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|airdate = {{Flag|USA}} {{Time|November 19}}, {{Time|2004}}
 
 
|credits = The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) End Credits
 
|credits = The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) End Credits
 
|budget = $65-70 million<ref name=BOM>http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spongebob.htm</ref>
 
|budget = $65-70 million<ref name=BOM>http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spongebob.htm</ref>
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|guests = [[Jeffrey Tambor]] as [[King Neptune]]<br>[[Scarlett Johansson]] as [[Princess Mindy|Mindy]]<br>[[Alec Baldwin]] as [[Dennis]]<br>[[David Hasselhoff]] as himself<br>[[Jim Wise]] as musical performer of [[Goofy Goober Rock]]<br>[[Ween]] as musical performer of [[Ocean Man]]
 
|guests = [[Jeffrey Tambor]] as [[King Neptune]]<br>[[Scarlett Johansson]] as [[Princess Mindy|Mindy]]<br>[[Alec Baldwin]] as [[Dennis]]<br>[[David Hasselhoff]] as himself<br>[[Jim Wise]] as musical performer of [[Goofy Goober Rock]]<br>[[Ween]] as musical performer of [[Ocean Man]]
 
|writer = [[Derek Drymon]]<br>[[Tim Hill]]<br>[[Stephen Hillenburg]]<br>[[Kent Osborne]]<br>[[Aaron Springer]]<br>[[Paul Tibbitt]]
 
|writer = [[Derek Drymon]]<br>[[Tim Hill]]<br>[[Stephen Hillenburg]]<br>[[Kent Osborne]]<br>[[Aaron Springer]]<br>[[Paul Tibbitt]]
|storyboard artist = [[Sherm Cohen]]
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|storyboard artist = [[Sherm Cohen]]<br>[[Caleb Meurer]]<br>[[Tuck Tucker]]<br>[[Mike Roth]]<br>[[Erik Wiese]]
 
|supervising producer = [[Stephen Hillenburg]]
 
|supervising producer = [[Stephen Hillenburg]]
 
|director = [[Stephen Hillenburg]]
 
|director = [[Stephen Hillenburg]]
|director-storyboard = [[Kent Osborne]]<br>[[Aaron Springer]]<br>[[Paul Tibbitt]]
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|director-storyboard = [[Stephen Hillenburg]]<br>[[Derek Drymon]]<br>[[Tim Hill]]<br>[[Kent Osborne]]<br>[[Aaron Springer]]<br>[[Paul Tibbitt]]
 
|director-animation = [[Alan Smart]]
 
|director-animation = [[Alan Smart]]
 
|briefsummary = SpongeBob and Patrick set off for Shell City to retrieve King Neptune's crown in order to stop Plankton from taking over Bikini Bottom
 
|briefsummary = SpongeBob and Patrick set off for Shell City to retrieve King Neptune's crown in order to stop Plankton from taking over Bikini Bottom
 
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The movie was released in theaters in the United States on {{Time|November 19}}, {{Time|2004}}, by [[Paramount Pictures]]. The movie was first aired on TV on {{Time|November 10}}, {{Time|2006}}, during the [[Best Day Ever marathon]]. It was distributed in Switzerland, Spain, and the Netherlands by Universal Pictures. On {{Time|March 29}}, {{Time|2011}}, Paramount released the movie on Blu-ray. On {{Time|December 30}}, {{Time|2014}}, Paramount re-released the movie on Blu-ray.
 
The movie was released in theaters in the United States on {{Time|November 19}}, {{Time|2004}}, by [[Paramount Pictures]]. The movie was first aired on TV on {{Time|November 10}}, {{Time|2006}}, during the [[Best Day Ever marathon]]. It was distributed in Switzerland, Spain, and the Netherlands by Universal Pictures. On {{Time|March 29}}, {{Time|2011}}, Paramount released the movie on Blu-ray. On {{Time|December 30}}, {{Time|2014}}, Paramount re-released the movie on Blu-ray.
 
   
 
===Characters===
 
===Characters===
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*[[Sheldon J. Plankton]]
 
*[[Sheldon J. Plankton]]
 
*[[Karen Plankton]]
 
*[[Karen Plankton]]
*[[Incidental 2|Archie]]
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*[[Incidental 2]]
 
*[[Incidental 45]]
 
*[[Incidental 45]]
 
*[[Sandy Cheeks]]
 
*[[Sandy Cheeks]]
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SpongeBob is extremely excited, as today is the grand opening of the "[[Krusty Krab 2]]," and he is confident he will be chosen as the new manager and prepares himself for the day. Patrick Star's [[Patrick Star's house|rock]] lifts up, and Patrick congratulates SpongeBob, saying that to celebrate, they are going to go to [[Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat]] tonight. SpongeBob and Patrick sing the "[[Goofy Goober Song]]," and afterward, SpongeBob goes off to the Krusty Krab.
 
SpongeBob is extremely excited, as today is the grand opening of the "[[Krusty Krab 2]]," and he is confident he will be chosen as the new manager and prepares himself for the day. Patrick Star's [[Patrick Star's house|rock]] lifts up, and Patrick congratulates SpongeBob, saying that to celebrate, they are going to go to [[Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat]] tonight. SpongeBob and Patrick sing the "[[Goofy Goober Song]]," and afterward, SpongeBob goes off to the Krusty Krab.
   
Plankton envies Mr. Krabs, and states he tried every plan in his cabinet from "A to Y." There are actually 26 letters of the alphabet, and Plankton does not notice it at first, but Karen, his computer wife, tells him. Plankton finds "[[Plan Z]]" in the back of the drawer. He thinks it is his best plan yet. He goes outside to announced his revenge, only to be stepped on by SpongeBob, who pulls Plankton off his shoe and asks him if he is going to the grand opening ceremony. Plankton replies that he is instead planning on ruling the world.
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Plankton envies Mr. Krabs and states he tried every plan in his cabinet from "A to Y." There are actually 26 letters of the alphabet, and Plankton does not notice it at first, but Karen, his computer wife, tells him. Plankton finds "[[Plan Z]]" in the back of the drawer. He thinks it is his best plan yet. He goes outside to announced his revenge, only to be stepped on by SpongeBob, who pulls Plankton off his shoe and asks him if he is going to the grand opening ceremony. Plankton replies that he is instead planning on ruling the world.
   
Meanwhile, Mr. Krabs is preparing the grand opening ceremony of the Krusty Krab 2, which is an exact replica of the original and is located directly next door to it. SpongeBob rushes up to the stage to accept his promotion and highly anticipates that he will win the promotion, but Mr. Krabs announces that Squidward is the new manager instead, much to SpongeBob's shock. Mr. Krabs tells a heartbroken SpongeBob that he is too childish to handle the task, and SpongeBob sulks away in depression.[[File:Tumblr lfxv4hJRFM1qeop0ko1 500 (2).jpg|thumb|Krusty Krab next to the Krusty Krab 2]]
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Meanwhile, Mr. Krabs is preparing the grand opening ceremony of the Krusty Krab 2, which is an exact replica of the original and is located directly next door to it. SpongeBob rushes up to the stage to accept his promotion and highly anticipates that he will win the promotion, but Mr. Krabs announces that Squidward is the new manager instead, much to SpongeBob's shock. Mr. Krabs tells a heartbroken SpongeBob that he is too childish to handle the task, and SpongeBob sulks away in depression.[[File:Tumblr lfxv4hJRFM1qeop0ko1 500 (2).jpg|thumb|220x220px|Krusty Krab next to the Krusty Krab 2]]
   
 
Later, Plankton flies towards [[King Neptune's castle]], as part of "Plan Z." Inside, [[King Neptune]] is attempting to punish his royal crown polisher for touching his crown, but his more intelligent daughter, [[Princess Mindy]], stops him and tries to tell him to show a little love and compassion to his subjects instead of making them suffer these harsh punishments. The hot-tempered and tyrannical king tries to explain to his daughter by showing her the [[King Neptune's crown|crown]] and its importance. During his speech, Plankton arrives on the scene and steals his crown. Neptune, who is "bald," is horrified to discover that his crown is missing. As he screams in horror upon his royal crown being stolen, Plankton flies off to [[Shell City]], having stolen the crown thanks to Plan Z.
 
Later, Plankton flies towards [[King Neptune's castle]], as part of "Plan Z." Inside, [[King Neptune]] is attempting to punish his royal crown polisher for touching his crown, but his more intelligent daughter, [[Princess Mindy]], stops him and tries to tell him to show a little love and compassion to his subjects instead of making them suffer these harsh punishments. The hot-tempered and tyrannical king tries to explain to his daughter by showing her the [[King Neptune's crown|crown]] and its importance. During his speech, Plankton arrives on the scene and steals his crown. Neptune, who is "bald," is horrified to discover that his crown is missing. As he screams in horror upon his royal crown being stolen, Plankton flies off to [[Shell City]], having stolen the crown thanks to Plan Z.
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SpongeBob and Patrick are traveling through a field of skulls, laughing over their victory at the Thug Tug. They see an [[Ice cream (location)|ice cream stand]], but when SpongeBob goes to order, the old woman running the stand is revealed as the tongue of a monstrous [[frogfish]] using the ice cream stand as bait. The Frogfish chases the scared fleeing duo, eventually driving off a cliff and getting out of the car just in time. The frogfish is lured off the edge and subsequently eaten by an even larger beast, which is a gigantic sea serpent that appears from the trench.
 
SpongeBob and Patrick are traveling through a field of skulls, laughing over their victory at the Thug Tug. They see an [[Ice cream (location)|ice cream stand]], but when SpongeBob goes to order, the old woman running the stand is revealed as the tongue of a monstrous [[frogfish]] using the ice cream stand as bait. The Frogfish chases the scared fleeing duo, eventually driving off a cliff and getting out of the car just in time. The frogfish is lured off the edge and subsequently eaten by an even larger beast, which is a gigantic sea serpent that appears from the trench.
 
[[File:The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 435.png|thumb|220x220px]]
 
[[File:The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 435.png|thumb|220x220px]]
Unable to pass through a monster-filled trench, SpongeBob decides to give up and accepts the fact that he and Patrick are just kids. However, Mindy arrives and shows them what has happened to Bikini Bottom while they were gone and gives them [[Seaweed mustaches|fake mustaches in the form of seaweed]], convincing them that they are now men. SpongeBob and Patrick pass through the trench without fear while singing "[[Now That We're Men]]," but meet up with Dennis on the other side. He rips off their fake mustaches and explains to them that they are not really men, and prepares to kill them by crushing them under his spiky boot. However, before he can do so, a even bigger boot crushes Dennis, belonging to a monstrous scuba diver known as the "[[Cyclops]]," who abducts SpongeBob and Patrick to the surface.
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Unable to pass through a monster-filled trench, SpongeBob decides to give up and accepts the fact that he and Patrick are just kids. However, Mindy, who was exiled from the Bikini Bottom by Plankton, arrives and shows them what has happened to Bikini Bottom while they were gone and gives them [[Seaweed mustaches|fake mustaches in the form of seaweed]], convincing them that they are now men. SpongeBob and Patrick pass through the trench without fear while singing "[[Now That We're Men]]," but meet up with Dennis on the other side. He rips off their fake mustaches and explains to them that they are not really men, and prepares to kill them by crushing them under his spiky boot. However, before he can do so, a even bigger boot crushes Dennis, belonging to a monstrous scuba diver known as the "[[Cyclops]]," who abducts SpongeBob and Patrick to the surface.
   
 
SpongeBob and Patrick wake up in a goldfish bowl filled with fresh water and sedimentary pebbles. They see the Cyclops making "knick-knacks" from "dead" sea creatures, much to their horror, and are soon taken out of the bowl and put on a table under a heat lamp, and start to dry up. Soon, SpongeBob laments that they have failed and that Bikini Bottom will remain under Plankton's mind control, Mr. Krabs will be executed, and they too will die. Patrick points out a sign reading "Shell City: Marine Gifts and Sundries." SpongeBob realizes that they are in Shell City, which is, in fact, a gift shop. They see the crown, and SpongeBob then realizes that they did at least make it to Shell City. They both shed a tear of joy and begin singing the Goofy Goober song, just as they shrivel up: their faces become smaller, Patrick's body shape gets round bevel edges, and SpongeBob's arms and legs roll up into his sleeves. As they sing the last verse of the song, their faces vanish from their bodies as they become the real-life equivalents of their species, indicating that they have both died. Back in the movie theater, all the pirates mourn the loss of SpongeBob and Patrick, but a talking parrot points out that the movie is not over yet and they continue watching it.
 
SpongeBob and Patrick wake up in a goldfish bowl filled with fresh water and sedimentary pebbles. They see the Cyclops making "knick-knacks" from "dead" sea creatures, much to their horror, and are soon taken out of the bowl and put on a table under a heat lamp, and start to dry up. Soon, SpongeBob laments that they have failed and that Bikini Bottom will remain under Plankton's mind control, Mr. Krabs will be executed, and they too will die. Patrick points out a sign reading "Shell City: Marine Gifts and Sundries." SpongeBob realizes that they are in Shell City, which is, in fact, a gift shop. They see the crown, and SpongeBob then realizes that they did at least make it to Shell City. They both shed a tear of joy and begin singing the Goofy Goober song, just as they shrivel up: their faces become smaller, Patrick's body shape gets round bevel edges, and SpongeBob's arms and legs roll up into his sleeves. As they sing the last verse of the song, their faces vanish from their bodies as they become the real-life equivalents of their species, indicating that they have both died. Back in the movie theater, all the pirates mourn the loss of SpongeBob and Patrick, but a talking parrot points out that the movie is not over yet and they continue watching it.
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Making Of The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
 
Making Of The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
 
The Absorbing Tale Behind The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
 
The Absorbing Tale Behind The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
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===Music===
 
===Music===
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{{OM|Opening Titles / Treasure|Gregor F. Narholz|treasure chest}}
 
{{OM|Opening Titles / Treasure|Gregor F. Narholz|treasure chest}}
 
{{OM|SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song|Derek Drymon, Stephen Hillenburg, Mark Harrison, Blaise Smith|pirates sing this}}
 
{{OM|SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song|Derek Drymon, Stephen Hillenburg, Mark Harrison, Blaise Smith|pirates sing this}}
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*The movie is available on The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (DVD)|DVD]], [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (UMD)|UMD]], Digital and [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (Blu-ray)|Blu-ray]] releases.
 
*The movie is available on The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (DVD)|DVD]], [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (UMD)|UMD]], Digital and [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (Blu-ray)|Blu-ray]] releases.
 
*It is also available on [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (VHS)|VHS]], but since the VHS format was discontinued in 2006, this version is now out of print. The VHS version can still be bought used from a thrift store, or from online sites such as {{W|Amazon}} and {{W|eBay}}, although the VHS version on Amazon and eBay can get expensive as of 2019.
 
*It is also available on [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (VHS)|VHS]], but since the VHS format was discontinued in 2006, this version is now out of print. The VHS version can still be bought used from a thrift store, or from online sites such as {{W|Amazon}} and {{W|eBay}}, although the VHS version on Amazon and eBay can get expensive as of 2019.
*It is also available on [[The SpongeBob Movie Collection]] and [[The SpongeBob Movie Collection (Blu-ray)|Blu-ray]], [[Nickelodeon 6-Movie Collection]], [[Really Big Box Set]], [[SpongeBob StarPants]], The SpongeBob Movie Double Pack, SpongeBob Double Feature, [[SpongeBob StarPants]], [[3 Movie Pack]], [[3 Movie Pack volume 2]], [[Really Big Box Set]], Family Fun Collection, [[Limited Edition 2 DVD Box Set]], [[Double Feature Volume 1]], [[Kids Double Pack]] and [[Movies & TV Collection]].
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*It is also available on [[The SpongeBob Movie Collection]] and [[The SpongeBob Movie Collection (Blu-ray)|Blu-ray]], [[Nickelodeon 6-Movie Collection]], [[Really Big Box Set]], [[SpongeBob StarPants]], [[Sponge Crazy]], [[The SpongeBob Movie Double Pack]], [[SpongeBob Double Feature]], [[SpongeBob StarPants]], [[Double DVD Fun 2]], [[3 Movie Pack]], [[3 Movie Pack volume 2]], [[Really Big Box Set]], Family Fun Collection, [[Limited Edition 2 DVD Box Set]], [[Double Feature Volume 1]], [[Kids Double Pack]] and [[Movies & TV Collection]].
 
===International release===
 
*{{Time|November 19}}, {{Time|2004}} (Canada)
 
*{{Time|December 3}}, 2004 (Mexico)
 
*{{Time|December 16}}, 2004 (Chile)
 
*{{Time|December 17}}, 2004 (Brazil)
 
*{{Time|December 23}}, 2004 (Switzerland and Germany)
 
*{{Time|December 25}}, 2004 (Venezuela)
 
*{{Time|January 1}}, {{Time|2005}} (Colombia)
 
*{{Time|January 6}}, 2005 (Argentina, Australia, and New Zealand)
 
*{{Time|January 7}}, 2005 (Panama)
 
*{{Time|January 13}}, 2005 (Peru)
 
*{{Time|January 28}}, 2005 (Spain)
 
*{{Time|February 2}}, 2005 (Belgium)
 
*{{Time|February 3}}, 2005 (Netherlands)
 
*{{Time|February 9}}, 2005 (France)
 
*{{Time|February 11}}, 2005 (UK and Ireland)
 
*{{Time|February 16}}, 2005 (UAE)
 
*{{Time|February 18}}, 2005 (Norway)
 
*{{Time|March 11}}, 2005 (Austria)
 
*{{Time|March 16}}, 2005 (Kuwait)
 
*{{Time|March 17}}, 2005 (Czech Republic, Austria, and Singapore)
 
*{{Time|March 31}}, 2005 (Georgia, Middle East)
 
*{{Time|April 6}}, 2005 (Philippines)
 
*{{Time|April 8}}, 2005 (Iceland and South Africa)
 
*{{Time|April 14}}, 2005 (Israel)
 
*{{Time|April 16}}, 2005 (Indonesia)
 
*{{Time|May 13}}, 2005 (Turkey)
 
*{{Time|June 10}}, 2005 (Denmark)
 
*{{Time|June 26}}, 2005 (Sweden)
 
*{{Time|July 8}}, 2005 (Finland)
 
*{{Time|August 2}}, 2005 (Hungary)
 
*{{Time|September 15}}, 2005 (Greece)
 
*{{Time|September 23}}, 2005 (Italy)
 
*{{Time|September 30}}, 2005 (South Korea)
 
*{{Time|November 25}}, 2005 (Poland) (DVD)
 
*{{Time|April 22}}, {{Time|2006}} (Japan)
 
*{{Time|June 20}}, {{Time|2013}} (Albania)
 
   
 
==Video game==
 
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
===General===
 
===General===
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[[File:Potty-puppet-movie-storyboard.png|thumb|A rough storyboard for the first movie, showing Potty's string puppet and Patchy]]
*The movie was originally supposed to be the series finale but got renewed after good reviews and marketing success. However, it was never the chronological finale of the series.<ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1286675423435186178</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1281704375384076288</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1286690126786043905</ref>
 
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*In the rough storyboards for the movie (viewable [https://youtu.be/7tLx4n811hg?t=378 here]), [[Patchy the Pirate|Patchy]] (and [[Potty the Parrot|Potty]]'s string puppet) led the pirate crew. In the final film, they were replaced by a real parrot and [[Captain Bart the Pirate|a different pirate captain]] who, unlike Patchy, does not wear a hook on his hand.
*In the ''[[Ice-Cream Dreams]]'' storybook, Mr. Krabs, unlike in the movie, does not correct himself after saying "Don't you understand-ager?" to SpongeBob.
 
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**According to showrunner [[Vincent Waller]], Patchy was replaced "because the movie folks don't really understand his appeal. Intentionally low production values scare them."<ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/652969019788541952</ref>
 
*The movie was originally supposed to be the series finale but the series was renewed after it became a box office success. However, it was never the chronological finale of the series.<ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1286675423435186178</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1281704375384076288</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1286690126786043905</ref>
 
*In the ''[[Ice-Cream Dreams]]'' storybook, Mr. Krabs doesn't correct himself after saying "Don't you understand-ager?" to SpongeBob.
 
*After the movie was made, Nickelodeon released a special issue of ''[[Nickelodeon Magazine]]'' about this film. It included interviews with the cast, an article about SpongeBob's origin, Patrick recounting his journey to Shell City, and a comic about [[Mermaid Man]] and [[Barnacle Boy]] trying to stop Plankton during the events of the movie.
 
*After the movie was made, Nickelodeon released a special issue of ''[[Nickelodeon Magazine]]'' about this film. It included interviews with the cast, an article about SpongeBob's origin, Patrick recounting his journey to Shell City, and a comic about [[Mermaid Man]] and [[Barnacle Boy]] trying to stop Plankton during the events of the movie.
 
*There are two online games based on this movie called ''Bubble Bustin' Game'' and ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (3D Game)|The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 3D Game]]''.
 
*There are two online games based on this movie called ''Bubble Bustin' Game'' and ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (3D Game)|The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 3D Game]]''.
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*In the book ''Ice-Cream Dreams'', it says the grand opening for the [[Krusty Krab 2]] is March 3. However, in this movie, the grand opening is March 7.
 
*In the book ''Ice-Cream Dreams'', it says the grand opening for the [[Krusty Krab 2]] is March 3. However, in this movie, the grand opening is March 7.
 
**Additionally, the book ''Bubble Blowers, Beware!'' changes the rule of the Thug Tug into being laughed at if they blow bubbles rather than being beaten.
 
**Additionally, the book ''Bubble Blowers, Beware!'' changes the rule of the Thug Tug into being laughed at if they blow bubbles rather than being beaten.
*''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' novel that was marketed during the film's marketing campaign had contents altered from it, as well as rewording the dialogues that were considered insensitive to young readers.
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*''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' novel that was marketed during the film's marketing campaign had content altered from it, as well as rewording certain dialogues that was considered too intense for young readers.
*In this movie, SpongeBob's voice is changed to a higher pitch.
 
**This change even carried on to later episodes, up to {{Link|season 8}}.
 
 
*Patrick's quote "Did you see my underwear?" is later reused in the online games ''[[Dutchman's Dash]]'' and ''[[Dirty Bubble Busters]]''.
 
*Patrick's quote "Did you see my underwear?" is later reused in the online games ''[[Dutchman's Dash]]'' and ''[[Dirty Bubble Busters]]''.
 
*The song "[[Best Day Ever (song)|Best Day Ever]]" heard during the end credits and in the movie's soundtrack would later be used in the [[Best Day Ever|episode of the same name]], but shorter.
 
*The song "[[Best Day Ever (song)|Best Day Ever]]" heard during the end credits and in the movie's soundtrack would later be used in the [[Best Day Ever|episode of the same name]], but shorter.
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*Mr. Krabs does not communicate with Plankton at all in this movie, mostly due to him being frozen for majority of the movie.
 
*Mr. Krabs does not communicate with Plankton at all in this movie, mostly due to him being frozen for majority of the movie.
 
*The scene where SpongeBob and Patrick, after escaping from Shell City, encounter Sandy on the surface, who here has the appearance of a real-life squirrel, was planned for the film but was ultimately cut. The animatic for the scene is included as [[SpongeBob and Patrick meet Sandy (deleted scene)|a deleted scene]] on the special features of the DVD release. The scene was removed due to Patrick vomiting. However, the deleted scene of them meeting Sandy on the surface was later recycled into the second movie when SpongeBob and his friends are surprised by Sandy's superhero ability to be a giant real-life squirrel named "The Rodent."
 
*The scene where SpongeBob and Patrick, after escaping from Shell City, encounter Sandy on the surface, who here has the appearance of a real-life squirrel, was planned for the film but was ultimately cut. The animatic for the scene is included as [[SpongeBob and Patrick meet Sandy (deleted scene)|a deleted scene]] on the special features of the DVD release. The scene was removed due to Patrick vomiting. However, the deleted scene of them meeting Sandy on the surface was later recycled into the second movie when SpongeBob and his friends are surprised by Sandy's superhero ability to be a giant real-life squirrel named "The Rodent."
[[File:Patricksta5.jpg|thumb|260px|The most famous Surprised Patrick meme]]
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*The surprise face that Patrick makes would later return in "[[Scavenger Pants]]."
*The scene where SpongeBob and Patrick have their mouths wide open became popular on [http://YouTube.com YouTube] and a popular internet meme.
 
 
*This film features a different King Neptune from the one shown in the series.
**The surprised Patrick face would later return in "[[Scavenger Pants]]."
 
*The line when Mr. Krabs says "Hello, I like money" became a popular meme.
 
*The series features a totally different King Neptune than the one shown in the series.
 
 
*In a deleted scene, during SpongeBob's awakening in [[Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat]], he asks for a "double fudge spiny." This rejected line was used in a storybook based on this movie released during the time called ''Ice-Cream Dreams''.
 
*In a deleted scene, during SpongeBob's awakening in [[Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat]], he asks for a "double fudge spiny." This rejected line was used in a storybook based on this movie released during the time called ''Ice-Cream Dreams''.
 
*The movie was dedicated in memory of {{W|Jules Engel}}. In September {{Time|2003}}, during production, Engel, [[Stephen Hillenburg]]'s mentor when he studied experimental animation at the {{W|California Institute of the Arts}}, died. Hillenburg dedicated the film to him: "He truly was the most influential artistic person in my life. I consider him my 'Art Dad'."<ref>{{cite web|title=VISUALIZING ART HISTORY: EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION & ITS MENTOR, JULES ENGEL|url=http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/visualizing-art-history-experimental-animation-its-mentor-jules-engel|work=Indie Gogo|accessdate=May 24, 2020}}</ref>
 
*The movie was dedicated in memory of {{W|Jules Engel}}. In September {{Time|2003}}, during production, Engel, [[Stephen Hillenburg]]'s mentor when he studied experimental animation at the {{W|California Institute of the Arts}}, died. Hillenburg dedicated the film to him: "He truly was the most influential artistic person in my life. I consider him my 'Art Dad'."<ref>{{cite web|title=VISUALIZING ART HISTORY: EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION & ITS MENTOR, JULES ENGEL|url=http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/visualizing-art-history-experimental-animation-its-mentor-jules-engel|work=Indie Gogo|accessdate=May 24, 2020}}</ref>
 
*The teaser trailer uses footage from submarine films: ''{{W|Das Boot}}'', ''{{W|The Hunt for Red October}}'', and ''{{W|U-571}}''.
 
*The teaser trailer uses footage from submarine films: ''{{W|Das Boot}}'', ''{{W|The Hunt for Red October}}'', and ''{{W|U-571}}''.
 
*{{W|Elmer's Glue}}, a real-life glue item, makes a product placement in this movie when the Cyclops is making a shell and when a lobster shoots it at him at the [[Shell City]] Gift Shop.
 
*{{W|Elmer's Glue}}, a real-life glue item, makes a product placement in this movie when the Cyclops is making a shell and when a lobster shoots it at him at the [[Shell City]] Gift Shop.
*This is the only time where Plankton actually succeeds in stealing the formula.
 
 
*This movie is a movie inside a movie because the Pirates are watching the ''SpongeBob'' movie in an actual theater.
 
*This movie is a movie inside a movie because the Pirates are watching the ''SpongeBob'' movie in an actual theater.
 
*Plankton getting flattened by the crowd is similar to how Squidward gets trampled by the same crowd in "[[Graveyard Shift]]" and "[[Squid on Strike]]." Both scenes involve [[Sandals]] stepping on them first, them looking completely flat and filled with footprints, and the crowd running towards the Krusty Krab.
 
*Plankton getting flattened by the crowd is similar to how Squidward gets trampled by the same crowd in "[[Graveyard Shift]]" and "[[Squid on Strike]]." Both scenes involve [[Sandals]] stepping on them first, them looking completely flat and filled with footprints, and the crowd running towards the Krusty Krab.
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*There are a few strawberries that are splattered on the waiter, but there are no strawberries visible on the ice cream. It is possible that the strawberries are hidden inside the ice cream.
 
*There are a few strawberries that are splattered on the waiter, but there are no strawberries visible on the ice cream. It is possible that the strawberries are hidden inside the ice cream.
 
*In this film, Squidward rides a recumbent bicycle. This was inspired by the fact that his voice actor, [[Rodger Bumpass]], also rides a recumbent bike in real life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://katv.com/amp/news/local/qa-w-squidward-07-12-2019|title=Little Rock native who voices Squidward talks 20 years of 'SpongeBob Squarepants'|date=July 12, 2019|accessdate=May 24, 2020}}</ref>
 
*In this film, Squidward rides a recumbent bicycle. This was inspired by the fact that his voice actor, [[Rodger Bumpass]], also rides a recumbent bike in real life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://katv.com/amp/news/local/qa-w-squidward-07-12-2019|title=Little Rock native who voices Squidward talks 20 years of 'SpongeBob Squarepants'|date=July 12, 2019|accessdate=May 24, 2020}}</ref>
*After the end credits where the pirates are still in the movie theater and the usher comes in to tell them it is time to go, there is less popcorn on the floor, but as the pirates are leaving and she continues her sweeping job, there is more popcorn all over the floor. It is likely that the extra popcorn came from the pirates who stood up.
 
*When King Neptune is fed up with being stalled from the execution, he tells Mindy to go wait outside, then places a lock on the door. After SpongeBob and Patrick arrive, the lock disappears. It is likely that the lock disappeared on its own since the lock was magically made by Neptune's trident.
 
   
 
===Cultural references===
 
===Cultural references===
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*When Cyclops is making a knick-knack out of a clam, he names it "Alexander Clam Bell," which is a parody of {{W|Alexander Graham Bell}} with a telephone replica attached. Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone.
 
*When Cyclops is making a knick-knack out of a clam, he names it "Alexander Clam Bell," which is a parody of {{W|Alexander Graham Bell}} with a telephone replica attached. Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone.
 
*The [[Patty Wagon]] is a reference to the burger car from another Paramount and Nickelodeon movie, ''{{W|Good Burger}}''.
 
*The [[Patty Wagon]] is a reference to the burger car from another Paramount and Nickelodeon movie, ''{{W|Good Burger}}''.
*King Neptune trident being accidentally set to "Real Boy Ending" is a reference to Disney's ''{{W|Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio}}''.
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*King Neptune trident being accidentally set to "Real Boy" is a reference to Disney's ''{{W|Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio}}''.
 
*In one scene, there are two fish headbanging to "Goofy Goober Rock." They are a reference to the characters from the MTV cartoon ''{{W|Beavis and Butt-Head}}'', as the two fish have the same color scheme and hair color as them.
 
*In one scene, there are two fish headbanging to "Goofy Goober Rock." They are a reference to the characters from the MTV cartoon ''{{W|Beavis and Butt-Head}}'', as the two fish have the same color scheme and hair color as them.
**Beavis and Butt-Head also headbang; these two fish do the exact same headbanging as how Beavis and Butt-Head do.
 
   
 
===Errors===
 
===Errors===
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*When Plankton is looking through his binoculars, there are two eyes with two pupils. This would not be possible, as Plankton has only one eye.
 
*When Plankton is looking through his binoculars, there are two eyes with two pupils. This would not be possible, as Plankton has only one eye.
 
*When SpongeBob and Patrick are eating their Triple Gooberberry Sunrises, pink ice cream is splattered on the waiter, however, there is no pink ice cream visible on the sundae.
 
*When SpongeBob and Patrick are eating their Triple Gooberberry Sunrises, pink ice cream is splattered on the waiter, however, there is no pink ice cream visible on the sundae.
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*There's a stairway that Patrick found (with one of them stepped on by Patrick makes a funny noise according to him) but when Spongebob and Patrick landed safely to the bottom, it's not there.
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**They do however appear in the game of the same name in the level of the trench.
 
*After the end credits where the pirates are still in the movie theater and the usher comes in to tell them it is time to go, there is less popcorn on the floor, but as the pirates are leaving and she continues her sweeping job, there is more popcorn all over the floor.
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**It is likely that the extra popcorn came from the pirates who stood up.
 
*When King Neptune is fed up with being stalled from the execution, he tells Mindy to go wait outside, then places a lock on the door. After SpongeBob and Patrick arrive, the lock disappears.
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**It is likely that the lock disappeared on its own since the lock was magically made by Neptune's trident.
   
 
===Running gags===
 
===Running gags===
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*King Neptune being called "bald."
 
*King Neptune being called "bald."
 
*Plankton looking at his arms when someone says his arms are stubby.
 
*Plankton looking at his arms when someone says his arms are stubby.
 
==Videos==
 
===Clips===
 
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Musical Pirates - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (1 10) Movie CLIP (2004) HD
 
Morning Routine - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2 10) Movie CLIP (2004) HD
 
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (3 10) Movie CLIP - Plankton's Plan Z (2004) HD
 
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (4 10) Movie CLIP - You're Hot (2004) HD
 
Bubble Party - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (5 10) Movie CLIP (2004) HD
 
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (6 10) Movie CLIP - Becoming Men (2004) HD
 
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (7 10) Movie CLIP - Shell City Comes Alive (2004) HD
 
David Hasselhoff - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (8 10) Movie CLIP (2004) HD
 
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (9 10) Movie CLIP - Dennis Always Gets His Man (2004) HD
 
I'm a Goofy Goober - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (10 10) Movie CLIP (2004) HD
 
</gallery>
 
 
===Posters===
 
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ImageRomance.jpg
 
Spongebob squarepants ver5.jpg
 
Spongebob squarepants ver6.jpg
 
The spongebob squarepants movie poster.jpg
 
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Superhero.jpg
 
ImageBateau.jpg
 
ImageBigger.jpg
 
ImageRock.jpg
 
Outimage.jpg
 
ImageHot.jpg
 
ImageBorn.jpg
 
The-spongebob-movie-spongebob-squarepants-logo-749833406.jpg
 
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Spongebob_Squarepants_Movie_ad.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
   
 
==Merchandise==
 
==Merchandise==
===Books covers===
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===Book covers===
 
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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie chapter book.jpg|[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (book)|Junior Novelization]]
 
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Patty wagon kiddie ride.png|Patty Wagon kiddie ride
 
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==Videos==
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===Trailers===
 
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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie - Trailer
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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) - Trailer
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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie - "Submarine" teaser trailer (HD)
 
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===Clips===
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<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center">
 
Musical Pirates - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (1 10) Movie CLIP (2004) HD
 
Morning Routine - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2 10) Movie CLIP (2004) HD
 
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (3 10) Movie CLIP - Plankton's Plan Z (2004) HD
 
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (4 10) Movie CLIP - You're Hot (2004) HD
 
Bubble Party - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (5 10) Movie CLIP (2004) HD
 
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (6 10) Movie CLIP - Becoming Men (2004) HD
 
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (7 10) Movie CLIP - Shell City Comes Alive (2004) HD
 
David Hasselhoff - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (8 10) Movie CLIP (2004) HD
 
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (9 10) Movie CLIP - Dennis Always Gets His Man (2004) HD
 
I'm a Goofy Goober - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (10 10) Movie CLIP (2004) HD
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</gallery>
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===Posters===
 
<gallery widths="180" position="center">
 
MoviePoster.jpg|Poster
 
Spongebob squarepantsteaserposter.jpg|Teaser poster #1
 
ImageBigger.jpg|Teaser poster #2
 
ImageBateau.jpg|Teaser poster #3
 
ImageDrame.jpg|Big drama poster 1
 
Spongebob squarepants ver3.jpg|Big drama poster 2
 
ImageTwist.jpg|Big twists poster 1
 
Spongebob squarepants ver4.jpg|Big twists poster 2
 
ImageRomance.jpg|Big romance poster 1
 
Spongebob squarepants ver5.jpg|Big romance poster 2
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Big evil poster 2.jpg|Big evil poster 1
 
Spongebob squarepants ver6.jpg|Big evil poster 2
 
The spongebob squarepants movie poster.jpg|Big action poster 1
 
bigactionsbm.jpg|Big action poster 2
 
Sponge bob dennis.jpg|Dennis poster
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Superhero.jpg|David Hasselhoff poster #1
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ImageHot.jpg|David Hasselhoff poster #2
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ImageBorn.jpg|David Hasselhoff poster #3
 
ImageRock.jpg|Rockstar poster
 
Outimage.jpg|Postcard poster
 
The-spongebob-movie-spongebob-squarepants-logo-749833406.jpg|King Neptune poster
 
4a2952b1f46e72ac7d5ed5b3765e186e.jpg|Bikini Bottom poster
 
Spongebob_Squarepants_Movie_ad.jpg|Movie ad
 
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Revision as of 21:08, 10 September 2020

This is the page about the movie. For other uses, see The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (disambiguation).

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a film based on Nickelodeon's hit TV show SpongeBob SquarePants. In this movie, SpongeBob and Patrick set off for Shell City to retrieve King Neptune's crown in order to stop Plankton from taking over Bikini Bottom.
The movie was released in theaters in the United States on November 19, 2004, by Paramount Pictures. The movie was first aired on TV on November 10, 2006, during the Best Day Ever marathon. It was distributed in Switzerland, Spain, and the Netherlands by Universal Pictures. On March 29, 2011, Paramount released the movie on Blu-ray. On December 30, 2014, Paramount re-released the movie on Blu-ray.

Characters

Plot

A group of pirates gets tickets to watch The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie from a treasure chest. The pirates then sing the "SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song," enter a movie theater, raid it, and sit down to watch the movie.

The movie begins with an emergency at the Krusty Krab, complete with police helicopters, large crowds, and news reporters. Suddenly, SpongeBob SquarePants, "the manager," arrives in a sports car. Mr. Krabs says that it started with a simple order, a Krabby Patty with cheese. But when the customer took a bite, no cheese was present on the burger. SpongeBob enters the Krusty Krab and meets a fish named Phil. SpongeBob then opens his suitcase, takes out a pair of tweezers, and dramatically puts cheese on the Krabby Patty. The day is saved and the crowd starts cheering for SpongeBob. Their cheers soon degenerate to the sound of SpongeBob's alarm clock, and he wakes up, revealing the opening scene to be a dream.

SpongeBob is extremely excited, as today is the grand opening of the "Krusty Krab 2," and he is confident he will be chosen as the new manager and prepares himself for the day. Patrick Star's rock lifts up, and Patrick congratulates SpongeBob, saying that to celebrate, they are going to go to Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat tonight. SpongeBob and Patrick sing the "Goofy Goober Song," and afterward, SpongeBob goes off to the Krusty Krab.

Plankton envies Mr. Krabs and states he tried every plan in his cabinet from "A to Y." There are actually 26 letters of the alphabet, and Plankton does not notice it at first, but Karen, his computer wife, tells him. Plankton finds "Plan Z" in the back of the drawer. He thinks it is his best plan yet. He goes outside to announced his revenge, only to be stepped on by SpongeBob, who pulls Plankton off his shoe and asks him if he is going to the grand opening ceremony. Plankton replies that he is instead planning on ruling the world.

Meanwhile, Mr. Krabs is preparing the grand opening ceremony of the Krusty Krab 2, which is an exact replica of the original and is located directly next door to it. SpongeBob rushes up to the stage to accept his promotion and highly anticipates that he will win the promotion, but Mr. Krabs announces that Squidward is the new manager instead, much to SpongeBob's shock. Mr. Krabs tells a heartbroken SpongeBob that he is too childish to handle the task, and SpongeBob sulks away in depression.

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Krusty Krab next to the Krusty Krab 2

Later, Plankton flies towards King Neptune's castle, as part of "Plan Z." Inside, King Neptune is attempting to punish his royal crown polisher for touching his crown, but his more intelligent daughter, Princess Mindy, stops him and tries to tell him to show a little love and compassion to his subjects instead of making them suffer these harsh punishments. The hot-tempered and tyrannical king tries to explain to his daughter by showing her the crown and its importance. During his speech, Plankton arrives on the scene and steals his crown. Neptune, who is "bald," is horrified to discover that his crown is missing. As he screams in horror upon his royal crown being stolen, Plankton flies off to Shell City, having stolen the crown thanks to Plan Z.

Meanwhile, SpongeBob is at Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat brooding over his loss. Patrick arrives thinking SpongeBob is the manager. He is told the truth about being a kid and SpongeBob starts to leave, but then Patrick orders a Triple Gooberberry Sunrise, and SpongeBob comes back in interest, lightening up the mood a bit. They begin to eat dozens of sundaes, burying the waiter in ice cream, continuously demanding the waiter's attention.

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"Oh waiter!"

The two become drunk from all the ice cream and pass out in the restaurant overnight, experiencing hangover-like symptoms the following morning.

Meanwhile, Neptune arrives at the Krusty Krab after receiving evidence planted by Plankton of Mr. Krabs stealing his crown, which is a note. Neptune threatens Krabs by telling him to relinquish the crown to him at once by unleashing his magic trident at him, vowing to execute the crustacean. Krabs however denies stealing the crown, but then a message plays on the phone of a man thanking Mr. Krabs for giving him the crown and saying that he sold it to Shell City. This call is actually from Plankton. Upon hearing his crown is in the forbidden Shell City, Neptune gets frustrated and plans to burn Mr. Krabs. However, before doing that, Neptune asks if anyone has anything to say to defend Mr. Krabs. A "drunken" SpongeBob arrives and bad-mouths his boss for not giving him promoting him to manager, attempting to proclaim a level of maturity suited for the position.

After SpongeBob's rant finishes, Neptune burns Mr. Krabs by shooting fire at him, causing him to bounce and run around the restaurant on fire, before plunging into a barrel filled with water. Upon realizing the severity of the situation, SpongeBob returns to his normal self and stops the vengeful merman from burning Krabs by telling him it is rather harsh to kill someone over a crown. Neptune tells SpongeBob that his crown is a symbol of his authority and shows him his bald spot, which is extremely shiny to the point where it horrifies everyone upon seeing it before Neptune puts the bag back on his head. SpongeBob tells Neptune to let him go to Shell City and get the crown back. Neptune laughs at this offer, then he disagrees with him because he is just a kid and tells him no one has dared to go to Shell City before. Thus, Neptune proceeds to fry Mr. Krabs, but SpongeBob gets in the way and defends his boss so as to prevent the execution. Neptune then decides to fry them both instead, but Mindy arrives and convinces her father to give SpongeBob a chance to prove Mr. Krabs' innocence.

Neptune threateningly orders SpongeBob to be back with his crown in six days. SpongeBob and Patrick agree to travel to the dreaded Shell City and return with the crown by then. Neptune freezes Mr. Krabs for the time being until the crown is returned, and threatens to kill him if SpongeBob does not return. Mindy, whom Patrick develops a crush on, gives SpongeBob and Patrick a magical bag of winds to return home with and warns the pair about the trip.

With six days to retrieve the crown, SpongeBob and Patrick take the "Patty Wagon," a car shaped like a Krabby Patty

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The Patty Wagon

. They soon reach a gas station located on the county line, where the hillbilly owners laugh at them, finding the duo and their vehicle stupid. They tell SpongeBob and Patrick that they would not last for ten seconds over the county line. When SpongeBob and Patrick cross the line, a thug immediately steals their car. SpongeBob and Patrick then realize that they lasted for twelve seconds, and begin laughing at the hillbillies, who are dumbfounded by their idiocy, as they continue on foot.

Later, they find their car parked at the Thug Tug, a bar for tough, muscular fish. SpongeBob has Patrick distract the thugs so he can get the key. Unfortunately, Patrick just announces that he has to use the bathroom, making SpongeBob unsuccessful. SpongeBob heads for the bathroom and criticizes Patrick for this, as the latter realizes his mistake. SpongeBob then washes his hands, and when he uses the soap dispenser, it produces bubbles. SpongeBob and Patrick begin having a "bubble party," but one bubble floats over to the leader of the Thug Tug, who reminds the other bar patrons of the policy that all "Bubble Blowing Babies" will be severely beaten. The leader goes on a "Bubble Blowing Baby Hunt" by turning on the Goofy Goober theme song, where the first person to start singing is determined to be the culprit. SpongeBob and Patrick struggle not to start singing, then the owner notices their strain and starts singing it to SpongeBob and Patrick in a mocking tone to intimidate them. Just as they are about to sing, they are saved when two Siamese twins burst out in song. The other thugs begin beating them, allowing SpongeBob and Patrick to steal the key amid the confusion and depart.

By the following day, Plankton, with Mr. Krabs incapacitated, successfully obtains the Krabby Patty secret formula and begins serving Krabby Patties at the Chum Bucket. Plankton starts selling Krabby Patties at the Chum Bucket, along with free bucket helmets. He has also learned that SpongeBob and Patrick are trying to get the crown back and hires a professional mercenary named Dennis to ensure that they do not reach Shell City and get killed on their journey. The next day, Squidward sees that everyone is wearing bucket helmets. As he goes to confront him, Squidward figures out that Plankton was the one who stole King Neptune's crown to get the Krabby Patty formula. He decides to report him to King Neptune, but before he leaves the Chum Bucket, Plankton activates a mind-control device, revealing that the bucket helmets are actually mind-controlling helmets. Squidward tries to escape, but the enslaved citizens corner and capture him, taking down the last opposition to Plankton in Bikini Bottom as he transforms the city into "Planktopolis."

SpongeBob and Patrick are traveling through a field of skulls, laughing over their victory at the Thug Tug. They see an ice cream stand, but when SpongeBob goes to order, the old woman running the stand is revealed as the tongue of a monstrous frogfish using the ice cream stand as bait. The Frogfish chases the scared fleeing duo, eventually driving off a cliff and getting out of the car just in time. The frogfish is lured off the edge and subsequently eaten by an even larger beast, which is a gigantic sea serpent that appears from the trench.

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Unable to pass through a monster-filled trench, SpongeBob decides to give up and accepts the fact that he and Patrick are just kids. However, Mindy, who was exiled from the Bikini Bottom by Plankton, arrives and shows them what has happened to Bikini Bottom while they were gone and gives them fake mustaches in the form of seaweed, convincing them that they are now men. SpongeBob and Patrick pass through the trench without fear while singing "Now That We're Men," but meet up with Dennis on the other side. He rips off their fake mustaches and explains to them that they are not really men, and prepares to kill them by crushing them under his spiky boot. However, before he can do so, a even bigger boot crushes Dennis, belonging to a monstrous scuba diver known as the "Cyclops," who abducts SpongeBob and Patrick to the surface.

SpongeBob and Patrick wake up in a goldfish bowl filled with fresh water and sedimentary pebbles. They see the Cyclops making "knick-knacks" from "dead" sea creatures, much to their horror, and are soon taken out of the bowl and put on a table under a heat lamp, and start to dry up. Soon, SpongeBob laments that they have failed and that Bikini Bottom will remain under Plankton's mind control, Mr. Krabs will be executed, and they too will die. Patrick points out a sign reading "Shell City: Marine Gifts and Sundries." SpongeBob realizes that they are in Shell City, which is, in fact, a gift shop. They see the crown, and SpongeBob then realizes that they did at least make it to Shell City. They both shed a tear of joy and begin singing the Goofy Goober song, just as they shrivel up: their faces become smaller, Patrick's body shape gets round bevel edges, and SpongeBob's arms and legs roll up into his sleeves. As they sing the last verse of the song, their faces vanish from their bodies as they become the real-life equivalents of their species, indicating that they have both died. Back in the movie theater, all the pirates mourn the loss of SpongeBob and Patrick, but a talking parrot points out that the movie is not over yet and they continue watching it.

The tear of the Goofy Goobers slides down a wire into the power outlet, causing it to short-circuit and let out smoke, which rises up and activates the fire suppression sprinkler system, causing all the sea creatures to reanimate and the table with the lamp to cool off. As the water drips from the system, SpongeBob and Patrick first get saturated colors, and then they become animated again upon resurrection, which makes the whole audience in the theater cheer. As the sea creatures beat up the Cyclops in retaliation for killing them, SpongeBob and Patrick grab the crown and carry it out to the beach. There, SpongeBob reads the manual of the magical bag of winds, and accidentally releases it, leaving them stranded on the beach. However, David Hasselhoff arrives and carries them across the ocean on his back.

On the way back home, SpongeBob and Patrick see the big boot belonging to the same diver that kidnapped them and who squished Dennis, rise up the sea, and an angry Dennis emerges from below it, intent on finishing the job Plankton gave him and goes after Patrick and SpongeBob with his dagger in hand. He corners SpongeBob, who attempts to reason with Dennis by bribing him with five Goober dollars; Dennis is uninterested, so SpongeBob proceeds to more offers - including a bubble-blower that sends a stream of bubbles into Dennis' eyes, blinding him and making him even angrier. However, just as he is about to stomp on them with his boot, he ends up being knocked into the ocean by a floating sailboat.

As the duo arrives over Bikini Bottom, King Neptune is about to execute Mr. Krabs, but is being "stalled" by Mindy, driving him crazy; he angrily locks his daughter out of the restaurant by frightening her outside with his anger and putting a giant lock on the door. Meanwhile, Hasselhoff opens his pectoral muscles, prepares countdown, and shoots the duo down into Bikini Bottom at a fast speed, where they crash through the roof of the Krusty Krab 2, the crown deflecting the fiery blast from Neptune's magic trident that nearly kills Mr. Krabs, and gets launched up the surface, burning Hasselhoff. Neptune is happily reunited with his crown and Mindy congratulates SpongeBob and Patrick for their heroism, but unfortunately, that does not stop Plankton, as he dumps a king-sized Chum Bucket helmet on Neptune, also putting him under his control.

As Plankton's minions surround the heroes, SpongeBob realizes that Plankton did not care whether Krabs should be fried or not; he just wanted the power of the seas under his control, having used the theft of the crown to lure Neptune into the trap, thus SpongeBob thinks that Plankton cheated. He states to SpongeBob that he, actually, is an evil genius, and SpongeBob is just a stupid kid. When he discovers that Plankton is right, SpongeBob makes a speech about being oneself and how he did things others doubted him on in his journey. He then transforms into a wizard and breaks out into a bizarre rock version of the Goofy Goober theme song. Seeing his moves, Plankton yells for his minions to seize SpongeBob but the latter uses his electric guitar's laser beams to destroy all the brain-control buckets. Plankton yells at Karen to do something, but she is too lured by the rock-and-roll to listen.

Irritated, Plankton tries to command King Neptune to stop SpongeBob but the latter quickly destroys Neptune's helmet before he can finish speaking. Out of options, Plankton tries to escape but is trampled before he can do so. After being stepped on by the fish, he gets arrested for the crimes of brainwashing the Bikini Bottom citizens, scapegoating Mr. Krabs, and also for stealing King Neptune's crown, and the cops put him in a small cage and take him away as he yells of vengeance. Neptune reaches an understanding not only with Mr. Krabs, but also with his daughter Mindy by finally winning her respect by becoming a better ruler thanks to her love and compassion for the sea creatures, and he thanks SpongeBob and Patrick for their heroism. He then turns to leave, but Mindy reminds him of Mr. Krabs. He then turns Mr. Krabs back to normal and apologizes to him for falsely accusing him of the crown theft, and Mr. Krabs also apologizes to SpongeBob for doubting him.

As SpongeBob attempts to deliver a heartfelt speech of realization, he does not know how to put it into words. Squidward has him covered and suggests to SpongeBob that he has learned that he does not really want to be the manager of the Krusty Krab 2, but SpongeBob eagerly takes the position after his speech, denying the moral and saying that he was just going to inform Squidward that his fly was down. As he swipes the manager name tag from Squidward's hands, SpongeBob jumps in midair in a cheerful state exclaiming that this is the best day of his life as the movie ends.

Images shown throughout the end credits show the sole two differences between the job of manager and fry-cook: There is a giant hat with the word "manager" imprinted on it and an extra cent in SpongeBob's paycheck. Nonetheless, SpongeBob takes on the role of manager of the Krusty Krab 2 with great pride, as the film signifies the conclusion of the franchise's story.

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"This is the greatest day of my life!"

In a post-credits scene, the usher tells the pirates to leave the theater so she can clean up the mess they made.

Cast

Main cast

Additional cast

Production

Production art

Music

 ) Production music
 ) Original music
 ) SpongeBob music

  Nickelodeon Movies Logo - Barry Davis, Josh Eichenbaum, Oliver Luckett, Rami Perlman, Karyn Rachtman [Nickelodeon Movies logo]
  Opening Titles / Treasure - Gregor F. Narholz [treasure chest]
  SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song - Derek Drymon, Stephen Hillenburg, Mark Harrison, Blaise Smith [pirates sing this]
  Maui Beach - Hans Haider ["Ah, the sea."]
  Bob Squad - Tom Rothrock [police outside the Krusty Krab]
  Love Elegy - Mike Sunderland [Phil whimpering]
  Bob Squad - Tom Rothrock [SpongeBob putting cheese on the Krabby Patty]
  Crime International - Graham De Wilde ["Three cheers for the manager!"]
  Marching to Honolulu - Kapono Beamer [SpongeBob wakes up]
  Hawaiian March - The Waikikis [SpongeBob getting dressed]
  Goofy Goober Song - Eban Schletter, Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, Tim Hill, Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt, Aaron Springer [SpongeBob and Patrick dance to this]
  Non Stop - John Malcolm [news report about Krusty Krab 2]
  ? - Gregor F. Narholz ["Curses! It's not fair!"/Plankton imagines the Krabby Patty secret formula]
  Vibe Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Z?!"]
  Sleazy Sax - Richard Myhill [Plankton looking at Plan Z]
  Plankton's Plot - Gregor F. Narholz ["It's evil... it's diabolical... it's lemon-scented!"/"I'm busy planning to rule the world!"]
  Steel Sting - Jeremy Wakefield ["Stupid kid."]
  Grand Opening Ceremony - Gregor F. Narholz [grand opening ceremony/Krabs describes the new manager for the Krusty Krab 2]
  Pua Paoakalani B - Kapono Beamer, Queen Lili'uokalani ["But... But why?"/SpongeBob being upset that he did not get the job]
  SpongeBob Theme - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["Hooray for SpongeBob!"]
  Steel Licks - Jeremy Wakefield ["Hello? Where'd everybody go?"]
  Plan Z Begins / King Neptune - Gregor F. Narholz [later that evening...]
  Bring the Prisoner Forward - Gregor F. Narholz [Prisoner is brought to the room]
  Airs and Graces (a) - Paddy Kingsland [Neptune lectures Mindy about his crown]
  Plankton Steals the Crown - Gregor F. Narholz [Plankton stole Neptune's crown]
  Camptown Races - Edwina Travis-Chin [at Goofy Goober's]
  Goofy Goober Song - Eban Schletter, Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, Tim Hill, Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt, Aaron Springer [kids sing along]
  The Nut Bar - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob crying]
  Piano Presto (a) - Ted Atking, Alian Feanch [SpongeBob and Patrick eating ice cream]
  Too Tired A - Hans Ehrlinger [SpongeBob drunk]
  The Tip Top Polka/The Cliff Polka - Chelmsford Folk Band ["Now pay attention, Squidward."]
  Neptune Arrives - Gregor F. Narholz ["Stay in the coach, daughter. This won't take long."]
  King Neptune & Eugene - Gregor F. Narholz ["Nay! I'm on to you, Krabs! You have stolen the royal crown, you cannot deny."/"Relinquish the royal crown to me at once!"/Clay's phone call/"Prepare to burn, Krabs."]
  Too Tired A - Hans Ehrlinger [drunk SpongeBob arrives/"I deserve that manager's job!"]
  Eugene Krabs On Fire - Gregor F. Narholz [Krabs on fire/"you... will..."/"I'm flattered you would do this on my account, but being manager isn't worth killing Mr. Krabs over."]
  So Tired - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy [Neptune laughs]
  I Have a Crab to Cook - Gregor F. Narholz ["I have a crab to cook."/"I'll have to fry you both!"/Mindy enters the Krusty Krab/Neptune frozens Mr. Krabs]
  The Road to Shell City - Gregor F. Narholz ["Come along, Mindy."/Mindy describing the road to Shell City/SpongeBob and Patrick leave the Krusty Krab]
  The Two Heroes - Gregor F. Narholz [?]
  Happy Jose - Ulrich Hans Wenzel [elevator music]
  The Two Heroes - Gregor F. Narholz [The Patty Wagon]
  Plankton Steals the Formula - Gregor F. Narholz [Plankton steals the formula]
  Goofy Goober Song - Eban Schletter, Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, Tim Hill, Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt, Aaron Springer [SpongeBob and Patrick approach a gas station]
  Kentucky Banjo - Guy Fletcher, Rod Williams [hillbillies laugh]
  Shell City - Gregor F. Narholz ["Shell City?!"]
  Kentucky Banjo - Guy Fletcher, Rod Williams [hillbillies laugh again/SpongeBob and Patrick laugh]
  Curtain-Raiser - Alan Braden [Krabby Patties at the Chum Bucket]
  Emotion 2 - John Fox, Otto Sieben ["He confided in me a secret wish."]
  Evil Dennis - Gregor F. Narholz [Free bucket helmets/"Karen, baby, I haven't felt this giddy since the day you agreed to be my wife."/Dennis introduced]
  Drowsy Reef - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob and Patrick getting tired]
  You Better Swim - Motorhead [The Thug Tug]
  Can Can - Jacques Offenbach, George Wilson [bubble party]
  Goofy Goober Song - Eban Schletter, Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, Tim Hill, Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt, Aaron Springer [baby hunt]
  Almost Caught - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob and Patrick trying not to sing along]
  Song Dedicated to the Giant Squid of the World - The Snails [double-baby]
  John and Terry - Tim Garland [Squidward riding his bike]
  Killer Squad - Simon Benson, Eugenio Grandi ["Chum Bucket? Free? Krabby Patty?"]
  Party Time - Keith Mansfield [at the Chum Bucket]
  Brain Control Devices - Gregor F. Narholz ["It means you set up Mr. Krabs."/Brain control devices/Customers capture Squidward]
  SpongeBob & Patrick Driving - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob and Patrick driving/SpongeBob goes to get ice cream]
  Ice Cream Monster - Gregor F. Narholz [Ice cream monster]
  On the Trail - Gregor F. Narholz [Dennis blows a bubble]
  Can Can - Jacques Offenbach, George Wilson [SpongeBob and Patrick's faces appear in the bubble]
  On the Trail - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob and Patrick still being chased by the ice cream monster]
  Steel Licks - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob and Patrick with dumbfounded looks]
  The Trench - Gregor F. Narholz ["On the other side of this... deep, dark... dangerous..."]
  Going Home / Mindy Returns - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob says he's going home/Mindy appears]
  Planktopolis - Gregor F. Narholz [Plankton taking over Bikini Bottom]
  Renaissance Dance - David Farnon [hair in a can]
  Believe - Gregor F. Narholz ["It doesn't matter if you're kids."]
  Hawaiian Cocktail - Richard Myhill [SpongeBob and Patrick crying]
  Dennis Rides Again - Gregor F. Narholz [Dennis approaches]
  Lonely Heart's Club (a) - David Bell, Otto Sieben [SpongeBob and Patrick still crying]
  ? - Gregor F. Narholz [mermaid magic]
  Lonely Heart's Club (a) - David Bell, Otto Sieben ["Did you hear that, Patrick?"]
  Mermaid Magic - Gregor F. Narholz [Mindy puts seaweed on their faces]
  Mustaches / Falling - Gregor F. Narholz ["Patrick, you have a mustache!"/SpongeBob and Patrick scream/SpongeBob and Patrick land on the ground]
  Now That We're Men - Will Schaefer, Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, Tim Hill, Kent Osborne, Paul Tibbitt, Aaron Springer [SpongeBob and Patrick sing as they go through the trench]
  Fight! Fight! Fight! (a) - Will Schaefer [background music to "Now That We're Men"]
  Sad Monsters Interlude - Gregor F. Narholz [Monsters walk away]
  Fight! Fight! Fight! (a) - Will Schaefer ["Well, Patrick, we should be there in one more verse."]
  Meet Dennis / Fake Mustaches - Gregor F. Narholz ["Finally. I got you right where I want you."/Dennis pulls the seaweed off SpongeBob and Patrick's faces]
  Bigger Boot - Gregor F. Narholz [Dennis about to step on SpongeBob and Patrick]
  The Cyclopse - Gregor F. Narholz [Cyclops kidnaps SpongeBob and Patrick]
  Those Fish Are Dead - Gregor F. Narholz [Knick-knacks/Cyclops puts google eyes on a clam and puts SpongeBob and Patrick under a lamp]
  The Two Friends' End - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob and Patrick dehydrating/SpongeBob and Patrick see Neptune's crown at Shell City/SpongeBob and Patrick die/SpongeBob's and Patrick's teardrop rolls down into the electrical outlet]
  Build Up - Robert Sharples [SpongeBob and Patrick brought back to life]
  Let's Get That Crown Part 1 - Gregor F. Narholz [they try to take the crown/Sea creatures begin to come to life]
  Jarabe Tapatio (a) - Gerhart Frei, Carlos Periguez [mariachi band/Sea creatures beat up the Cyclops]
  Let's Get That Crown Part 2 - Gregor F. Narholz [bag of winds]
  Stirred Not Shaken! A - Gregor F. Narholz [David Hasselhoff appears]
  March 14th / Neptune Returns - Gregor F. Narholz [March 14]
  Stirred Not Shaken! A - Gregor F. Narholz ["Hooray for Hasselhoff!"]
  ? - Gregor F. Narholz [Dennis returns/Neptune about to kill Mr. Krabs]
  Say it with a Smile (a) - Dick Stephen Walter [Mindy stalling]
  Fight With Dennis - Gregor F. Narholz [fight with Dennis/"See ya."]
  Say it with a Smile (a) - Dick Stephen Walter [Mindy still stalling]
  Neptune's Reprimand - Gregor F. Narholz ["I have had enough of this nonsense!"]
  The Hasslehoff Catapult - Gregor F. Narholz [Hasselhoff arrives at Bikini Atoll/Hasselhoff catapults SpongeBob and Patrick into Bikini Bottom]
  Just in Time - Gregor F. Narholz ["Hooray! We made it!"]
  King Sized Helmet - Gregor F. Narholz [King-size helmet]
  Here I Go Again - David Coverdale, Bernard Marsden [SpongeBob's speech]
  Goofy Goober Rock - Dee Snider, Derek Drymon, Tim Hill, Stephen Hillenburg, Kent Osborne, Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt [SpongeBob sings this]
  Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody - David Lee Roth [SpongeBob scatting]
  I'll See You in Hawaii - The Diamond Head Beachcombers ["Well, Mindy, I have to admit you were right."]
  Squidward's Speech - Gregor F. Narholz ["I think I know what it is."]
  Ocean Man - Ween [First credits song]
  SpongeBob and Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy - The Flaming Lips [Second credits song]
  Just a Kid - Wilco [Third credits song]
  Best Day Ever - Tom Kenny [Fourth credits song]

Reception

Despite the huge success of this film, the failure of Rugrats Go Wild! (2003) and Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) prevented anymore Nickelodeon animated feature films from being made until 2010. This movie also received positive reviews in contrast to previous Nickelodeon movies such as Harriet the Spy (1996), Good Burger (1997), The Rugrats Movie (1998) and Clockstoppers (2002), which received mixed to negative reviews. 

Release

Video game

A video game based on the original film was released for PlayStation 2, PC, Game Boy Advance, Xbox, and GameCube on October 27, 2004. The home-console version was developed by Heavy Iron Studios, the Game Boy Advance version was developed by WayForward Technologies and was published by THQ.

Sequel

On February 28, 2012, Paramount Pictures announced a sequel to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. It is titled The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. The film was released on February 6, 2015, over ten years after the first movie's release.

Trivia

General

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A rough storyboard for the first movie, showing Potty's string puppet and Patchy

  • In the rough storyboards for the movie (viewable here), Patchy (and Potty's string puppet) led the pirate crew. In the final film, they were replaced by a real parrot and a different pirate captain who, unlike Patchy, does not wear a hook on his hand.
    • According to showrunner Vincent Waller, Patchy was replaced "because the movie folks don't really understand his appeal. Intentionally low production values scare them."[2]
  • The movie was originally supposed to be the series finale but the series was renewed after it became a box office success. However, it was never the chronological finale of the series.[3][4][5]
  • In the Ice-Cream Dreams storybook, Mr. Krabs doesn't correct himself after saying "Don't you understand-ager?" to SpongeBob.
  • After the movie was made, Nickelodeon released a special issue of Nickelodeon Magazine about this film. It included interviews with the cast, an article about SpongeBob's origin, Patrick recounting his journey to Shell City, and a comic about Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy trying to stop Plankton during the events of the movie.
  • There are two online games based on this movie called Bubble Bustin' Game and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 3D Game.
  • Some footage from the opening scene appears in the second movie's trailer.
  • In the book Ice-Cream Dreams, it says the grand opening for the Krusty Krab 2 is March 3. However, in this movie, the grand opening is March 7.
    • Additionally, the book Bubble Blowers, Beware! changes the rule of the Thug Tug into being laughed at if they blow bubbles rather than being beaten.
  • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie novel that was marketed during the film's marketing campaign had content altered from it, as well as rewording certain dialogues that was considered too intense for young readers.
  • Patrick's quote "Did you see my underwear?" is later reused in the online games Dutchman's Dash and Dirty Bubble Busters.
  • The song "Best Day Ever" heard during the end credits and in the movie's soundtrack would later be used in the episode of the same name, but shorter.
  • This is the first appearance of Karen as a mobile device.
  • Mr. Krabs does not communicate with Plankton at all in this movie, mostly due to him being frozen for majority of the movie.
  • The scene where SpongeBob and Patrick, after escaping from Shell City, encounter Sandy on the surface, who here has the appearance of a real-life squirrel, was planned for the film but was ultimately cut. The animatic for the scene is included as a deleted scene on the special features of the DVD release. The scene was removed due to Patrick vomiting. However, the deleted scene of them meeting Sandy on the surface was later recycled into the second movie when SpongeBob and his friends are surprised by Sandy's superhero ability to be a giant real-life squirrel named "The Rodent."
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  • The surprise face that Patrick makes would later return in "Scavenger Pants."
  • This film features a different King Neptune from the one shown in the series.
  • In a deleted scene, during SpongeBob's awakening in Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat, he asks for a "double fudge spiny." This rejected line was used in a storybook based on this movie released during the time called Ice-Cream Dreams.
  • The movie was dedicated in memory of Jules Engel. In September 2003, during production, Engel, Stephen Hillenburg's mentor when he studied experimental animation at the California Institute of the Arts, died. Hillenburg dedicated the film to him: "He truly was the most influential artistic person in my life. I consider him my 'Art Dad'."[6]
  • The teaser trailer uses footage from submarine films: Das Boot, The Hunt for Red October, and U-571.
  • Elmer's Glue, a real-life glue item, makes a product placement in this movie when the Cyclops is making a shell and when a lobster shoots it at him at the Shell City Gift Shop.
  • This movie is a movie inside a movie because the Pirates are watching the SpongeBob movie in an actual theater.
  • Plankton getting flattened by the crowd is similar to how Squidward gets trampled by the same crowd in "Graveyard Shift" and "Squid on Strike." Both scenes involve Sandals stepping on them first, them looking completely flat and filled with footprints, and the crowd running towards the Krusty Krab.
  • The Goofy Goober underwear that Patrick wears appears again in "Born to Be Wild."
  • This movie reveals that by an unspecified period of time, SpongeBob learns how to drive a stick-shift vehicle ever since he is not good at driving at Mrs. Puff's Boating School.
  • SpongeBob says he won Employee of the Month 374 consecutive times. 374 months is equal to about 31 years.
  • During the first half of the closing credits to this movie, SpongeBob's Krusty Krab employee hat appears to be bigger than normal, and it vertically reads "MANAGER."
  • A sequel to this movie was announced on February 28, 2012, and was released on February 6, 2015. A third movie was announced on April 30, 2015, and is set to be released on CBS Access in 2021.
  • When Patrick and King Neptune argue about how many days they should get for their journey, it is similar to how he and the Flying Dutchman argue about how many wishes SpongeBob and he should get in "Shanghaied."
    • Patrick also argued to King Neptune before in "Neptune's Spatula" on how many challenges SpongeBob will have.
  • This film is mentioned in the 2012 movie Piranha 3DD by David Hasselhoff, who guest-starred in this film. In it, Hasselhoff asks a kid if he knows him from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
  • A clip of SpongeBob in the grand opening ceremony from the movie was featured in the 2017 film Daddy's Home 2.
  • The movie foreshadows Goofy Goober's when a toy of the Goofy Goober peanut is seen in SpongeBob's toy chest near the beginning.
  • This movie has a unique animation style in that the characters have distorted-looking looks and bodies and color scheme (for the fish). It will be used again the second film (in Bikini Bottom).
  • This movie is one of the few times where Gary speaks. He says "Meow, Plankton."
  • The pufferfish in Shell City bears a similar backstory to Mrs. Puff's husband, Mr. Puff, who met the horrible fate of being turned into a pufferfish lamp, as shown in the episode "Krusty Love."
  • This film was released in between the episodes "Pranks a Lot" and "Fear of a Krabby Patty," thus between the conclusion of season 3 and the start of season 4.
  • This is the first SpongeBob SquarePants production to be presented in widescreen.
  • This was the first non-Rugrats film to have a sequel from Nickelodeon Movies.
  • While people believe that this movie is the first time language, albeit minor, is used when King Neptune holds up the hoodwink paper Plankton made before showing it to Mr. Krabs and says "You left one damning piece of evidence at the scene of the crime.", the word damning means "extremely critical".
  • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was for its time the highest-grossing animated feature film by Paramount Pictures and the highest-grossing one based on a television series, surpassing Rugrats in Paris: The Movie from 2000. However, it was eventually surpassed by The Simpsons Movie in 2007 for the latter title, and by The Adventures of Tintin in 2011 for the former title.
  • There are a few strawberries that are splattered on the waiter, but there are no strawberries visible on the ice cream. It is possible that the strawberries are hidden inside the ice cream.
  • In this film, Squidward rides a recumbent bicycle. This was inspired by the fact that his voice actor, Rodger Bumpass, also rides a recumbent bike in real life.[7]

Cultural references

  • The movie contains references to the epic Greek poem "The Odyssey" by Homer, specifically the Bag of Winds and the Cyclops.
  • The song "Goofy Goober Rock" is a parody of the song "I Wanna Rock" by Twisted Sister.
  • The Goober Meal is a parody of the McDonald's Happy Meal.
  • When SpongeBob and Patrick are in the Nut Bar a picture of Popeye, a panel from his comic strip series, and a panel from the comic strip Krazy Kat can be seen framed on the wall behind them.
  • When Cyclops is making a knick-knack out of a clam, he names it "Alexander Clam Bell," which is a parody of Alexander Graham Bell with a telephone replica attached. Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone.
  • The Patty Wagon is a reference to the burger car from another Paramount and Nickelodeon movie, Good Burger.
  • King Neptune trident being accidentally set to "Real Boy" is a reference to Disney's Pinocchio.
  • In one scene, there are two fish headbanging to "Goofy Goober Rock." They are a reference to the characters from the MTV cartoon Beavis and Butt-Head, as the two fish have the same color scheme and hair color as them.

Errors

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  • SpongeBob has his shoes and sleeves on while he puts his pants on, but in the scene before that, he is only wearing his socks and has no sleeves.
  • Multiple incidentals change their position in the scene where Mr. Krabs is announcing the new manager, as seen here.
  • Mr. Krabs says near the end of the movie "I'm going to do something that I should have done 6 days ago." He means 7 because it was the day after when SpongeBob got the 6-day challenge to get the crown. It is likely that when SpongeBob started the 6-day challenge, Mr. Krabs already decided to make SpongeBob the manager.
  • The size of the crown changes throughout most of the movie. When Plankton is carrying it, he is as big as the tip, but when SpongeBob attempts to lift it, it looks gigantic compared to him.
  • When there is a close-up of the Patty Wagon's pickle-like wheels, they are bumpy. However, in the next scene, they are regular wheels instead.
  • When SpongeBob smears Plankton on the ground, Plankton's smear appears, but after SpongeBob picks up Plankton, the green smear disappears.
  • When Mindy talks to King Neptune, she has her golden band, however, the next scene her golden band disappears, and then it reappears.
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  • While jumping off the Patty Wagon the top part of SpongeBob becomes transparent for a split second.
  • After Patrick tells SpongeBob to be careful while he is chased by Dennis while on Hasselhoff, Dennis's color scheme goes paler for one scene but changes back after SpongeBob looks down.
  • When Plankton is looking through his binoculars, there are two eyes with two pupils. This would not be possible, as Plankton has only one eye.
  • When SpongeBob and Patrick are eating their Triple Gooberberry Sunrises, pink ice cream is splattered on the waiter, however, there is no pink ice cream visible on the sundae.
  • There's a stairway that Patrick found (with one of them stepped on by Patrick makes a funny noise according to him) but when Spongebob and Patrick landed safely to the bottom, it's not there.
    • They do however appear in the game of the same name in the level of the trench.
  • After the end credits where the pirates are still in the movie theater and the usher comes in to tell them it is time to go, there is less popcorn on the floor, but as the pirates are leaving and she continues her sweeping job, there is more popcorn all over the floor.
    • It is likely that the extra popcorn came from the pirates who stood up.
  • When King Neptune is fed up with being stalled from the execution, he tells Mindy to go wait outside, then places a lock on the door. After SpongeBob and Patrick arrive, the lock disappears.
    • It is likely that the lock disappeared on its own since the lock was magically made by Neptune's trident.

Running gags

  • SpongeBob being called a "kid."
  • The Goofy Goober Song singing.
  • King Neptune being called "bald."
  • Plankton looking at his arms when someone says his arms are stubby.

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