SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout (2019)

Directed by

Sherm Cohen

Genre

fantasy film, live-action/animated film

Country

United States

Runtime

44 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The citizens of Bikini Bottom throw a surprise birthday party for SpongeBob. Meanwhile, SpongeBob and Patrick go to the surface world and meet their real-life selves.

whimsicalplayfulgoofylightheartedsillyfestivefast-pacedenergetic

What happens

SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout is a 2019 made-for-television live-action/animated comedy special for the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. It was written by Kaz and Mr. Lawrence, and was directed by Jonas Morganstein. The special, produced as part of the show's twelfth season, originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on July 12, 2019, celebrating the series' twentieth anniversary. The cut version of this episode was released on October 5, 2019. The bonus edition of this episode was released on July 17, 2020, exactly 21 years after the official series premiere in 1999. The television series follows the adventures of SpongeBob SquarePants (voiced by Tom Kenny) in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. In the special, the citizens of Bikini Bottom plan a surprise birthday party for SpongeBob, while he and Patrick Star (voiced by Bill Fagerbakke) tour the surface world and come across their real-life selves. The live-action portions of the special also feature several guest stars including Kel Mitchell, Jack Griffo, Daniella Perkins, and David Hasselhoff, the latter of whom starred as himself in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. The special is dedicated to the memory of the SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg, who died in 2018. Upon release, it received generally positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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