#SpongeBob returns with new episodes starting May 15!

With today marking the 27th anniversary of the premiere of #SpongeBobSquarePants, here are 27 fun facts about the show's history: (THREAD)

#SpongeBobSquarePants premiered on this day 27 years ago!

Season 17 is set to premiere in the UK on May 28 "The SquarePants Method" is listed to air alone on May 28, with "The Nerds" premiering alongside it the day after

Encyclopedia SpongeBobia turns 19 today!

Thread of Clancy Brown's answers (voice of Mr. Krabs) from his "Ask Me Anything" on Reddit:

Some animation cels from #SpongeBob season 1 have been added to Smithsonian's National Museum of American History's "Entertainment Nation" exhibit in Washington D.C.

The #SpongeBob Movie: #SearchForSquarePants is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.

Promo video from IDW Publishing on #SpongeBobSquarePants: The Art of an Undersea World. The art book is available now

The #SpongeBob episode "Go Fetch!" is featured on the Annecy Festival's TV Films selection for 2026.

Slappy Saturday? Sure!(FLASHING LIGHTS IN THIS VIDEO!)"The Dated Game" is another of my favorites and ones I really got to put my mark on with the Caligari scene & being told to make The Master's entrance "as scary as allowed" 👍👍 #thepatrickstarshow #slappy #patrickstar #storyboards #animatics (1/2)

into the old man jenkins verse, i'm suprised i'm the first one to draw this!

THQ Nordic confirms that a Nintendo Switch (1) version of #SpongeBobSquarePants: #TitansOfTheTide will release later this year. It is currently set to release on October 13.

A quick lil’ something for St. Paddy’s day! 🍀 …So you’re telling me it’s NOT a certain starfish’s special day?

The #SpongeBob Movie: #SearchForSquarePants releases on DVD and Blu-ray on March 31!

The #SpongeBob episode "Shanghaied" premiered on this day 25 years ago! Nowadays, it is aired as a 15-minute episode, but the original airing of this episode was a full 22-minute special, and had multiple different endings.

Today marks 5 years since the premiere of #KampKoral: SpongeBob's Under Years and the U.S. release of The #SpongeBob Movie: #SpongeOnTheRun.

#SpongeBobSquarePants: The Art of an Undersea World is NOW AVAILABLE!

Several pages from #SpongeBobSquarePants: The Art of an Undersea World. The art book releases on March 3.

Today marks 20 years since the premiere of the #SpongeBob special "Dunces and Dragons." This was the second most-viewed premiere in the show's history and the 6th most-viewed Nickelodeon premiere of all-time, with a total of 8.56 million viewers.

#SpongeBobSquarePants was the most-streamed kids' TV series on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S., as of September 2025. It is also in the top 10 of kids' TV series overall by streams across Disney+, Netflix, Prime Video, and Hulu (the 4 most popular streaming services in the U.S.)

The #SpongeBob Movie: #SearchForSquarePants is now available to stream on Paramount+ U.S.

The #SpongeBob Movie: #SearchForSquarePants is set to be added to Paramount+ tomorrow.

#SpongeBobSquarePants was the 5th most-streamed series in the U.S. in 2025, with 34.3 billion total minutes of watch time.

The #SpongeBob Movie: #SearchForSquarePants has been nominated for Best Animated Film at the 53rd Saturn Awards.

#SpongeBob season 15 is now available on Paramount+ U.S.

A video showcasing Cinesite's Canadian team's work on The #SpongeBob Movie: #SearchForSquarePants:

The #SpongeBob Movie: #SearchForSquarePants has been nominated for Outstanding Sound Mixing in the "Motion Pictures - Animated" category at the 62nd Cinema Audio Society Awards.

A behind-the-scenes clip of Mark Hamill as the Flying Dutchman in The #SpongeBob Movie: #SearchForSquarePants, from @ign.com.

New feature clip from @animag.bsky.social, with the creative crew of The #SpongeBob Movie: #SearchForSquarePants discussing the design choices of the movie's CG animation:

For 18 months, I had to keep the secret that I didn't just voice The Flying Dutchman in the SpongeBob movie, but I also played him in live-action sequences. The hours it took flew by thanks to superb makeup artists Gage Munster & Marcel Banks who were both so kind AND hilarious. 🤣 Thanks fellas! 🙏

The #SpongeBob Movie: #SearchForSquarePants has been nominated for "Best Animated Feature Film" at the 30th Art Directors Guild Awards.

The #SpongeBob Movie: #SearchForSquarePants has been nominated for "Best Character Design - Feature" at the 53rd Annie Awards.

Elizabeth Hemme (VFX supervisor of Reel FX on The #SpongeBob Movie: #SearchForSquarePants): "SpongeBob's design is one that everybody knows, but if you look at him carefully, the sponge texture itself was something that we really had to refine in 3D."

Another year is here! #SpongeBobSquarePants and #ThePatrickStarShow will air more new episodes throughout the year, and a new art book is on the way as well. What else do you expect for #SpongeBob content this year?

A round-up of key #SpongeBob content in 2025:

Merry Christmas!

The #SpongeBob Movie: #SearchForSquarePants is NOW AVAILABLE in theaters!

#SpongeBob season 15 will be added to Paramount+ U.S. on January 21, 2026.

Adam Paloian (CEO of Pinreel Inc. and former #SpongeBob veteran) on the making of "Go Fetch!": "I started this project by continuing my goal with Pinreel from where I left off on the Tenacious D music video, which was to create a tactile world that bridges 2D design...

A behind-the-scenes feature from Nickelodeon UK's YouTube channel on The #SpongeBob Movie: #SearchForSquarePants. 2 DAYS until the movie's release!

Additional pages have been revealed for #SpongeBobSquarePants: The Art of an Undersea World. The art book is now scheduled to release on March 3, 2026.

The #SpongeBob Movie: #SearchForSquarePants releases in theaters next week!

Favorite #ThePatrickStarShow episodes from this year?

Tom Kenny and Mark Hamill on @cbsmornings.bsky.social, about #SpongeBob and The SpongeBob Movie: #SearchForSquarePants:

Derek Drymon: "Everybody has their own SpongeBob experience — they remember seeing an episode at a certain age, with family or during a particular moment in their life. As an artist, it’s pretty rare to have that connection."

Here's a rundown of every #SpongeBob episode that premiered this year. Which ones were your favorites?

The #SpongeBob episode "Christmas Who?" premiered on this day 25 years ago!

Short thread of some storyboard drawings from Squidina's Holidaze Special I never posted! Getting to draw SpongeBob in his cute little Santa suits has been one of my greatest honors, as a lover of cute Sponges wearing cute little outfits.

New clip from The #SpongeBob Movie: #SearchForSquarePants. The movie releases in theaters THIS MONTH!