"SpongeBob SquarePants" premiere week was an event that occurred on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland from October 17 through October 21, 2011.[1] The event premiered 9 new episodes from season 7, including the half-hour special, "The Great Patty Caper."[1]
Production[]
On October 12, 2011, NickALive! would publish an article stating that Nickelodeon had released a promo for a premiere week of SpongeBob that would air all next week at 5:00pm. These episodes were also announced to air once again at 6:00pm on Nickelodeon Replay. The site also transcribed the trailer's promo, with multiple episodes that were to air being hinted at:[1]
- "Who steals the key to the secret formula?" ("The Great Patty Caper")
- "Where are Mr. Krabs' clothes?" ("The Masterpiece")
- "What's a Krusty Dog?" ("Krusty Dogs")
- "When did Sandy get so buff?" ("Whelk Attack")
- "Why's SpongeBob wearing lipstick?" ("Love That Squid")
- "And when did Squidward become a sausage? ("Krusty Dogs")
Nickelodeon's schedule listed that the episodes "The Masterpiece" and "Whelk Attack" would commence the event.[2]
Promotion[]
- The premiere of the episode "The Great Patty Caper" on Nickelodeon was aided by a promotional tweet from the network's Twitter account, which used box art from the DVD based on the episode.[3]
Premieres[]
| Title card | # | Title | Airdate | Viewers (millions)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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148a | "The Masterpiece" (tr • ga) | October 17, 2011[2] | |
| Squidward erects a statue of Mr. Krabs to try and attract customers. | ||||
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148b | "Whelk Attack" (tr • ga) | October 17, 2011[2] | |
| Large sea whelks invade Bikini Bottom. | ||||
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149a | "You Don't Know Sponge" (tr • ga) | October 18, 2011 | |
| SpongeBob and Patrick take a quiz on each other, which threatens their friendship. | ||||
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149b | "Tunnel of Glove" (tr • ga) | October 18, 2011 | |
| Pearl and SpongeBob get stuck in the Tunnel of Glove. | ||||
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143 | "The Great Patty Caper" (tr • ga) | October 19, 2011[3] | |
| When cooking up a new batch of Krabby Patties, Mr. Krabs accidentally sends the formula away to the other side of the ocean, and sends SpongeBob and Patrick to fetch it. | ||||
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150a | "Krusty Dogs" (tr • ga) | October 20, 2011 | |
| The Krusty Krab starts selling hot dogs. | ||||
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150b | "The Wreck of the Mauna Loa" (tr • ga) | October 20, 2011 | |
| SpongeBob and Patrick find a lost ship, which Mr. Krabs uses for financial gain. | ||||
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151a | "New Fish in Town" (tr • ga) | October 21, 2011 | |
| Squidward becomes friends with his new neighbor. | ||||
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151b | "Love That Squid" (tr • ga) | October 21, 2011 | |
| Squidward gets ready to go out on a date and SpongeBob assists him. | ||||
Trivia[]
General[]
- "The Great Patty Caper" initially premiered in the UK and Ireland on ITV1's Saturday morning children's block on June 18, 2011 at 7:55am.[6]
Ratings on Nick UK
Ratings on Nick Replay
- The premieres of each episode pair on Nick UK and Nick Replay were some of the highest-rated programs on both networks during their weeks of airtime:
- Monday - #148 - "The Masterpiece" / "Whelk Attack"
- 137,000 viewers; 3rd highest rated program on Nick UK
- Tuesday - #149 - "You Don't Know Sponge" / "Whelk Attack"
- 92,000 viewers; Highest rated program on Nick Replay
- Wednesday - #143 - "The Great Patty Caper"
- 140,000 viewers; 2nd highest-rated program on Nick UK
- Thursday - #150 - "Krusty Dogs" / "The Wreck of the Mauna Loa"
- 104,000 viewers; 6th highest-rated program on Nick UK
- 62,000 additional viewers; 5th highest rated program on Nick Replay
- 166,000 total viewers
- Friday - #151 - "New Fish in Town" / "Love That Squid"
- 128,000 viewers; 4th highest-rated program on Nick UK
- Monday - #148 - "The Masterpiece" / "Whelk Attack"
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Nickelodeon UK To Premiere Brand New Episodes Of "SpongeBob SquarePants" From 17th October 2011 - NickALive!
- ^ a b c What's on TV: Nick - Nick.com (archive, 10/12/2011)
- ^ a b Nickelodeon UK on Twitter - "Have you been watching brand new SpongeBob..."
- ^ a b c d e f g File:NickUKPremiereWeekRatings.jpeg
- ^ a b c d File:Nick+1PremiereWeekRatings.jpeg
- ^ BBC Programme Index