Why does this show keep using the Krusty Krab so many times and constantly just use the same 5 characters most of the time (Sponge, Pat, Squid, Krabs, and Plankton)

>>149151553 (OP)
i've never seen someone be confused about the concept of a main cast before

>>149151553 (OP)
Odd thing is during the good seasons Plankton was used rather sparingly

>>149151553 (OP)
I remember when I was a teen I got annoyed at like Season 5 or 6 using the same "Plankton tried to steal from the Kristy Krab" plot over and over again

>>149151553 (OP)
It's reliable.

>>149151553 (OP)
Everyone's gotta work, Anon

>>149151942
There used to be more characters frequently in rotation.

There are so many episodes that take place exclusively in the krusty krab that you could probably watch an entire season worth of spongebob episodes from this POV lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msI5VFPMmSE

>>149151553 (OP)
>what is a core cast and regular set
this is like bitching about how Batman spends so much time focused on Batman

>>149151553 (OP)
What happened to the Krusty Krab 2? Is the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie just not canon or something?

>>149151553 (OP)
Post movie SpongeBob lacked creativity

>>149151553 (OP)
So they could turn it into a shitty animated sitcom like family guy

>>149151553 (OP)
>ye he he he he he, I remember MY first budgeted serial animation meant for children

>>149151553 (OP)
Because it's cheap and easy to use preexisting designs and everyone working on this show just wants to get the episode done so they can get paid. Capitalism, ho!

>>149156312
So the show is only made for money? Wasn't the show made originally as a passion project?

>>149151553 (OP)
Because nobody gives a shit about Sandy.

>>149156568
>So the show is only made for money?

>>149151553 (OP)
Squidward and Plankton suffering is their comedy gold mine, and Sponge, Pat and Krabs are the best enablers of said suffering

>>149155463
It’s suppose to happen at the end of the SpongeBob timeline, whether you believe that seasons 1-3 is the only valid timeline is up to you

>>149156721
Plankton causes his own suffering.

>>149156815
SpongeBob canonically ends with Bikini Bottom being destroyed by jellyfish and SpongeBob dying alone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVxy7Lu_L_E

>>149156593
Pretty sure SpongeBob was a passion project that Hillenburg wanted to do for artistic reasons beyond just money

>>149157948
damn

>>149152713
Are the prices really that high in Bikini Bottom? Is it really that expensive to own a boat muffler?

>>149151553 (OP)
I can tell this pic comes from the pilot, it's got a different aura to it

I always found it kind of weird how during the first couple of seasons, there were episodes about the Krusty Krab struggling to get customers and then the writers abandoned that to make it the most popular fast food establishment in Bikini Bottom.

>>149160659
>the Krusty Krab struggling to get customers
That was just the first season, wasn't it? Any other one-off gimmicks they introduced were entirely guided by Krabs's crippling greed

>>149160659
They changed quite a lot of stuff after Season 1, for example in the first season SpongeBob seemed to have somewhat of a crush on Sandy but it's never brought back later on

>>149158808
Yes but he's dead so it's time to shit on his grave in the name of the almighty dollar.

>>149161520
The Pretty Patties episode was from season 2 and that's one where the store was in really bad shape.

>>149153678
>1:55
I thought hafnim shit died with PPG 2016

>>149162162
hafnim?

>>149162184

>>149162239
You mean half-animation?

>>149162248
No, the subliminals.

>>149162268
Man just tell me what you're talking about because i don't understand shit

>>149162281
Hafnim was a group of animation techniques used to influence viewers up until the 80's but it's still partially in effect today. Get educated.

>>149151553 (OP)
Isn't that sign basically taxidermy on display? Eugene is somethin' else, I tell ya...

>>149156299
It all went to your thighs?

>>149158808
Yes, but it was also a commercial product that had to deliver multiple episodes on a strict schedule. You gotta find shortcuts to make that happen without sacrificing quality, which Hillenburg and his team managed to do just fine.

>>149159652
aw look at plankton with his lil briefcases hahah

>>149160659
I mean, the first episode(oh god fucking kino UINF) was also about getting overrun with customers too

>>149162239
>>149162268
>>149162371
Not him but I also don't know what the fuck you're talking about and can't find any info on this and I also don't wanna watch some near decade old 300 view video about the NWO that's probably just some creepy schizo shit like alien reptiles

>>149151553 (OP)
seinfeld had a few main characters that it centered around and it worked great

>>149151553 (OP)
>The Krusty Krab
But that's clearly a lobster trap

>>149160659
Maybe the restaurant's popularity exploded once people realized that the new fry cook was brilliant?

Come to think of it, weren't there early episodes that implied the Krusty Krab had more employees than just Squidward and SpongeBob?

>>149164563
They'd be normal-size in that particular scene

>>149165227
There was already an early retcon episode about a perfect god-tier cook named jim before spongebob everyone worshipped.

>>149166373
That was a retcon?

>>149167034
>>149166373
It's less of a retcon and more of a "they literally didn't reference this character before". And I'm sure it'd run contrary with how the Krabby Patty was first made somehow.

KRUSTY KRAB PIZZA

IS THE PIZZA

ABSOLUTIVALLY

>>149151947
mr.lawrence is hack who never should've had creative control. do the fuckin voice and fuck off after. any mr.lawrence ran episodes suck ass.

>>149155463
SpongeBob movie (the first one) is the finale for the series. SpongeBob becomes a man(ager). It's a coming of age film about taking on responsibility while never losing your childhood whimsy. He achieved the tasks king louis c.k had, and beat plankton by being a goofy goober. Any seasons after the movie merely take place before the ultimate conclusion.

>>149165227
>>149166373
the very first episode of SpongeBob is titled "help wanted". You can infer the Krusty Krab wasn't having its grand opening and merely was hiring to replace a position.

>>149167822
But anon said this
>Maybe the restaurant's popularity exploded once people realized that the new fry cook was brilliant?
Before Spongebob there was someone way better everyone knew by name

>>149151553 (OP)
That's flanderization for you

>>149167770
Lame, should've stopped right here then. Corporate greed is a bitch

>>149169238
>pictures you can hear

why is he like this

>>149170302
starfish have no brains

>>149158808
it's both
partly why spongebob did so well is because it wasn't just about the money, the passion shines through
ultimately though, like anything, it is a product made to bring in profit eternally. this is true of any show aired on television
passion and profit aren't mutually exclusive, but most of the time shows lean towards the latter

>>149171299
It could've brought in profit eternally WITHOUT releasing new episodes eternally. Merch would've still flown off the shelves even if the show were to *knocks on wood* end.

>>149167610
Tom Kenny is great