SpongeBob SquarePants

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Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants has become so popular, it must be considered a phenomenon. The series has a pleasant, predictable, and slightly offbeat humor, and these mini-adventures give viewers what they expect. SpongeBob has to deal with a ghostly pirate, his own insecurities when his skill as a preparer of krabby patties is challenged, and the dangerous pleasures of fisherman's hooks. The voice acting is often amateurish and imitative. Patrick suggests a Homer Simpson-wannabe, while Bubble Bass sounds like the Comic Book Guy. The humor can become gross. In episode No. 2, SpongeBob absorbs a bathtub full of water, then vomits it at Gary, the snail who acts as his dog. But it seems pointless to grumble about these weaknesses. SpongeBob SquarePants has clearly won a place in the hearts of American viewers. (Suitable for ages 8 and older: cartoon violence, minor gross-out humor) --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews:

One Of The Best SpongeBob DVDs.......2007-03-17

This is a great set of episodes! I don't have it and I won't be getting it (I am sticking to the season sets), but I love just about all the episodes. Here are my grades for them:
Gary takes a Bath: A- (a funny episode but it is short)
Hooky: A (one of the better episodes in the first season)
Life of Crime: A+ (this is one of my favorites)
Pickles: B (good but not like the others
No Free Rides: A- (a funny Mrs. Puff episode)
Salior Mouth: A+ (a classic)
No Weenies Allowed: (another classic)
Jellyfish Jam: C (not that good)
The Algae's Always Greener: A (I once disliked this one but now love it)
Shanghaied: A+++ (possibly my favorite after the house party episode)

Funny Episodes.......2006-04-06

This is a very good SpongeBob DVD. It has 10 of the funniest episodes of the series (including the episode "Shanghaided" in the bonus features with 3 different endings). They're all original ideas that'll keep you laughing for hours. Sponge Bob's the best show on Nickelodeon! Below are the list of episodes this product contains and the grade I give them.

1) GARY TAKES A BATH = A
2) HOOKY = A
3) LIFE OF CRIME = A+
4) PICKLES = A+
5) NO FREE RIDES = A
6) SAILOR MOUTH = A+
7) NO WEENIES ALLOWED = A
8) JELLIFISH JAM = A-
9) THE ALGAE'S ALWAYS GREENER = A
10) SHANGHAIED = A+

Buy this DVD, you won't regret it!

mr.krabs and plankton.......2005-07-25

gary takes a bath
hooky
life of crime
pickles
no free rides
salior mouth
no weenies allowed
jellyfish jam
the algae's always greener
shanghaied

Editorial disagreement.......2004-09-19

Charles, mate, can I just correct you on a few things? Thanks...
PREDICTABLE HUMOUR: How can humour simultaneously be "predictable" and "offbeat"? One of the great things about the series as a whole is that unexpected lines often come out- often tailored to the more mature audiences. (hang on, mature? I'm watching a cartoon...oh well)
AMATEURISH VOCAL ACTING: Ok, that's why many of the vocal actors have won awards as well as acclaim for their talents then?! Tom Kenny (Spongebob) also appears in such greats as Johnny Bravo and more. Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs) even played the fearsome captain in 'The Shawshank Redemption' -hardly an amateur. There are talents too numerous to account for here -check the awards pages for vocal actiong.
GROSS-OUT:? Actually, the creator, Steve Hillenburg studied Marine Studies at uni, so what you might think of as "vomiting" is funnily enough a natural process in actual sponges, being porous and squeezy and all..He sticks to some facts rigidly!
GARY THE DOG: ? Do dogs meow? Cos I thought that was cats. 2ndly, Gary is much more intelligent than Spongebob and often offers advice and guidance to 'Bob's whims.
OVERALLL: Watch it again, Charles, and I'm sure you'll love it as much as the rest if us! Best episode on this DVD is 'Sailor Mouth'! This DVD collation has weaknesses, but that's probably 'cos it's half aimed at kids and half at adults. You're never going to get the ideal, but Spongebob is something I can watch all day if my diary demands nothing else...and enjoy. I can't wait to be the only person under 30 in the cinema in November!!!

Insanely Funny! (but a word of advice...).......2004-02-22

'Sea Stories' is the most popular compilation of episodes of Nickelodeon's cartoon hit, SpongeBob Squarepants.

The VHS edition contains five episodes, all of which are insanely funny:
-"Shanghaied", where SpongeBob and his team deal with the ghost pirate The Flying Dutchman, driving him up the walls of his patience with their nonsense.
-"Gary Takes A Bath", an instant classic that can make many parents feel identified, as SpongeBob goes through lots of hoops in an effort to try to get his pet Gary to take a bath... the best of all the episodes!
-"Hooky" - SpongeBob and Patrick have fun playing with the hooks from fishermen, in somewhat of a "bungee-like" fashion, jumping off of them before they get pulled out of the water, until SpongeBob learns his lesson.
-"Life of Crime" - another very funny episode where SpongeBob and his 'partner in crime' Patrick run away after the ballom they borrowed (because it was "okay to borrow things") pops and they feel they're going to be put into jail for having stolen a baloon.
-"Pickles", a hilarious face-to-face between SpongeBob and Bubble Bath makes him loose his self-confidence as a chef when he's accused of having forgotten to put pickles in his locally "famous" krabby patty.

While all the episodes contain fairly innocent humor (that parents and everyone alike will laugh to) when compared to other past cartoons (such as "Ren and Stimpy"), I'd advice parents to stick around when your children watch SpongeBob. He can provide you with some valuable tools to get your children to understand certain things, but by the same token, he can twist some things that might later complicate matters (making certain things confusing in their minds), considering the easy way in which the kids connect to the character. All in all, far from a bad influence and very funny. The only aside: just keep an eye on the kids and talk to them about the episodes, if you feel it is appropriate.

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Manufacturer: Nickelodeon (NTSC: This is a Region 1 disc designed to be compatible with Region 1 DVD Players)
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Special Features (printed on DVD case):10 SpongeBob SquarePants Episodes; violent femmes sing spongebob squarepants; backstage pants featurette; more spongebob squarepant secrets; dolby digital English surround; episode selection; interactive menue and motion menus

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Manufacturer: Paramount Home Video
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Release Date: 2002-11-05

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