One of the fans of Nintendo’sAnimal Crossingshared with fellow fans that they found a very familiar furniture piece, the Froggy Chair, in a new episode ofSpongeBob SquarePants. With the cartoon series having aired since 1999, it is not surprising for the illustrators to take inspiration from one of themost-played life sim video gamesin today’s generation.
The gaming community likely does not find it strange that popular video games are being used as references in other titles, pop culture films, series, or shows. Given that theAnimal Crossingseries has been around since 2001 in Japan, there are plenty of franchises that are inspired by the game’s different features and elements. This can be seen in similar life sim video games that have been produced and released throughout the decades, and even now, in thefamous animated comedy seriesSpongeBob SquarePants.
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On Reddit, user douglyjohnny posted that they spotted the Froggy Chair, one of the most popular pieces offurniture in theAnimal Crossingseries, in one of the newer episodes ofSpongeBob SquarePants. In the image they shared, the cartoon scene featured two very familiar chairs at the center of the shot, with a cute table in between them. Given that there was no mistaking the shape and color of the furniture pieces,Animal Crossingfans were quick to respond and comment on douglyjohnny’s thread. As of writing, the Reddit post has over 50 comments and is already 99% upvoted, indicating that there are many fans ofSpongeBob SquarePantsin the forums as well.
Replies on the Reddit thread showed a mix of those that were surprised by the furniture’s cameo and those who already knew that it was only a matter of time beforeAnimal Crossingshowed up in a mainstream animated series likeSpongeBob SquarePants. Some commenters pointed out that theAnimal CrossingFroggy Chair designhad been based on a real-life frog chair, so fans should not give the game complete credit for the furniture being put into the show. However, others also argued that the Froggy Chair in theSpongeBobepisode clearly looked the one designed by the game’s developers.
Nevertheless, whether the Froggy Chair inSpongeBob SquarePantswas based onAnimal Crossingor not, the gaming community likely found it amusing to see something so recognizable in such a popular show. Hopefully this will inspire the future generation of gamers to check out theAnimal Crossingseries when they are able to make their own choices on the games they will play in the future.
