Any time a story contains "back in my day" it loses all credibility.

A cuddly baby tapir!

A cuddly baby tapir!

I have no erectile problems; I do Kegels to keep it under control when there is vigorous activity in the area.

I have no erectile problems; I do Kegels to keep it under control when there is vigorous activity in the area.

"Shaqfuing" is my new favorite word.

"Shaqfuing" is my new favorite word.

I live to please!

I live to please!

Joe is kind of fuckable, but his douchebag blazer and shoes look kills my boner so fast.

Joe is kind of fuckable, but his douchebag blazer and shoes look kills my boner so fast.

Yeah, I had to go through the list on Wiki, haha.  Spongebob was already past my prime for Nick, I was in high school when it first aired, so it's all kind of a blur after that, and I was too lazy to remember until the discussions started rolling in.

Yeah, I had to go through the list on Wiki, haha.  Spongebob was already past my prime for Nick, I was in high school when it first aired, so it's all kind of a blur after that, and I was too lazy to remember until the discussions started rolling in.

CatDog, Wild Thornberrys, Rocket Power, All Grown Up!, everything post-2005.

CatDog, Wild Thornberrys, Rocket Power, All Grown Up!, everything post-2005.

It's okay, but I don't know if I've seen any of those episodes, off hand.  It's not that bad, just kind of meh, and it dragged on (is dragging?) too long.  I'm glad some of the "bad" stuff from Nick is still okay, but it's nothing compared to the genuinely smart stuff they've done.  I thought Spongebob was the first…

It's okay, but I don't know if I've seen any of those episodes, off hand.  It's not that bad, just kind of meh, and it dragged on (is dragging?) too long.  I'm glad some of the "bad" stuff from Nick is still okay, but it's nothing compared to the genuinely smart stuff they've done.  I thought Spongebob was the first…

I hadn't thought of it until now, but that is something I do appreciate about Rugrats - what a diverse show without trumpeting any of it!  It's just a bunch of normal, happy babies being babies.  I did always like the Passover episode, too, I liked that it had more weight to the plot than the stupid shit babies get…

I hadn't thought of it until now, but that is something I do appreciate about Rugrats - what a diverse show without trumpeting any of it!  It's just a bunch of normal, happy babies being babies.  I did always like the Passover episode, too, I liked that it had more weight to the plot than the stupid shit babies get…

@avclub-323ca7b091beb1b26cc7a2612f1475d5:disqus I can't claim to have deep knowledge of the show, but everything I've seen has been derivative of past anime themes and elements in a way that didn't add anything new to the formula.  It felt, to me, like Nickelodeon catering to the manga crowd that surged last decade,…