"This is pretty close to a smoking gun on SpongeBob getting worn out, " says Mr. Juenger.
Hot Topic is the chain that succeeded with South Park, Care Bears, Superman, and SpongeBob SquarePants.
Several army units feature in a popular YouTube video of Russian soldiers marching and chanting to SpongeBob SquarePants.
Most kids still can grow up to be anything you want--unless they want to grow up to be SpongeBob.
You can have your floats and bands and even five-story SpongeBob helium balloons.
Licensing deals with Disney's Pixar and Nickelodeon led to popular games like SpongeBob, Avatar: The Last Airbender and Finding Nemo.
The researchers (from the University of Virginia) concluded that a big part of the problem was the pacing of SpongeBob.
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The giant eggs feature some of the UK's best loved children's characters, such as Moshi Monsters, Peppa Pig and SpongeBob SquarePants.
So should you turn off SpongeBob even though your 4-year-old loves it?
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In September, the journal Pediatrics published a widely circulated study linking shows like "SpongeBob" to kids' poor performance on tests of skills such as following rules.
Its cable networks include MTV and the hugely successful reality show The Osbournes and Nickelodeon, whose children's cartoon show SpongeBob SquarePants is emerging as a cultural phenomenon.
At its recent "upfront" presentation to showcase new shows, Nickelodeon announced the largest ever package of new programming, with 650 episodes over 2012 and 2013, including some "SpongeBob" episodes.
The devoted start arriving at their spots early in the morning, hoping to catch a front row glimpse of Spidey and Spongebob as they float by on their Gulliver tethers.
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Things got worse by the Toys "R" Us store, where there was competition from a Mickey and Minnie, two Super Marios, a SpongeBob, another Elmo and a sad-looking Hello Kitty.
The boy was running around, playing with a toy dinosaur and other action figures, eating a turkey sandwich and watching "SpongeBob SquarePants, " relatives and Dale County Sheriff Wally Olson said.
SpongeBob, in fact, averages 80, 000 social interactions per episode.
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Movies playing on the Breeze included a seasonal offering of The Polar Express and family shorts like Happy Feet, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Great Jelly Rescue.
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The first watched nine minutes of Spongebob.
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Good luck with that, SpongeBob.
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