I say we blame it on Mr. Krabs. He probably got so hungry with greed and power that he secretly runs the development of the show now.
Makes sense considering his greed and cheap levels went ridiculously high in the past few years. Now, speaking seriously for a moment...maybe it's just me, but Mr. Krabs started coming off as irritating to me after a while. It's like they decided to make him a heck lot more greedy and cheap than his character used to be. He used to be funny, but nowadays I usually find the money jokes they pull with him to just be irritating.