'SpongeBob' Critiques Welfare
State, Embraces Self-Sufficiency
by Christian Toto 4 Nov 2013, 1:56
PM PDT
SpongeBob Squarepants
is suiting up for another culture war battle.
An upcoming installment of the
long-running show slyly critiques both government regulations and the welfare
state, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
In an episode to air Nov. 11, the
hardworking sea sponge is fired from his job at the Krusty Krab in the undersea
city of Bikini Bottom
after his boss figures out he can save "a whole nickel" from his
payroll.
One day later, SpongeBob is
already a disheveled, wrinkled, unshaven beggar, and his friend Patrick is
determined to show him the ways of "glorious unemployment," which
includes free stuff and lots of spare time....
But at a no-charge, all-you-can
eat meal, SpongeBob has an epiphany: "Unemployment may be fun for you, but
I need to get a job," he tells Patrick. At that moment, he's instantly
transformed into a sparkly clean, enthusiastic and energetic sponge again.
This isn't the first time
SpongeBob depressed a few political hot buttons. Past shows have been kind to
environmentalism and tough on big business.
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants
The series' popularity has made it
a media franchise, contributing to its position as Nickelodeon's highest rated show, the most distributed property of MTV Networks, and among Nicktoons' most
watched shows. The media franchise generated an $8 billion merchandising revenue
for Nickelodeon.
Note: Thomas E. Freston
was the chairman & CEO for the MTV Networks, is the
chairman for the ONE Campaign, and a
director at the DreamWorks Animation SKG
Inc.
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Barack
Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin
LLP, and is featured in Yes We Can
video.
R.
Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley
Austin LLP, and the president of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Commercial Club of Chicago,
Members Directory
Please note: This link for the
members of the Commercial Club of Chicago can no longer be found.
Mellody L. Hobson
is a member of the Commercial Club of
Chicago, the chairman for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc, and a trustee at the Sundance
Institute.
George
Soros is the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society, and his daughter is Andrea Soros.
Patricia E.
Mitchell is the vice chair for the Sundance Institute,
and a director at the Acumen Fund.
Geraldine B.
Laybourne is an advisory council member for the Acumen Fund, and was the president of Nickelodeon.
#6. The Characters in SpongeBob SquarePants Are the Result
of Nuclear Testing
Nickelodeon
Kids and Family Group is a subsidiary of Nickelodeon, and a subsidiary of TeenNick.
Nick
Cannon is the chairman for TeenNick,
and was a performer for Yes We Can video.
Barack
Obama is featured in Yes We Can
video, and was an intern at Sidley
Austin LLP.
R.
Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley
Austin LLP, and the president of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Mellody L. Hobson
is a member of the Commercial Club of
Chicago, the chairman for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc, and a trustee at the Sundance
Institute.
Thomas E. Freston
is the chairman for the ONE Campaign, a director at the DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., and was the chairman & CEO
for the MTV
Networks.
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