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New York (CNN)Nickelodeon is pulling a virus-themed episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" because of "sensitivities" linking it to the coronavirus pandemic. The episode, "Kwarantined Crab," from the show's 12th season, centers on a virus storyline. "We have decided to not air it surrounding the global, real-world pandemic," a spokesperson for Nickelodeon told CNN Business. In the episode, a health inspector comes to the Krusty Krab and finds a case of the "Clam Flu" in the restaurant. Upon this discovery, the health inspector quarantines the patrons, and the characters grow anxious. Those who are assumed to have the virus are shunned and tossed in a freezer.The removal of the "Kwarantined Crab" comes during a time of increased in the United States. The episode's feelings of increased isolation and hatred that many Asian communities have experienced since the Covid-19 pandemic began. The World Health Organization has urged people to avoid terms like "Chinese virus" or because they can create a backlash against people of Asian descent, though former President Donald Trump such pleas. Another episode, called "Mid-Life Crustacean," has been out of rotation since 2018, after a standards review found it wasn't appropriate for children. In it, SpongeBob, Patrick and Mr. Krabs break into a woman's house and steal her underwear. "We determined some story elements were not kid-appropriate," the Nickelodeon spokesperson said.Read MoreAn Amazon spokesperson said the "Mid-Life Crustacean" episode has been removed from its Prime Video platform.Correction: A previous version of this story and headline incorrectly stated that Amazon had removed the "Kwarantine Krab" episode from its streaming platform. That episode was never available on Amazon's streaming platform, a spokesperson said. Amazon did remove the "Mid-Life Crustacean" episode, the spokesperson said.

New York (CNN)Nickelodeon is pulling a virus-themed episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" because of "sensitivities" linking it to the coronavirus pandemic. The episode, "Kwarantined Crab," from the show's 12th season, centers on a virus storyline. "We have decided to not air it surrounding the global, real-world pandemic," a spokesperson for Nickelodeon told CNN Business. In the episode, a health inspector comes to the Krusty Krab and finds a case of the "Clam Flu" in the restaurant. Upon this discovery, the health inspector quarantines the patrons, and the characters grow anxious. Those who...

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