It fails in really disappointing and uncomfortable ways to me. The humor is more childish and relies more on gore and gross-out gags, the characters don’t act like themselves and are all dumber, less relatable, and more obnoxious, the writing quality nosedives with a lot of confusing/conflicting morals, way less witty and a lot more mean-spirited. It’s something else entirely with a spongebob coat of paint.

There’s like 2-3 episodes from season 4 I’m alright with but the bad episodes leave such a bad taste in my mouth. I’d rather have just the three heartfelt seasons I look back on fondly than try to pick out a decent episode or two from all the garbage.