I have some additional information to say. I haven't watched Spongebob's Middle Seasons in a while, so I needed to be reminded of what Spongebob looked like during that era. Mid-Season Spongebob's art style was mostly fine, though there was some gross-out here and there.
This is going to be very nitpicky, but one thing I will say that I didn't like during the mid-seasons is how they shaped Spongebob's Mouth. It's too narrow and small for me. I'd say it has a lot of emphasis on the cheek as well but most Spongebob Art Styles have that (It's just more prevalent in this era due to how his mouth is shaped). However, later seasons did fix the mouth, likely thanks to the thicker outlines and/or some scaling.
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