Nickelodeon is celebrating 20 years of SpongeBob SquarePants and the network's upcoming Are You Afraid of the Dark? revival by hosting two special panels at New York Comic Con 2019 on Friday, October 4, 2019! Below are the full details for both of Nickelodeon's NYCC 2019 panels!
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SpongeBob SquarePants has featured nearly 80 celebrity guest stars - over 50 of them as animated characters - throughout the series' 20 years on Nickelodeon, including David Bowie, Amy Poehler, Betty White, Gene Simmons and more.
Title: SpongeBob Appreciation Day
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: The Hammerstein Ballroom at the Manhattan Center
Description: Rev up those fryers because it’s SpongeBob Appreciation Day! SpongeBob’s Best Year ever continues with a table read of a fan-favorite episode and all the latest Bikini Bottom news. Bring it around town to hear from voice actors Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Mr. Lawrence (Plankton) and Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy), along with co-executive producers Vincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli about what it’s like to be part of this iconic Nickelodeon cartoon. So drop on the deck and flop like a fish, because we’re celebrating 20 years of nautical nonsense! The panel is moderated by Tara Bennett (SyFy Wire).
Title: Nickelodeon’s “Are You Afraid of the Dark?”
Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Location: The Hammerstein Ballroom at the Manhattan Center
Description: Just in time for Halloween, let’s celebrate the return of the Midnight Society! Light the campfire and grab the Midnight Dust, because we’re telling you the tale of how Nickelodeon’s iconic horror series has been reimagined for a new generation. Featuring stars Lyliana Wray (Top Gun: Maverick), Sam Ashe Arnold (Best. Worst. Weekend. Ever.), Miya Cech (Rim of the World), Jeremy Ray Taylor (It Chapter Two), Tamara Smart (Artemis Fowl), and Rafael Casal (Blindspotting). Writer/Executive Producer BenDavid Grabinski will also be on hand to share stories from the making of the limited series and show an exclusive clip.
New York Comic Con 2018 runs between October 3-6, 2019 at the Javits Center in Manhattan. Visit http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com for more information.
In addition to the panels, attendees will also be able to meet and greet some of their favorite voice actors, creators and artists at NYCC 2019, including!
Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants, Rocko's Modern Life, Adventure Time)
Autographing Area, Photo Ops
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Amy Jo Johnson (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Felicity, The Space Between)
Autographing Area, Photo Ops
Thu/Fri/Sat
Karan Ashley, Aisha Campbell on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
In Booth Signing #1828, Panels
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Laraine Newman (The Fairly OddParents, Saturday Night Live (Original Cast), Oswald, Dawn of the Croods)
Autographing Area, Photo Ops
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Sean Astin (TMNT, Lord of the Rings, The Goonies, The Strain, Stranger Things)
Autographing Area, Photo Ops
Fri/Sat
Steve Cardenas, Rocky DeSantos on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
In Booth Signing #1828, Panels
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Kevin Eastman, co-creator, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Artist Alley
Fri/Sat
Aaron Alexovich (Invader ZIM, Serenity Rose, IIT'S NOT SCARY!)
Artist Alley
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Bryan K Turner (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Animated Adventures, Spider-Man Animated Series, DC Super-Hero Girls Animated Series)
Artist Alley
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Caleb Goellner (Task Force Rad Squad, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Artist Alley, In Booth Signing
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Damian Couceiro (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Old Man Logan, Iron Fist)
Artist Alley
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Daniele Di Nicuolo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
In Booth Signing #1828, Panels
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
David Petersen (Teenage Muntant Ninja Turtles, Mouse Guard, Beneath the Dark Crystal)
Artist Alley
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
James Tynion IV (Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Justice League, Detective Comics)
Artist Alley, Panels
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Michael Dialynas (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Woods)
Artist Alley, In Booth Signing
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Kyle Higgins (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Nightwing, The Winter Soldier)
Artist Alley, Panels
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers & Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers)
In Booth Signing #1828, Panels
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Simone Di Meo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
In Booth Signing #1828, Panels
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Sina Grace (Saban's Go Go Power Rangers, Ghosted in LA)
In Booth Signing #1828, Panels
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
More Nick:Nickelodeon Makes Room for 'The Casagrandes' Beginning Monday, Oct. 14!
Original source: TheWrap.
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SpongeBob SquarePants has featured nearly 80 celebrity guest stars - over 50 of them as animated characters - throughout the series' 20 years on Nickelodeon, including David Bowie, Amy Poehler, Betty White, Gene Simmons and more.
Title: SpongeBob Appreciation Day
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: The Hammerstein Ballroom at the Manhattan Center
Description: Rev up those fryers because it’s SpongeBob Appreciation Day! SpongeBob’s Best Year ever continues with a table read of a fan-favorite episode and all the latest Bikini Bottom news. Bring it around town to hear from voice actors Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Mr. Lawrence (Plankton) and Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy), along with co-executive producers Vincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli about what it’s like to be part of this iconic Nickelodeon cartoon. So drop on the deck and flop like a fish, because we’re celebrating 20 years of nautical nonsense! The panel is moderated by Tara Bennett (SyFy Wire).
Title: Nickelodeon’s “Are You Afraid of the Dark?”
Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Location: The Hammerstein Ballroom at the Manhattan Center
Description: Just in time for Halloween, let’s celebrate the return of the Midnight Society! Light the campfire and grab the Midnight Dust, because we’re telling you the tale of how Nickelodeon’s iconic horror series has been reimagined for a new generation. Featuring stars Lyliana Wray (Top Gun: Maverick), Sam Ashe Arnold (Best. Worst. Weekend. Ever.), Miya Cech (Rim of the World), Jeremy Ray Taylor (It Chapter Two), Tamara Smart (Artemis Fowl), and Rafael Casal (Blindspotting). Writer/Executive Producer BenDavid Grabinski will also be on hand to share stories from the making of the limited series and show an exclusive clip.
New York Comic Con 2018 runs between October 3-6, 2019 at the Javits Center in Manhattan. Visit http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com for more information.
In addition to the panels, attendees will also be able to meet and greet some of their favorite voice actors, creators and artists at NYCC 2019, including!
Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants, Rocko's Modern Life, Adventure Time)
Autographing Area, Photo Ops
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Amy Jo Johnson (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Felicity, The Space Between)
Autographing Area, Photo Ops
Thu/Fri/Sat
Karan Ashley, Aisha Campbell on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
In Booth Signing #1828, Panels
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Laraine Newman (The Fairly OddParents, Saturday Night Live (Original Cast), Oswald, Dawn of the Croods)
Autographing Area, Photo Ops
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Sean Astin (TMNT, Lord of the Rings, The Goonies, The Strain, Stranger Things)
Autographing Area, Photo Ops
Fri/Sat
Steve Cardenas, Rocky DeSantos on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
In Booth Signing #1828, Panels
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Kevin Eastman, co-creator, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Artist Alley
Fri/Sat
Aaron Alexovich (Invader ZIM, Serenity Rose, IIT'S NOT SCARY!)
Artist Alley
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Bryan K Turner (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Animated Adventures, Spider-Man Animated Series, DC Super-Hero Girls Animated Series)
Artist Alley
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Caleb Goellner (Task Force Rad Squad, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Artist Alley, In Booth Signing
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Damian Couceiro (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Old Man Logan, Iron Fist)
Artist Alley
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Daniele Di Nicuolo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
In Booth Signing #1828, Panels
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
David Petersen (Teenage Muntant Ninja Turtles, Mouse Guard, Beneath the Dark Crystal)
Artist Alley
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
James Tynion IV (Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Justice League, Detective Comics)
Artist Alley, Panels
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Michael Dialynas (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Woods)
Artist Alley, In Booth Signing
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Kyle Higgins (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Nightwing, The Winter Soldier)
Artist Alley, Panels
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers & Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers)
In Booth Signing #1828, Panels
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Simone Di Meo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
In Booth Signing #1828, Panels
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
Sina Grace (Saban's Go Go Power Rangers, Ghosted in LA)
In Booth Signing #1828, Panels
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun
More Nick:Nickelodeon Makes Room for 'The Casagrandes' Beginning Monday, Oct. 14!
Original source: TheWrap.
Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Reddit, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Nickelodeon at NYCC 2019 News and Highlights!