>>105744163>with no concrete assurances ever madeMaroon 5, the stadium, and various journalists confirmed that Spongebob would make an appearance. Granted, they didn't promise "we'll play Sweet Victory" but they promised he'd be part of it. But surely you can understand why people expected that to mean that they would at least play part of the song.
>Did people really think a children’s cartoon would make an appearance at the biggest football game of the season, something predominantly watched by adults?1. Spongebob DID make an appearance. For about 10 seconds, with new animation for the show. It made headlines.
2. Spongebob spans generations because it has been airing for 20 years, people born in the 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s, all love Spongebob. Even >boomers love Spongebob, my parents love it too. It's a show that everyone can enjoy, and everyone across the world recognizes Spongebob.
The NFL already made a super bowl ad in 2015 that had the Lego Movie, MLP, and Penguins of Madagascar in it. So saying "why would they acknowledge children's stuff" doesn't hold water. These are the people they have to try to groom into watching the NFL when the boomers die off.
