Spongebob Subliminal Messages

For years now, the kid’s movies that our kids have grown up watching, such as Lion King, Toy Story, and the Little Mermaid have had “adult” subliminal messages in them. In the Lion King, when Simba is rolling around in the dirt and he sends a cloud of dust swirling into the sky. For a moment, the cloud of dust seems to form the word sex. Why are these subliminal messages in our kid’s movies? Could these subliminal messages be effecting our kids? Are today’s kid’s also have explicit subliminal messages? Are today’s kids shows any better? “Subliminal messages are stimuli that lie below our threshold of conscious awareness. Because they fall below the absolute threshold level (ATL), we can’t perceive a subliminal message, even if we’re looking
“However, I have found that “Oddparents” and “SpongeBob” differ greatly in the way that they integrate the adult humor in their writing. “SpongeBob” is usually able to blend the adult content seamlessly with the dialogue, or use humor that will be enjoyable on several levels. For example, in one episode where SpongeBob is trying to be more of a man, his best friend Patrick says that he will help him. Upon some skepticism from SpongeBob, Patrick asks, “Have I ever steered you wrong?” What follows are three different photos of Patrick doing just that, involving SpongeBob being shot out of a cannon, Patrick trying to force a pumpkin down SpongeBob’s throat with a funnel, and the two of them posing in tight black speedos. It’s funny to kids because it contradicts Patrick’s point, and involves an aspect of physical comedy. It’s funny to the adults because… well, I think we all know why it’s funny to the adults. (Can you imagine what the back of that speedo picture must look like?) This dual layer of comedy ensures that the story will continue to move forward, while getting brownie points with both the adults and the kids.” (Buchman) Adult humor in kids shows adds an add benefit for adult to watch. While the kids might not understand the joke, the adult might. This allows for the audience range to branch out into older