NICKELODEON GREENLIGHTS THE PATRICK STAR SHOW,
ORIGINAL ANIMATED SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS SPINOFF,
SLATED TO AIR THIS SUMMER
Longtime Voice of Patrick Star, Bill Fagerbakke, to Voice Famed Character;
SpongeBob SquarePants Voice Cast to Reprise Roles
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BURBANK, Calif.--March 4, 2021--Nickelodeon has given the official greenlight to
The Patrick Star Show (13 episodes), the second spinoff of the number-one animated series
SpongeBob SquarePants. Produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio,
The Patrick Star Show is a family sitcom starring Patrick and the rest of his family as they are constantly disrupted by Patrick’s wild whims and surreal imagination. The series will debut this summer on Nickelodeon.
“Nickelodeon is diving deeper into Bikini Bottom to give fans a look at our lovable young adult Patrick Star and his entire family with a sitcom only he could imagine up,” said Ramsey Naito, President, Nickelodeon Animation. “This second original spinoff allows us to expand our reach, tell new stories and connect with our audience around the world who continue to love these characters.”
The Patrick Star Show follows a younger Patrick Star living at home with his family, where he hosts his own show for the neighborhood from his television-turned-bedroom. His little sister, Squidina, works behind the scenes to make sure Patrick’s show is always running smoothly, while his parents, Bunny and Cecil and his grandpa, GrandPat, each support Patrick in their own hilariously absurd ways. The Star family’s unpredictable adventures often inform, integrate, and sometimes even interfere with Patrick’s TV show, but one thing is for sure: his bizarre life always makes for great television!
Longtime voice of Patrick Star, Bill Fagerbakke lends his voice as the young adult Patrick alongside new cast members: Tom Wilson (
SpongeBob SquarePants,
Back to the Future) as Cecil Star, Patrick’s fun-loving, happy-go-lucky dad who always puts his family first; Cree Summer (
Rugrats,
A Different World,
Inspector Gadget) as Bunny Star, Patrick’s loving, sea star mom who is a kooky oddball; Jill Talley (
SpongeBob SquarePants) as Squidina Star, Patrick’s eight-year-old little sister who sees herself as Patrick’s executive producer for his imaginary TV show; and Dana Snyder (
The Thundermans,
Welcome to the Wayne,
The Penguins of Madagascar,
Chowder) as GrandPat Star, Patrick’s genius grandpat, the most intelligent member of the Star family. Summer also voices Grandma Tentacles, Squidward’s grandma.
Additional cast members include veteran actors Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward Tentacles), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), Mr. Lawrence (Plankton).
Marc Ceccarelli (SpongeBob SquarePants), Vincent Waller (SpongeBob SquarePants) and Jennie Monica (SpongeBob SquarePants) are co-executive producers of the series. The Patrick Star Show is developed for television by Claudia Spinelli, SVP of Animation Development, Nickelodeon, with production overseen by Kelley Gardner, Vice President, Current Series, Animation, Nickelodeon.
The greenlit comes as the first-ever
SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff,
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years, debuts today on
Paramount+.
The Patrick Star Show is part of Nickelodeon’s strategy to be the home of the biggest franchises kids and families love, and it expands Nickelodeon’s growing portfolio of influential properties that already includes
SpongeBob SquarePants,
PAW Patrol,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,
Blue’s Clues & You!, the first-ever
SpongeBob spinoff,
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years, the all-new animated
Star Trek: Prodigy series,
The Smurfs partnership and the recently announced
Transformers co-production.
Since its launch July 17, 1999,
SpongeBob SquarePants has reigned as the number-one animated series on TV for the last 18 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 the most widely distributed property in ViacomCBS Networks International history, seen in more than 170 countries and territories, translated in 30+ languages, and averaging more than 100 million total viewers every month.
SpongeBob SquarePants was created by Stephen Hillenburg and produced by Nickelodeon in Burbank. The character-driven cartoon chronicles the nautical and sometimes nonsensical adventures of SpongeBob, an incurable optimist and earnest sea sponge, and his undersea friends.
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Originally published: Thursday, March 04, 2021 at 13:12 GMT.
