Content guide
Usually fine — about 6+
SpongeBob SquarePants S17 E6, “Bitter Groans and Gardens”, scores 1/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 1/5 — Usually fine — about 6+. Squidward enters a gardening competition but struggles to keep up with SpongeBob's naturally green thumb.
Across the episode we counted 3 flagged moments in 2 themes: Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (2). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in SpongeBob SquarePants S17 E6:
- Squidward
While he laughs, he witnesses the effect actually working with his own garden as the rotten flowers beat up the flowers around] That does it!
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in SpongeBob SquarePants S17 E6:
- Squidward
[throws a bunch of items from a shack as he finds a bag of vermin] Let's see your garden grow when it's choked with weed seeds.
- Squidward goes to SpongeBob's garden. SpongeBob hums while walking and Squidward throws the weed seeds at the flowers nearby
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