• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 4, age appropriate for kids over 6; suggested age 6.

• Is it any good?

  4.0

• Common Sense says

  Occasionally rude, but zaniness and positivity win out.

Why We Rated This for Ages 6 and Up

The good stuff

• Messages:

  Name-calling, nose picking, burping and odes to underwear are all included on this album. However, the general sentiment of the album is more about friendship than potty talk. "Don't Be a Jerk (It's Christmas)" offers important tips for being a non-jerk. "There's a sign above the aisle that says express, that means ten items or less, don't be a jerk....Be nice to babies and animals, old folks too, 'cause that's how you'd like them to treat you ...when others are talking don't interrupt, don't put people down or leave the toilet seat up." 
• Role models:

  The sometimes ill-mannered cast of characters from Bikini Bottom balance out their misadventures with some kindly life lessons, from being a good pet owner to gaining some self-esteem in the song "Ripped Pants." "'Cause windin' up with no one is a lot less fun than a burn from the sun or sand in your buns. Now I learned a lesson I won't soon forget, so listen and you won't regret. Be true to yourself, don't miss your chance and you won't end up like the fool... who... ripped...his.. PAAANTS."

What to watch out for

• Violence:

  "The F.U.N. Song"  finds the sadistic and small Plankton singing about mass carnage. "F is for fire that burns down the whole town, U is for uranium...bombs, N is for no survivors, when you're-Planton! Those things aren't what fun's about. Now do it like this. F is for friends who do stuff together, U is for you and me..."
• Sex:

  Not an issue.
• Language:

  Several songs include unmannerly terms that kids might enjoy repeating. "Idiot Friends" is a self-explanatory song about less-swift chums that repeat said offending word over and over again. Similarly, the song "Don't Be a Jerk (It's Christmas)" includes the work "jerk" many times.
• Consumerism:

  Most, if not all, of the songs on this album are culled from the television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Many songs include episode snippets and subtly promote the TV show.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Not an issue.

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