# SpongeBob SquarePants Special ‘Merry Christmas, Mr. Plankton’ Sets Nickelodeon, Paramount+ Release Date (EXCLUSIVE)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/spongebob-squarepants-special-merry-christmas-mr-plankton-sets-nickelodeon-paramount-release-date-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-11-06T17:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T17:39:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/spongebob-special-merry-christmas-mr-plankton-release-date-1236941378/
- Topics: Film

## Key points

- SpongeBob and friends try to save Christmas from Plankton.
- The special premieres on 27 November at 5 p.m. ET/PT.
- Lewis Black guest-stars as Santa.

## Summary

The hour-long animated special “Merry Christmas, Mr. Plankton” will premiere on Nickelodeon on 27 November and stream on Paramount+ the same day. In the story, SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs and their friends join forces to save Christmas after Plankton takes over the North Pole.

The special airs at 5 p.m. ET/PT, with Lewis Black guest-starring as Santa alongside the regular voice cast. A new episode of “The Patrick Star Show”, about Patrick’s family sharing Christmas stories while snowed in, follows at 6 p.m. “SpongeBob SquarePants” debuted in 1999 and has expanded into a franchise spanning television, films, games, merchandise and a Broadway musical.

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