SpongeBob SquarePants (seasons 6b and 7)

SpongeBob SquarePants is the main character from the American children's animated television series of the same name. He is an optimistic and accident-prone yellow sea sponge who works as a fry cook and goes to a boat-driving school.

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

Why He Sucked

 * 1) He got horrendously flanderized. Where he went from being an optimistic, funny, somewhat childish adult to a very obnoxious, immature, unfunny, troublemaking, melodramatic, and straight-up man-child.
 * 2) *He has lost all of his charm and likability from the first three seasons, though it varies whether he's in character or not in Seasons 4 & 5, depending on the episode.
 * 3) He is either too happy or too emotional.
 * 4) He mostly has clumsy/accident-prone moments in the series. But in these seasons, he is a true Butt-Monkey.
 * 5) He tends to be a crybaby over things that aren't a big deal at all whatsoever, with A Day Without Tears being the worst offender of such. Heck, not even Pearl, Mr. Krabs' daughter, is that much of a crybaby in this season in comparison to the first three seasons!
 * 6) He also has the tendency to do terrible things, and never gets any consequence for them, such as:
 * 7) * Acting like a complete moron who thinks Sandy is in danger by kidnapping the townspeople by trapping them in bubbles and bringing them to his house (it makes sense in context) (Rodeo Daze)
 * 8) * Apparently lacking in empathy.
 * 9) * Horribly mistreating Gary by gratingly scolding and blaming him for things he clearly didn't do and telling him "what do you have to say for yourself?" instead of 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, and also ignored the pet saleswoman's warnings about Puffy Fluffy's own species getting along with other animals). (A Pal for Gary)
 * 10) * Flooded Bikini Bottom with his crybaby tears (A Day Without Tears)
 * 11) * Betrayed Plankton (One Coarse Meal)
 * 12) * Inviting Patrick Star, Sandy Cheeks, Mr. Krabs, Pearl Krabs, Plankton, Larry the Lobster, and Bikini Bottomites to go as far as tarnishing Squidward's TV show, idiotically acting like it was a playground, and not to mention; they were the ones responsible for Squidward being kicked out of his house and his own TV show shut down (Tentacle Vision)
 * 13) He can be mean-spirited and act like a jerk to people at times, though not as bad as Patrick, which is a character downgrade that was unexpected, especially for SpongeBob.
 * 14) His gags have gone from funny and entertaining to irritating and unintelligent.
 * 15) His infamous and hypocritical quote from "One Coarse Meal": ("I'm sorry Plankton, but that flies in the face of my good nature.")
 * 16) He is extremely immature and never acts 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 these seasons, he never does.
 * 17) * He is supposed to be an adult, but he has the mentality of a toddler.
 * 18) His voice in these seasons is annoyingly high pitched to the point where he sounds like he is on helium, possibly due to Tom Kenny's aging.
 * 19) He has also turned into a punching bag for the writers in some episodes, most notably (Stuck in the Wringer), which was the only episode when he ever did stand up for himself even when everyone are mean-spirited towards him.
 * 20) * Because of this, he generally acts very spineless and barely stands up for himself when he gets pushed around by his friends.
 * He, along with Patrick, are more destructive in their antics around Bikini Bottom than ever before.
 * 1) While his design is the same as ever, it looks a bit downgraded compared to the other seasons since it can range from mediocre (in most episodes) to downright ugly (like when he makes overly detailed facial expressions or when he's off-model).

Good Qualities

 * 1) He occasionally has his original personality in some episodes.
 * 2) He still cares about his friends, despite everything he has done.
 * 3) He spawned some post-movie memes like "Who put you on the planet?"
 * 4) His design still looks cute, despite the fact that it is a bit mediocre.
 * 5) He was a much better character in the first five seasons and has gotten his original personality back since Season 9.
 * 6) *His voice has also returned to its original pitch since Season 8.