I completely forgot about the existence of Chalkzone until now.
i saw somehow some usenet archives from 1985 and man nerds still complained about star wars then lol
Lmao holy shit this unlocked a memory. As a kid I’d post on a Hey Arnold fan forum in 1999-2000, and I remember the absolute hate train that Spongebob got from the posters there.
I didn’t think much about Spongebob myself for a couple years until I saw the episode “Band Geeks” in like 2002.
Also Rocket Power… That was one of those shows that merely existed. I didn’t encounter anyone who had anything bad to say about it, but I was hard pressed to find a diehard fan. All I remember about it was the dialogue was “hello, fellow kids” tier (even moreso than a typical Nick show) and full of slang that was about 10 years out of date by 1999.
I was super into Rocket Power, specifically the episode where they got to ride with Tony Hawk on the light up boards. I was really into THPS so it was a match made in heaven.
Also, I can see why Hey Arnold fans would hate SpongeBob. Those shows are polar opposites in terms of tone and sensibility.
It’s 1999. SpongeBob just premiered. The show is doomed. Rocket Power seems promising, though.
It’s 1999. Amazon just started selling consumer electronics. The company is doomed. Enron seems promising, though.
Chalkzone ruled, that show got done dirty.
Classic SpongeBob is peak comedic writing
