Nickelodeon to Premiere 'SpongeBob Appreciation Day: Patchy’s Beach Bash!' Special in 2020

Nickelodeon will premiere a brand-new half-hour SpongeBob SquarePants special titled "SpongeBob Appreciation Day: Patchy’s Beach Bash!" in 2020! The network announced the sponge-tastic news today during its "SpongeBob Appreciation Day" panel at New York Comic Con 2019.


In "SpongeBob Appreciation Day: Patchy’s Beach Bash!", SpongeBob’s biggest fans wash up on the island above Bikini Bottom to celebrate SpongeBob Appreciation Day! Hosted by Patchy with appearances by Meghan Trainor, Jon Heder, and Rob Riggle. It'll also count down fan-voted SpongeBob moments.

During the "SpongeBob Appreciation Day" panel at NYCC, the cast and crew celebrated the legacy of the show's late creator Stephen Hillenburg, who passed away last November, and talked about SpongeBob memes. Check out some highlights from Nick's "SpongeBob Appreciation Day" NYCC 2019 panel below!:

We're READY. SpongeBob @NY_Comic_Con panel TODAY at 10:30AM at the Hammerstein Ballroom #NYCC

— SpongeBob (@SpongeBob) October 4, 2019

Happy Birthday to the voice of Patrick, Bill Fagerbakke! pic.twitter.com/sCl6H3wHSn

— SpongeBob (@SpongeBob) October 4, 2019

We’re READY. SpongeBob #NYCC panel starts NOW pic.twitter.com/QzPjTqj84L

— SpongeBob (@SpongeBob) October 4, 2019

Yes, the voice of Sandy Cheeks is fist pumping #NYCCpic.twitter.com/qt1naQhWXc

— SpongeBob (@SpongeBob) October 4, 2019

“That made me HOWL.”

Bill Fagerbakke, the voice of Patrick, talks the first time he read the script for “the inner machinations of my mind are an enigma.” #NYCCpic.twitter.com/XqvUCgbcHt

— SpongeBob (@SpongeBob) October 4, 2019

So @RealClancyBrown has a question for all of you...

“Am I a pretty girl?” #NYCC

— SpongeBob (@SpongeBob) October 4, 2019

“He cared about being creative, he cared about the world.” Tom Kenny, voice of SpongeBob, reflects on the legendary Steve Hillenburg #NYCCpic.twitter.com/7fx3DFFyP8

— SpongeBob (@SpongeBob) October 4, 2019

wHo eLSe loVes SpONgeBoB mEMes?#NYCCpic.twitter.com/zE98HKHhi7

— SpongeBob (@SpongeBob) October 4, 2019

when you give Patrick a Patrick cake on his birthday...

Happy Birthday Bill Fagerbakke! pic.twitter.com/nAPBlKsydf

— SpongeBob (@SpongeBob) October 4, 2019

SpongeBob SquarePants, which was recently greenlit for a 13th season, has reigned as the number-one kids’ animated series on TV for the last 17 years, while generating a universe of beloved characters, pop culture catchphrases and memes, theatrical releases, consumer products, a Tony award-winning Broadway musical which is now touring North America and a global fan base. SpongeBob SquarePants is seen in more than 208 countries and territories, translated in 55+ languages, and averages more than 100 million total viewers every quarter. SpongeBob SquarePants is created by Stephen Hillenburg and produced by Nickelodeon in Burbank, Calif.

Nickelodeon's is currently in the midst of the network's "Best Year Ever", a year-long global celebration of one of the most iconic TV series and characters ever created. The “Best Year Ever” launched with the premiere of “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout,” an original mixed live-action and animated special earlier this summer, and leads up to the Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies theatrical, The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge, coming May 2020.

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