Modern Spongebob

Modern Spongebob era started after the first movie and went on through seasons 4-9, ending with the second movie. Often called the "dark ages" of Spongebob, it spans seasons 4-9. Its end was marked by the second Spongebob movie and the return of Stephen Hillenburg.

Reception
Widely criticised as being plagued by complete flanderization of its characters, it was also noted the be overly reliant on gross-out humor and mean-spiritedness for laughs, most notably with regular "Squidward torture episodes".

Videos
Also known as:The Garbage Era.

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