SpongeBob

I have young children who like to watch SpongeBob Square Pants.  This morning, like most Saturday mornings, they put on SpongeBob.  They will watch the same episodes over and over and over and over and over, you get the idea, again.  He does teach good values, he’s very nice, kind, pleasant, moral, etc.  All that’s great but . . .

Here’s what I don’t get – he’s a sponge.  A yellow sponge.   From the dictionary: a sponge is porous rubber or cellulose, or any of various other similar substances, often used for washing or cleaning.  He’s essentially a cleaning implement.  No mention of being an acceptable cartoon character.  None, not even in Wikipedia.  When I was a kid, cartoons consisted of talking animals, just like it should be.

As for his square pants – of course they’re square!  He’s a sponge.  A SQUARE yellow sponge.  If his pants weren’t square, they wouldn’t fit.  Geeeeeeeez . . .

I feel better now.  Thank you.