User blog comment:Magma MK-II/Patrick Star: The Discussion/@comment-27818776-20150328162101/@comment-1705775-20150328172522

put it this way, Spongebob is one of the few shows I've ever watched that managed to turn its titular character from loveable hero to a disturbing anti-hero WITHOUT deliberately stating that was its intent.. the only character I can say Spongebob has not yet managed to turn into a nightmare is Sandy, even then I'm sure she's been monsterized at some point by now..