Why this crossover is hard to make or is it?

[GemiNi 18]

Spongebob Squarepants X My Little Pony

 

Honestly like the best crossover in my opinion. I have searched for this type of crossover everywhere and I can't find a good and continuous story about it, yet. Maybe I'll make one my own if I have to, but with my current writing skills it seems that I can't. Can you tell me any good story about this crossover? Very much appreciated, because how I love the reaction of Twilight when she gets annoyed by Spongebob, Pinkie and Patrick.

 

Romance will be applicale of cours...hehehe

[I used to be a stranger 7,994]

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The straightforward problem is that Spongebob lives under the sea, whereas ponies are terrestrial. Spongebob never plays the physics of this right because it's freaking hilarious, but due to Sandy Cheek's portrayal, a corollary means it must be addressed how ponies could breathe underwater, or why Spongebob doesn't appear dry when in the open air.

 

I can imagine ponies wearing Sandy's style of deep pressure suit, or only living in her fishbowl house sort of area, but that is a serious constraint for the setting.

 

Regardless, they're both clever shows and funny to boot. That means your creativity better be working pretty dang hard in order to keep them bound in the same scenes. Call-backs to other episodes, and references to movies and video game quotes won't keep the novelty afloat beyond the first paragraph.

[Shenron00 366]

Haha! No. Not only is it impossible, but it doesn't make sense. They have almost nothing in common! The key to crossovers is that whatever you're crossing has to have enough key aspects in common. You can't just take two shows you really like and say "ya know, this'd be a cool crossover."

[GemiNi 18]

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The straightforward problem is that Spongebob lives under the sea, whereas ponies are terrestrial. Spongebob never plays the physics of this right because it's freaking hilarious, but due to Sandy Cheek's portrayal, a corollary means it must be addressed how ponies could breathe underwater, or why Spongebob doesn't appear dry when in the open air.

 

I can imagine ponies wearing Sandy's style of deep pressure suit, or only living in her fishbowl house sort of area, but that is a serious constraint for the setting.

 

Regardless, they're both clever shows and funny to boot. That means your creativity better be working pretty dang hard in order to keep them bound in the same scenes. Call-backs to other episodes, and references to movies and video game quotes won't keep the novelty afloat beyond the first paragraph.

 

first off, Pinkie sent those letters...lol.

 

Anyways, yeah I know you have to produce an explanation on the first or second chapter on how spongebob and the gang survive on land. If I thought of nothing, then i'll just use a Jimmy Neutron reference where he had some type of fodd technology that allows them to brethe underwater.

 

Haha! No. Not only is it impossible, but it doesn't make sense. They have almost nothing in common! The key to crossovers is that whatever you're crossing has to have enough key aspects in common. You can't just take two shows you really like and say "ya know, this'd be a cool crossover."

 

I think there's only one thing they have in common for me, comedy. Just imagine Pinkie, Spongebob, then Patrick annoying the hay out of Equestria. And also other stuff that are long and hard to explain.

[Espurr 449]

Haha! No. Not only is it impossible, but it doesn't make sense. They have almost nothing in common! The key to crossovers is that whatever you're crossing has to have enough key aspects in common. You can't just take two shows you really like and say "ya know, this'd be a cool crossover."

I think you're wrong there. I found another world I liked and  made a crossover with it and Equestria. It worked out perfectly fine. And I thought, you know this would be a pretty neat crossover or something like that.

[Solid 1,327]

 

 

 

 

Quick question: How do you make fire underwater? .____.

[Shenron00 366]

I think you're wrong there. I found another world I liked and made a crossover with it and Equestria. It worked out perfectly fine. And I thought, you know this would be a pretty neat crossover or something like that.

Okay, I worded my post wrong. While having key elements is a big part, there is a way to make it work otherwise. Whatever you crossed can probably do such a thing. What did you cross anyway?

[I used to be a stranger 7,994]

Quick question: How do you make fire underwater? .____.

1. Burn potassium or rhubidium (do not attempt)

2. It's impossible.

[GemiNi 18]

Okay, I worded my post wrong. While having key elements is a big part, there is a way to make it work otherwise. Whatever you crossed can probably do such a thing. What did you cross anyway?

 

Well...after I'm done with my other fimficiton story or I could do both. I'll crossover SPB and MLP. Of course on how they got there was fully explained.

 

1. Burn potassium or rhubidium (do not attempt)

2. It's impossible.

 

Yes, very true my friend, very true....

 

I think you're wrong there. I found another world I liked and  made a crossover with it and Equestria. It worked out perfectly fine. And I thought, you know this would be a pretty neat crossover or something like that.

 

Wow...what cross over was it? And also thanks for the positive outcome of your story.

[jeray2000 111]

You know, it is surprising. I would have thought there'd be more of them, especially considering on fimfiction one of the biggest authors is a parody of the guy. 

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

It could be because of the large scale difference in tone between the two shows. Outside pinkie pie, Spongbob as a far more frivolous and silly tone to it than the moral message based FiM. Outside the movie, Spongebob also varies in scale when it comes to conflict.

 

A crossover isn't unfeasible, as in the comics the mane 6 have visited the underwater kingdom of the seaponies, but the differences in tone and scale of conflict is what makes it so difficult, it would be like a Sienfield crossover with Doctor Who, it could work potentially, but the shift in focus for one set of characters is going to be jarring to audiences.

 

 

And Spongebob technically takes place in the real world (what with Hasslehoff showing up) as opposed to the removed fantasy land of Equestria.

[Cwanky 17,649]

And Spongebob technically takes place in the real world (what with Hasslehoff showing up) as opposed to the removed fantasy land of Equestria.

Also Patchy the Pirate lives in Encino in LA County, which is apparently rather boring.

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

Also Patchy the Pirate lives in Encino in LA County, which is apparently rather boring.

I would believe it that a pirate found Encino boring.

[jeray2000 111]

Thinking about it some more, I think the real problem is that Spongebob does not draw enough hard core fans. Fan fictions are created when you like something so much, you want to actually write a story about it. Spongebob is the type of thing that can draw in millions to laugh at it, but barely draw in anyone who wants to actually go and expand upon it's universe. 

[Cwanky 17,649]

Spongebob has unfortunately really made a turn for the worse over the years especially since its original creator Stephen Hillenburg left and stopped producing. The show was really a gold mine of writing and comedy early on, but now its been reduced to very crude clumsy slapstick humor and a sadistic obsession with torturing Squidward and Plankton (namely Squidward).

[Luna 831 466]

so I dont think this would work because one needs to live in water the other cant live under water

[Wolf General Alpha 636]

Quick question: How do you make fire underwater? .____.

Making a fire underwater is not impossible, it is just that humanity has not become smart enough to know how to do it. 

[Espurr 449]

Okay, I worded my post wrong. While having key elements is a big part, there is a way to make it work otherwise. Whatever you crossed can probably do such a thing. What did you cross anyway?

Pokémon and Equestria. hehe.

 

 

Wow...what cross over was it? And also thanks for the positive outcome of your story.

Pokémon and Equestria. Hehe. yep.

Edited July 25, 2014 by Star Ruby

[GemiNi 18]

Spongebob has unfortunately really made a turn for the worse over the years especially since its original creator Stephen Hillenburg left and stopped producing. The show was really a gold mine of writing and comedy early on, but now its been reduced to very crude clumsy slapstick humor and a sadistic obsession with torturing Squidward and Plankton (namely Squidward).

 yeah that's true...he died after the spongebob movie...the godd old days