Editing SpongeBob SquarePants (seasons 1-5, 9-present) (section)

===Post-Sequel Era===
Season 9b to 12 has been mostly positive as well, with improved writing, storylines, and humor than that of seasons 6-8.

Seasons 13 and 14 received very mixed reviews with some liking these seasons and considering them on par with seasons 9 through 12, and others disliking these seasons and putting them on par with the first dark era due to the constant nostalgia baiting and weaker writing, and characters. Some of which even believe Seasons 6 and 7 were better than these seasons, which is shocking but understandable. These episodes have had a stark decline in ratings as the seasons went on and each new episode sets record lows for the series, even though Nickelodeon considers this show to be its cash cow and continues airing it. However, seasons 13 and 14 are considered to still be better than the dark era despite the mixed reviews. There is also an influx of average/mediocre/bad episodes such as "[[Squidward's Sick Daze (SpongeBob SquarePants)|Squidward's Sick Daze]]", "[[Plane to Sea (SpongeBob SquarePants)|Plane To Sea]]", "[[User:Arle Nadja/sandbox/Yellow Pavement (SpongeBob SquarePants)|Yellow Pavement]]", "[[Friendiversary (SpongeBob SquarePants)|Friendiversary]]", "My Friend Patty", "[[SquidBird (SpongeBob SquarePants)|SquidBird]]", "Allergy Attack", "[[Squidiot Box (SpongeBob SquarePants)|Squidiot Box]]", "[[Don't Make Me Laugh (SpongeBob SquarePants)|Don't Make Me Laugh]]", and more. However, there are still good episodes like "Squidferatu", "Salty Sponge", "Dopey Dick", "Momageddon", "Tango Tangle", "The Dirty Bubble Bass", "[[Kreepaway Kamp (SpongeBob SquarePants)|Kreepaway Kamp]]", "Snow Yellow and the Seven Jellies", "Sandy's Country Christmas", and "Big League Bob." These seasons have been covered by notable cartoon reviewers such as BradenInsane, the Alpha Jay Show and Mr. Enter. BradenInsane notes that the later SpongeBob seasons are terrible due to the reasons mentioned above in his Friendiversary review and Season 12 rants. Mr. Enter, even though he still hates Seasons 6-8, says that Seasons 13+ got bad for being "utter nonsense" and incoherent writing, comparing it to broken AI. However, PhantomStrider considers these seasons decent when he ranked the episodes of these seasons.