SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy attempt to stop an erupting volcano from destroying Bikini Bottom. Meanwhile, Plankton sees this as his time to strike.SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy attempt to stop an erupting volcano from destroying Bikini Bottom. Meanwhile, Plankton sees this as his time to strike.SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy attempt to stop an erupting volcano from destroying Bikini Bottom. Meanwhile, Plankton sees this as his time to strike.
Bryonha Marie
- The Mayor
- (as Bryonha Marie Parham)
- …
- Directors
- Glenn Weiss
- Tina Landau(production conceived & directed for the stage by)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn order to fit the TV length, some minor aspects of the stage show were cut: The original prologue of Patchy the Pirate crashing the show was replaced by an animated prologue of the SpongeBob characters about to watch the show using previously animated footage from the policy trailer, made in conjunction with ScreenVision Media, with some new lines dubbed in. The boulders from the volcano were initially represented by giant bouncy balls coming from Rube Goldberg devices from both sides of the stage, unfortunately, the theater could not accommodate said devices. The second reprise of "Bikini Bottom Day" at the beginning of act II was removed. Due to time, the beginning of the third verse of "Best Day Ever" was cut. In the original stage show, the SpongeBob theme song happened after the curtain call, but due to time, the theme song is sung right after the "Bikini Bottom Day" finale, followed by a proper curtain call.
- Quotes
SpongeBob SquarePants: If you don't stop this, it won't matter either way. There won't be anything left to save!
Squidward Q. Tentacles: Deep thought, SpongeBob, but Bikini Bottom...
SpongeBob SquarePants: I'M NOT FINISHED!
- Alternate versionsAfter the initial version aired, it was trimmed down for reruns to about an hour and a half, cutting " No Control", "Daddy Knows Best", "Poor Pirates", the opening of act 2, "Bikini Bottom Boogie", and "(I Guess I) Miss You".
- ConnectionsFeatured in MsMojo: Top 10 Epic Nickelodeon Villain Songs (2023)
- SoundtracksBikini Bottom Day
Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Coulton
Performed by Ethan Slater, Danny Skinner, Gavin Lee, Christina Sajous, Brian Ray Norris, Wesley Taylor, Katie Lee Hill and Ensemble
Featured review
What it says on the tin (and I love it)
I've been following this show since Chicago and seeing it on television felt like it brought closure to a long journey. I saw on Twitter that a lot of people said it was disrespecting Hillenburg by being released after his death, so I wanna make it clear that this show was greenlit by him and Nickelodeon years before his death, and I believe the filming rights were as well. TV seemed like a natural progression - Nick gonna cash grab, especially since SpongeBob is nearing the end of its 20-year-run.
The magic they preserved here made it stand out to me in a way unlike other proshots (i.e. Shrek, Newsies, She Loves Me). Yes, it's a corporate cash grab, but knowing the love and care that Tina and the cast put into this show for years made it a cash grab worth my watch. Ethan's at the forefront of this, and he's having a ball. Everyone is! Big highlights for me were Ethan and Wes, but everyone put their heart and soul into this and it shows.
At the end of the day, of course it's gonna suffer a little. Some of the problems have plagued the show from the start, like the mix of talent providing songs in pre-production holding the show back from ever evolving past needing those songs and leading songs like Daddy Knows Best and Chop to the Top feeling more like cabaret numbers than integral to the story. Others are new things that didn't translate from the stage, like the lack of the bicycle Rube Goldberg machine that was a really nice touch to the "boulder" scenes.
But in the end, do I care? No! I'm so, so, so happy that this show finally got the taping it deserves (and happy that I won't be stuck watching shaky bootlegs forever). As everybody moves on with their careers (go watch Indoor Boys season 3!!), I'm grateful that this milestone was immortalized for us to keep watching.
- beeshrektestinthehousevevo
- Dec 7, 2019
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- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
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