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For nearly 30 years, one cartoon has dominated pop culture in a way few properties could hope to, and no, it hasn't. The Simpsons. Spongebob Squarepants started in 1999, and as we approach our 30th anniversary, the optimistic sponge that lives in a pineapple under the sea shows no signs of slowing down. As evidence, I The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water spent more than a week in the Netflix top 10, not in the children's list, that's it. They don't wait again Horizon: An American Saga in the top 10.
A Film That Defies Definition
The continued success of Spongebob Squarepants It may come as a surprise, but the children raised by the crew from Bikini Bottom have grown old enough to have children of their own, which they introduce in a thrilling series. And yes, as one grows older Doug, Ren and Stimpyagain The Rugratsthat was a painful sentence to write. Even those who were not brought up in this series were exposed to it, like The Simpsons. It has become a staple of modern internet culture, and there seems to be a Spongebob meme for every occasion.
Most of the popular memes are from the first seasons of the show, period The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was released in 2015 and sends Spongebob and friends on a journey through time, space, and the strangest place of all, dry land, to recover the Krabby Patty recipe and save Bikini Bottom. It's incredibly surprising, including a consistent performance from Antonio Banderas as the gangster Burger Beard, and any attempt to summarize parts like “Bikini Bottom turns into Mad Max” and “Sandy tries to sacrifice Spongebob to appease the Sandwich Gods” it makes you sound crazy, that's why it was back to the top Spongebob Squarepants.
Paramount's Most Successful Franchise
Any long-running series will have its ups and downs, but as it is The Simpsons Movie helped distract fans from the poor seasons surrounding it, The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water he did the same. The difference is that Spongebob Squarepants has continued to release movies, with more coming in the next few years, period The Simpsons it may finally, mercifully, come to an end.
An argument can be made that Spongebob Squarepants has become more of a children's show over the past decade and has lost the comedic edge it had before the passing of creator Stephen Hillenburg, but it's undeniably Paramount's most successful franchise.
Star Trek fans know very well that it is one of the biggest franchises of all time, but it always struggles to make a profit, so it makes sense that the sales machine Spongebob Squarepants is one of the most important franchises in the world. The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water grossed over $325 million in theaters, and on a budget of only $72 million, it was more profitable than Star Trek: Beyondit also solidifies its status as the crown jewel of Paramount's media empire. It's easy to overlook today, but there's no denying that the weird cartoon that turned plankton into a recurring villain (sort of) is one of the most popular shows in the world.
However The Simpsons has been a long-running hit as a long-running animated series, Spongebob Squarepants it has more spin-offs, more movies, more merchandise, more themed rides, more video games, and more memes. There are two generations now that can recognize Handsome Squidward but may not know who Hank Scorpio is or why “Boo-urns” is one of the greatest songs in comic history. The Golden Age The Simpsons it cannot be touched, but that ended before Spongebob aired its first episode.
The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water it is the best film of the series so far, although it has been followed Sponge on the Run, and in December of this year, the fourth film, Searching for Squarepants, I will be then theaters. 13 seasons Spongebob Squarepants are available for streaming on Paramount+, during The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water it's on Netflix again.
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