Harry Potter, Pokemon, and Teletubbies have company. The latest made-for-kids guilty-pleasure-for-adults is Spongebob Squarepants, a cartoon character who looks like a hunk of swiss cheese and wears a deranged expression. So what is it about Songebob's life at the bottom of the sea that so enraptures the over-thirteens? Also, James Carville, the guerrilla girls, and the essence of Britishness.
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