Legends of Bikini Bottom
Six SpongeBob episodes with monsters, magic, and mythical creatures.
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Legends of Bikini Bottom is an anthology series of six episodes within the seventh season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. The episodes feature plots involving monsters, magic, and mythical creatures. The series is notable for premiering its first episode on the social networking service Facebook before airing on Nickelodeon, a strategy aimed at attracting young internet and social media users.
Quick Facts
- Starring
- Tom Kenny
- Bill Fagerbakke
- Rodger Bumpass
- Clancy Brown
- Mr. Lawrence
- Jill Talley
- Lori Alan
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Network
- Nickelodeon
- First aired
- 28 January 2011
- Last aired
- 11 June 2011
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
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Background
Legends of Bikini Bottom consists of six episodes: 'Trenchbillies', 'Sponge-Cano!', 'The Main Drain', 'The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom', 'Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle', and 'The Curse of the Hex'. 'Trenchbillies' premiered on Facebook on January 27, 2011, and was written by Aaron Springer and Richard Pursel, with Andrew Overtoom as animation director. The other four episodes (excluding 'The Curse of the Hex') aired on Nickelodeon as an hour-long special on January 28, 2011. The decision to air the series online was aimed at attracting 'the young and the restless hooked to the internet and the social media.' Nickelodeon stated that SpongeBob SquarePants had more than 16 million 'friends' on Facebook at the time.
Did You Know?
- Guest stars included Amy Sedaris, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Kristen Wiig.
- A Burger King toy line based on the series was released starting January 23, 2011.
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