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* Season 7 of ''[[Family Guy]]'', due to the amount of episodes [[Anvilicious|focused]] [[Writer on Board|on]] [[Author Avatar|Brian's political views]], as well as a few terrible episode premises (i.e. "Not All Dogs Go To Heaven"), massive [[Flanderization]] of the whole main cast (i.e. Peter's reckless behavior in "Baby Not on Board"), and, of course, [[Non Sequitur Scene|a five-minute long Conway Twitty cutaway]]. Part of the reason behind the seasonal rot can be attributed to the 2007-2008 WGA strike that plunged a lot of shows into getting canceled, going on hiatus, or suffering through seasonal rot.
* Season 7 of ''[[Family Guy]]'', due to the amount of episodes [[Anvilicious|focused]] [[Writer on Board|on]] [[Author Avatar|Brian's political views]], as well as a few terrible episode premises (i.e. "Not All Dogs Go To Heaven"), massive [[Flanderization]] of the whole main cast (i.e. Peter's reckless behavior in "Baby Not on Board"), and, of course, [[Non Sequitur Scene|a five-minute long Conway Twitty cutaway]]. Part of the reason behind the seasonal rot can be attributed to the 2007-2008 WGA strike that plunged a lot of shows into getting canceled, going on hiatus, or suffering through seasonal rot.
* [[SpongeBob SquarePants]] experienced a steady decline in quality between the [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie|first]] and second movie after Stephen Hillenburg resigned as show runner and was replaced by Paul Tibbet.
* [[SpongeBob SquarePants]] experienced a steady decline in quality between the [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie|first]] and second movie after Stephen Hillenburg resigned as show runner and was replaced by Paul Tibbet.
** Season 4 is generally considered to be the start of the decline. However, this season is still considered good and has since been [[Vindicated by History]].
** Season 4 is generally considered to be the start of the decline. However, it has been [[Vindicated by History]] to most fans.
** Season 5, while similarly not seen as bad, is where the series’ decline became more apparent, with there being a handful of episodes that are unpopular among fans (most infamously “Waiting”, “Fungus Among Us”, “To Love a Patty”, “Atlantis SquarePantis”, and “What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?”).
** Season 5, while similarly not seen as bad, is where the series’ decline became more apparent and the episode quality became a hit and miss. While there are many fan favorites, there are also a handful of episodes that became unpopular among fans, with “Fungus Among Us”, “To Love a Patty” and “Atlantis SquarePantis” considered to be the worst of the season. Nonetheless, the general consensus is that this is the last good season of the series until Season 9.
** Season 6 was a turning point for the series. It took the decline to new levels of low and worsened the problems of Seasons 4 and 5, with massive flanderization of characters, an overuse of gross-out humor ("The Splinter" is a prime example) and is the first season where the bad episodes outnumber the good ones.
** Season 6 was a turning point for the series and is seen as the first consistently bad season. The series’ declining quality had hit new levels of low and worsened the problems of Seasons 4 and 5, with massive flanderization of characters, an overuse of gross-out humor ("The Splinter" being a prime example) and is the first season where the bad episodes outnumber the good ones.
** Season 7 is considered to be the nadir of the series, due to having two of the most hated episodes of the series, "A Pal for Gary" and "One Coarse Meal", the writing becoming extremely mean-spirited and having a ton of other episodes that are memorable for the wrong reasons.
** Season 7 is considered to be the nadir of the series, due to having two of the most reviled episodes of the series, "A Pal for Gary" and "One Coarse Meal", the writing becoming extremely mean-spirited and the Flanderization of the characters reaching its peak.
** Season 8 is considered to be a slight improvement over Seasons 6 and 7, due to some better writing and a few less bad episodes. Nevertheless, this season still gets a lot of flak, due to having a large amount of weak and forgettable episodes.
** Season 8 is considered to be a slight improvement over Seasons 6 and 7, due to some better writing and a few more well received episodes. Nevertheless, this season still gets a lot of flak, due to having a large amount of weak and forgettable episodes.
** The decline finally got reverted in Season 9, especially when Stephen Hillenburg returned as showrunner for the second half of the season after the release of the second movie.
** The decline finally got reverted in Season 9, especially when Stephen Hillenburg returned as showrunner for the second half of the season after the release of the second movie.
* Chris Savino's run of ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' (seasons 3 and 4) and ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' (seasons 5 and 6) were heavily criticized by fans due to the fact that these seasons made [[Executive Meddling|without the original creators]] after the shows were [[Uncancelled]] due to boring plots, ungodly amounts of [[Flanderization]], and a really unfitting art style. Plus, with ''Dexter's Laboratory'', they got rid of the Justice Friends and Dial M for Monkey segments.
* Chris Savino's run of ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' (seasons 3 and 4) and ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' (seasons 5 and 6) were heavily criticized by fans due to the fact that these seasons made [[Executive Meddling|without the original creators]] after the shows were [[Uncancelled]] due to boring plots, ungodly amounts of [[Flanderization]], and a really unfitting art style. Plus, with ''Dexter's Laboratory'', they got rid of the Justice Friends and Dial M for Monkey segments.
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