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SpongeBob SquarePants - Sea Stories [VHS]

SpongeBob SquarePants - Sea Stories [VHS]

Rated: G (General Audience)
Staring: Jens Jacob Tychsen , Tom Kenny , Bill Fagerbakke , Rodger Bumpass , Clancy Brown
Director: C.H. Greenblatt , Dan Povenmire , Sam Henderson
Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants has become so popular, it must be considered a phenomenon. The series has a pleasant, predictable, and slightly offbeat humor, and these mini-adventures give viewers what they expect. SpongeBob has to deal with a ghostly pirate, his own insecurities when his skill as a preparer of krabby patties is challenged, and the dangerous pleasures of fisherman's hooks. The voice acting is often amateurish and imitative. Patrick suggests a Homer Simpson-wannabe, while Bubble Bass sounds like the Comic Book Guy. The humor can become gross. In episode No. 2, SpongeBob absorbs a bathtub full of water, then vomits it at Gary, the snail who acts as his dog. But it seems pointless to grumble about these weaknesses. SpongeBob SquarePants has clearly won a place in the hearts of American viewers. (Suitable for ages 8 and older: cartoon violence, minor gross-out humor) --Charles Solomon
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Spongebob Squarepants - Nautical Nonsense [VHS]

Spongebob Squarepants - Nautical Nonsense [VHS]

Rated: G (General Audience)
Staring: Jens Jacob Tychsen , Tom Kenny , Bill Fagerbakke , Rodger Bumpass , Clancy Brown
Director: C.H. Greenblatt , Dan Povenmire , Sam Henderson
Split pants, bad breath, and time travel are just part of the nonsense the animated sponge and his undersea buddies are up to in this installment of the popular Nickelodeon series. The cheerfully inept SpongeBob splits his pants while hoisting marshmallows in a weightlifting competition, to the amusement of the crowd. So if it's funny once, it must be funny five times, right? Next, Squidward gets trapped in the Krusty Krab freezer and time travels to a future of Spongetrons and back to prehistoric SpongeBob and Patrick--not a pretty sight. There's also a cure for Sandy the squirrel's homesickness for Texas, underwater ghost stories when SpongeBob and Squidward work the night shift, and the sponge's aforementioned sea onion breath in this five-episode compilation. Don't look for any double-entendres to amuse the parents here; this 57 minutes of goofing is strictly for kids, ages 4 to 10. --Kimberly Heinrichs
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SpongeBob SquarePants - Deep Sea Sillies [VHS]

SpongeBob SquarePants - Deep Sea Sillies [VHS]

Rated: G (General Audience)
Staring: Jens Jacob Tychsen , Tom Kenny , Bill Fagerbakke , Rodger Bumpass , Clancy Brown
Director: C.H. Greenblatt , Dan Povenmire , Sam Henderson
This quintet of 11-minute episodes will not edify, but it will entertain, as the enduring popularity of this Nickelodeon offering attests. In an undersea version of "Green Eggs and Ham," the persistent boy sponge discovers Squidward has never tasted a krabby patty and hounds him until an addiction is born. The patties are featured again in the final episode when restaurant owner Krabs insists on trying to sell a spoiled sandwich. Since no one will bite, Krabs does, leading to a near-death experience. In between, the tenacious sponge and his seastar sidekick Patrick lure aging superheroes Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy (guest-voiced by Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway) out of retirement to vanquish a maniac. In the remaining two stories, the "little square dude" has fun with a gum wrapper and later nearly suffocates in the air-filled home of Sandy the squirrel. Best for ages 4-12, but nothing more objectionable than vomit humor for younger siblings. --Kimberly Heinrichs
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SpongeBob SquarePants - The Sponge Who Could Fly [VHS]

SpongeBob SquarePants - The Sponge Who Could Fly [VHS]

Rated: G (General Audience)
Staring: Jens Jacob Tychsen , Tom Kenny , Bill Fagerbakke , Rodger Bumpass , Clancy Brown
Director: C.H. Greenblatt , Dan Povenmire , Sam Henderson
He may be a tiny bottom dweller, but Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants sports some mighty big dreams in The Sponge Who Could Fly. Part one of this four-episode volume's title show follows human host Patchy the Pirate in his desperate, rather bizarre search for the "lost" SpongeBob episode. Deep in the suburbs of L.A., Patchy finally uncovers his treasure: a glorious, animated musical about a wistful blue-eyed sponge who dreams of flying with jellyfish. Ironically, SpongeBob's own helpful nature nearly drowns his lofty pursuits, especially when inflatable pants become more of a burden than a blessing. But friendship and happy endings prevail. In subsequent episodes (sans Patchy), SpongeBob boldly endures a nasty case of the Suds, relentless brainwashing attempts by Plankton, and his 38th attempt at passing Mrs. Puff's boat- navigation test. It's 60 minutes of goofy underwater entertainment, kooky music, and exceptional animation for "kids" ages 7 and older. --Liane Thomas
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SpongeBob SquarePants - Halloween [VHS]

SpongeBob SquarePants - Halloween [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Jens Jacob Tychsen , Tom Kenny , Bill Fagerbakke , Rodger Bumpass , Clancy Brown
Director: C.H. Greenblatt , Dan Povenmire , Sam Henderson
Halloween boasts a full hour of deep-sea spooks featuring Nickelodeon's jolly sponge with the cubical trousers. In "Scaredy Pants" easy-to-scare SpongeBob attempts to come up with the scariest costume ever--and exceeds beyond his wildest dreams. "Imitation Krabs" concerns Plankton's evil robotic plan to trick SpongeBob into revealing Mr. Krab's secret krabby patty recipe. "Frankendoodle," a spoof on Frankenstein, has SpongeBob drawing a self-portrait with a magical pencil he found. It proceeds to come to life, wreaking havoc all over Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob turns into a "snailcat" in "I Was a Teenage Gary" when he's accidentally injected with pet Gary's medicine. And in "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost," SpongeBob and pal, Patrick the starfish, mistake his grumpy talcum powder-covered neighbor for a grown-up Casper. The educational value may be minimal, but the humor quotient is high in these five installments of the popular series. For ages 6 and up. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Spongebob Squarepants - Sponge Buddies [VHS]

Spongebob Squarepants - Sponge Buddies [VHS]

Rated: G (General Audience)
Staring: Jens Jacob Tychsen , Tom Kenny , Bill Fagerbakke , Rodger Bumpass , Clancy Brown
Director: C.H. Greenblatt , Dan Povenmire , Sam Henderson

List Price: $9.95 Our Price: $28.63
Spongebob Squarepants - The Seascape Capers [VHS]

Spongebob Squarepants - The Seascape Capers [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Jens Jacob Tychsen , Tom Kenny , Bill Fagerbakke , Rodger Bumpass , Clancy Brown
Director: C.H. Greenblatt , Dan Povenmire , Sam Henderson

Our Price: $4.70
Spongebob Squarepants - Spongebob Goes Prehistoric [VHS]

Spongebob Squarepants - Spongebob Goes Prehistoric [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Jens Jacob Tychsen , Tom Kenny , Bill Fagerbakke , Rodger Bumpass , Clancy Brown
Director: C.H. Greenblatt , Dan Povenmire , Sam Henderson

List Price: $9.95 Our Price: $4.85
Spongebob Squarepants - Spongeguard on Duty [VHS]

Spongebob Squarepants - Spongeguard on Duty [VHS]

Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Staring: Jens Jacob Tychsen , Tom Kenny , Bill Fagerbakke , Rodger Bumpass , Clancy Brown
Director: C.H. Greenblatt , Dan Povenmire , Sam Henderson

List Price: $9.95 Our Price: $4.69
SpongeBob SquarePants - Bikini Bottom Bash [VHS]

SpongeBob SquarePants - Bikini Bottom Bash [VHS]

Rated: G (General Audience)
Staring: Jens Jacob Tychsen , Tom Kenny , Bill Fagerbakke , Rodger Bumpass , Clancy Brown
Director: C.H. Greenblatt , Dan Povenmire , Sam Henderson
In the double-episode that begins this compilation of the Nickelodeon animated underwater series, SpongeBob buys a party planning kit. The porous party giver annoys his guests by scheduling their every second, until he accidentally gets locked out and the real party begins. Meanwhile, above sea level in an unfunny live-action segment, Patchy the Pirate hosts a revelry, forcing a marionette band to walk the plank, among other obnoxious gags. Back under the sea in the second episode, SpongeBob takes his hall monitor duties too seriously, directing traffic and disrupting life in Bikini Bottom. Next, following a sand-sledding accident that requires 20 hours of surgery, the boy sponge is so traumatized that he becomes housebound until a gorilla goes ape on Patrick and Sandy. Finally, SpongeBob plans a huge Valentine's Day surprise for Patrick, but a band of chocolate-eating mollusks delays delivery, inciting the seastar to throw a dangerous tantrum. (Ages 4-12) --Kimberly Heinrichs
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