In modern media, most people like to have discussions on something’s quality.
Since its original run in 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants has had many discussions on its
quality over the years.
From bad seasons to characters, to staff changes, to episodes.
And today’s video is about the worst of the worst.
Choir Boys is a season 6 episode, which aired in mid-2009.
And over the now-decade it has been around, a lot of people, including myself, have deemed
it the worst episode of SpongeBob, ever.
Why is that?
Well, if it wasn’t for the disgusting imagery, pandering attempts at comedy and being the
most boring thing to ever be classified as a cartoon episode, this might have been a
little less obvious.
So let’s review it, for fun, I guess.
The episode starts off at Squidward’s house.
We zoom in to his bathroom door, as we see some very specific signs saying to Do Not
Disturb.
For someone who lives by himself all the time, this seems a little unnecessary, but we later
see that it was probably to keep SpongeBob and Patrick out.
We also get a bit of Cavatina Figaro, by the amazing Rossini in the background, as Squidward
sings to himself in the shower, only his silhouette visible.
After his truly spectacular musical number ends and he comes out of the shower, his toilet
and toilet paper become live creatures and talk to each other, in a very weird and dumb
scene.
They have nothing to do with anything by the way.
It seems like Squidward wants to leave a good first impression on the Bikini Bottom Men’s
Choir, and that’s exactly what he tells us.
Show don’t tell, ladies and gentlemen.
But fine, it’s SpongeBob, let’s move on.
As Squidward is walking to his bike, which is on the road waiting for him, he sees SpongeBob
laying in the dirt.
He asks SpongeBob what’s wrong with him, and he clings on to Squidward and says that
he’s bored without Patrick.
This boredom goes on for a minute and a half.
After Squidward gets on his bike, SpongeBob coughs infuriatingly for a couple more seconds,
until Squidward leaves.
This first 4 minutes of the episode is NOTHING BUT FILLER, and it gets on your nerves fast!
Side note, Squidward’s snootiness in this portion can be a little annoying, particularly
towards the end of it, but we’ll be feeling bad for him in a few seconds, don’t worry.
As Squidward keeps going and singing to himself, SpongeBob catches up again and starts being
annoying again.
As Squidward passes by again, SpongeBob says this: (clip).
While I would be grateful that you made SpongeBob oblivious rather than intentionally annoying,
this is just as infuriating as A Pal For Gary in that department.
SpongeBob digs a pothole in the ground, even though he was behind Squidward, and Squidward
hits it, going flying into Jellyfish Fields.
*deep breath* Then this scene happens.
(clip) After 10 years of this show going on, it’s really truly embarrassing to see this
kind of thing.
This scene, in my opinion, is the lowest SpongeBob has EVER been, and hopefully ever will be,
in terms of quality.
After that...scene...Squidward, with a face full of stings, takes a shortcut through some
undersea corn to avoid SpongeBob.
And, we get the writers’ attempt at comedy, where SpongeBob is dressed as a cop with a
moustache, just being annoying again.
This episode is just such a bore to get through!
Like, this isn’t funny!
After Squidward tapes SpongeBob to a tree, he sings beautifully for the first time in
the episode, and the ends, unfortunately, do no justify the means here.
All the jellyfish come towards him, the tape that was holding him comes free, the jellyfish
lift him up, and he becomes Sponge Jesus all of a sudden.
This scene is extremely stupid, looks visually unappealing in every way, and does nothing
to further anything in the story.
The episode could've literally ended with SpongeBob taped to the tree.
But no, we now go to the Men’s Choir, as Grandma from Have You Seen This Snail plays
piano, and Squidward arrogantly clears his throat at another jab for comedy and sings
terribly.
Then, SpongeBob comes in like Jesus, impresses everyone and even gets a moustache.
The ending might be somewhat forgivable if Squidward’s scene wasn’t such an utter
letdown!
Also, I really needed to see Squidward with a moustache!
Squidward is ashamed, even though anyone and their grandma should’ve known that his singing
sucked, and SpongeBob actually thinks about him.
Instead of actually being funny, it’s a copout ending with Squidward turning SpongeBob’s
page.
Haha, isn’t that funny?
That was Choir Boys.
It was truly a terrible episode and still holds up as my least favourite SpongeBob episode
of all time.
Did it have any redeeming qualities?
Not really, no.
And that’s why I hate it.
It’s not funny, the characters are flanderized and bland, the world is against Squidward
as always, it has SO MANY BORING SCENES, and it fails in every way.
But what do you think?
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Ciao!