Its removal is both disappointing and upsetting. This episode first aired on Nickelodeon on Jan. To their surprise, the house belonged to Mr. Krabs is brought along by Spongebob and Patrick on a “panty-raid” where they break into a woman’s home and the characters steal her underwear. The second episode removed was, “Mid-Life Crustacean.” In the episode, Mr. “The ‘Kwarantined Crab’ centers on a virus storyline, so we have decided to not air it due to sensitivities surrounding the global, real-world pandemic,” Nickelodeon said in a statement to Deadline news. This sounds a little too familiar in today’s age. The virus episode, “Kwarantined Krab,” is set at the Krusty Krab, the main restaurant in the Spongebob universe, when a health inspector identifies a case of the “clam flu.” This results in the characters at the Krusty Krab needing to quarantine. The second episode removed was believed to have a storyline that was inappropriate. One episode that had gone unaired was about a virus that was thought to be insensitive, due to the real-life COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization has urged people to avoid terms like “Chinese virus” because they can create a backlash against people of Asian descent, though former President Donald Trump repeatedly ignored such pleas.Two episodes of the cartoon “Spongebob Squarepants” were recently removed from syndication due to the potential offensive content. The episode’s storyline reflects feelings of increased isolation and hatred that many Asian communities have experienced since the Covid-19 pandemic began. The removal of the “Kwarantined Crab” comes during a time of increased anti-Asian violence in the United States. Those who are assumed to have the virus are shunned and tossed in a freezer.
Upon this discovery, the health inspector quarantines the patrons, and the characters grow anxious. In the episode, a health inspector comes to the Krusty Krab and finds a case of the “Clam Flu” in the restaurant.
“We have decided to not air it due to sensitivities surrounding the global, real-world pandemic,” a spokesperson for Nickelodeon told CNN Business. One episode, “Kwarantined Crab,” from the show’s 12th season, centers on a virus storyline. (CNN) - Two “SpongeBob SquarePants” episodes are no longer available on Paramount+ and Amazon because of inappropriate content.
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