How to give up SpongeBob SquarePants?

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HOWEVER, there is another way...

Without anything drastic happening to the voice actors!! !

The correct method for Nick to kill the show is as follows:

Nickelodeon MUST stop heavily investing in SpongeBob!! !! !!

"De-investing" for them means no longer pouring endless resources into SpongeBob SquarePants basically starving the series of attention which will eventually lead to its demise!! !

Starting with making the show harder for people to find or watch!

This means removing it COMPLETELY from the main Nick channel and demoting the series to NickToons Network

Then comes the merchandise

Pull ALL SpongeBob merchandise from store shelves!! !

Once these 2 things are done...it is time to take SBSP out of the running at the Kids' Choice Awards!

Without having SpongeBob SquarePants in award contention...suddenly the show becomes easier to de-throne, right?!?

I just watched an interview with SpongeBob's voice actor Tom Kenny and it is downright SCARY and frightening how much he has integrated the character into his life!! !

I know that's kinda how voice acting works but it means that Tom Kenny has literally become SpongeBob SquarePants & vice-versa!

In a way...the character corrupted him!

If you think I am wrong...then how would you suggest Nick kills the show (without taking any drastic measures)?

What would be the best approach @uncommondenominator?

First lets revisit how we got here.

Your initial complaint is that you personally want to "give up" spongebob.

Shortly after, you seemingly conclude that the solution is to get Nickelodeon to stop producing spongebob, presumably to make it easier for you to "give up" spongebob. But it's not Nickelodeon's responsibility to be your keeper or caretaker, to discontinue a popular show just cos you personally have an issue with it. That's a wee bit selfish, innit?

Nickelodeon has no incentive to "kill" a show that is still widely popular, and makes them lots of money. Your narrative that the "sunk cost fallacy" is somehow at play is a scapegoat for your own lack of self-control.

Even if, by some chance, you did manage to get Nickelodeon to go along with your plan, people would still watch the show, watch the reruns, watch youtube clips, watch the VHS and DVDs they have, etc, and people would still go on enjoying the show, even after it's "demise", just like people do for many shows after they get cancelled. The show won't go away just cos you want it to.

Rather than blaming external things, take some responsibility for your own actions. Plotting ways to get Nickelodeon to cancel a show is neither realistic nor helpful, when those energies could be turned inwards to work on your own behaviors.

So are we just supposed to allow SpongeBob SquarePants to run forever?

That doesn't make sense!! !

If the alternative to desiring cancellation is quitting the show then HOW am I supposed to accomplish that?!?

How about this then?

SpongeBob should continue for as long as the voice actors, Nickelodeon and the production staff want to continue it!

Just don't watch it anymore, I haven't watched in years.

I would rewatch some of the older episodes for sure, but I don't want to see whatever it has become...it was going downhill since a long time ago so I can't imagine what it's like now.

But...that's the issue! !!

The invisible force of the Sunk-Cost Fallacy is preventing me from leaving the show and the only way to actually get me to give up SpongeBob completely is a horrible bombshell like sexual abuse allegations similar to Dan Schneider!

In other words, I need a REASON to leave the sponge

After the movie in December I must take the initiative into my own hands and boycott the series...

"We" can just let Nickelodeon do what they want with their own property. I doubt it will run "forever", but it will certainly keep running for as long as it's popular - and profitable. It's their decision to make. Just cos you don't understand it, doesn't mean it doesn't make sense.

You quit the show the same way anyone quits anything. You set it down, and walk away. If that's difficult, then it requires additional self-discipline. That's on you. Other people can try to help with ways to help you do that, but in the end, the work is yours to do.

Rather than watch spongebob, go do literally anything else. Play a video game, listen to music, go for a walk, learn to juggle. Maybe install a DAW and try to learn about it.

The "sunk cost fallacy" is not the issue here. Your own personal impulsiveness is the issue. Even if by some odd chance it was a "sunk cost fallacy" issue, the solution is still your own personal self-discipline. That's how you get over the sunk-cost fallacy - you make a choice, and stick with it, using self-discipline. The sunk cost fallacy is driven by one's own internal choices, not cos of some external mystery force.

Maybe look at the bright side of things. I assume you don't have a heroin addiction? No? Well, then your SpongeBob addiction isn't so bad at all. The heroin addicts of the world would be so lucky if they could upgrade their addictions to a SpongeBob addiction.

Maybe you need a different addiction? Like maybe an addiction to hiking or mountain biking or something. Something where you go outside the house.

I know it's 100% in Nick's discretion to decide when to end SpongeBob SquarePants

...But wait a minute!! !

Isn't it true that the VIEWERS are the ones who give the show its power?

I believe what we are dealing with is the "supply & demand" scenario

Nickelodeon/Paramount supplies SpongeBob because people demand it!

Is that statement not correct?

Therefore, the way to get Nick to stop supplying SpongeBob SquarePants is for the viewers to stop demanding it

Then and ONLY then the show will start losing its power and traction

This ultimately puts the show's fate into the viewers' hands NOT Nickelodeon's

Meaning that we are the ones to decide when to cancel the series not the other way around!

Viewer support------------>Continuation of show

Viewer abandonment-------------->Dissolution of show

To break the cycle, viewers have to abandon the show which tells the network to halt episode production

In the meantime I should take your advice and focus on my hobbies & projects @uncommondenominator!! !

A video on Facebook about marriage and divorce made me realize exactly WHY I desire for Nick to end SpongeBob SquarePants (other than the show simply being around for too long):

Any time Nickelodeon has a problem they always do EVERYTHING except attack the problem directly at the root cause!! !

In this situation, SpongeBob IS the source of all of Nick's problems but they refuse to accept that or even CONSIDER the possibility that their beloved cash-cow juggernaut is harming their network & company!

And that is why I desire for SpongeBob SquarePants to get put out to pasture!

To wake up Nick and teach them a lesson

If Nickelodeon wants ANY chance of recovery, they must confront the problem at the root!! !! !!

Nickelodeon/Paramount (Viacom) didn't even care that yesterday was the six-year anniversary of Stephen Hillenburg's departure from this world which is very sad! !!

They never TRULY cared about Hillenburg, just the money his IP provides for them

All the more reason why Nick needs to lose SpongeBob SquarePants!

It would be punishment for the way the network disrespects their cartoon creators

Just heard some of the new song "Big Guy" by Ice Spice from the upcoming 4th movie Search for SquarePants while watching the footage of the SpongeBob balloon at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and it was HORRIBLE lol

That means I have no real expectations or high hopes for the film succeeding and both the new Avatar (non-Nick) & Disney's Zootopia 2 will ensure Search for SquarePants fails in box-office results!! !

Could this truly be the end for the little optimistic yellow sponge?!?

I can't help but wonder what problems you think Nickelodeon is experiencing, and in what manner you feel that spongebob is responsible for them...?

It looks like it is getting traction from its' advertising at least. My dad somehow knew about the latest SB movie days ago during our conversation at a coffee shop. I also knew about it thru a Vailskibum video about the BK controversy.

Admittedly, I haven't followed up on this series in a while now. I don't care for the movies and don't have high hopes for the movies to turn out good anyways. Though I have heard good positivity on Plankton's movie. The Nostalgia Critic reference in that Patrick Star spinoff was pretty funny although it doesn't influence me to watch that show.

My sister who is late Gen-Z (2006) one time mentioned only the classic episodes are good and the newer ones are crap. Despite the fact she grew up with the Paul Tibbet era. I mean, I have too. Makes me rest assured SpongeBob will still be beloved by later generations and the show will have more priority in comparison to the new spinoffs.

As for a decline in new media? Personally, I think any IP even very famous ones eventually loses its' relevancy. It's only a matter of time. Stuff like Care Bears and Pokemon are still making bank but for sure they were bigger during their hay day. Probably a better example would've been Casper. Which does have a reasonably sized (not very huge) fandom but it's been a while since I have seen a new show or movie made. I have seen him in Geico ad years ago though.