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WATCH: SpongeBob, Patrick Rap At Graduation

Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Cyma Zarghami, University of Vermont, Commencement Speeches, Video, Spongebob Squarepants, Nickelodeon President Cyma Zarghami, Uvm Commencement, Patrick Star, Uvm Graduation, Commencement Central, Nickelodeon, Tom Kenny, College News

Nickelodeon president Cyma Zarghami brought out two special guests at the University of Vermont's commencement ceremony -- SpongeBob Squarepants and P...

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My Psychological Theory about SpongeBob SquarePants

Yalda T. Uhls | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Social Recognition, Social Theory, TV Shows for Kids, Community Feeling, Children's Television, Physical Fitness, Nickelodeon, Milton Rokeach, Financial Success, Lewin, Kasser, Schwartz, Spongebob, Spongebob Squarepants, Parents News

Besides perhaps fostering an interest in marine biology, it's hard to understand the ability of Sponge Bob Square Pants ability to fascinate, let alone teach.

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Bad News For Spongebob And Friends

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 03.29.2012

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Though Nickelodeon once claimed a dip in its ratings was a technical error, it appears as though the network's troubles have not been resolved. Th...

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WATCH: Catwoman Pepper Sprays Fake Ozzy Osbourne

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Spider-Man Attacks, Video, Joe McQueen, Holly-Weird, Spongebob Squarepants, Hollywood Blvd, Incredible Hulk, Weird Video, Ozzy Osbourne, Weird Photos & Videos, Christopher Dennis, Willie Wonka, Hollywood Blvd Costumed Characters, Jack Sparrow, Catwoman Pepper Sprays, Weird News News

Catwoman can be a tiger when she's angry. Believe it or not, a woman who dresses up as Catwoman to pose for pictures on Hollywood Blvd. got into a ...

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WATCH: Catwoman Pepper Sprays Fake Ozzy Osbourne

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 02.03.2012

Catwoman can be a tiger when she's angry. Believe it or not, a woman who dresses up as Catwoman to pose for pictures on Hollywood Blvd. got into a ...

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Spongebob's Pineapple Is Mathematically Impossible?

Posted 01.30.2012

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Spongebob may live under the sea, but according to one math expert, despite the claims of his theme song, he's not making his home in an authentic pin...

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How SpongeBob SquarePants Saved A Jetskiier's Life

Posted 01.11.2012

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He lives in a pineapple under the sea, and to one man, SpongeBob SquarePants is a hero. Lost jetskiier Eric Bettanin used his brightly colored SpongeB...

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When Will Culture Warriors Find Their Rainbow Connection?

Cliff Schecter | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Jerry Falwell, Al Jazeera English, Muppets, Media Research Center, Teletubbies, Cliff Schecter, James Dobson, Spongebob Squarepants, Dan Gainor, Tinky Winky, Cars 2, Culture, Culture Warriors, Culture News

Too-big-to-fail corporations and their hand maidens in Congress (and the conservative echo chamber) most certainly pose a far greater danger to our children than a green frog-like puppet.

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Nickelodeon: Not the Only Company Reaching Young Children Through Advertisements Intended for Older Children

Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D. | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Television, Food Marketing, Children, Advertising, Health, Spongebob, Spongebob Squarepants, Parents News

Research has shown that advertising to very young children is harmful. Until age 7 or 8, children do not have the cognitive capacity to understand that advertising presents a biased point-of-view.

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Limiting TV Time: A Family Dinner Table Talk

Posted 11.16.2011

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This week's Family Dinner Table Talk, from HuffPost and The Family Dinner book: This week, we learned that SpongeBob, representing a certain vein ...

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WATCH: SpongeBob Gets A Beatdown

Posted 11.15.2011

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Somebody better call Patrick Star. A man dressed in a SpongeBob SquarePants costume was detained -- but not arrested -- outside of Hollywood's Grau...

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PHOTO: LAPD Bust Shady Character

Posted 11.15.2011

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Delight, horror, intense amusement... these are all things this photo by Steve Boelhouwer makes us feel. Oh, barnacles! Related Video: ...

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The "SpongeBob Study": Sorting Through The Science For Take-Home Messages

www.parents.com | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Cognitive Psychology, Child Behavior, Spongebob Squarepants, SpongeBob Study, Parents News

By now, nearly all parents have not only heard about the “SpongeBob Study,” but have formed an opinion about it. That said, I’d still like to as...

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Nickelodeon Admits SpongeBob Not Fit for Preschoolers

Josh Golin | Posted 11.13.2011

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Children who watched nine minutes of SpongeBob scored worse on assessments designed to measure memory and problem-solving skills than children who watched a slower-paced cartoon or kids who spent nine minutes drawing.

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SpongeBob SquarePants Causes Attention Problems: Study

AP | By LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 11.12.2011

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CHICAGO -- The cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants is in hot water from a study suggesting that watching just nine minutes of that program can cau...

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Let's Make Waves for SpongeBob SquarePants

William S. Becker | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Nickelodeon, Education, Literacy, Department of Education, Arne Duncan, Gretchen Carlson, National Research Council, Spongebob Squarepants, Climate Change, Childrens Books, Environment, Fox News, Eco-Literacy, Green News

The recent squall over SpongeBob SquarePants and his book about global climate change appears to have died down now. That's a pity. Sometimes, it's in the public interest to turn a squall into a hurricane.

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Say It Ain't So, SpongeBob! Man In SquarePants Mask Robs Store

Posted 10.01.2011

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SpongeBob SquarePants was bad enough to many people when he was just the star of a children's cartoon. Imagine what they'll think now that he's not on...

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5 Things SpongeBob SquarePants Can Teach You About Business

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Geoff Williams | Posted 08.09.2011

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Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants," with its brightly hued colors and juvenile hijinks, may seem like the last place you should look for business o...

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Wednesday Windfall: Conversations with KISS' Gene Simmons, Brian Culbertson and The Weepies

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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With regards to Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, is it easy or hard for Gene Simmons to transform himself from an everyday person into a savior of rock 'n' roll?

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Friday Talking Points [122] -- Bikini Bottom Update

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since it's the Friday after month's-end, the new monthly unemployment numbers were released today. Which adds another bar to the "bikini bottom" char...

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A Short History of "Baby Got Back" and Advertising

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

Last month, an investigation revealed that Washington Mutual employees performed a parody of "Baby Got Back" that expressed how much money they made d...

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Good Samaritan 12-Year-Old Miriam Starobin Inspired By SpongeBob SquarePants

AP | FRANK ELTMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LIDO BEACH, N.Y. — When her best friend turned purple, Miriam Starobin's thoughts turned to yellow – cartoon hero SpongeBob SquarePants. ...

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PowderPuff Cheerleaders Bring Sports-Inspired Dancing To A Whole New Level (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Funny Video, Carroll High School, Spongebob Squarepants, Star Wars, Like a Boss, Single Ladies, Cheerleaders Dance, Dance, Powderpuff Cheerleaders, Medley, Funny Videos, Video, Comedy News

Powderpuff sports and cheerleading, where the girls play and the boys cheer them on, is inherently silly and a little embarrassing, especially for the...

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"Let's Get Lost": A Final Playlist for an Island Full of Great Memories

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debbie Gibson, Huey Lewis, Jack Bender, Lloyd Cole & the Commotions, The String Cheese Incident, BeBe Winans, Spongebob Squarepants, Big & Rich, J.J. Abrams, Queen, Bread, Jimmy Herring, Faith Hill, Cece Winans, The Kinks, T.I., Beck, Billy Joel, Lost Final Season, The Clash, Supertramp, Weezer, J.Geils Band, The Rubinoos, Sawyer Brown, Elton John, Lucinda Williams, Ben Folds Five, Matthew Fox, Brooks & Dunn, The Cure, Damon Lindelof, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Johnny Cash, Carlton Cuse, Little Big Town, Bob Seger, Tom Petty, Katy Perry, Lost Finale, Meat Puppets, Gin Blossoms, Michael Buble, Cassandra Wilson, Chet Baker, Mama Cass Elliot, Foreigner, Coldplay, Will Smith, Tears for Fears, Justin Timberlake, Lost, Al Stewart, Jay-Z, Hugo, Entertainment News

More than any other show in recent memory, Lost required our full attention and rewarded that sort of dedicating viewing with its singular elusive excellence.

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