It's a quality show and I think it came along at the right time, America wanted something stupid after the insanity of 9/11. The SpongeBob character is a naïve idiot but he also has a heart. He's a dumb, well-meaning person, like Forrest Gump or Jerry Lewis. (Mr. Lawrence)

It's a quality show and I think it came along at the right time, America wanted something stupid after the insanity of 9/11. The SpongeBob character is a naïve idiot but he also has a heart. He's a dumb, well-meaning person, like Forrest Gump or Jerry Lewis.

Mr. Lawrence

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