her for long periods and watch Spongebob. He's a great goofy, lovin', innocent sponge.

She was in 7th heaven this weekend with the Spongebob Squarepants marathon bash and 10 new episodes.

The little guy who lives in a pineapple under the sea has given her such happiness.

[ExDem]

My 5 year old son enjoyes watching Spongebob Squarepants. I am somewhat torn as to whether this program has any redeeming qualities what so ever and whether or not I should permit him to watch.

Confession time:

I sat down with him to watch (because he asked me if I would), and I have to say, I found it strangely compelling.

Does anyone else have this problem?

Any advice??

Help!

:shifty:

My sister is VERY strict about what my nieces watch (age 6 and 9). She let's them watch SpongeBob....one of the few cartoons they are allowed to watch. I think it is funny has hell.

[ExDem]

You're welcome! :hug:

Man, I miss Freddie Mercury.

[DRS]

My favorite episode. Stimpy meets Sven Hoek.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/stuckinliberalhell/svenhoek.jpg

I have to go get some of those for my nephew to watch

[Mimiheart]

My youngest daughter has autism and down syndrome. She absolutely loves/adores Spongebob. I think I have seen almost every episode produced.

She is non verbal. She laughs like crazy watching Spongebob and it is simply music to my ears. I can sit with her for long periods and watch Spongebob. He's a great goofy, lovin', innocent sponge.

She was in 7th heaven this weekend with the Spongebob Squarepants marathon bash and 10 new episodes.

The little guy who lives in a pineapple under the sea has given her such happiness.One of my students who has autism is obsessed with Spongebob. The boy will randomly quote episodes from it, and when we play word games, his words are always titles of episodes.

[DRS]

My youngest daughter has autism and down syndrome. She absolutely loves/adores Spongebob. I think I have seen almost every episode produced.

She is non verbal. She laughs like crazy watching Spongebob and it is simply music to my ears. I can sit with her for long periods and watch Spongebob. He's a great goofy, lovin', innocent sponge.

She was in 7th heaven this weekend with the Spongebob Squarepants marathon bash and 10 new episodes.

The little guy who lives in a pineapple under the sea has given her such happiness.

In honour of your daughter

Pirate: Are you ready, kids?
Kids: Aye, aye captain!
Pirate: I can't hear you!
Kids: Aye, aye captain!
Pirate: Ohh.... who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Kids: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
Pirate: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he!
Kids: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
Pirate: If nautical nonsense is something you wish,
KIDS: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
Pirate: Then drop on the deck and glub like a fish!
Kids: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
Pirate: Ready?
All together: SpongeBob Square Pants, SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob... SquarePants!
Pirate: Haha!
SpongeBob with kazoo: Da da da da dum da dum!

[betwixt]

I have often worried about my daughter..she's 13 and still watches Avatar the air bender, one of those anime cartoons. She can sit and watch them all day (if we would allow her to) She asked me once if she could record a marathon that was playing saturday, so I said ok, looked on the DVR and had 47 episodes recorded....:eek:

I have watched with her and her little brother's but the over dramatic toons are too much for me.

[zerk]

I knew this is what you guys were in to.

[angelicmadrigal]

Is Ren Hoek your hero?? :mrgreen:

I actually HATE "Ren and Stimpy".

[angelicmadrigal]

The best thing in sponge bob is the song:

F is for fire that burns down the whole town
U is for Uranium BOMB!
N is for NO survivors!!!!

[ThrowCop]

Funniest cartoon in ages!

[angelicmadrigal]

One of my students who has autism is obsessed with Spongebob. The boy will randomly quote episodes from it, and when we play word games, his words are always titles of episodes.

My bf's older brother is severely mentally handicapped and he loves Spongebob too.

[BrittleBullet]

I loathe Spongebob.
I was 12 years old when it first aired. I hated it then and still do.
My wife and I are expecting our first child at the end of the year and I swear right now that he or she is banned from watching Mr. Squarepant's show.

[ThrowCop]

I loathe Spongebob.
I was 12 years old when it first aired. I hated it then and still do.
My wife and I are expecting our first child at the end of the year and I swear right now that he or she is banned from watching Mr. Squarepant's show.Why do you hate all that is good & decent in America?



:lol:

[BasicGreatGuy]

If you watch the show backwards, you can hear Spongebob asking kids to vote Democrat when they grow up. Spongebob is too "Looney Tunes" for me. :whistle:





:))


























;)

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

He almost named his horse after me... how can I be hatin' on The Spongebob???

"What a magnificent seahorse. I shall tame her. Who knows what we can accomplish?"

[scene cuts to seahorse eating some flowers and SpongeBob looking at her from a distance writing in a book]

Because of her mysterious behavior, I have decided to name her Mystery. Hmmm, now that I think of it, she is very graceful and majestic. Perhaps I should name her Grace, or Majesty, or ... Debbie.

[simssk]

In honour of your daughter

Pirate: Are you ready, kids?
Kids: Aye, aye captain!
Pirate: I can't hear you!
Kids: Aye, aye captain!
Pirate: Ohh.... who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Kids: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
Pirate: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he!
Kids: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
Pirate: If nautical nonsense is something you wish,
KIDS: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
Pirate: Then drop on the deck and glub like a fish!
Kids: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
Pirate: Ready?
All together: SpongeBob Square Pants, SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob... SquarePants!
Pirate: Haha!
SpongeBob with kazoo: Da da da da dum da dum!

Ahh.. thanks!

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

I thought it was 'flop like a fish' ???

Then again, I still think the bathroom's on the right :lol:

[sgdp]

Man, I miss Freddie Mercury.

I never got to know him when he was alive. :(

[Wild Bill03]

I never watched Spongebob cause I cant stand cartoons, or so I thought until one day when my son was about 14 he got me into Beavis and Butthead. I hate to admit I probably saw every episode. It was like a twisted modern day Three Stooges, but there was only two of them.

[CaptainPike]

I haven't watched a lot of sponge bob, but from what I've seen it's pretty good. I don't mind if my kids watch it.

What I really can't stand is all the kids shows that try to push political agendas. I haven't seen that yet on sponge bob.

[RayMan]

If you watch the show backwards, you can hear Spongebob asking kids to vote Democrat when they grow up. Spongebob is too "Looney Tunes" for me. :whistle:


:))





;)



He also says, "I buried Paul," and "Turn me on deadman."

[RayMan]

I thought it was 'flop like a fish' ???

Then again, I still think the bathroom's on the right :lol:

Bad moon.


There's a bad moon on the rise.

Sheesh!

[Safiel]

I never watched Spongebob cause I cant stand cartoons, or so I thought until one day when my son was about 14 he got me into Beavis and Butthead. I hate to admit I probably saw every episode. It was like a twisted modern day Three Stooges, but there was only two of them.

It is kind of funny that the same guy that wrote and produced "Beavis and Butthead" also wrote and produced "King of the Hill." Hank Hill looks an awful lot like that old man that Beavis and Butthead where always messing with.

[Jagergeist]

I admit that I kind of like watching some of the shows with my 5 year old. Avatar has an interesting story line, Spongebob can be kind of funny and Chowder is also pretty funny. I never watched cartoons as an adult before he was born so it's kind of an odd return to childhood thing.

[BrittleBullet]

Why do you hate all that is good & decent in America?



:lol:

It's baseball, apple pie and SpongeBob :flag: now?
:lol:

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Bad moon.


There's a bad moon on the rise.

Sheesh!

*looking at the shattered remains of my joke*

:neutral:

[DRS]

I never got to know him when he was alive. :(

I do not htink you were his type :razz:

[SaintVegas]

In honour of your daughter

Pirate: Are you ready, kids?
Kids: Aye, aye captain!
Pirate: I can't hear you!
Kids: Aye, aye captain!
Pirate: Ohh.... who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Kids: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
Pirate: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he!
Kids: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
Pirate: If nautical nonsense is something you wish,
KIDS: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
Pirate: Then drop on the deck and glub like a fish!
Kids: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
Pirate: Ready?
All together: SpongeBob Square Pants, SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob... SquarePants!
Pirate: Haha!
SpongeBob with kazoo: Da da da da dum da dum!

See....and that's the thing. There is the caveat right there at the beginning..."If nautical nonsense is something you wish..." If people do not want nautical nonsense, they've been fairly warned!

:)

[SaintVegas]

It's baseball, apple pie and SpongeBob :flag: now?
:lol:

What was that old song...?

"What's more American than ice cream?
Chow mein, pizza pie, Virginia Ham.
What's more American than SPONGEBOB?
I am, I am, I am!"

[DRS]

See....and that's the thing. There is the caveat right there at the beginning..."If nautical nonsense is something you wish..." If people do not want nautical nonsense, they've been fairly warned!

:)

glub glub

[RayMan]

*looking at the shattered remains of my joke*

:neutral:


Hey, just wanted to let you know that somebody got it. :hug:

Most of these kids around here aren't old enough to remember CCR.

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Hey, just wanted to let you know that somebody got it. :hug:

Most of these kids around here aren't old enough to remember CCR.



I taught my kid right. She knows where the bathroom is :lol:

http://www.kissthisguy.com/

I love that site LOL

[countmein]

My younger kids watch SpongeBob, but lately they have really gotten into the new Penguines of Madagascar show on Nick. They also love Word World and Super Why on PBS. They also like Bob the Builder and Thomas on the PBS digital station we have.

My oldest was at the right age when Barney came out. I still thank God that she never got into it. She was a Pooh girl. Loved Winnie the Pooh. Still does and so do the younger ones.

[ExDem]

I never got to know him when he was alive. :(

You are better off. I miss him like crazy. He was hot, too.

[angelicmadrigal]

I taught my kid right. She knows where the bathroom is :lol:

http://www.kissthisguy.com/

I love that site LOL

"There's a bad moon on the rise" doesn't even remotely sound like "there's a bathroom on the right". It's not like the guys from Credence Clearwater Revival mumble. I think you old timers shouldl have your hearing checked ;)

[angelicmadrigal]

My oldest was at the right age when Barney came out. I still thank God that she never got into it.

Well you were spared a special kind of hell, let me tell you. The only thing worse than Barney was Telletubies, which to this day I swear lowers anyone's IQ that watches it.

[Justus]

SpongeBob is okay, my kids outgrew it fairly fast. They like Dragon Ball Z, which is a 90s anime, my brother-in-law owns every season on DVD so the kids get to watch it ALL the time. It's okay. The only problem is the slight leftism that's in it, the main character Goku, he likes to give second chances to enemies he fights, when all of them end up turning on him anyway and try to kill him or his sidekicks. he has a counterpart named vegeta which is his brother or something, who is brutal and kills anyone that gets in his way, including those who are on his side that are "weaklings". There's also a hint of environmentalism, but it's nothing like "We are destroying this planets natural beauty". I was fairly interested so I decided to check out some modern day anime, MUCH different and much more mellow, half the episodes in dragon ball you have them yelling and powering up, lol.

I grew up on scooby doo and the jetsons. Cartoons these day disgust me, some of the things I see that are supposedly for young kids.

[2Parties1GlobalistGoal]

Can we say shoes from Texas are dumb?

[angelicmadrigal]

SpongeBob is okay, my kids outgrew it fairly fast. They like Dragon Ball Z, which is a 90s anime, my brother-in-law owns every season on DVD so the kids get to watch it ALL the time.

DBZ is awful it takes them like 3-4 episodes to resolve a combat.

As for making it a political issue, that is just lame.

And just a note about anime, the vast majority that makes it on to American TV (expecially the stuff marketed to children) is utter crap compared to the stuff that doesn't get airtime here.

[sgdp]

I do not htink you were his type :razz:

I would have made myself his type. :))

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

"There's a bad moon on the rise" doesn't even remotely sound like "there's a bathroom on the right". It's not like the guys from Credence Clearwater Revival mumble. I think you old timers shouldl have your hearing checked ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlYsphBcjmc

[DRS]

I would have made myself his type. :))

Picturing you as a guy just does not seem right :D

[sgdp]

Picturing you as a guy just does not seem right :D

I can put on a moustache and look JUST like this: ;)


http://i25.tinypic.com/10cvtoj.gif

[BrittleBullet]

DBZ is awful it takes them like 3-4 episodes to resolve a combat.

As for making it a political issue, that is just lame.

And just a note about anime, the vast majority that makes it on to American TV (expecially the stuff marketed to children) is utter crap compared to the stuff that doesn't get airtime here.

Oh gawd.
I remember liking DBZ in my early teens.
And then it took 10 episodes for 5 minutes in the show to elapse.
After that, I told myself I wasn't watching that **** anymore.
Cartoon Network made up for it by airing Cowboy Bebop.

[BrittleBullet]

Can we say shoes from Texas are dumb?

lol
I'll admit that episode was hilarious.

[angelicmadrigal]

Oh gawd.
I remember liking DBZ in my early teens.
And then it took 10 episodes for 5 minutes in the show to elapse.
After that, I told myself I wasn't watching that **** anymore.
Cartoon Network made up for it by airing Cowboy Bebop.

::nods:: I never watched Cowboy Bebop, but it looked like something I could watch, especially when I saw clips from the movie. I actually liked Samurai Champloo, Witch Hunter Robin, and some of Wolf's Rain. I loved Gundam Wing, and occasionally watched Ronin Warriors. The problem with what cartoon network does is the way they chop the shows up for commercials in really awkward places, and the American dubing is NOT always good. Sci-fi has anime Mondays where they show Gurren Lagann and RaveMaster ::twitch:: The English dubbing of RaveMaster is unbearable, and the theme song is so bad it's hilarious to me.

[DRS]

I can put on a moustache and look JUST like this: ;)


http://i25.tinypic.com/10cvtoj.gif

5oclock shadow and all :D

[sgdp]

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Freddie Mercury? I thought that was Borat in that sig line. Looks like a spitting image to me!

:eek: No! :)) That's Freddie! Michael Jackson, of course, on the left. And then the two of them talking together (rare photo) in the middle.

[sgdp]

5oclock shadow and all :D

Costuming is a funny thing. :)

[DRS]

Costuming is a funny thing. :)

I hope you can get ear rings that are somehow less campy

[Voxpopuli]

Sponge Bob is meh. Now Chowder, that is some hilarious entertainment.

[ExDem]

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Freddie Mercury? I thought that was Borat in that sig line. Looks like a spitting image to me!

It says Freddie Mercury.

[sgdp]

I hope you can get ear rings that are somehow less campy

I wish I could find some like that. I'm boring with the pearls.

[BrittleBullet]

::nods:: I never watched Cowboy Bebop, but it looked like something I could watch, especially when I saw clips from the movie. I actually liked Samurai Champloo, Witch Hunter Robin, and some of Wolf's Rain. I loved Gundam Wing, and occasionally watched Ronin Warriors. The problem with what cartoon network does is the way they chop the shows up for commercials in really awkward places, and the American dubing is NOT always good. Sci-fi has anime Mondays where they show Gurren Lagann and RaveMaster ::twitch:: The English dubbing of RaveMaster is unbearable, and the theme song is so bad it's hilarious to me.

If you liked Samurai Champloo and Wolf's Rain then you'd love Cowboy Bebop.
I haven't watched much anime as of late but from what I remembered, I actually liked the dubbing. They understand the audience now and pick competent voice actors.

[DRS]

I wish I could find some like that. I'm boring with the pearls.

Could always go with diamonds

[Safiel]

If you liked Samurai Champloo and Wolf's Rain then you'd love Cowboy Bebop.
I haven't watched much anime as of late but from what I remembered, I actually liked the dubbing. They understand the audience now and pick competent voice actors.

I very rarely have occasion to watch anime anymore. But when I do, it has to be English subtitles only, with the original Japanese language. Very few dubs do justice to the original.

[BrittleBullet]

I very rarely have occasion to watch anime anymore. But when I do, it has to be English subtitles only, with the original Japanese language. Very few dubs do justice to the original.

Personally, I take less out of subbed over dubbed. I'm not able to pick up some of the subtleties of spoken language when it's subbed sometimes for me, which is why prefer a good dub. The keyword is good. The previously mentioned DBZ I remember had horrid dubbing. Aside from the horrible voice actors, whole translations where removed and replaced with something completely different. Cowboy Bebop on the other hand along with Samurai Champloo had excellent dubbing.

[Talk2Bill]

i like it.... sponge bob is very positive and he is a good friend.

[Talk2Bill]

Sponge Bob is meh. Now Chowder, that is some hilarious entertainment.

or flap jack!

[sgdp]

Could always go with diamonds

This is true. I do have small studs. I should mix it up.

You're such an inspiration! :hug:

[angelicmadrigal]

I very rarely have occasion to watch anime anymore. But when I do, it has to be English subtitles only, with the original Japanese language. Very few dubs do justice to the original.

Honestly, I've found it more useful to be a snob about the qaulity of the anime you're going to watch than being a snob about the dubbing. Usually, from my experience what I'm actually willing to watch has good voice acting. Normally I watch both the subtitle AND the dubbed, at least on anything I own. My boyfriend speaks Japanese so he's fairly knowledgeable when a translation or dubbing job is good or not, simply because he understands the language, and since we watch it in both we can usually cross reference it.

There are certain American voice actors who do dubbing on a regualr basis and are quite good at it, Crispin Freeman and Lisa Ortiz come to mind.

[angelicmadrigal]

Personally, I take less out of subbed over dubbed. I'm not able to pick up some of the subtleties of spoken language when it's subbed sometimes for me, which is why prefer a good dub. The keyword is good. The previously mentioned DBZ I remember had horrid dubbing. Aside from the horrible voice actors, whole translations where removed and replaced with something completely different. Cowboy Bebop on the other hand along with Samurai Champloo had excellent dubbing.

Word of advice, AVOID subtitles at 3:00 am.

[DRS]

This is true. I do have small studs. I should mix it up.

You're such an inspiration! :hug:

Now I am all :redface:

[Harmonious]

My 5 year old son enjoyes watching Spongebob Squarepants. I am somewhat torn as to whether this program has any redeeming qualities what so ever and whether or not I should permit him to watch.

Confession time:

I sat down with him to watch (because he asked me if I would), and I have to say, I found it strangely compelling.

Does anyone else have this problem?

Any advice??

Help!

:shifty:
Oy. I watched a few episodes, and I found that there were no social redeeming values. I felt like I lost IQ points for having watched it.

But it has a cult following of sorts. My heart goes out to you. Enjoy it. You can have MY portion.

[Harmonious]

<tune of "This Old Man">

I hate you, you hate me
We'll kill Barney happily
With a big shotgun and Barney on the floor
No more purple dinosaur.
I don't know if you know this...

One of the last scenes in the movie "Mafia" has that very effect (except it was a harpoon). My father told me that when he and my mother saw the movie in the theater, that scene received a standing ovation. Unanimously.

[Harmonious]

My youngest daughter has autism and down syndrome. She absolutely loves/adores Spongebob. I think I have seen almost every episode produced.

She is non verbal. She laughs like crazy watching Spongebob and it is simply music to my ears. I can sit with her for long periods and watch Spongebob. He's a great goofy, lovin', innocent sponge.

She was in 7th heaven this weekend with the Spongebob Squarepants marathon bash and 10 new episodes.

The little guy who lives in a pineapple under the sea has given her such happiness.

Sigh. Social redeeming value is found in the most unlikeliest of places.

I'm glad the cartoon brings your daughter joy.

[Harmonious]

i like it.... sponge bob is very positive and he is a good friend.Unless you happen to be Squidward.

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Unless you happen to be Squidward.

Squidward loves The Spongebob.

[Harmonious]

Squidward loves The Spongebob.

Squidward can't stand Spongebob.

Spongebob, however, loves Squidward, and doesn't usually realize how miserable he makes the poor squid.

[angelicmadrigal]

Squidward can't stand Spongebob.

Spongebob, however, loves Squidward, and doesn't usually realize how miserable he makes the poor squid.

I actually think Squidward and Plankton are hilarious.

[sgdp]

Now I am all :redface:

I'll think of you whenever I put on earrings. ;)

[DRS]

I'll think of you whenever I put on earrings. ;)

Then you must avoid the cheap ones :D

[BrittleBullet]

There are certain American voice actors who do dubbing on a regualr basis and are quite good at it, Crispin Freeman and Lisa Ortiz come to mind.

Steven Blum has a pretty badass voice.