If you go back several years, you may remember watching The Legend of Korra live when the Earth Queen was killed. The demanding monarch had few friends in the kingdom, and she was never afraid to lock up those who opposed her. Uncaring for the public, Hou-Ting made lots of enemies thanks to her selfish ways, and that is why Zaheer ended up assassinating the Earth Queen in a brutal way.
After confronting the royal in the palace, Zaheer rededicated himself to anarchism when he used air bending to suffocate the queen. Hou-Ting had the breath from her lungs stolen away, and her final moments were tense. The only problem is that the episode's live airing included a terribly timed lower-third ad.
As you can see below, Nickelodeon had an ad coded in the episode set to pop-up at a specific time. It just so happens the time-coded was right when Hou-Ting was being murdered. So while the monarch stumbled to the ground out of breath, fans watched in delighted horror as SpongeBob SquarePants rose up to promote his show, laughing his SquarePants off. You can imagine how off-putting the ad felt given the episode's content at the time, and netizens admit they still remember this moment happening live even after all of these years. So if you thought The Legend of Korra wore kid gloves, you can think again.
people who will watch korra on Netflix will just never be able to experience this happening in real time.......a disservice... pic.twitter.com/uaStLkFG9T
— korra is the best avatar (@catboyzuko) July 21, 2020
Although fans did their own back by creating a fan-made lower-third graphic in which Korra laughs at a sad SpongeBob:
Pay back pic.twitter.com/spBaJjcKWf
— -Lucio☀️Soliz- ✪ (@Sunnyeldragon) July 22, 2020
Did you watch The Legend of Korra live each week? Does this hilariously inappropriate moment ring a bell? Let me know in the comments!
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