“You know, the SpongeBob beer fridge is good for you,” he piped up. Husband-Head didn’t seem to grasp the fact that discussing whether or not the SpongeBob SquarePants cartoon character was bad for you or not was just a little bit weird. “You know, as a writer, I bet that would be a really fun job to write and make up scripts for characters – like kitchen sponges that live under the sea,” I mused out loud, trying to pretend like we were grown-ups and acting somewhat intelligent. We were both silent for a moment, and, personally, I was wondering why we were even having this ridiculous conversation in the first place. Coyote who always hurts himself trying to attack the Road Runner? I’d say those are a lot more brain-damaging than a bobbing silly sea sponge.” “There are way worse cartoons than SpongeBob,” he said, defending his favorite Saturday morning cartoon. The results favored the brain activity of kids who watched slower-paced programming or those who didn’t watch TV.īeing a SpongeBob SquarePants fanatic, Husband-Head did not agree at all when I told him about the results. One group watched a show that had five to six scene changes per minute, one watched slower changing scenes and the third group drew pictures instead of watching TV at all. Then I stopped myself and bit my tongue so that I did not finish the rest of that sentence.īut according to this latest scientific study, the kids were divided into three groups and they all participated in a nine-minute test. “You’re going to start thinking and acting like an 11-year-old.” “See? You’re not supposed to be watching this show,” I pointed out. However, the writers of the show say that the demographics of the show are not intended for those at age 4 and that it is targeted for those 6-11 years of age. Yes, I believe an overabundance of bratwurst, cheese and beer from those living in Wisconsin would eventually take its toll on a person’s faculties.īut the study showed that the rapid pace of the cartoon might be too much for a preschooler’s brain to take in. “Watching SpongeBob is nothing compared to what we did to ourselves in high school.” “Mush?” Husband-Head asked, thinking that I was making the whole thing up. The reports claimed that SpongeBob negatively affected the attention span of little children and were turning preschoolers’ minds to “mush.” Scarier than the news reports I’d been hearing was the fact that Husband-Head said this as if it were a perfectly normal situation.
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