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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Spongebob is basically just Ren & Stimpy with all the rough edges, and were there ever many, buffed to a sheen. Going back, it's amazing that it ever got on the air, not so much because they were getting away with dirty jokes but because it had an artistic and authorial vision you generally wouldn't associate with children's television.

When Nickelodeon first started producing original animation, the idea was that they'd throw Ren & Stimpy in there as pure mindless excitement, but the real star of the animation block was going to be Doug. Ren & Stimpy not-so-indirectly influenced the most successful show they've ever had. I don't think anyone thinks too much about Doug.


It's great for a snack and it fits on your back.

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My sons routinely tell me now how they now laugh at the things that had me rolling on the floor when they were six, seven years old.

And that's with them growing up reading Far Side, Calvin and Hobbes and Big Book of Hell compilations.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit this, but I actually scheduled my classes around All My Children.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

See you next Tuesday alone makes Spongebob great.

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Elections have consequences.

spongebob is great television. I can sit and watch all day long.

our 2.5 yr old whenever i grab the remote goes "bob-bob daddy?" and regarless of what i was going to turn on, i'm like oh alright.

phineas and ferb and there was a looney tunes show that aired on cartoon network from 2011 to like 2014 is also a great watch .

I can’t recall the last time I saw a Looney Tunes cartoon on tv.

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Elections have consequences.

My then gf did, and the Young and the Restless, which meant that I did as well. I don't think that it raised an eyebrow back then.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

I have a DVD of the old "Droopy" cartoons, unedited. Talk about non-PC content!

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If I came across a block of the original Tom and Jerry cartoons, I'd have to watch more than a few.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Have to go to Amazon Prime. They have some.

Firedogs, Space Madness, and The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen are still favorites.

A song from the latter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7hVjZHp6YQ

I'm not. Big fan.

"Ima gonna get dem Martins! Over dere in Piiiinnnne Valley!
-Ray Gardner

T&D forever!

Spongebob...inspired by the Ween album "The Mollusk"

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An unjust law is no law at all--St. Augustine of Hippo

Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner