There are so many posts all over Twitter talking about the episode “Shell Games” and how it “ruins SpongeBob’s continuity”. There’s also videos of people complaining about it on TikTok saying stuff like “I know SpongeBob ain’t the same as it used to be, but this is taking it too far” and “Patrick’s house is a ROCK, stop messing with SpongeBob’s continuity, writers!!!”
Uhh, need I remind you people that SpongeBob is an episodic cartoon that has no continuity? Patrick’s house is still a rock, it always has been and always will be. The whole turtle thing was just a one time gag for that one episode, it’s not officially part of the SpongeBob canon.
SpongeBob has been repeatedly changing its canon and continuity since the very beginning of the show, but when Patrick’s house turns out to be a turtle shell, THAT’S taking it too far? It’s like these people don’t understand SpongeBob as a show. And it’s not like Tony has came back to the show since, so as far as I’m aware, Patrick’s house is still a rock and will always be such.