Why Nickelodeon prohibited the episode of Sponbob Squarepants Cristacean

Since its premiere in the series in 1999, “Sponbob Squarepants” has perfected the art of weaving energetic and humorous shorts to complete its 30 -minute episodic time interval. Most of these mini arches that present our favorite sponge of the yellow sea are autonomous adventures that never stop entertaining. The tone of the series has always been cheerful and happy, perfect, perfect for children who grow up seeing, but adult humor splints have always stayed with a greater audience in mind. The majority is quite harmless, such as the fools of the dolphin in the episode of the “sailor mouth” that is destined to be a substitute for the damn words, or spongeBob that wakes up extremely resigned after drinking too many “smoothies” In a bar in a bar in “The Sponbob Squarepants movie.” While the subtle jokes of this variety inevitably (and hopefully) will fly on the head of a child, these issues often take an inappropriate turn, inviting the controversy and criticisms.

There have been cases of episodes of “spongeBob” that are removed from the transmission schedule due to unfortunate circumstances that can be attributed to a bad coincidence. The “Kwarantined Crab” episode comes to mind, since it was taken from the transmission following the Covid-19 pandemic and its thematic reflection within this episode. The theme was not intentional in any way: the episode was written 2 years before the global pandemic, with the flu of clam that extended by the bottom of the bikini played mainly to laugh. The prohibition was a temporary measure by Nickelodeon, since the episode was available from May 2022 onwards, and is still available to see.

However, this was not the case with “Mid-Life Crustacean”, segment two of season 3, episode 15, which was involved in a controversy related to underwear and has been out of rotation since 2018. What happens exactly in this infamous episode and why is it prohibited?

No one can evade a middle -aged crisis, not even Mr. Krabs hypercapitalist, who struggles to get out of bed at the beginning of the “crustaceans of the average average.” Things become progressively more depressing for him, since the tendency of society at the age of age crushes his spirit (one of his clients is called a Krabby “old and dry”), which leads him to relive The wonders of youth. Asking to join Bobo Esponja and Patrick on one night that is worth remembering, Mr. Krabs tries to enjoy the mischief in which the duo participates but ends up feeling even more tired. This is when Patrick reveals that they go out to steal a woman’s underwear (doubtfully doubting a “panties”), which lifts Mr. Krabs’s spirits again. To add to this, the objective of this act turns out to be Krabs’s mother, which bothers both the mother and the son.

Leaving aside the misogynist nuances, this would have been well in an animated series addressed only to adults, but a show for children is not appropriate for the exhibition of such issues. “Mid-Life Crustacean” has been completely expelled from Paramount+ for this reason, and this entry, along with its complementary episode “Snail Race”, is currently not available to transmit on Amazon Prime in the United States, however, it is possible that it is possible that I find it at home media releases, or they find parts of the episodes on YouTube. If you ask me, I think that the episode should not be prohibited indefinitely (instinctive censorship can be a slippery slope) and that it can be available with a age -based rating and a discharge of responsibility.

If we overlook the inappropriate age segment, the episode itself is quite good. The classic laughter and gags that might the premise increase the nostalgic longing for simpler times, directly associated with the promising shine of youth. “Are you feeling it now, Mr. Krabs?” Everyone asks the owner of the dejected store, who, in fact, does not feel it at all. The imitation of what is considered “youth” ends up being a hollow premise, since nostalgia can be reviewed at any time we want, regardless of their age. Or maybe, it is a small silly episode about an adventure that goes wrong and I am reading too much in it.