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'''''SpongeBob: Re-Hydrated''''' is a CGI-animated ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' short that was aired in 2003. It was made in the style of a teaser trailer, and features SpongeBob dressed as Neo from ''The Matrix'' film franchise fighting an army of Patrick Star clones dressed as Agent Smith. | '''''SpongeBob: Re-Hydrated''''' is a CGI-animated ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' short that was aired in 2003. It was made in the style of a teaser trailer, and features SpongeBob dressed as Neo from ''The Matrix'' film franchise fighting an army of Patrick Star clones dressed as Agent Smith. | ||
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Attention was first brought to the short in early 2016 after a few seconds of footage were discovered in a Nicktoons channel bumper from 2003. A thread was made on 4chan's /co/ board in an attempt to find more information on it, and one anonymous user claimed it to be a 10-minute short called ''The Spongetrix'' that was included on a VHS release of ''Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius''. This was quickly debunked as a hoax, but regardless, the rumor and fake title persisted for quite some time.<ref>[http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/79291814/ Archive of the original /co/ thread] Retrieved 15 Apr '17.</ref> | Attention was first brought to the short in early 2016 after a few seconds of footage were discovered in a Nicktoons channel bumper from 2003. A thread was made on 4chan's /co/ board in an attempt to find more information on it, and one anonymous user claimed it to be a 10-minute short called ''The Spongetrix'' that was included on a VHS release of ''Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius''. This was quickly debunked as a hoax, but regardless, the rumor and fake title persisted for quite some time.<ref>[http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/79291814/ Archive of the original /co/ thread] Retrieved 15 Apr '17.</ref> | ||
After, the search spread to sites such as the Lost Media Wiki and SpongeBuddy Mania. In April of that year, 30 seconds of footage | After, the search spread to sites such as the Lost Media Wiki and SpongeBuddy Mania. In April of that year, 30 seconds of footage was found in the 2013 portfolio of a Nick Digital animator named Goopy Rossi. This revealed the true title of the short as ''Spongebob: Re-Hydrated'', and also confirmed the connection with ''The Matrix Reloaded''.<ref>[https://vimeo.com/63021293 Goopy Rossi's demo reel] Retrieved 15 Apr '17.</ref> | ||
However, the find also left many unanswered questions about the nature of the short, and Rossi himself remained unresponsive. Other ''SpongeBob'' crew members were contacted, such as Vincent Waller, who claimed to know nothing about the short and even accused it of being fake.<ref>[https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/769748277906452488 Tweet from Vincent Waller] Retrieved 15 Apr '17.</ref> | However, the find also left many unanswered questions about the nature of the short, and Rossi himself remained unresponsive. Other ''SpongeBob'' crew members were contacted, such as Vincent Waller, who claimed to know nothing about the short and even accused it of being fake.<ref>[https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/769748277906452488 Tweet from Vincent Waller] Retrieved 15 Apr '17.</ref> | ||
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== Status == | == Status == | ||
The search continued for a few more months | The search continued for a few more months but began to stall later that year due to a lack of any solid leads. However, on April 15, 2017, a YouTube user named Vailskibum94 created a video on the topic. Despite containing a good deal of outdated information and inaccuracies, the video revived interest in the short, and later that day animator Randy Gossman posted a public message to the wiki Encyclopedia SpongeBobia to clarify these rumors. | ||
Gossman stated the short was nothing more than an extra made by the animation team of the game ''Employee of the Month'', and that it may have aired on Nicktoons in the network's early days. The short was made without involvement from the writers of the main series, and reused 3D models from the game ''Operation Krabby Patty''. Most importantly, though, he stated that no more footage exists than the 30 seconds that were already discovered.<ref>[http://archive.is/9V3cf Mirror of Randy Gossman's blog post on the short] Retrieved 15 Apr '17.</ref> | Gossman stated the short was nothing more than an extra made by the animation team of the game ''Employee of the Month'', and that it may have aired on Nicktoons in the network's early days. The short was made without involvement from the writers of the main series, and reused 3D models from the game ''Operation Krabby Patty''. Most importantly, though, he stated that no more footage exists than the 30 seconds that were already discovered.<ref>[http://archive.is/9V3cf Mirror of Randy Gossman's blog post on the short] Retrieved 15 Apr '17.</ref> | ||
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Though the entirety of the video footage is now confirmed to be found, Gossman also claimed that short originally had a different audio track with sound effects.<ref>[https://prnt.sc/ewullp Screenshot of a comment from Gossman, originally posted on the blog post] Retrieved 15 Apr '17.</ref> This audio has yet to be found. | Though the entirety of the video footage is now confirmed to be found, Gossman also claimed that short originally had a different audio track with sound effects.<ref>[https://prnt.sc/ewullp Screenshot of a comment from Gossman, originally posted on the blog post] Retrieved 15 Apr '17.</ref> This audio has yet to be found. | ||
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On July 27th, 2017 the full short with the original audio was uploaded by Lost Media Wiki user tpm411. | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN7ZG3mJRvo&feature=youtu.be|320x240|center|Mirror of the full short.|frame}}</div> | ||
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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfaC9o2YkTc|320x240|center|Vailskibum94's video on the short (contains misinformation).|frame}}</div> | {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfaC9o2YkTc|320x240|center|Vailskibum94's video on the short (contains misinformation).|frame}}</div> | ||
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Revision as of 14:18, 28 July 2017
Screenshot from the short.
Status: Found
SpongeBob: Re-Hydrated is a CGI-animated SpongeBob SquarePants short that was aired in 2003. It was made in the style of a teaser trailer, and features SpongeBob dressed as Neo from The Matrix film franchise fighting an army of Patrick Star clones dressed as Agent Smith.
The exact nature of the short was unknown for a long while, with people speculating it to be a game cutscene, a commercial, a fan-animation, or even a full SpongeBob "episode" that slipped through the cracks. However, in 2017 it was clarified that the footage previously found was actually the entire short, minus the original audio.
History
Attention was first brought to the short in early 2016 after a few seconds of footage were discovered in a Nicktoons channel bumper from 2003. A thread was made on 4chan's /co/ board in an attempt to find more information on it, and one anonymous user claimed it to be a 10-minute short called The Spongetrix that was included on a VHS release of Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. This was quickly debunked as a hoax, but regardless, the rumor and fake title persisted for quite some time.[1]
After, the search spread to sites such as the Lost Media Wiki and SpongeBuddy Mania. In April of that year, 30 seconds of footage was found in the 2013 portfolio of a Nick Digital animator named Goopy Rossi. This revealed the true title of the short as Spongebob: Re-Hydrated, and also confirmed the connection with The Matrix Reloaded.[2]
However, the find also left many unanswered questions about the nature of the short, and Rossi himself remained unresponsive. Other SpongeBob crew members were contacted, such as Vincent Waller, who claimed to know nothing about the short and even accused it of being fake.[3]
Status
The search continued for a few more months but began to stall later that year due to a lack of any solid leads. However, on April 15, 2017, a YouTube user named Vailskibum94 created a video on the topic. Despite containing a good deal of outdated information and inaccuracies, the video revived interest in the short, and later that day animator Randy Gossman posted a public message to the wiki Encyclopedia SpongeBobia to clarify these rumors.
Gossman stated the short was nothing more than an extra made by the animation team of the game Employee of the Month, and that it may have aired on Nicktoons in the network's early days. The short was made without involvement from the writers of the main series, and reused 3D models from the game Operation Krabby Patty. Most importantly, though, he stated that no more footage exists than the 30 seconds that were already discovered.[4]
Though the entirety of the video footage is now confirmed to be found, Gossman also claimed that short originally had a different audio track with sound effects.[5] This audio has yet to be found.
Update
On July 27th, 2017 the full short with the original audio was uploaded by Lost Media Wiki user tpm411.
Gallery
References
- ↑ Archive of the original /co/ thread Retrieved 15 Apr '17.
- ↑ Goopy Rossi's demo reel Retrieved 15 Apr '17.
- ↑ Tweet from Vincent Waller Retrieved 15 Apr '17.
- ↑ Mirror of Randy Gossman's blog post on the short Retrieved 15 Apr '17.
- ↑ Screenshot of a comment from Gossman, originally posted on the blog post Retrieved 15 Apr '17.