‘Spongebob Squarepants’ Episode Pulled Over Pandemic-Related ‘Sensitivites’

An older episode of the Nickelodeon cartoon, “Spongebob Squarepants” has been pulled from circulation over concerns the epidemic-themed episode — that predates the COVID-19 pandemic — could stoke “anti-Asian” hate. . .

The Spongebob Squarepants episode, “‘Kwarantined Crab,’ from the show’s 12th season, centers on a virus storyline,” CNN Business reported Wednesday.

“We have decided to not air it due to sensitivities surrounding the global, real-world pandemic,” a spokesperson for Nickelodeon told the network.

The episode has several of the main characters quarantined in a local fast-food restaurant, the Krusty Krab, over concerns that one of them harbors the “Clam Flu.” A health inspector forces the quarantined group into a walk-in freezer, where they fight amongst themselves over who was responsible for beginning the “Clam Flu” pandemic. (Read more from “‘Spongebob Squarepants’ Episode Pulled Over Pandemic-Related ‘Sensitivites’” HERE)

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