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BURBANK,
Calif., Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon
continues to grow its most popular global franchise with the season
15 pickup of number-one animated series SpongeBob
SquarePants. The announcement made today by Ramsey Naito, President, Paramount Animation and
Nickelodeon Animation, comes ahead of SpongeBob SquarePants'
milestone 25th anniversary next year. SpongeBob
SquarePants is produced by Nickelodeon in Burbank.
In season 15 (26 episodes) of SpongeBob SquarePants,
incurable optimist SpongeBob, Patrick, Sandy, Mr. Krabs, Plankton
and Squidward will uncover even bigger nautical adventures. The
pickup marks 345 total episodes of
the series since its July 1999 launch
and counting.
All-new episodes continue to debut on Nickelodeon and feature
the characters embarking on a range of situations, including
SpongeBob thinking he has developed an allergy to Krabby Patties,
Plankton learning self-defense from Sandy, Mr. Krabs stepping into
the gym and more. Fans can also check out seasons 1 – 12 on
Paramount+, the home for SpongeBob SquarePants Universe
content.
SpongeBob SquarePants voice cast members include
Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants),
Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star), Rodger
Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy
Brown (Mr. Krabs), Carolyn
Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks) and
Mr. Lawrence (Plankton).
Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller are executive producers of
SpongeBob SquarePants, The Patrick Star Show and
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under
Years. Production is overseen by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President,
Animation for Big Kids, Nickelodeon, and Kelley Gardner, Vice President, Current Series,
Animation, Nickelodeon.
The greenlight is part of Nickelodeon's strategy to be the
home of the biggest franchises kids and families love, and it
expands its growing portfolio of influential properties that
already includes SpongeBob SquarePants, PAW
Patrol, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and
Dora, along with The Smurfs partnership and
Transformers and Monster High co-productions.
Since its launch July 17, 1999,
SpongeBob SquarePants has reigned as the most-watched
animated series for 21 consecutive years, while generating a
universe of beloved characters, pop culture catchphrases and memes,
theatrical releases, consumer products, a Tony award-winning
Broadway musical and a global fan base. SpongeBob
SquarePants is one of the most widely distributed properties in
Paramount Global history, seen in more than 170 countries,
translated in 29+ languages, and averaging more than 100 million
total viewers every quarter. SpongeBob SquarePants was
created by Stephen Hillenburg and
produced by Nickelodeon in Burbank,
Calif. The character-driven cartoon chronicles the
nautical and sometimes nonsensical adventures of SpongeBob, an
incurable optimist and earnest sea sponge, and his undersea
friends.
Nickelodeon, now in its 44th year, is the number-one
entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global
business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand
includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus
consumer products, digital, location-based experiences, publishing
and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit
http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon is a part of Paramount's
(Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment
brands.
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