Order Up
A silent SpongeBob short about a bell and rage.
Order Up is a 2025 American animated short film based on the SpongeBob SquarePants television series. The short features no dialogue, relying on vocal sound effects, and centers on SpongeBob overusing the Krusty Krab's order up bell, which provokes his irritable co-worker Squidward into a fit of rage. Produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio in 2011–12, the film remained unreleased for several years before premiering at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 10, 2025, and later in theaters on July 18, 2025.
Quick Facts
- Writer
- Sean Charmatz; Paul Tibbitt
- Based on
- SpongeBob SquarePants, Stephen Hillenburg
- Producer
- Jennie Monica Hammond
- Starring
- Tom Kenny; Rodger Bumpass
- Music
- Barry Anthony
- Mike Bolger
- Steve Belfer
- Nicolas Carr
- Sage Guyton
- Jeremy Wakefield
- Distributor
- Paramount Pictures
- Released
- 10 June 2025, Annecy, 18 July 2025, with Smurfs
- Runtime
- 2 minutes
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Background
Order Up was co-written by Sean Charmatz and Paul Tibbitt, with Charmatz also directing. The short was produced in 2011–12 and received a picture lock in 2015, but remained unreleased for several years. It features Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants and Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles, with no spoken dialogue, only vocal sound effects. The plot follows SpongeBob amusing himself by overusing the Krusty Krab's order up bell, which drives Squidward to repeatedly destroy the bell in various ways. After Squidward dumps the remains into SpongeBob's head, SpongeBob discovers he can still produce the bell's sound by hitting his nose, causing Squidward to flee the restaurant screaming.
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