Here are some reasons why SpongeBob might end after the second movie.

I have a theory that after the second movie, SpongeBob SquarePants might end for good. Why?

1. There's barley any merchandise for the show anymore. Sure, there are the things like kids' sunglasses and candy, but rarely any videogames or toys like back in the day. It now seems to be replaced by Ninja Turtles merchandise.

2. In ratings, Breadwinners has been beating SpongeBob.

3. Most of the target audience (6-11 year olds) are not interested anymore, and would rather watch things like Adventure Time or the afromentioned Breadwinners. I know 'cause I've been around kids recently. The biggest SpongeBob viewers (because I see them point out stuff at stores and watch the show on iPads and DVD players) seem to be TODDLERS, thanks to NickMom on Nick Jr. If the trend continues, Nick will cancel it for this reason like Cartoon Network did with Beware the Batman.

4. It's rumored Paul Tibbit's writing the movie. Many people don't like the episodes he did, and I've read about them.