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Title: SpongeBob taking over the world?
Post by: cmonkey on March 06, 2006, 06:40:43 am: What do Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Hitler, and SpongeBob all have in common? They all tried to take over the world. Who would have thought that the only successful one did not have a million man army, or an armada of battleships, or a ministry of propaganda, but square pants?

According to a Viacom press release (http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-03-2006/0004313117&EDATE=), after only four weeks on the air, SpongeBob has become the number one cartoon in China, the most populous nation on earth.

Interestingly enough, this article (http://www.chinaknowledge.com/news-detail.aspx?id=2282) states that shows combining live action and animation are currently banned in China. Hopefully no members of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television notice the short live action clips in episodes like Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy or the Christmas special.
Title: SpongeBob taking over the world?
Post by: Roger on March 06, 2006, 07:58:45 am: Whoa. That's crazy awesome.
Title: SpongeBob taking over the world?
Post by: Chrono on March 06, 2006, 11:51:06 am: I bet Plankton brain-washed him. People, we're all going to be slaves soon...

But still, whoa and congrats to Spongebob. Take over Mars :P
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Post by: bub1028 on March 06, 2006, 01:15:23 pm: sweetness. something new to tell people who constantly say"ur a loser 4 watching sb or sb is gay."
Title: SpongeBob taking over the world?
Post by: garyfan on March 06, 2006, 03:41:40 pm: In China? Pretty weird 0-0
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Post by: CloneTrooperX on March 06, 2006, 04:59:34 pm: That's pretty cool for a communist country.
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Post by: spongehead1991 on March 06, 2006, 05:14:26 pm: Yay for Spongebob. Im not surprised it would hit big in China too (well i was a little surprised) but why wouldnt it be big in other countries? Germany made Spongebob the chancellor and has many avid fans as in the US. So now people wont say SB is a stupid cartoon much if they hear this.
Title: SpongeBob taking over the world?
Post by: ti89titanium on March 06, 2006, 05:42:57 pm: Wow. I can see how the Japanese would like SB, and the european and american people. Chinese, nice! SB is just irresistable!
Title: SpongeBob taking over the world?
Post by: No Username on March 06, 2006, 07:46:49 pm: So let's check China off on the list then...

List of places SpongeBob has taken over:
Japan
US
Pacific Ocean
Pineapple
Germany
Spain
Russia
Internet
George Bush's Television
iTunes (http://spongebobtakingover.ytmnd.com)
China

wow. what's next?
Title: SpongeBob taking over the world?
Post by: spongehead1991 on March 06, 2006, 07:53:28 pm: Sweden
Hungaria
Australia
United Kingdom
Austria
Belgium
The Philippines and Malaysia
maybe in the middle east too? but I hear it was banned in Iran.
Title: SpongeBob taking over the world?
Post by: IZ on March 06, 2006, 09:16:41 pm: Quote
Yay for Spongebob. Im not surprised it would hit big in China too (well i was a little surprised) but why wouldnt it be big in other countries? Germany made Spongebob the chancellor and has many avid fans as in the US. So now people wont say SB is a stupid cartoon much if they hear this.
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I'm sure it has something to do with the fact that China has a huge population.

This definitely reminds me of my hardcore season 3 box set. :cool:
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Post by: williambob286 on March 07, 2006, 03:16:44 am: Quote
Interestingly enough, this article (http://www.chinaknowledge.com/news-detail.aspx?id=2282) states that shows combining live action and animation are currently banned in China. Hopefully no members of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television notice the short live action clips in episodes like Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy or the Christmas special.
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Wow, China also bans brother and sisters....
Title: SpongeBob taking over the world?
Post by: Dragon Of Grief on March 10, 2006, 01:21:47 pm: Wow... I don't believe it. That's just amazing.
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Post by: ti89titanium on March 10, 2006, 01:44:33 pm: Quote
Sweden
Hungaria
Australia
United Kingdom
Austria
Belgium
The Philippines and Malaysia
maybe in the middle east too? but I hear it was banned in Iran.
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Why would Iran ban it?
Title: SpongeBob taking over the world?
Post by: GIR on March 13, 2006, 12:13:11 pm: thats one thing to like about china.
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Post by: williambob286 on March 14, 2006, 03:15:51 am: But new SB in the philipinies is march 18 saturday. Yay :P
Title: SpongeBob taking over the world?
Post by: CloneTrooperX on March 14, 2006, 03:23:52 am: I'm from the Philippines. I'm going there this summer. Man. You guys get new
eps and we don't. :sad:
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Post by: ti89titanium on March 14, 2006, 06:21:45 am: well, remember, April will be new ones for the US and March is, apparently, for the Philippines.
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Post by: CloneTrooperX on March 14, 2006, 01:10:28 pm: :tomcat: :happy: Yay! Next moth. Thanks for info.
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Post by: King Neptune on March 16, 2006, 07:52:16 pm: Wow that's amazing, spongebob should take over saturn now.
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Post by: spongegor on March 31, 2006, 05:54:29 pm: Okay dude that was lame, but yeah, I guess that is cool.
Title: SpongeBob taking over the world?
Post by: electric japan on April 11, 2006, 07:35:17 pm: JAPAN IS NOT GETTING THE MOVIE IN WIDE RELEASE.IT IS LIMITED HERE IN JAPAN.
THE ISLAND NATION HAS BEEN SEEING SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS SINCE IT WAS BROUGHT HERE IN DECEMBER 2005(FINALLY).

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE MOVIE FOR SOOOO LONG. :sad:

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS SHOWN HERE 4 TIMES A DAY ON NICKEODEON-JAPAN.THE MOVIE WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT TO SEE ON THE BIG SCREEN.

A REAL DUMB IDEA ON DISTRIBUTION.THE MOVIE ADS ARE SHOWN ON TELEVISION EVERY HOUR.
I DO NOT HAVE A HAPPY FACE,PARAMOUNT GUYS.[/size][/font]

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