Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Happy New Year! | Nickelodeon Asia

Happy New Year! | Nickelodeon Asia



Happy New Year from all of us at Nickelodeon Asia!

Featuring All That, Blue's Clues & You and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run!


More Nick: 2020 on Nickelodeon | New Shows, Specials, Events, Movies, Episodes, and More!

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Bob L’Éponge, Le Film: Éponge En Fuite (2020) | Bande-annonce officielle | Paramount Pictures Quebec

Bob L’Éponge, Le Film: Éponge En Fuite (2020) | Bande-annonce officielle | Français | Paramount Pictures Quebec



Gary l’escargot a été enlevé! Bob l’Éponge et Patrick s’embarquent dans une odyssée hilarante pour aller à la rescousse de #SaveGary! Voyez la bande-annonce officielle de #SpongeBobMovie Bob l’Éponge, le film : Éponge en fuite. Au cinéma en mai 2020.

Gary a été kidnappé! Bob l’Éponge et Patrick s’embarquent dans une odyssée hilarante pour sauver Gary #SaveGary!

Bob l’Éponge, son grand ami Patrick Star et toute la bande de Bikini Bottom arrivent au grand écran dans le premier long-métrage de Bob l’Éponge entièrement créé en images de synthèse (CGI). Après l’enlèvement de son compagnon Gary l’escargot, Bob l’Éponge et Patrick s’embarquent dans une aventure épique qui les mènera jusqu’à la cité perdue d’Atlantic City pour ramener Gary à la maison. Au cours d’une traversée à la fois périlleuse et hilarante, parsemée de délices et de dangers, Bob l’Éponge et ses amis vont prouver que rien n’est plus fort que l’amitié.

SYNOPSIS : Le 22 mai, Bob l’Éponge, son grand ami Patrick Star et toute la bande de Bikini Bottom arrivent au grand écran dans le premier long-métrage de Bob l’Éponge entièrement créé en images de synthèse (CGI). Après l’enlèvement de son compagnon Gary l’escargot, Bob l’Éponge et Patrick s’embarquent dans une aventure épique qui les mènera jusqu’à la cité perdue d’Atlantic City pour ramener Gary à la maison. Au cours d’une traversée à la fois périlleuse et hilarante, parsemée de délices et de dangers, Bob l’Éponge et ses amis vont prouver que rien n’est plus fort que l’amitié.

PARAMOUNT ANIMATION et NICKELODEON MOVIES présentent En association avec MRC Une production UNITED PLANKTON PICTURES

Réalisé par Tim Hill Écrit par Tim Hill Inspiré de la série « Bob l’Éponge » créée par Stephen Hillenburg Produit par Ryan Harris Producteur délégué Stephen Hillenburg

VOIX (dans la version originale anglaise): Tom Kenny, Awkwafina, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Douglas Lawrence, Reggie Watts

Écrit par: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Stephen Hillenburg, Kyle McCulloch, Paul Tibbitt

Distributeur: Paramount Pictures


Looking for the U.S.-English (Anglais) version of the The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run trailer? Watch it it here!: http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-spongebob-movie-sponge-on-run-2020.html

More Nick: 'The SpongeBob Musical' National Tour Announces Cast & Dates!

Originally published: Tuesday, December 31, 2019.

Original source: L'initiative; Additional source: Les cinémas RGFM.
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Nick Announces Edits to the Nickelodeon Writing Program

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids, has announced that they are making edits to the network's annual Nickelodeon Writing Program (2020 – 2021).


Nickelodeon's global Writing Program, which receives over 1,400 applications each year, is one of the best in the biz, and offers aspiring television writers, with diverse backgrounds and experiences, the amazing opportunity to hone their skills while writing for Nickelodeon's live action and animation shows. Consider the facts: alum have gone on to create their own Nickelodeon shows and write for all sorts of TV series and films.

While in the Program, writers meet Nickelodeon's series creators, story editors and showrunners, work in writers’ rooms, attend pitches, records, show tapings and more, and receive hands-on experience writing spec scripts and pitching story ideas in both live action and animated television. Basically, they write a lot and do lots of cool things, all while being provided a salary!

Normally launching during January each year, the Nickelodeon Writing Program is pushing the submission period to July 2020. The submission period for the 2020 Nickelodeon Writing Program will open at Wednesday, July 1, 2020, and will close at midnight (PST) on Saturday, August 1, 2020. Following the call for entries, NWP 2020 semi-finalists will be notified by Wednesday, September 30, 2020, with the finalists being notified by Thursday, November 15, 2020. The chosen writers selected to take part in the next edition of the Nickelodeon Writing Program will then be notified by Monday, November 30, 2020.

Along with new calendar dates, the Nickelodeon Writing Program will also be revealing more updates to the program in the coming months, including a revamped Accepted Shows List. Make sure to visit nickwriting.com, follow the Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship on Twitter and Like the Nickelodeon Writing Program on Facebook for the latest news and updates.

Check out these fascinating videos featuring video interviews with participants of the 2013 - 2014 Nickelodeon Writing Program, in which Nick Writing Program alumni talk about their experiences in the program, how the program has helped develop their skills, prepare and inspire them, and to establish connections within the industry! #NickWritingProgram #NWP

The finalists of the 2020 Nick Writing Program are:

· Lekesha Dunlop
· Brian Kettler
· Becky Prosky
· Jordan Mitchell
· Mimi Collins
· Casey Hempel

More Nick: Nickelodeon Launches Animation 'Intergalactic Shorts Program' | Annecy!
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New Year's Wish Bag | Nickellennium!

New Year's Wish Bag | Nickellennium!



Who's making another one of these this year?

Watch all your ‘80s, ‘90s, and ‘00s Nickelodeon favorites on NickRewind, your late-night destination for your favorite childhood Nickelodeon cartoons and live-action shows! NickSplat doesn't question football-shaped heads, but embrace them - along with Reptar bars, a Big Ear of Corn, orange soda, and even slime for Pete (and Pete's) sake. Make your slime-covered Nickelodeon childhood dreams come true every night on TeenNick USA, and anytime you want on NickSplat on VRV AND NOW ON Nick Pluto TV!

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More Nick: Nickelodeon and Paramount to Bring 'Rugrats' Back for the Next Generation of Kids!
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First Look at Nickelodeon's 'SpongeBob Appreciation Day: Patchy’s Beach Bash!' Special

Splash down with a first look at Nickelodeon's SpongeBob appreciation special

Are ya ready, kids?! Nickelodeon is showing its appreciation for SpongeBob and the rest of Bikini Bottom in a brand new televised special in early January: SpongeBob Appreciation Day: Patchy’s Beach Bash! Hosted by the yellow sponge's No. 1 fan, Patchy the Pirate (Tom Kenny, the voice of SpongeBob), the event features such celebrity guests as pop sensation Meghan Trainor, NBA superstar Anthony Davis, cult movie star Jon Heder (Blades of Glory), actor Rob Riggle (21 Jump Street), and even Abraham Lincoln.


“I’ve always been a big fan of SpongeBob SquarePants, so appearing in this special, was a fun opportunity. Especially having the chance to work alongside Meghan Trainor," Davis tells SYFY WIRE.

While Nick has been tightly guarding the half-hour variety program much like how Mr. Krabs guards the top-secret Krabby Patty formula, SYFY WIRE has been able to reel in a handful of exclusive stills from the highly anticipated beach party, which is being held on Bikini Atoll, the iconic deserted island located right above Bikini Bottom.

Nick is also hosting the SpongeBob SmartyPants Challenge, "a week-long event where trivia questions will appear over SpongeBob SquarePants episodes on-air, syncing with Nickelodeon’s Screens Up! companion app," per the official description. "The challenge runs between today (Monday, December 30, 2019) and Saturday, January 4, 2020. Fans can test their water-logged knowledge with 200 SpongeBob-themed questions with each response gaining a special message from fan-favorite characters.

The popular animated series turned 20 this year and is looking forward to the release of its third feature-length film, Sponge on the Run, in late May of 2020. Sadly, the world lost creator Stephen Hillenburg in November of 2018.

"I just remember when [Stephen] had me come over," Kenny said at SDCC 2019, recalling how they talked about pitching the show to Nickelodeon, and him seeing the initial artwork. "It turned into this thing that conquered the world. Talk about the power of ideas ... About four seasons in, I was resigned to the fact that Tom Kenny was just SpongeBob’s host body."

SpongeBob Appreciation Day: Patchy’s Beach Bash! makes port on Saturday, Jan. 4, at 10 a.m. ET/PT. Encore showings will air at 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m. ET/PT.

Whet (pun intended) your appetite with all of the first-look images from the upcoming special in the media gallery below, courtesy of Nickelodeon and SYFY WIRE!


More Nick: Brian Robbins Reveals More Details About 'SpongeBob' Spin-Off 'Kamp Koral'!

Originally published: Monday, December 30, 2019 at 21:06 GMT.
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What I Like About Blue | Blue's Clues & You! | Nick Jr.

What I Like About Blue | Blue's Clues & You! | Nick Jr.

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What do you like about Blue? 💙

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Can't get this out of my head! What do you like about Blue?

Watch Blue's Clues & You on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr.!

More Nick: Nickelodeon to Premiere 'The Adventures of Paddington' on Monday, January 20, 2020!

Kids can watch their favorite Nick Jr. shows weekdays on Nickelodeon and all week long on the Nick Jr. channel: http://nickjr.com/tvschedule/

Preschoolers can watch full episodes online, play games, and discover silly surprises in the free Nick Jr. App and at NickJr.com. Stream Nick Jr. for free in the Nick Jr. App on Roku and Apple TV or download full episodes for offline viewing on iTunes or Google Play.

You can also download premium apps featuring your child's favorite Nick Jr. shows on iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon, including Nick Jr. Draw and Play and Nick Jr. Let’s Learn!

Watch more Nick Jr. everyday for FREE on Nick Jr. Pluto TV!

More Nick: Nick Jr. Live! "Move To The Music" U.S. Theatrical Tour Dates!


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The Year Was 1991 on Nickelodeon | NickRewind

The Year Was 1991 on Nickelodeon


1991 was honestly so influential! Nickelodeon premieres included: Rugrats, The Ren & Stimpy Show, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Salute Your Shorts, Clarissa Explains It All, and Doug, plus we also first met Zeke the Plumber, Quailman, Reptar and Powdered Toast Man. 1991 also saw Ren & Stimpy blast off into space as well as turn into dalmatians, Doug thinking that Skeeter was moving, Donkeylips thinking that Dina liked him, and Doug and Patti holding hands for the first time!

Watch all your ‘80s, ‘90s, and ‘00s Nickelodeon favorites on NickRewind, your late-night destination for your favorite childhood Nickelodeon cartoons and live-action shows! NickSplat doesn't question football-shaped heads, but embrace them - along with Reptar bars, a Big Ear of Corn, orange soda, and even slime for Pete (and Pete's) sake. Make your slime-covered Nickelodeon childhood dreams come true every night on TeenNick USA, and anytime you want on NickSplat on VRV AND NOW ON Nick Pluto TV!

Like NickRewind on Facebook, subscribe to the NickRewind YouTube channel and follow NickRewind on Twitter and Instagram for exclusive digital content from all of your throwback favorites like Rugrats, Hey Arnold!, iCarly, Victorious, Kenan & Kel, CatDog, Doug, Rocko’s Modern Life, The Amanda Show, Clarissa Explains It All, The Ren & Stimpy Show, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and so much more!

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More Nick: Nickelodeon and Paramount to Bring 'Rugrats' Back for the Next Generation of Kids!
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On This Day in 2005 | Mr. Meaty Premiered on Nickelodeon

On This Day in 2005 | Mr. Meaty Premiered on Nickelodeon


On this day 14 YEARS AGO Mr. Meaty premiered on Nickelodeon!

Check out Nickelodeon's On This Day and Remember When Facebook pages to find out awesome Nick moments from every era throughout Nickelodeon history!

Watch all your ‘80s, ‘90s, and ‘00s Nickelodeon favorites on NickRewind, your late-night destination for your favorite childhood Nickelodeon cartoons and live-action shows! NickSplat doesn't question football-shaped heads, but embrace them - along with Reptar bars, a Big Ear of Corn, orange soda, and even slime for Pete (and Pete's) sake. Make your slime-covered Nickelodeon childhood dreams come true every night at 11 PM ET/PT on TeenNick USA, and anytime you want on NickSplat on VRV AND NOW ON Nick Pluto TV!

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More Nick: Netflix to Host Open Casting Call for Live-Action 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Series!
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Modernica x SpongeBob x Louis De Guzman x J Balvin Homeware Collection Releases

MODERNICA X SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS X LOUIS DE GUZMAN X J BALVIN COLLECTION


Modernica is happy to announce their brand-new collaboration with Chicago-based visual artist Louis De Guzman and global music artist J Balvin celebrating SpongeBob SquarePants' 20th anniversary!

The full collection of Fiberglass Chairs, Upholstered Chairs & custom printed Daybed is now available for a limited time. Visit https://modernica.net for more information and to shop the collection.



Modernica x SpongeBob x Louis De Guzman x J Balvin Case Study Furniture® Side Shell Eiffel Fiberglass Chair - Yellow
Regular price: $595.00 USD

Modernica has teamed up with Chicago-based visual artist Louis De Guzman and global music artist J Balvin celebrating SpongeBob SquarePants 20th anniversary.

The Fiberglass Shell Chairs were originally designed in 1948 as an entry in The Museum of Modern Art’s International Design Competition, and are easily one of the most important and recognizable designs of the twentieth century. Each fiberglass shell is created by hand, one-by-one, in Modernica’s Los Angeles factory. The print of the chair is embedded inside, due to the manufacturing process of the fiberglass chair, each chair is unique and contains different features.


Modernica x SpongeBob x Louis De Guzman x J Balvin Case Study Furniture® Side Shell Eiffel Fiberglass Chair - Multi Color

Regular price: $595.00 USD



Modernica x SpongeBob x Louis De Guzman x J Balvin Case Study Furniture® V-Leg Daybed
Regular price: $2,995.00 USD

Modernica has teamed up with Chicago-based visual artist Louis De Guzman and global music artist J Balvin celebrating SpongeBob SquarePants 20th anniversary.

The Case Study Furniture® Daybed, is designed with a one-and-half-inch thick top-quality, laminated hardwood frame. Metal springs, covered by a removable canvas cover, under the daybed mattress provide a little give for exceptional comfort. Furthermore, by simply removing the bolsters the daybed converts to a guest bed.

Made in California.



Modernica x SpongeBob x Louis De Guzman x J Balvin Case Study Furniture® Side Shell Eiffel Upholstered Chair - Yellow
Regular price: $625.00 USD

Modernica has teamed up with Chicago-based visual artist Louis De Guzman and global music artist J Balvin celebrating SpongeBob SquarePants 20th anniversary.

The Fiberglass Shell Chairs were originally designed in 1948 as an entry in The Museum of Modern Art’s International Design Competition, and are easily one of the most important and recognizable designs of the twentieth century. Each fiberglass shell is created by hand, one-by-one, in Modernica’s Los Angeles factory. The back print of the chair is embedded inside, due to the manufacturing process of the fiberglass chair, each chair is unique and contains different features.


Modernica x SpongeBob x Louis De Guzman x J Balvin Case Study Furniture® Side Shell Eiffel Upholstered Chair - Multi Color
Regular price: $625.00 USD

Modernica has teamed up with Chicago-based visual artist Louis De Guzman and global music artist J Balvin celebrating SpongeBob SquarePants 20th anniversary.

The Fiberglass Shell Chairs were originally designed in 1948 as an entry in The Museum of Modern Art’s International Design Competition, and are easily one of the most important and recognizable designs of the twentieth century. Each fiberglass shell is created by hand, one-by-one, in Modernica’s Los Angeles factory. The back print of the chair is embedded inside, due to the manufacturing process of the fiberglass chair, each chair is unique and contains different features.

'Victorious' Named as One of the Most Searched for TV Comedies on Google in 2019

Fresh from being re-added to Netflix, Victorious, one of Nickelodeon's most beloved live-action comedy series of the decade, has been named as fourth most searched for comedy series on Google for 2019!


Victorious was joined in the "Top 5 Trending Comedies" list by Dead to Me (1), The Boys (2), Rick and Morty (3), and Fleabag (5).

Update (31/12) - Although Victorious was only re-added to Netflix's library in November 2019, Netflix has revealed that the series was the fifth most kid and family series streamed on the platform in 2019 - beating the likes of even Fuller House season 5!:

Victorious (stylised as "VICTORiOUS") revolves around aspiring singer Tori Vega (portrayed by Victoria Justice), a teenager who attends a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts High School, after taking her older sister Trina's (Daniella Monet) place in a showcase, while getting into screwball situations on a daily basis. On her first day at Hollywood Arts, she meets Andre Harris (Leon Thomas III), Robbie Shapiro (Matt Bennett), Rex Powers (Robbie's puppet), Jade West (Elizabeth Gillies), Cat Valentine (Ariana Grande), and Beck Oliver (Avan Jogia). The series premiered on Nickelodeon USA on March 27, 2010 after the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards, running for 57 episodes over four* seasons until February 2, 2013. The series spawned music albums and video games. (Technically three seasons, however, season three was split into half to make a fourth season.) The show's theme song is "Make It Shine", performed by Victoria Justice

The news follows Nickelodeon India's Motu Patlu also being named as one of the most searched for television shows on Google in 2019.

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More Nick: Nickelodeon's 'All That' Reunites Jamie Lynn Spears with the Cast of 'Zoey 101' in All-New Version of “Thelma Stump”!

Originally published: Wednesday, December 11, 2019.

Additional source: Wikipedia.
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Monday, December 30, 2019

Nickelodeon Iberia Announces Christmas 2019 Highlights

Nickelodeon Iberia has unveiled it's Christmas programming highlights, full of festive treats!


All times for Nickelodeon Spain (España), for Nickelodeon Portugal, subtract one-hour

From neeo:

Este lunes, la Navidad llega a Nickelodeon

30 de noviembre de 2019

Ya llega la Navidad! Y para celebrarlo, desde el lunes 2 de diciembre y hasta el viernes 3 de enero, de lunes a viernes a las 16:25h, Nickelodeon propone a los fans del canal un divertido maratón que cada semana está dedicado a una de las razones por las que los niños esperan con ganas esta época del año tan especial: caramelos, regalos, familia, fiestas y… ¡mucha diversión! Así, este especial llega con algunos de los episodios de series como: Henry Danger, Los Thunderman, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky y Dawn, Bob Esponja y Una casa de locos para disfrutar de unas #NavidadesSorprendentes.

Semana del 2 al 6 de diciembre a las 16:25h: los caramelos
El especial Navidad arranca la primera semana de diciembre con un recopilatorio de episodios que giran en torno a una de las temáticas favoritas de todos los niños: ¡los caramelos! Capitán Man y Kid Danger abren este maratón con Henry Danger y el debate sobre cuál es la chuchería favorita de Buenavista. Además, tampoco pueden faltar las aventuras de Bob Esponja en donde Patricio y la esponja más molona de Fondo de Bikini deciden vender chocolatinas por las casas para conseguir un dinero extra, mientras que Chico Percebe se empeña en que lo llamen “Hombre Percebe”.

Semana del 9 al 13 de diciembre a las 16:25h: los regalos
Esta semana Nickelodeon dedica el especial a otra de las razones por los niños adoran la Navidad: ¡los regalos! Los fans del canal podrán disfrutar de las aventuras de algunas de sus series favoritas como Los Thunderman, que se meterán en un buen lío cuando Max y Phoebe venden por error uno de los cinturones de herramientas de superhéroe de Barb a un fan. A continuación, llegan los traviesos Nicky, Ricky, Dicky y Dawn donde a Dawn se le ocurre la idea vender el brazalete especial que le había regalado su madre para ganar dinero.

Semana del 16 al 20 de diciembre a las 16:25h: la familia
Esta semana, los niños podrán disfrutar de los mejores episodios de sus series favoritas que esta vez, giran en torno a la familia. En Nicky, Ricky, Dicky y Dawn, tratarán de pasar una noche en familia, pero se les complica cuando sus padres aparecen con otra pareja de amigos. Además, una de las cosas más divertidas de estar de vacaciones es poder jugar a juegos en familia. Y, en esto, los Thunderman son expertos, y es que a Hank se le ocurre hacer una súper recompensa por la que todos tendrán que luchar.

Semana del 23 al 27 de diciembre a las 16:25h: las fiestas
Y, si hay algo especial de esta época, sin ninguna duda son… ¡las fiestas! Por eso, Nickelodeon quiere acabar la última semana del año por todo lo alto con un recopilario de los episodios más divertidos. En algunas de las aventuras el superhéroe Henry Danger tendrá que controlar sus nervios cuando Piper invita a cenar a su nuevo novio y a su familia. Cierran este especial navideño los habitantes de Una casa de locos en donde Lincoln asiste a su primer concierto de rock. Y, por si fuera poco, Lincoln descubre una antigua carta que le hace pensar que… ¡hay dinero escondido en la casa!

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In additional news, Nick Jr. España today started to premiere brand-new episodes of Shimmer and Shine weekdays at 16.05h!

From neeo:

Nick Jr. se llena de magia, fantasía e imaginación con las nuevas aventuras de las hermanas Shimmer y Shine

En los nuevos episodios, la traviesa Zeta sigue haciendo de las suyas y, en una de las ocasiones, se enfrenta a una situación que no le gusta nada: descubrirá que su hermana “hechicerífica” se ha conviertido ahora en una genia. Y, por si fuera poco, en otra ocasión, Zeta aprovecha que Samira manda a Shimmer y Shine a una misión para engañarlas con el objetivo de que busquen artículos mágicos para ella, pero ¿se darán cuenta Shimmer y Shine de esto o caerán en la trampa?

Las aventuras continúan y otro día, un mapa del tesoro encantado lleva a Shimmer, Shine, Leah y a su amiga Farnaz a encontrar la poderosa… ¡Gema Dragón! Pero todo se complica cuando Zeta roba la gema, y Farnaz y las chicas tienen que tratar de recuperarla antes de que la traviesa Zeta obtenga más poder mágico.

¡Pero aún hay más magia! En otro momento, la gallina de juguete de Nazboo cobra vida gracias a una pócima y a Zeta se le ocurre usarla para apoderarse de las Cataratas de Zahramay. Por si fuera poco, Shimmer, Shine y Leah tienen que ayudar a Adara después de que Zeta haya realizado una pócima para controlar las pulseras de la princesa, ¿podrán romper el hechizo y salvar a Adara?

Además, en estos nuevos episodios, a la mascota de Zeta, Nazboo, se le ocurre ayudar a un repartidor genio. Sin embargo, su dueña teme haberlo perdido y les pide a las niñas que le ayuden a encontrarlo, ¿conseguirán Shimmer y Shine encontrarlo? ¡Y aún hay mucho más! Las hermanas genias aprenden a surfear nubes y Shine se anima a intentar montar la ola más grande de Playa Nube.

Lunes 2 a las 16.05h
Lunes a viernes a las 16.05h

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Watch Ethan Slater Perform an Acoustic Cover of ’Simple Sponge’ from 'The SpongeBob Musical'

The Tony nominee puts his own twist on the song that “means the world” to him!


Tony nominee Ethan Slater has shared an acoustic cover of "(Just A) Simple Sponge" from The SpongeBob Musical on his Instagram in celebration of the holidays. The Tony nominee, who played the affable titular sponge on Broadway—and recently in the Nickelodeon broadcast—lovingly re-named the song "(Not A) Simple Sponge."

Watch Slater perform the cover, and read his holiday message below!


The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage! made its debut on Nickelodeon USA on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, where it was a ratings hit. The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! Sing-A-Long premieres Sat., January 4, 2020 at 7 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nick USA.

The SpongeBob Musical is now on tour across North America.

More Nick: 'The SpongeBob Musical' National Tour Announces Cast & Dates!

Original source: Playbill.
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'Why Am I Saying ‘Who’s ready?’ Three Times?': An Oral History of 'SpongeBob SquarePants'

Please note that this post was originally published on Thursday, June 27, 2019.

'Why am I saying ‘Who’s ready?’ three times?': An oral history of SpongeBob SquarePants

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For two decades, he’s lived in a pineapple under the sea, absorbent and yellow and porous, whose nautical nonsense we’ll always wish for more of. Created by Stephen Hillenburg, who died last November after battling ALS, SpongeBob SquarePants launched on Nickelodeon in 1999 as a surreal cartoon that appealed to adult fans of comedy as much as the kids who grew up singing the theme song. In the years since, it’s become a worldwide phenomenon, having spawned a Broadway musical, multiple movies, and some of the internet’s very best memes. (Who among us can look at a jar of mayonnaise without wondering if it’s an instrument?)

On a sunny June afternoon at Nickelodeon’s studios in Burbank — where the original SpongeBob cast was working on the partially live-action special "SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout" (premiering Friday, July 12 at 7 p.m. ET/PT) — EW sat down with the gang to discuss the series’ origins, development, and legacy. Are ya ready, kids?

THE BEGINNING


TOM KENNY (SpongeBob): I’d worked with [Stephen Hillenburg] on Rocko’s Modern Life [as the voice of Heffer and other characters]. So this was the easiest job I ever got: There was no audition, there was no callback, there was no “It’s down to you and two other guys.” Though I did hear that there was a push to have Fred Savage [The Wonder Years] play SpongeBob.

CAROLYN LAWRENCE (Sandy): I remember during the audition, it was in a conference room, which was awkward to me. [They] left the microphone on the table — we weren’t in a booth. [It was] awkward and weird. I had never done that. There’s the mic and there’s Steve. And there was a fly flying around. I’m watching the fly, trying to do it, and it landed on the paper I had. And I [slams on the table] killed it. I never kill anything! I always catch things and put them outside, and I totally panicked.

KENNY: Did you suck in that dead fly’s life force and channel it into your audition?

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: Oh my God, I don’t know. But when I left, I was like, “There’s no way.”

MR. LAWRENCE (Plankton): But that’s Sandy! That’s a Sandy moment.

KENNY: The last day of that fly’s life was the first day of the rest of your life.

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: It’s true!

MR. LAWRENCE (Plankton): I was also friends with Steve from Rocko; we were directors on that show together. When he was working on the SpongeBob pilot, I came in and he said, “You’re going to be somebody on the show.” I actually read for SpongeBob with Plankton’s voice. I was like [does Plankton’s voice], “I’m ready! I’m ready, Gary!” But I read all the pages like that. All I know is they kept listening to the tape while they were making the pilot. I felt like I was in the room because they’d always say they played it; when the network had just come in, or when they were down in the dumps for some reason, they’d play the tape and listen to this stupid thing. It sounded so stupid. It did not work at all.

VINCENT WALLER (co-executive producer): Steve mentioned on more than one occasion about Doug auditioning for SpongeBob with Plankton’s voice. He definitely loved that.

RODGER BUMPASS (Squidward): I just looked at [the script] and said, “[Squidward] has got this big ol’ honking nose, he must have some nasality quality to him. He’s a little sarcastic. It was a match made in heaven with my personality.

KENNY: I felt like I just got [SpongeBob]. Steve did such a good job with it. Everything was right there. You go, “Oh, I know this guy. I can embody this guy.” I feel like there’s some shared DNA between me and this character. We’ve all felt that way. That’s part of Steve’s brilliance. He seemed to be pretty sure of his decisions once he made them, and couldn’t be dissuaded.

BILL FAGERBAKKE (Patrick): Recording [the pilot], I thought it was a dopey preschool kids’ show. I didn’t get it. I didn’t get most of the jokes. “Why am I saying ‘Who’s ready?’ three times? Okay, it’s for 4-year-olds.” Then when I finally saw it, my head blew up. It was so delightful.

BUMPASS: I played the pilot for my family. I looked back 11 minutes into the thing, and my father was asleep.

FAGERBAKKE: Along with thinking it was for 4-year-olds, we were recording with helium for the sound of the anchovies. I thought, “This is the weirdest $600 I ever made.”

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

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CLANCY BROWN (Mr. Krabs): The first time I read [for Mr. Krabs] for Steve, he told me to riff. I was just doing some pirate voice. I said, “Steve, you’re the director, right?” He said, “Yeah.” “Then direct me.”

BUMPASS: I remember one of our first episodes, I heard [Tom changing his voice as] SpongeBob. All of a sudden we had the latitude to do other voices — the “Krusty Krab Pizza” thing. I’m sitting there, and I didn’t know anything about the show, like, “What’s he doing? He’s totally out of character!” I didn’t realize [SpongeBob] had that latitude to be anything he wanted to be.

KENNY: It’s hard to riff when you don’t know the character yet, or it’s your first brush with the character. But now, Clancy riffs as Krabs all the time.

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: I was always terrified [of improvising]. It took me a while to get comfortable because I felt like [you guys] were all so much more established. I was amazed.

BUMPASS: When we first started I was very monotone. Then we had this scene [in season 3’s “Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV”] with the utility belt and it zapped me, and I had to do a sequence of screams. Each scream had to be a different type of a scream. There, they learned I could scream, so now, every episode they make me scream. [Laughs] But that’s how it expanded. Now [Squidward] is more me than anything else.

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: I can’t remember the first time that Sandy got angry. But I know there’s something about her being mad that became a thing.

WALLER: It was when they were messing with Texas!

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: Right! That’s where my personal life and Sandy [merged] also. When I was younger and I’d get really angry, people would laugh, and I’d be like, “I’m mad!” It’s the same with Sandy.

MR. LAWRENCE: We still try to [record together] as much as we can. What’s great to see every so often is when we roll down the road and there’s a lot of jokes happening because we’re laughing at something we’re saying, and it suggests something. Sometimes something comes out of that, and sometimes it doesn’t, but it makes the whole process fun to go through. It’s jazz riffing. I like watching it and I like doing it.

WALLER: That’s where some beautiful invention comes from that’s not in the script.

KENNY: And a conviviality. It feels like a workplace. It’s funny. I used to watch The Dick Van Dyke Show when I was a kid, and I’d go, “Wow, that’s what I want to do. I want the kind of job where you’re just hanging around with funny people.” This is as close to that.

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: But we were unique. A lot of shows don’t record like that.

BROWN: I love stuff [like “My leg!”] that comes out of left field.

MR. LAWRENCE: It was one of those ad-libs where we’re trying to get the last word, going back and forth. I know Roger does it all the time. We all do it because it’s so stupid.

KENNY: The voice-director just needs people to go “Agh! Oop! Blargh!” Like, “We’re still alive under this rubble, kids.” It was kind of like that. “Give me my legs!”

MR. LAWRENCE: It just came down to a silence, and I just let it go a little bit longer, and popped out, “My leg!” We all laughed and started doing it more. It became a joke for us to do it. Nobody’s writing “My leg!” in there!

KENNY: It was never intended to be a meme.

CREATIVE CONTROL

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WALLER: [I was there] from season 1 to season 2, then I went away for 3, and then came back on 4, after the movie. I was on Ren & Stimpy previous…. This was the first time collaborating with someone in the same room over one piece, rather than doing one thing and having someone come in and tear you a new one and rewrite it. But it was all fun.

KENNY: So you would say it was a more collaborative process than on other shows you’d worked on?

WALLER: Yes, much more collaborative. From beginning to end, rather than when you’re done, everybody comes in and collaborates.

MARC CECCARELLI (co-executive producer): The idea of writing in a storyboard phase had fallen out of favor in television animation. The reason they brought it back for [Ren & Stimpy], and the reason it’s so appealing for SpongeBob, is because it’s a much more visual way of writing the story. It’s one thing to write a visual gag in text.

KENNY: One picture is worth a thousand words, right? “His tongue unrolls like a staircase. His eyes bug out and hit the wall.”

BUMPASS: It’s one of the things that makes this show special because it deals with animation and cartoon-ism the way it used to be. Unlike, say, King of the Hill, which should’ve been a live-action show.

MR. LAWRENCE: We often will base a whole show on just some visual we really want to see; something we start drawing, like, “I’ve got to see that.” It doesn’t happen every time, but sometimes a whole episode will form out of a visual where we go, “That’s gotta happen.”

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: As an actor, it’s a lot more fun being able to get the board. I mean, that’s huge.

BUMPASS: [This is] the first show I was ever involved with where they gave us the storyboards in advance. It helps you so much to see what that gag is.

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: Right! You know, and it’s amazing. You can see Sandy’s jumping off an enormous mountain instead of a little mountain. You can’t see that in a written script.

KENNY: Steve built a great foundation for this house. I think about that all the time, how much he knew what it was going to be. He was also really good at digging in his heels, usually in a very gentle, friendly way, and picking his battles and fighting bad ideas from non-creative people. He was good at that.

BROWN: Different milieu, though, right? Nickelodeon was its own thing back then.

KENNY: I guess everything was a different milieu back then. I always say with Rocko, the inmates were running the asylum to a pretty crazy degree. As long as they delivered the product and there weren’t any big content problems, you kind of are just left alone to make your quilt.

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: Lot of creative freedom. And now…

KENNY: It’s a little less so now. It’s a double-edged sword: If something gets gigantic, there is a lot more at stake. A lot more eyeballs. That’s what I give [the writers] a lot of credit for, still having that subversive [quality]. SpongeBob still feels like a subversive show, even though it’s kind of the most mainstream show of all.

CECCARELLI: We’ve been grandfathered in and protected by the fact that the show was so good and successful from the beginning. They don’t really mess with us so much, content-wise, even to this day.

BROWN: I also think it’s because nobody really knows how to f— with it.

GUEST-STAR PARADE

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BROWN: The stunt-casting sessions are always strange. You never know when somebody comes in what they’re going to be like. We’ve got our thing, but then you add somebody in who’s a stunt.

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: Early on, didn’t it make Steve crazy? Everyone called him wanting to be on his show and he didn’t want them.

BUMPASS: Bruce Willis wanted to be on.

FAGERBAKKE: We’re not accustomed to it. It’s not like in every episode there’s a wacky guest.

KENNY: [Speaking] as the voice director, it’s interesting too, because it’s a little bit like celebrity roulette. “Wheel of Celebrities!” You had to give them almost a tutorial. Many of them have seen SpongeBob, but even if they have, you have to go, “Whatever you think you’re going to do, go bigger.” It’s a heightened reality. You probably won’t be too big. And if you are, we’ll tell you. But you probably won’t.

BROWN: Did you ever have to tell someone to pull back?

KENNY: No.

BROWN: Dennis Quaid came in pretty hot.

KENNY: That’s true.

CAROLYN LAWRENCE: I like when Ernest Borgnine [Mermaid Man] was in and he just kept going and going. We all just hung out and waited until he was done.

KENNY: Same with Tim Conway [Barnacle Boy]. It was the first thing they’d done together since McHale’s Navy, so that was fun to watch.

MR. LAWRENCE: It was arresting. For me, it was like if someone squeezed in your stomach. You’re seeing these two guys in that room. Just like, wow.

FAGERBAKKE: Jon Hamm was awesome. He clearly was enjoying himself.

KENNY: He actually stayed after he was done recording. We were like, “Okay, that’s it, Jon.” He goes, “You mind if I stay?”

MR. LAWRENCE: I remember Scarlett Johansson coming into the first movie we did [released in 2004]. She was so excited. We all got into the booth, and we were all there at the same time. She had her headphones on, ready to do her line, but as soon as we started talking…she looked like she was watching a pinball machine. She got to her line and she said, “I don’t know if I can do that.” You could see she was scared. Just the intimidation of watching us all do it at once, up front. And then: She was great!

PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES

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CAROLYN LAWRENCE: I think my new favorite [installment] is going to be [SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout]. It was so much fun for us to do something so wild.

MR. LAWRENCE: We keep surprising. We’re trying to keep a surprise going with things. And…it’s going to be hard to surprise people after this one.

KENNY: It’s like being married for a long time. You’re like, “We’ve gotta spice things up! Here, put this on! Dress like me!”

MR. LAWRENCE: Like we just did an episode about “My leg!” recently. The idea was “How much can we abuse the audience in repeating a line over and over again?” [Laughs] There was something to creating a new structure to that, so it would hold that joke for 11 minutes.

CECCARELLI: Personally I like the two stop-motion specials we did. Back when I was 10 years old, I wanted to be Ray Harryhausen. That was my entry point into this fantasy world.

FAGERBAKKE: And that’s probably the only chance you’ll ever get to do stop-motion animation. It doesn’t happen very often.

KENNY: I love those episodes, too, because it’s kind of imperfect. It’s skittery. Like the 1933 King Kong versus some CGI, “Oh, okay, there’s Jack Black standing in front of a green screen.” There’s an imperfection to that the 2D version of SpongeBob has too. You can see people’s thumbprints. In the stop-motion and the 2D version of it, it’s imperfect. I went to Pixar once, and they had this giant bank of computers. I was just like, “That’s to make sure [for] this character, every hair flows like real hair.” I like imperfection. I like records with bad notes, where the drummer misses a beat. SpongeBob has still got that.

FAGERBAKKE: The discovery of the show, the nature of the show, I had no idea [when I first was cast], and I was very surprised until I saw it.

KENNY: SpongeBob is one of the last remaining super-visual cartoons. There’s just not a whole lot of shows like that anymore. In some ways, I feel like I’m working in this time-machine job. Like working on a radio show or Looney Tunes. It’s pretty cool that we’re still able to be employed as milkmen in 2019.

The brand-new hour-long SpongeBob SquarePants special “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout" premieres on Nickelodeon USA on Friday, July 12, at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT), before rolling out on Nickelodeon channels internationally.

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