Sandy Cheeks and SpongeBob Squarepants star in "Saving Bikini Bottom." Photo courtesy of Netflix Lawrence, 57, has been voicing Cheeks, SpongeBob's scientist squirrel friend, since the show premiered ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- The cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants is in hot water from a study suggesting that watching just nine minutes of that program can cause short-term attention and learning problems ...

PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – Oh, barnacles! "SpongeBob SquarePants" is in hot water again. A University of Virginia Professor claims the cartoon and others like it can cause short-term attention and learning ...

The cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants is in hot water from a study suggesting that watching just nine minutes of that program can cause short-term attention and learning problems in 4-year-olds.

CHICAGO (AP) — The cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants is in hot water from a study suggesting that watching just nine minutes of that program can cause short-term attention and learning problems ...

What makes “SpongeBob” so great? To an outside viewer, the entire concept of the show may seem strange. A talking sponge befriends a lazy sea star and works for a crab as a fry cook. Is it this ...

The cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants is in hot water from a study suggesting that watching just nine minutes of that program can cause short-term attention and learning problems in 4-year-olds.

The study suggests just watching nine minutes of Spongebob Squarepants can cause short-term attention and learning problems in four-year-olds. Photo / Supplied The cartoon character SpongeBob ...

Absorbent and yellow and porous he may be, but a new study suggests “Spongebob Squarepants” is also rotting your 4-year-old’s brains. Children of that age who watch just 9 minutes of the wildly ...