bump in the night = early Spongebob?

[Throwback]

I've been rewatching Bump In The Night and it just dawned on me that there are a lot of similarities between it and Spongebob. Does anyone agree with this or am I just seeing things? I especially see it with the three main characters

Bumpy (main character) is an adventurous dimwitted but generally nice guy who looks out for others. Like Spongebob
Squishington (best friend) Shares most interests with Bumpy but is a little more timid and slow. Like Patrick
Molly (female friend) Usually the voice of reason. Smarter, braver and tougher than Bumpy and Squishington . Like Sandy

So what do you think?

[Juice]

never even heard pf this. It looks like Spongebob and Gumby made love and created that.

[Throwback]

Aug 27, 2016 18:45:54 GMT -5 Juice said:

never even heard pf this. It looks like Spongebob and Gumby made love and created that.

well then let me give you a taste.

[Ultimo Gallos]

I loved Bump in the Night,and find Spongebob to be one of the most annoying modern cartoons.

[The Legendary Ring Troll {BLM}]

Aug 27, 2016 21:23:50 GMT -5 Ultimo Gallos said:

I loved Bump in the Night,and find Spongebob to be one of the most annoying modern cartoons.

How are we defining "modern"? This thing is 17 years old.

[Powerline]

I never got into Bump in the Night that much, as I was much younger when it was on and the claymation style turned me off back then (for kid me, if it wasn't drawn animation, to hell with it). But I did catch a couple episodes and....yeah, I can see it. I always thought Squishington was more scared than slow, more like a Chuckie Finster than Patrick, but maybe I remember that wrong.

I also don't remember Molly having any kind of accent or cultural qualities. I could be wrong on that too...right now, I can't recall what she sounded like at all.

It helps them seem like different shows in that the settings were entirely different. You could have similar situations at times (especially with how long Spongebob has been on, it's starting to hit that "Simpsons Did It" level where it's covered damn near every trope imaginable), but a kid's bedroom and an ocean/sea provide for different stuff.

[Ultimo Gallos]

Aug 28, 2016 0:38:45 GMT -5 The Legendary Ring Troll {BLM} said:

Aug 27, 2016 21:23:50 GMT -5 Ultimo Gallos said:

I loved Bump in the Night,and find Spongebob to be one of the most annoying modern cartoons.

How are we defining "modern"? This thing is 17 years old.

For me I mean anything from the past 20 years.

[Mozenrath]

I liked it, and there are some similarities, but it's also a pretty familiar formula. Spongebob seems to take some cues, particularly in the early seasons, from Ren and Stimpy, too, particularly with stuff like the overly-realistic drawings they use for closeups and some grossout humor.

[GuyOfOwnage]

I can definitely see some elements from BITN that got borrowed for Sponge Bob (there are some strong similarities between Squishington and Patrick, in particular).

[Glitch]

Never thought of this. Kind of interesting analysis.

I remember this show originally starting out as short bumpers between commercials.

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Aug 28, 2016 23:54:02 GMT -5 Glitch said:

Never thought of this. Kind of interesting analysis.

I remember this show originally starting out as short bumpers between commercials.

Yeah. A year before the show debuted. The characters were in those old "After these messages" bumpers during the abc saturday morning line up.