Spongebob Squarepants created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg is an animated television series about a yellow sea sponge that lives underwater in a pineapple tree in this town called Bikini Bottom. He is energetic and has a pet snail named Gary. His best friend, Patrick Star, lives two houses away, on a rock. Right next to SpongeBob is his co-worker and neighbor Squidward Tentacles who hates SpongeBob, Patrick and working at Krusty Krabs. SpongeBob loves his job at Krusty Krabs and bothering Squidward. The Krusty Krabs mean the world to SpongeBob, he would even work for free at this place. The show is a fast-paced program. According to Psychology Today, it is stated that the University of Virginia conducted a study with four-year-old children. They have a group watching SpongeBob SquarePants; they have another group watching Caillou, then another group drawing lots. They did a test right after the programs ended. The children who watched SpongeBob performed poorly compared to the other two groups. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”? Get an original essay I will use textual analysis to analyze this artifact. In one of the episodes titled Not Normal, SpongeBob and Squidward fought like they always should. Squidward told SpongeBob that he wasn't normal. He was very upset that he had decided to go back to normal. He completely changed himself, which also affected his work and his friends. After losing almost everything SpongeBob owned, he decided that normalcy wasn't for him. He went to Patrick for help so he could become abnormal again. They basically humiliated themselves and made the audience laugh. This episode argues that it is okay to hurt other people's feelings and do stupid things in the public eye and that it is acceptable. Squidward tells SpongeBob that he's not normal, which turns him into a whole different person. This is hurtful and can cause a lot of damage to a person, such as their self-esteem. Patrick helps SpongeBob become abnormal again by sliding on the sidewalk and licking the sand. They have fun doing these things. And kids want to do fun things.