Stream Like A Sponge: F.U.N. Shows And Movies To Watch For SpongeBob's 25th Anniversary
If nautical nonsense be something you wish, read on!
Posted on Jul 17, 2024 | 09:00am
Jumping jellyfish! Can you believe that before July 17, 1999, nobody knew the answer to the question, “Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?” A quarter century later, you’d have to be a pretty goofy goober not to know the name of the absorbent, yellow, and porous fruit-dweller from Bikini Bottom. Go on, now, and holler it along with us: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Nickelodeon icon, and SpongeBob SquarePants, the original series that started it all, Paramount+ is spotlighting very special SpongeBob titles from the SpongeBob Universe collection, a curated collection of SpongeBob shows, specials, and movies.
Have we fired up your IMAGINATION yet? We’ll take that as a yes – and a sign of the BEST. DAY. EVER. Read on to learn all about the great SpongeBob series and movies you can stream now on Paramount+. Time to start your deep dive.
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1. SpongeBob SquarePants
The original series chronicles the nautical and sometimes nonsensical adventures of SpongeBob SquarePants, the incurably optimistic sea sponge. Dwelling in the subsurface city of Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob lives in a two-story pineapple. He rarely takes a logical approach to everyday challenges, and sees the world in a wayward and unconventional way. Whether searching for the ultimate spatula to perfect his burger flipping technique at the Krusty Krab, or simply hanging out with his friends, SpongeBob’s overzealousness usually creates chaos in his underwater world.
The silver anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants wouldn’t be complete without a fresh season of the classic Nickelodeon series making its debut on Paramount+. Luckily for you, Season 13 has recently joined Seasons 1-12 on the service. It features original voice cast members Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks) and Mr. Lawrence (Plankton).
STREAM NOW: SpongeBob SquarePants
2. The Patrick Star Show
This animated spinoff of SpongeBob SquarePants puts the best pal of SpongeBob, Patrick Star, front and center of his own series. In The Patrick Star Show, Patrick Star is a young adult starfish who lives at home with his family. There, he hosts his own variety show for the neighborhood from his television-turned-bedroom. Season 1 just debuted on Paramount+. All episodes are now streaming.
Bill Fagerbakke, longtime voice of Patrick Star, lends his pipes to the younger Patrick. Other cast members include Tom Wilson as Cecil Star, Patrick’s happy-go-lucky dad; Cree Summer as Bunny Star, Patrick’s loving and kooky mom; Jill Talley as Squidina Star, Patrick’s 8-year-old sister; and Dana Snyder as GrandPat Star, Patrick’s genius grandpa. Summer also voices Grandma Tentacles, Squidward’s grandmother.
STREAM NOW: The Patrick Star Show
3. Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years
In this CG-animated spinoff of SpongeBob SquarePants, 10-year-old SpongeBob meets Patrick Star, Sandy Cheeks, Squidward Tentacles, Plankton, and Mr. Krabs as the group embarks on a series of summer camp adventures.
The all-new Season 2 of this Paramount+ Original series, now streaming, finds SpongeBob and all his friends returning to Kamp Koral for a summer of staying up all night, monster lessons, digging up a prehistoric creature, and having the best time ever! The cast members of SpongeBob SquarePants voice their younger camp-going selves, while Carlos Alazraqui and Kate Higgins voice the roles of Nobby and Narlene, narwhal siblings who live in the woods surrounding the camp. All seasons of Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years are available to stream now on Paramount+.
STREAM NOW: Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years
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4. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
To what lengths would SpongeBob go to save his beloved pet snail, Gary? In The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, SpongeBob is forced to find out when Gary suddenly goes missing. A path of clues leads the heartbroken sponge to the powerful King Poseidon, who has Gary held captive in the Lost City of Atlantic City. To rescue Gary, SpongeBob and his pals team up and embark on a heroic and hilarious journey where they discover nothing is stronger than the power of friendship.
This first-ever all CGI SpongeBob motion picture event features the voice talents of the SpongeBob SquarePants cast, as well as those of Awkwafina (Otto), Matt Berry (Poseidon), and Reggie Watts (Chancellor).
STREAM NOW: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
5. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
On a mission to save his world, SpongeBob SquarePants is headed to ours for the first time ever! When pirate Burger Beard steals the Krabby Patties recipe, SpongeBob and his friends must unleash their inner superheroes in order to defeat a super-villian. Featuring the stellar voice cast of SpongeBob SquarePants, plus some grin-worthy celeb cameos, this hit film deserves five starfish … er, stars!
STREAM NOW: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
6. The Tidal Zone: A SpongeBob Universe Special
The Tidal Zone: A SpongeBob Universe Special takes viewers on a multidimensional adventure deep below the ocean’s surface and throughout Bikini Bottom. Following GrandPat of The Patrick Star Show as he makes his way through each of the dimensions, this first-ever SpongeBob Universe crossover special encompasses all three animated series: SpongeBob SquarePants; Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years; and, The Patrick Star Show.
In addition to the legendary voice casts from the shows, this special offers up a tale of both comedy and caution, of satire and stupidity. Minds may switch, bodies may shrink, and robots may rise in … The Tidal Zone: A SpongeBob Universe Special. Intriguing? You bet your bottom (sand)dollar.
STREAM NOW: The Tidal Zone: A SpongeBob Universe Special
7. The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
Following a critically lauded run in New York, members of the original award-winning Broadway company of The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage! reunited to film the show in front of a live theater audience. This live production captures all-new depths of theatrical innovation, imparting the musical message that the power of optimism really can save the world.
Starring original cast members Ethan Slater (SpongeBob SquarePants), Gavin Lee (Squidward Tentacles), Danny Skinner (Patrick Star), Brian Ray Norris (Mr. Krabs), Wesley Taylor (Plankton), and Christina Sajous (Sandy Cheeks), The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! finds SpongeBob and all his Bikini Bottom friends facing the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage.
This one-of-a-kind event was conceived and directed for the stage by Tina Landau, with a book by Kyle Jarrow, and orchestrations, arrangements, music supervision by Tom Kitt. The show features original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady A., Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At The Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants, T.I., and David Bowie.
STREAM NOW: The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
8. SpongeBob DocuPants
In this uproarious series, classic SpongeBob moments are told in the style of documentary shows like E! True Hollywood Story, Dateline, and Behind the Music. Hosted by the very real and hard-hitting Los Angeles news anchor Kent Shocknek, each episode takes a comedically sensationalized look into classic SpongeBob storylines.
STREAM NOW: SpongeBob DocuPants
9. SpongeBob As Told By ...
This eight-episode series is a riotous combination of puppets and preposterousness! Cast members from SpongeBob SquarePants are asked to recount iconic episodes of the classic series. While the performers recap storylines as accurately as their memories will allow, puppet versions of the SpongeBob characters reenact the nautical nonsense being described. For extra fun, watch these episodes against the originals to see if the actors remembered them right! (After 25 years of episodes, we can forgive a few memory lapses, right?)
STREAM NOW: SpongeBob As Told By ...
Try Paramount+ For Free!
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Nickelodeon icon, and SpongeBob SquarePants, the original series that started it all, Paramount+ is spotlighting very special SpongeBob titles from the SpongeBob Universe collection, a curated collection of SpongeBob shows, specials, and movies.
Have we fired up your IMAGINATION yet? We’ll take that as a yes – and a sign of the BEST. DAY. EVER. Read on to learn all about the great SpongeBob series and movies you can stream now on Paramount+. Time to start your deep dive.
1. SpongeBob SquarePants
The original series chronicles the nautical and sometimes nonsensical adventures of SpongeBob SquarePants, the incurably optimistic sea sponge. Dwelling in the subsurface city of Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob lives in a two-story pineapple. He rarely takes a logical approach to everyday challenges, and sees the world in a wayward and unconventional way. Whether searching for the ultimate spatula to perfect his burger flipping technique at the Krusty Krab, or simply hanging out with his friends, SpongeBob’s overzealousness usually creates chaos in his underwater world.
The silver anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants wouldn’t be complete without a fresh season of the classic Nickelodeon series making its debut on Paramount+. Luckily for you, Season 13 has recently joined Seasons 1-12 on the service. It features original voice cast members Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks) and Mr. Lawrence (Plankton).
STREAM NOW: SpongeBob SquarePants
2. The Patrick Star Show
This animated spinoff of SpongeBob SquarePants puts the best pal of SpongeBob, Patrick Star, front and center of his own series. In The Patrick Star Show, Patrick Star is a young adult starfish who lives at home with his family. There, he hosts his own variety show for the neighborhood from his television-turned-bedroom. Season 1 just debuted on Paramount+. All episodes are now streaming.
Bill Fagerbakke, longtime voice of Patrick Star, lends his pipes to the younger Patrick. Other cast members include Tom Wilson as Cecil Star, Patrick’s happy-go-lucky dad; Cree Summer as Bunny Star, Patrick’s loving and kooky mom; Jill Talley as Squidina Star, Patrick’s 8-year-old sister; and Dana Snyder as GrandPat Star, Patrick’s genius grandpa. Summer also voices Grandma Tentacles, Squidward’s grandmother.
STREAM NOW: The Patrick Star Show
3. Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years
In this CG-animated spinoff of SpongeBob SquarePants, 10-year-old SpongeBob meets Patrick Star, Sandy Cheeks, Squidward Tentacles, Plankton, and Mr. Krabs as the group embarks on a series of summer camp adventures.
The all-new Season 2 of this Paramount+ Original series, now streaming, finds SpongeBob and all his friends returning to Kamp Koral for a summer of staying up all night, monster lessons, digging up a prehistoric creature, and having the best time ever! The cast members of SpongeBob SquarePants voice their younger camp-going selves, while Carlos Alazraqui and Kate Higgins voice the roles of Nobby and Narlene, narwhal siblings who live in the woods surrounding the camp. All seasons of Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years are available to stream now on Paramount+.
STREAM NOW: Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years
4. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
To what lengths would SpongeBob go to save his beloved pet snail, Gary? In The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, SpongeBob is forced to find out when Gary suddenly goes missing. A path of clues leads the heartbroken sponge to the powerful King Poseidon, who has Gary held captive in the Lost City of Atlantic City. To rescue Gary, SpongeBob and his pals team up and embark on a heroic and hilarious journey where they discover nothing is stronger than the power of friendship.
This first-ever all CGI SpongeBob motion picture event features the voice talents of the SpongeBob SquarePants cast, as well as those of Awkwafina (Otto), Matt Berry (Poseidon), and Reggie Watts (Chancellor).
STREAM NOW: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
5. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
On a mission to save his world, SpongeBob SquarePants is headed to ours for the first time ever! When pirate Burger Beard steals the Krabby Patties recipe, SpongeBob and his friends must unleash their inner superheroes in order to defeat a super-villian. Featuring the stellar voice cast of SpongeBob SquarePants, plus some grin-worthy celeb cameos, this hit film deserves five starfish … er, stars!
STREAM NOW: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
6. The Tidal Zone: A SpongeBob Universe Special
The Tidal Zone: A SpongeBob Universe Special takes viewers on a multidimensional adventure deep below the ocean’s surface and throughout Bikini Bottom. Following GrandPat of The Patrick Star Show as he makes his way through each of the dimensions, this first-ever SpongeBob Universe crossover special encompasses all three animated series: SpongeBob SquarePants; Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years; and, The Patrick Star Show.
In addition to the legendary voice casts from the shows, this special offers up a tale of both comedy and caution, of satire and stupidity. Minds may switch, bodies may shrink, and robots may rise in … The Tidal Zone: A SpongeBob Universe Special. Intriguing? You bet your bottom (sand)dollar.
STREAM NOW: The Tidal Zone: A SpongeBob Universe Special
7. The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
Following a critically lauded run in New York, members of the original award-winning Broadway company of The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage! reunited to film the show in front of a live theater audience. This live production captures all-new depths of theatrical innovation, imparting the musical message that the power of optimism really can save the world.
Starring original cast members Ethan Slater (SpongeBob SquarePants), Gavin Lee (Squidward Tentacles), Danny Skinner (Patrick Star), Brian Ray Norris (Mr. Krabs), Wesley Taylor (Plankton), and Christina Sajous (Sandy Cheeks), The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! finds SpongeBob and all his Bikini Bottom friends facing the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage.
This one-of-a-kind event was conceived and directed for the stage by Tina Landau, with a book by Kyle Jarrow, and orchestrations, arrangements, music supervision by Tom Kitt. The show features original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady A., Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At The Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants, T.I., and David Bowie.
STREAM NOW: The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
8. SpongeBob DocuPants
In this uproarious series, classic SpongeBob moments are told in the style of documentary shows like E! True Hollywood Story, Dateline, and Behind the Music. Hosted by the very real and hard-hitting Los Angeles news anchor Kent Shocknek, each episode takes a comedically sensationalized look into classic SpongeBob storylines.
STREAM NOW: SpongeBob DocuPants
9. SpongeBob As Told By ...
This eight-episode series is a riotous combination of puppets and preposterousness! Cast members from SpongeBob SquarePants are asked to recount iconic episodes of the classic series. While the performers recap storylines as accurately as their memories will allow, puppet versions of the SpongeBob characters reenact the nautical nonsense being described. For extra fun, watch these episodes against the originals to see if the actors remembered them right! (After 25 years of episodes, we can forgive a few memory lapses, right?)
STREAM NOW: SpongeBob As Told By ...