Short film

It's a SpongeBob Christmas!

2012 · 23 min

A cheerful, silly holiday romp with stop-motion charm and plenty of slapstick laughs.

Directed by: Mark Caballero, Marc Ceccarelli
Genres: Family, Animation, Comedy
Starring: Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass

Tagline: It's Christmas and Bikini Bottom as you've never experienced them before!
Overview: At Christmastime in Bikini Bottom, everyone's excited except Plankton, who always gets a lump of coal from Santa. But he vows this year he'll finally get his wish – the Krabby Patty formula! And it won't be by being good. He's gonna make everyone in Bikini Bottom bad!

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Directed by: Mark Caballero, Marc Ceccarelli
Genres: Family, Animation, Comedy
Starring: Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
family
morality
identity
Places: sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	2
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: family, animation, comedy, tv movie
Directed by: Mark Caballero, Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, Seamus Walsh
Written by: Luke Brookshier, Mr. Lawrence, Derek Iversen, Marc Ceccarelli
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Runtime: 23 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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