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these are just some quick sketches i did not too long ago. i've been trying to get back into drawing, particularly cartooning, which is something i haven't regularly done for years now. sorry for smudges and un-erased lines, these pencils aren't the best. i also uploaded the BLEH one to my computer and made a digital version with my stylus (did not draw the background). i hope i can keep improving until i can draw the most perfect show-accurate pictures.

GREETINGS COMRADES! So it's been 3 years (!!!) since the last time we did this and to celebrate the sponge man's 25th anniversary we're bringing this tradition back and your favourite carrot will be the host! There are a few changes compared to other editions, and one of them, as you can see in the title, is that we're doing 30 episodes instead of 50! Many of you know how this works but if you're new don't worry, it's easy. All you have to do is DM me your 15 LEAST favourite SpongeBob episodes on Discord (i prefer this way cuz i'm a lot more active there) but if you prefer or don't have a Discord account you can PM me your list here on SBC. Also, please send me your list in descending order (which means you start with #15 and end at #1, your worst episode) so that I can count points more easily on my excel sheet. If you need to change your list after you've sent it, please tell me right away!!! I don't accept more lists or changes after the deadline!!! Oh yeah speaking of that, the deadline is MAY 8TH at 11:59:59 pm EST!!!! I will be like a college professor and not accept lists even a second late Anyways, have fun!!!

Maniac vs. Muse or, What Defines Rock Music I’m More Likely to Enjoy? What’s up, peeps? For this project, I’m going to try to get into the long-running UK rock band Muse, a group who I’ve always seen as one of the “Big 3” of mainstream British rock–Muse, Radiohead, and Coldplay–but who I’ve had less interest in listening to than the latter two for quite some time now. However, one of our fellow SBCers, HawkbitAlpha, is trying very hard to get me into Muse, to the extent of sharing a live video of the band performing one of their biggest hits “Knights of Cydonia,” and…I can’t say I was too impressed with the song. My comments towards it consisted of “I get the appeal, but it’s not for me” and even “I guess I don’t like rock music that actually rocks,” which now has me wanting to interrogate what “rock music that actually rocks” even means. To this extent, I do want to make a good-faith effort towards getting into and appreciating Muse’s music for what it is, but I’m going to do it on my terms. Those terms being: listening to every one of their studio albums, from 1999’s Showbiz to 2022’s Will of the People, in chronological order, which is the usual way I’ve tried to become a fan of a particular band or musician for the better part of a decade now. With enough preamble out of the way, let’s get this party started! — Showbiz (1999) 1: Sunburn [8.5/10] 2: Muscle Museum [8/10] 3: Fillip [9.5/10] 4: Falling Down [8/10] 5: Cave [9/10] 6: Showbiz [9.5/10] 7: Unintended [7.5/10] 8: Uno [10/10] 9: Sober [8.5/10] 10: Escape [8/10] 11: Overdue [8.5/10] 12: Hate This and I’ll Love You [9/10] Review: So, how does Muse’s 1999 debut album hold up? Pretty darn well, surprisingly enough! While Matt Bellamy’s vocals at the beginning of “Sunburn” did make me wince because of their perceived similarity to Radiohead’s Thom Yorke’s, I will admit that Bellamy does have a vocal style of his own: a fiery, passionate ball of angst, whereas Yorke’s vocal angst is more neurotic and detached. But damn, Matt Bellamy can sing, even if what he’s singing isn’t exactly the most unique stuff in the world. To be honest, I genuinely think the lyrics on this album are kind of generic and if it wasn’t for Bellamy’s vocal charisma and passion, I would have been a lot harsher on this album than I ended up being. What about the actual music, though? From what I’ve heard on this album, Muse seems to have very much been a cohesive unit from the start; every instrument–from searing guitar riffs, heavy bass lines, and pounding drums–is given a chance to shine on many of the songs here. My favorite songs on the album–“Uno” and “Filip” in particular–have this sort of gothic “doomed romantic” feel to the chords and melodies, the latter song with its twinkling pianos and the former with its seemingly tango-inspired cadence. And these tracks ROCK. HARD. Other songs in this vein like “Cave” and the title track are where Muse play to their strengths on this album and seem like the beginnings of their core sound. Where I do think the album falters is on the slower songs like “Falling Down” and “Undecided.” The former is where I think some comparison to the OK Computer sadboys is warranted, mostly because it just sounds like a version of the closer from OK Computer, “The Tourist,” without any of the majestic synths and yes, singing, even if “Falling Down” goes down easy. “Undecided,” on the other hand, seems like an attempt at a romantic acoustic ballad that doesn’t really do much for me personally even if executed well on a technical level. While I wouldn’t call Showbiz an all-time favorite, I do think it’s a promising start to what seems like a diverse, if not always crowd-pleasing, career in alternative rock (spoilers: I have not heard good things about Muse from 2016’s Drones onwards, but we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it). Final score: 8.6/10 (B) --- UP NEXT: Origin of Symmetry (2001)

The votes are in, and Music is the winning theme! Thanks to all who voted. Look forward to celebrating our 15th anniversary with a musical touch this August!

For the first time in a million years I have posted on this website. Excited for the Worst and Best List's return. And a new PFP to go along with it.

May: 1st: 1999: Help Wanted, Reef Blower and Tea at the Treedome premiered. 2004: The Song That Never Ends is published. 2009: SpongeBob’s 10th anniversary. Funny-Side Up: A Tasty Joke Book was published. 2014: SpongeBob’s 15th anniversary. 2017: May Mayhem begins. Factory Fresh DVD is released. 2019: SpongeBob’s 20th anniversary. 2020: Mini May begins. 2021: The 35th SWYAD begins, with the theme of Memes. The 73rd Pictionary is held, with the theme of SpongeBob and won by Slug. 2023: Dad’s Stache Stash premiered. The SpongeBob Best Episode Tournament: All-Stars Edition begins. 2024: SpongeBob’s 25th anniversary. 2nd: 2016: The Fish Bowl premiered. 2020: The 29th Pictionary is held, with the theme of SpongeBob Season 1 and won by Kev. 2023: A Root Galoot premiered. 3rd: 2016: Married to Money premiered. 2023: The Starry Awards premiered. 4th: 2016: Sharks vs. Pods premiered. 2023: Blorpsgiving premiered. 5th: 2001: Prehibernation Week and Life of Crime premiered. 2006: Chimps Ahoy and Ghost Host premiered. 2016: CopyBob DittoPants premiered. 2017: Season 12 is announced. 6th: 2005: Fear of a Krabby Patty and Shell of a Man premiered. 2015: Kat joined SBC. 2016: Sold! premiered. 2022: The Big Bad Bubble Bass and Sea Man Sponge Haters Club premiered. 2023: The 160th Pictionary is held, with the theme of Disney and won by Steel. 7th: 2018: Sanitation Insanity premiered. 2022: The 117th Pictionary is held, with the theme of Carotte’s Interests and won by Prez. 8th: 2007: Pirates of Bikini Bottom was published. 2013: SpongeBob Comics #20 was published. 2018: My Leg! premiered. 2021: The Meme SWYAD ends. The 74th Pictionary is held, with the theme of Star Wars and won by Steel. 9th: 2006: SpongeBob Rocks was published. 2016: Honest Slug joined SBC. 2018: Ink Lemonade premiered. 2020: The 30th Pictionary is held, with the theme of Darkness’ Interests and won by dman. 10th: 2002: Wet Painters and Krusty Krab Training Video premiered. 2017: SpongeBob Comics #68 was published. 2018: Mustard O’Mine premiered. 2023: The SpongeBob Best Episode Tournament: All-Stars Edition ends, with Dying for Pie being crowned the winner. 11th: 2001: Dumped premiered. 2006: SpongeBob SquarePants Diner Dash was released for PC and Mac. 2016: SpongeBob Comics #56 was published. 12th: 2001: Pressure and The Smoking Peanut premiered. 2006: Whale of a Birthday and Karate Island premiered. 2020: SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off was released. 2023: The 45th SWYAD begins, with the theme of Technology. This was the first SWYAD to be requested via King Neptune from SOF. 13th: 2005: The Lost Mattress and Krabs vs. Plankton premiered. 2015: SpongeBob Comics #44 was published and SpongeBob's Game Frenzy was released. 2022: Food PBFFT! Truck and Upturn Girls premiered. 2023: The 161st Pictionary is held, with the theme of Mixed and won by Appy. 14th: 2014: SpongeBob Comics #32 was published. 2022: The 118th Pictionary is held, with the theme of Amphibia and won by JCM. 15th: 2009: The Tom Kenny Collection was released on Amazon Prime Video and iTunes. 2017: May Mayhem ends, which the Drasticals won. Bike Safety Tips is released online. 2020: Mini May ends, which the Chum Buddies won. 2021: The 75th Pictionary is held, with the theme of Mixed and won by DarknessDG. 16th: 2020: The 31st Pictionary is held, with the theme of SBC Memes and won by Steel. 17th: 2002: Party Pooper Pants premiered. 2005: The cut version of Procrastination premiered. Happy Birthday, SpongeBob! was published. 2011: Hawk joined SBC. SpongeBob SquigglePants was released for the Nintendo 3DS. 18th: 2015: The extended version of Thank Gosh It's Monday was released. 19th: 2023: The Technology SWYAD ends. 20th: 2005: Skill Crane and Good Neighbors premiered. 2016: Spin-Off Festival 6 begins. 2022: Say Awww! and Patrick the Mailman premiered. 2023: The 162nd Pictionary is held, with the theme of SpongeBob Locations and won by Steel. 21st: 2012: SpongeBob Season 10 is announced. 2016: The 200th Jeopardy game is held, with the theme of Jeopardy and won by Fred. 2021: Spin-Off Festival 10 begins. 2022: The 119th Pictionary is held, with the theme of SpongeBob Music and won by Steel. 22nd: 2012: SpongeBob SportyPants! was published 2015: Spin-Off Festival 5 begins. 2020: Arcade Anarchy begins. 2021: The 76th Pictionary is held, with the theme of SBC Fanfiction and won by Steel. This was a part of Spin-Off Festival 10. 23rd: 2015: SpongeBob SubPants Adventure opened. 2020: The 32nd Pictionary is held, with the theme of Video Games and won by dman. This was a part of Arcade Anarchy. 24th: 2005: Fear of a Krabby Patty DVD and VHS were released. 2019: Spin-Off Festival 9 begins. 25th: 2004: Camp SpongeBob and Lights! Camera! Action! were published. 2013: Safe Deposit Krabs premiered. 2015: Katie joined SBC. 2018: Spin-Off Festival 8 begins. 2021: Kamp Koral Activity Book and Kamp Koral Joke Book were published. 26th: 2017: Spin-Off Festival 7 begins. 2023: The rest of Kamp Koral Season 1 is released on Paramount+. 27th: 2022: Spin-Off Festival 11 begins. 2023: The 163rd Pictionary is held, with the theme of Restaurants and won by DarknessDG. 28th: 2022: The 120th Pictionary is held, with the theme of SBC Fanfiction and won by dman. This was a part of Spin-Off Festival 11. 29th: 2020: The 200th Wheel of Fortune game is held, with the theme of Video Games and won by dman. This was a part of Arcade Anarchy. SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit was released. 2021: The 77th Pictionary is held, with the theme of Glove World and won by dman. 30th: 2016: BenPaz joined SBC. 2020: The 33rd Pictionary is held, with the theme of Minecraft and won by DarknessDG. This was a part of Arcade Anarchy. 31st: 2013: Spin-Off Festival 4 begins.

I sent my list in.

AROUND 24 HOURS LEFT TO DM ME YOUR BOTTOM LISTS!!! I SHOULD BE STARTING THE COUNTDOWN ON MAY 9 IN THE EVENING!!!!

You Can Finally Meet My Mom.

RIP puffy fluffy

Puffy Fluffy, it's time to take me out once and for all

Hi there! I'm SneakyMcSneakyPants (my name comes from a quote from The Pink Purloiner). I joined a little while ago but was mostly just lurking until now. I'm going to try to be more active now though! I'm a 23-year-old college graduate from Texas and have a computer science degree. I'm also an SBMania member (same username), where I tend to kill whatever free time I haven't already given to Reddit and Wikipedia (funemployment, right? ). I'm also an amateur cartoonist, which is something I got into thanks to...SpongeBob! I've loved SpongeBob since I was 5 (before I even had cable!) but started to REALLY get into the show when I was 16, and since then I have devoured SpongeBob episodes and info about the show's crew, production history, etc. I love watching the show and discussing it, often at length! Looking forward to participating!

I was wondering where I recognized your name from, and then remembered I'd been seeing you all over SBM. Welcome to the other side! (We mostly exist on Discord nowadays, if you're into that kind of thing.)

Larry the Barfly Lobster

In a weird roundabout way this Totodile PFP can represent the 15th anniversary of HeartGold SoulSilver so you know what I will be Totodile one of the goats. If you need me to i will switch the pfp to a heart gold soul silver era totodile art.

I completely agree, and I am a big defender of the new episodes. This episode would've been much better in Season 11. Actually, Season 11 did have a sequel episode (Doodle Dimension) to another beloved classic episode (Frankendoodle), and it was much better than Squidiot Box. And yeah, SpongeBob's voice has really gotten weaker. Tom Kenny can't do the Season 9 voice anymore. I wish they would have him do a lower voice, maybe closer to Season 1. As for the writing, I've been noticing more problems with the writing since the tail end of Season 13. Unlike Seasons 6-8, there's nothing super frustrating going on with the characters or the storylines. The problem now is that they just feel really dull and lacking. This occasionally could be a problem with Seasons 10-12 (like Library Cards), but it didn't happen nearly as often as it seems to now. But there is still much good to be found (Bassward). I haven't lost hope yet.

Welcome to SBC! I bring you greetings from apple world!

That should be interesting..

"Dragonball Z" (the Japanese Anime) is turning 35 this year, and as a belated tribute to Akira Toriyama; I'll be "Dragonball Z"!

101DS turned 5 earlier this year, and it would be on-brand for me to take it up for grabs so...101 Dalmatian Street it is.

Hotel Mario

I'm gonna be The Simpsons because I am very old and no one has put me down yet

Godzilla is 70 so... godzilla?

terry hintz from lisa the painful (It turns 10)

BoJack Horseman (IT ENTERS ITS 10TH YEAR)

Looks like a totally safe and healthy place to eat! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_Attack_Grill

Discuss

that's the thing i dont. i'm dead.

9 DAYS LEFT TO SEND YOUR BOTTOM LISTS!!!! WE'RE AT 10 LISTS NOW!!!

"Cabrini" in movie theaters, INCREDIBLE movie based on a true, relatively previously obscure story of the first female American to be canonized into sainthood; just know in advance that it's a little HARD to watch, especially if you ARE descended from Italian immigrants from 1889; when the movie is set. There IS a happy ending, but MAN; if Cabrini doesn't have to do EVERYTHING she can in order to earn it! Enough said, true believers!

No, he has no relation to the mole rat.

I've been living on my own for a few years now and I definitely prefer it over living with people.

In the White House

You Can Finally Meet My Mom, L.

I hate the young people's music.

I love the young people's music.

Now, I don’t see so good, so I missed, then they ran away. I ran after them. Bang! Tried to shoot them in the back, but I don’t run so good either. Anyway, you guys all think I’m a hero, and I’ll accept that responsibility.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5XfwSlcEH1yZ9hZ821Vl5z?si=oWdb_YRpQwSq8jsSIDkt5Q&pi=u-BrQELjcYTSGt

There I am, Gary! There I am!

Film is currently scheduled to be released December 19th, 2025.

I'm back! On the bright side, I'm glad that while I was gone, I got to go to the Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach and see Jay Leno perform live (why didn't somebody TELL me he could be so funny a whole lot SOONER?!); I am bummed that a concert that I wanted to go see BEFORE I got back home (Jimmie Vaughan, former lead singer of The Fabulous Thunderbirds and Stevie Ray Vaughan's brother) was cancelled and there wasn't even any NOTICE at the concert venue, and we didn't find out until we visited his OWN website 15 minutes BEFORE the concert was supposed to start that the event would be postponed until October 15th! COME ON!!!! That's POOR management skills, people! Although, it did let me get back home sooner than I otherwise would've, finish unpacking, and allow me to not be TOO tired to write on here tonight, so I guess it KIND of evens out. Enough said, true believers!

we all have our favorite seasons, what's your favorite one? Vote If you want to as well as comment below.

I decided to compile this one off of actual live recordings of each artist, though sadly, none were recorded at CGBG's. (HAH! I did manage to get one from Teenage Jesus and the Jerks lmao). You still get ZERO points for guessing why I chose "Life During Wartime" specifically

Spring more than anything else. Summer is horribly unbearable where I live, and winter is too because I can't handle anything below 50 degrees lol... I feel like autumn doesn't even exist where I live, haha.

The Replacements - Alex Chilton The Knack - Good Girls Don't Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him? Marshall Crenshaw - Cynical Girl Squeeze - Cool For Cats The Wallflowers - I'm Looking Through You

Here I go:

I don't mean to double post, but I've noticed that everytime I post here its negative, so I actually have something positive. Ever since I graduated high school I had become very depressed and isolated. In October of 2023, I decided that I was going to go back to a "social group" that I somewhat belonged to in high school. I made the goal to go back in January 2024. I've been going since then, and I honestly can say that I've never been happier. I honestly don't think I even suffer from anxiety and depression anymore. I know that's probably hard to believe since it's only been three months, but these people have been and are some of the most welcoming and inviting people in my life. I actually have friends now and it's the weirdest feeling because I've only ever had online friends with the exception of maybe three in real life friends from a really long time ago that I don't really speak with much. Of course, my mind does make me feel like I don't belong sometimes, but I know that that's not true. I could go into more detail with this post, but the reason why I won't is because it's a religious social group and I don't want to seem like I'm forcing anything on you guys, because I definitely don't want to do that. I'll also post here that I'm recovering from my eating disorder and I have lost a lot of weight, which is good because I had binge eating disorder. As far as the post I made in the other topic about possible pancreatitis, they're going to do something on me where they have to put me to sleep and yeah, I'm nervous because I've never had something like that done before, but I know I'll be alright. Basically, I'm doing extremely great, both emotionally and (hopefully) physically.

Chibi Ethan cause I love human!SpongeBob (and Ethan Slater) SpongeBob (don't @ me over him's lack of nose cause I haven't figured that part out yet)

I...um....yeah, this happened.