The Abrasive Sponge is an abrasive side for sponges that SpongeBob acquires in the episode "The Abrasive Side" to be more assertive though Sandy later confronts SpongeBob about it.
Description[]
The Abrasive Sponge is green and adhesive, on top of having a nasty personality that throws negative remarks at everything it encounters. It is primarily used to turn away others at undesirable circumstances. It attaches to a sponge's skin and it is very painful to remove. It was made to be mean to people and say "no" to anyome.
Role in episodes[]
"The Abrasive Side"[]
When Patrick sees that SpongeBob is helping everyone, he advises SpongeBob to at least reject unreasonable requests. SpongeBob goes to his house and starts crying until Gary buys him one. Throughout the episode, the Abrasive Sponge upsets everyone (including Sandy, Larry, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, his pet Gary, Grandma Squarepants when SpongeBob didn't help her crosses the street) with its monstrous insults upsetting SpongeBob until SpongeBob gets Sandy to remove it.
At the end of the episode, SpongeBob's grandmother puts on an abrasive sponge, which angrily chastises him per usual much to his chagrin.
"Salty Sponge"[]
SpongeBob uses it to chop wood in the body hair competition.
"Ma and Pa's Big Hurrah"[]
When SpongeBob is cleaning his house, one transition shows him with the Abrasive Side on his back.
Trivia[]
- Squidward is the only character who enjoys the abrasive side, as he is used to nasty remarks and dislikes SpongeBob's naive personality.
- It is based on the scouring pad of real-life kitchen sponges that clears tougher stains with more efficiency.