Stop-Mo ‘SpongeBob Christmas’ Arrives on Nick

December 5, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

Kids’ net Nickelodeon is celebrating the holidays in style with its first full-length stop-motion animated special, It’s a SpongeBob Christmas!, which premieres on the channel Thursday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Inspired by the Rankin/Bass classics of yesteryear and the popular SpongeBob song “Don’t Be a Jerk (It’s Christmas)” [...]

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Stop Motion Casts a Spell on SpongeBob

November 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

How the talented team at Screen Novelties brought a familiar 2D toon to 3D life in It’s a SpongeBob Christmas! special. You can call it the Rankin-Bass legacy—the reason we tend to enjoy our classic animated holiday programming spiced with a touch of stop-motion magic. It’s only natural that kids [...]

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CBS Premieres ‘It’s a SpongeBob Christmas’ on Nov. 23

October 31, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments

Nickelodeon has scheduled the new stop-motion special It’s A SpongeBob Christmas! on Sunday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m. following its CBS television premiere on November 23. It’s A SpongeBob Christmas! was inspired by the classic Rankin/Bass specials (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town) and the popular [...]

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Nick Unveils Trailer for ‘SpongeBob Christmas’

June 15, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

SpongeBob fans were thrilled to learn that their favorite Bikini Bottom-dwelling character will star in his first full-length stop-motion animated special It’s A SpongeBob Christmas!, this holiday season. Inspired by the classic Rankin/Bass (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town) specials, and the popular SpongeBob song released [...]

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Nick Highlights Toon Details at L.A. Upfront

March 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Nickelodeon announced more details about its upcoming animated shows at today’s upfront presentation in Los Angeles. Cabler president Cyma Zarghami confirmed Nick’s dedication to animated content, noting that it will roll out over 300 new animated episodes in 2012. In addition to new episodes of returning series SpongeBob SquarePants, T.U.F.F. [...]

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