When did SpongeBob begin to decline in quality?

This is a really subjective (as in opinion-based) question. Mostly because for some people, it never declined, and other people it may have always been bad. read more

But usually, the online community (including myself), considers the beginning or the latter half of Season 4 to be when SpongeBob SquarePants started to decline in episode quality. In my opinion, Seasons 1, 2, 3, and some of 4 are golden. read more

Decline in quality. The more recent SpongeBob SquarePants episodes have widely been criticized for not living up to the standards of the older ones. Many critics believe the decline in quality began after the release of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, with the beginning of the fourth season. read more

Let's start with the show's titular character, Spongebob Squarepants. The Spongebob of the first three seasons would be described as "innocent, misguided, kind". Spongebob was intelligent yet misguided. read more