Giant SpongeBob statues rejected by France nature spot
Published Apr 5 2012, 18:30 BST | By Mayer Nissim
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Nickelodeon wanted to position a number of four-metre statues underwater off the Calanques inlets near Marseilles, AFP reports.
It was hoped that children having diving lessons would be able to see the statues.
Activists successfully argued that the natural site should not be used for marketing, PR agent Thierry Reboul confirmed yesterday.
Last year SpongeBob executive Paul Tibbet suggested that the reason people connect with the show is the optimism of the characters.
The show was named 'Favourite Cartoon' at last week's Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.
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How can anything that lives in a pineapple under the sea be a bad idea? It blatantly encourages the right hand side of the brain to work! ;-)))
April 7th 2012 at 5:59pm
It says diving, as that's a popular activity at Calanques :)
April 7th 2012 at 9:25am
DIVING
April 6th 2012 at 1:29am
I'm confused on why "kids" would be driving?
April 5th 2012 at 10:57pm
Statues of smiley spongebob squarepants staring at kids when they r diving. It might give the kids nightmares when they see them lol.
April 5th 2012 at 10:44pm