SpongeBob SquarePants (seasons 6b and 7)

SpongeBob SquarePants is the main character from the American children's animated television series of the same name.

Unfortunately, he suffered from a bad case of flanderization in Seasons 6-8.

Why He Sucked

 * 1) He became an annoying, idiotic crybaby. At least before flanderization, he was somewhat smart and mature.
 * 2) He was flanderized and became out-of-character to his original character in the first three seasons (though, it varied whether he was in character or not in the fourth or fifth seasons) and didn't regain his original personality until Season 9.
 * 3) Sometimes he could be a jerk and do bad things such as
 * 4) Digging a hole in the road to make Squidward wreck his bike (Choir Boys)
 * 5) Laughing and making a joke about Mrs. Puff getting injured (Demolition Doofus)
 * 6) Kidnapping the townspeople by trapping them in bubbles and bringing them to his house (it makes sense in context) (Rodeo Daze)
 * 7) Ruining Squidward's chance of joining a choir (Choir Boys)
 * 8) Apparently lacking empathy
 * 9) Causing boat wrecks (albeit unintentionally) without feeling remorse for it (Boating Buddies)
 * 10) Scolding Gary for things he clearly didn't do and not thanking him when he saves his life (in the same episode, by the way; and not to mention, he also stole a pet from a store in the same episode). (A Pal for Gary)
 * 11) He could be mean-spirited at times, though not as bad as Patrick, which is a character downgrade that was unexpected, especially for SpongeBob.
 * 12) His cartoon gags just turned irritating and unintelligent.
 * 13) He was extremely immature and never acted his age. Before flanderization, it was admittedly rare for him to act like an adult, but he still had some levels of maturity. However, during seasons 6 to 8, he never did.
 * 14) His voice was annoyingly high pitched in Seasons 6 and 7 to the point where he sounded like he was on helium.

Episodes Where He's At His Worst
Season 6 Season 7
 * Boating Buddies
 * Choir Boys (Mostly)
 * Squid's Visit
 * A Pal for Gary (Mostly)
 * A Day Without Tears
 * Rodeo Daze

Season 8


 * Demolition Doofus

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) His behavior was alright in some episodes, such as Sand Castles in the Sand (although, he may have been a little flanderized and out-of-character in that), SpongeBob's Last Stand, One Coarse Meal and Fiasco!
 * 2) He still cared about his friends.
 * 3) His voice was lower pitched in Season 8 and was more tolerable than in Seasons 6 and 7.
 * 4) At least he wasn’t as butchered badly as his best friend Patrick since he wasn't as jerky as him, but he still had his moments.
 * 5) He spawned the "Who put you on the planet?" meme.
 * 6) He was much better in Seasons 1-5 and has significantly redeemed himself since Season 9.