In it, SpongeBob and Patrick adopt a baby scallop they find abandoned on the street, with SpongeBob taking on the role of mom and Patrick of dad. This can be tracked all the way back to 2002, when season 3’s episode “Rock-a-Bye Bivalve” was released. The biggest one is that of SpongeBob’s sexuality, with many groups accusing the show of promoting homosexuality and gay marriage. Related: How Old Is SpongeBob SquarePants? His Real Age ExplainedĪlthough SpongeBob SquarePants is aimed at children, it has managed to include some jokes that only adults would catch, but it has also touched on some topics that mature audiences have found controversial and/or inappropriate for children. SpongeBob and his friends (and a couple of enemies) from Bikini Bottom have become part of pop culture, so it’s not surprising that many aspects of the show have sparked heated debates and that it has also been involved in controversy a couple of times. SpongeBob SquarePants made its debut on Nickelodeon in 1999 and has since become the most successful Nicktoon, with over 12 seasons and counting, and successfully expanding to other media, most notably film and video games.
Questions about whether SpongeBob is gay or not have been floating around for years as the show has dropped some hints about it, even though series’ creator Stephen Hillenburg spoke about it years ago. Nickelodeon shared a tweet in celebration of Pride Month with characters that are allies and part of the LGBTQ+ community, among those SpongeBob SquarePants, which revived the conversation over the character’s sexual orientation.
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