'SpongeBob SquarePants' Finally Axed After 18 Years on the Air

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The last running Nicktoon show of the 1990s will finally be laid to rest as Nickelodeon finally pulls the life support plug on its second longest running show, 'SpongeBob SquarePants'.

When Nick executives were asked why they would close the curtain on what is their most successful franchise, they said "We knew this was coming from miles away. We've seen the show's ratings slowly declining, and we've listened to it's original fans saying it is not the comedic, side-splitting gem it used to be. It's just that we were too focused on profit instead of quality to see it sooner. That's why, for the sake of the fans, we are finally taking action and pulling it from our broadcast schedule. Things never last forever, and we can proudly say our lovable sponge had a good, long run."

Created by Stephen Hillenburg, 'SpongeBob SquarePants' first premiered April 30 1999 on Nick, and it quickly garnered popularity by children of all ages, and even adults seem to take a liking to it. By 2003, it had become the most popular show in children's broadcasting to the point that the T.V. premiere of the 2-part 'Lost Episode' (or 'The Sponge Who Could Fly') was viewed by seven million households nationwide.

SpongeBob made the leap to the big screen with 'The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie', which was released in movie theaters on November 19, 2004. It made the 2 spot on its opening weekend, and it's total worldwide box office gross was $140.2 million. Oddly enough, this film was originally meant to serve as the series finale. But after seeing the movie's success in theaters, Nick decided to renew the show for it's 4th season in 2005. Thus, 'SpongeBob' was the only survivor of the Nicktoon Holocaust that occurred throughout 2004, in which classic Nicktoon shows such as 'Rugrats', Hey Arnold!' and 'The Wild Thornberrys' ended one by one.

One factor for the shows decline is Hillenburg stepping down as show-runner shortly after the movie was released, leaving Paul Tibbitt to take over from season 4 onward, whom the majority of fans blame for running the show to the ground.

Speculation had begun in 2014 that the show was going to end, due to the lack of new episodes being made for the majority of that year, and that it's upcoming sequel, 'The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water', which was released on February 6, 2015, would be the one that would seal the coffin. With Hillenburg and some of the original writers back on board for the sequel, the film was a box-office success, but just as history repeated itself, it was not the series finale and the show went on.

Even with Hillenburg back as showrunner, it has not helped the show bounce back from its mucky, low level the bar has ended up. Let's face it, none of the jokes are remotely hilarious anymore. It's grotesque, vile, and even disturbing. The characters are nothing but shallow, cynical versions of the ones us original fans grew up with. It only makes sense to put it out of its misery. With Nickelodeon finally opening their eyes to really see the poor state the show has become, it seems like an answered prayer by anyone who just doesn't want anything to do with that square, yellow sponge anymore. No word yet if the third theatrical SpongeBob movie is still planned for a 2019 release, but let's hope that's axed as well so that Nick won't have reason to revive the show again.

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