Spongebob Schwammkopf: Nautische Abenteuer

Spongebob Schwammkopf: Nautische Abenteuer was a SpongeBob Squarepants Spin-off that only aired in Germany. It aired from 2007 - 2011 and has a reasonably sized fanbase even today.
== Premise ==
Spongebob Schwammkopf: Nautische Abenteuer was created to be more appealing to the German youth due to lower ratings of the main show in Germany. The show was more focused on Spongebob, Patrick, Squidward, and Sandy and was more story-driven than the original show. The plot description reads as followed:
" Join Spongebob and his close friends as they figure out the mysteries of Bikini Bottom and discover the true meaning of friendship."
Despite being made and dubbed only in German, the show gained popularity internationally.
== History ==
Being originally pitched in 2004, the show was originally denied production by Stephen Hillenburg due to his stance on spinoffs. Stephen eventually allowed production of the show but it's unknown why he had a change of mind.
The show aired on Nickelodeon Germany from May 2007 to August 2011 when the show officially ended.
The show aired for 4 seasons and had a total of 82 episodes.
== Controversies ==
Despite having a very large fanbase the show was not immune to controversies. Here is a list of all of the main ones:
* The theme song, named officially "Abenteuer Theme" was written and produced by Till Lidemann of popular industrial metal band, Rammstein, which was controversial at the time.
* One Episode, "Die Krankheit" which was the third episode of season two, was dubbed my many to be too disturbing for children due to it's disturbing imagery.
* Many didn't like the story-based narrative as opposed to normal Spongebob.
* Many American fans of the show disliked the lack of an english dub.
Category:Spin-Offs
Category:SpongeBob Fanon
Category:Shows
Category:German TV
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