This Is A Movie For KIDS?

Amala Ekpunobi

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4.2 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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The marketing for the new Spongebob movie has involved a lot of near-nudity, Ice Spice, strangely suggestive lyrics and dancing, and more. Am I going crazy, or is Nickelodeon once again flirting with sexualization in content marketed to children?

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0:00.0	We're going to need bigger pants.
0:10.2	The SpongeBob movie, rated PG.
0:15.2	Okay, rated PG and I'm seeing Patrick in a G-string eye patch and iSpice.
0:22.1	Let's talk about the new SpongeBob.
0:23.3	I have to know if I'm alone in thinking that this is weird.
0:26.2	So let's get into it.
0:31.4	Yeah, you better.
0:34.6	Guys, before we get into today's video, please like and subscribe.
0:37.0	Today we're talking about the new SpongeBob movie. I've been seeing a lot of promotions circulating on the internet for this movie. And almost every time that I'm seeing this movie pop up, it looks grossly inappropriate as far as PG movies go for children. And I have to know if I'm alone in this, because I've been posting about this here and there. And I keep getting feedback that this is normal for SpongeBob.
0:54.6	And I say this as a kid who grew up on SpongeBob.
0:57.4	I was watching SpongeBob quite a bit when I was a child.
1:00.0	And I remember there being inappropriate jokes, a little wedgy here and there.
1:04.2	You know, maybe they'll show some cheekish on some of these cartoon characters.
1:09.4	But nothing like what I'm seeing in this promotional material.
1:13.3	So you guys are going to have to let me know.
1:14.6	Am I the wrong here for thinking this is inappropriate?
1:16.7	I had to find reinforcements on the internet of other people who were thinking this too,
1:20.2	just so I didn't feel like I was going crazy.
1:22.6	So I'm going to be wanting to hear your comments.
1:24.6	I showed you that promo in the intro of Patrick in what looks like to be
1:28.9	an eyepatch G string with his butt hanging out. And then of course we have Ice Spice attached to the
1:35.5	promotion of this film. And she's now going to be a character in this new SpongeBob movie that works at
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