From the looks of it, this series will still be running for many years to come, possibly over eight seasons. However what I fear is that they will run out of ideas and the episodes will get bland.

So what do you think they should do in future episodes? We will need quality episodes so that SpongeBob can go out with a bang.

We were talking about the "new permanent character" thing in another SB fansite, and we all agreed that it would be a terrible idea.

I really don't think that SpongeBob will end after season 7, as many are predicting. It's Nick #1 show, they are not going to get rid of it that easy, many people (like me) still love it. And I have this strong feeling (or more like a dream) that season 7 will be great. Last night I dreamt that I asked Steve Hillenburg why he quit collaborating on writing episodes after the movie...he didn't answer. True Story.

You can do somethings in SpongeBob that you can't do with any other TV show, and the writers should take advantage of that.

Well, some things need to be done:

1. A Movie Sequel

2. New Episodes every other friday night

3. MORE SPONGEBOB MERCHANDISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you say, "Hannah Montana?" If SpongeBob had a full line of action figures, and all of that merchandise, that would help the show progress! Sure, they had beanie babies, but SpongeBob is (no offense) to good for that kind of merchandising!

Before anything is done about a new season Nick really needs to either get back their old writers or hire some new ones who are more creative and more skilled and care about showing some fans some good qulaity episodes. After Nick does that then we can try giving Nick all these suggestions. A cross-over does sound nice, and some new characters, I mean, I'm sure we can come up with some cool new characters if we put our minds to it and then see if Nick accepts them. (Otherwise we can try and FORCE them to accept our ideas.)

Now I would also like to say before Avatar ended there was some tensions and it was complicated determining what was Nicks #1 best show back then. What was the best show? Avatar or SpongeBob? I'm sure if you post that at the Avatar forums all of the replies would say Avatar. Even though its ended there's still some complexities about which show was greater and has better plots and storylines, it is tough between the fans.

As for me I'm both a Spongebob fan and Avatar fan. ( I saw an episode at one of my friends house three nights ago where he has all the DVD's, I only had enough time to watch 4 episodes and liked it a lot.)

Personally I'm not a fan of cross overs. They never turn out well, and I don't think SpongeBob SquarePants would be much of an exception. Think about it. What could the show cross over with?

And as for a new character, I'd probably give them a chance, but there's a chance that I wouldn't like them, knowing what previous Nickelodeon shows have done when it comes to adding new characters.

As for some new ideas of individual episodes, I am still a strong supporter of an episode about SpongeBob and Patrick having a sleep over, where Squidward would possibly get involved. I also want to see them go on a vacation, maybe to the mountains or something.

I just want to get a good idea of what everyone thinks of this idea. What would you guys think if they added a female sponge to the cast?