>>79811031>comparing childrens programming to horror moviesYou're correct about it becoming The Krusty Krab Show however, which is why I think you have enough sense to recognize that graphic shows of skin and body parts being torn off is yet another symptom of why the show has collapsed. Mutilation in itself is not a joke, but it can be used in tandem with a joke.
It's the difference between Squidward getting his head concaved, and Squidward getting his head concaved because Spongebob was knocking on his door after it was opened. New Spongebob would dwell on that, probably including a bunch of graphically shattered bones and missing teeth, while Old Spongebob would treat the characters like what they are: cartoons. As in Squidward's face implodes in on itself in an unrealistic, visually-amusing way.
