SpongeBob's Nicktoon Summer Splash (partially lost bumpers from Nickelodeon channel block; 2000-2001)
SpongeBob's Nicktoon Summer Splash was a programming block that ran from July 3rd to September 1st, 2000, and June 18th to August 31st, 2001, on Nickelodeon. The block ran in the afternoon for 3 hours, which changed during the last week the block ran to be 6 hours. The block revolved around the SpongeBob cast (SpongeBob and Patrick as the hosts, Sandy as control, and Squidward as a co-host) hosting interstitials throughout programming.
Programming was done in marathons daily on weekdays, which was in the following order:
- Rugrats
- Rocket Power
- The Wild Thornberrys
- Hey Arnold!
- Rocko's Modern Life (later replaced by CatDog within a week of the block premiering)
The block was later replaced with Nicktoons Summer Beach House which ran from the summers of 2002 to 2003 and followed a similar concept to the former. Later in the summer of 2003, Nicktoons TV brought back the block and extended it's schedule to 12 hours. The block in it's early broadcasts was notable for having poor quality animation.
The block also aired internationally later on, in Australia, Italy, and the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, the block was instead called "SpongeBob TV" for unknown reasons, and used an altered schedule which was shorter and ran in the morning.[1][2][3]
Availability
Most of the bumpers have resurfaced through personal tapes, although some are still incomplete or missing. It is unknown how many bumpers existed for this block outside of the one's that are known to exist.
List of Notable Lost Bumpers
# | Show Name | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rocko's Modern Life | Partially Found | SpongeBob does an impression of Rocko's Modern Life characters. |
2 | Various | Partially Lost | SpongeBob does a short poetry as a "we'll be right back" bumper. |
3 | Various | Partially Lost | Specially made up next, later, and "we'll be right back" bumpers done by SpongeBob for various shows. |
4 | Unknown | Lost | An unknown bumper showing Squidward wearing his turban from Astrology with Squidward. |
Gallery
Screenshots
Footage
See Also
- A Day With SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie (non-existent unauthorized direct-to-DVD mockumentary film; 2011)
- Astrology with Squidward (found series of "SpongeBob SquarePants" Nickelodeon animated shorts; early 2000s)
- Got Chocolate Milk? (found "SpongeBob SquarePants" animated tie-in commercial; 2001)
- SpongeBob: Re-Hydrated (partially lost "SpongeBob SquarePants" animated short; 2003)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (partially lost deleted scenes of Nickelodeon animated series; 1999-present)
- SpongeBob SquarePants "Sailor Mouth" (lost uncensored version of Nickelodeon animated series episode; 2001)
- SpongeBob SquarePants "Shanghaied/You Wish" (lost English audio from alternate "Patchy the Pirate" segments of Nickelodeon animated series episode; 2001)
- SpongeBob SquarePants "SpaceBob InvaderPants/Krabs' Army" (lost production material of cancelled Nickelodeon animated series episodes; 2015)
- War Blowers (found full version of "SpongeBob SquarePants" production music; 1999)
External Links
- A commercial break compilation for the block, containing some bumpers.
- A collection of bumpers from Nicktoons Summer Beach House.
- Another collection of bumpers.
- An LMW Forums thread about the topic.
- The theme song for the block in non-VHS quality.
References
- ↑ An example of an Australian Nicktoon Summer Splash bumper. Retrieved 03 Jan '23
- ↑ A Nickelodeon Italy promo for Nicktoon Summer Splash. Retrieved 03 Jan '23
- ↑ An image from the Nickelodeon UK website promoting SpongeBob TV. Retrieved 03 Jan '23