I have been a long-time fan of the hit Nickelodeon television show, "SpongeBob Squarepants," and I’ve been quite pleased with the recent memes of Mr. Krabs looking stricken. SpongeBob is cute, square, quirky and obviously really values his relationships with his friends and the people of Bikini Bottom.

In high school, it was pretty well known that I loved the show, and I’ve definitely run into other SpongeBob fans (there are quite a few fans in this world), but I’ve also run into a few SpongeBob critics.

Now, I’m not saying SpongeBob is the best show ever, because just like many shows that have been around for as long as SpongeBob Squarepants, it has definitely fallen short in good comedic material. But, my argument here is that the old SpongeBob episodes are classics and should NEVER be judged based on the crappy, annoying noise the show has put out the past few years. The amount of references and jokes I hear about SpongeBob on a daily basis are enough to feed my craving for the old, satirical and witty episodes that once graced my television (many moons ago).

I mean, who hasn’t heard of the episode where SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs go looking for the soda hat in the cemetery and meet Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen? He was number one.

And let us not forget that we were all secretly hankering for the cookie in Patrick’s pocket. We all died when SpongeBob and Patrick got paint on Mr. Krabs’ dollar and then collectively sighed in relief when we discovered the paint wasn’t water-proof. And even though Plankton is evil and tries to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula, we all still love him in all his Sheldon-y glory.

There are so many classic old SpongeBob episodes and I just know that years from now, I’ll still be referencing the show. Maybe my kids won’t know who SpongeBob is or what’s in Patrick’s secret box, but I know at least my friends will know what I’m referencing and maybe- just maybe- the show will make a good comeback. Diet Dr. Kelp, anyone?