| Genre: | Comedy |
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| Theme Music Composer: | Ego Plum |
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| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 3 |
| Num Episodes: | 83 |
| Runtime: | 11 minutes |
| Company: | United Plankton Pictures, Inc. Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
| Network: | Nickelodeon |
| Related: | SpongeBob SquarePants |
The Patrick Star Show is an American animated television series that premiered on Nickelodeon on July 9, 2021. It is a spin-off prequel of the series SpongeBob SquarePants, which was created by Stephen Hillenburg. It follows Patrick Star as he hosts a talk show at his family home with the support of his family. The series was developed by Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, Andrew Goodman, Kaz, Mr. Lawrence, and Vincent Waller, and is produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
In August 2020, it was announced that SpongeBob would be receiving its second spinoff series, following , with Patrick as its lead character. In March 2021, the series was officially picked up for a 13-episode first season, which was later expanded to 26 episodes in July 2021. For the series, the writers wanted to bend the rules of the original SpongeBob series even further and divert away from traditional story structures.
In March 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on July 26, 2023. The second half of the production season 2, began airing as the third season, which premiered on July 29, 2024.
Patrick Star hosts his very own talk show at his family home with the support of his family.
See also: List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters.
Characters from the original series — including SpongeBob SquarePants (voiced by Tom Kenny), Squidward Tentacles (voiced by Rodger Bumpass), Sandy Cheeks (voiced by Carolyn Lawrence), Mr. Krabs (voiced by Clancy Brown), Pearl Krabs (voiced by Lori Alan),[3] and Plankton (voiced by Mr. Lawrence) — also appear in guest roles.[4]
SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg was asked about the potentiality of spinoffs in a 2009 interview. In response, Hillenburg remarked, "The show is about SpongeBob, he's the core element, and it's about how he relates to the other characters. Patrick by himself might be a bit too much. So I don't see any spin-offs."[5]
On August 10, 2020, it was announced that SpongeBob SquarePants would be receiving its second spinoff series, following at the summer camp, and that the focus of the series would be on Patrick Star.[6] In March 2021, it was announced that Nickelodeon had ordered 13 episodes, with the series set to release in summer 2021.[7] [8] [9] On May 31, 2021, it was announced that the series would premiere in July 2021, and the first teaser trailer for the series was released.[10] On June 17, 2021, it was announced that the series would premiere on July 9, 2021.[11]
According to showrunner Marc Ceccarelli, the writers of The Patrick Star Show bent the rules of the original SpongeBob universe to allow for more creative freedom. Ceccarelli explained: "We really tried to just do anything we wanted... We mess with canon [the original series' continuity] a lot. I don't know if anybody knows this, but we don't really respect canon just for the sake of itself."[12] The writers also aimed to "sideline" story structures, which "frees [them] up to be more surreal and randomly bizarre with the kinds of things [they] put out there."
On August 11, 2021, it was announced that Nickelodeon had ordered 13 additional episodes for the series, bringing the series to 26 produced episodes.[13] On March 21, 2022, Nickelodeon renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on July 26, 2023.[14]
On July 21, 2022, a "SpongeBob Universe" crossover special was announced, featuring the main series and spinoffs The Patrick Star Show and Kamp Koral. "The Tidal Zone", a spoof of The Twilight Zone,[15] [16] was originally set to premiere on Nickelodeon on November 25, 2022,[17] before being delayed and rescheduled for release on January 13, 2023.[18]
These shorts premiered as a part of Nickelodeon Shorts Showcase, a series of shorts released to either help promote upcoming series or release content from ongoing ones.
All of the first season was added to Paramount+ on July 10, 2024, alongside the thirteenth season of SpongeBob SquarePants and the second and final season of to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the SpongeBob franchise.[19]
| Region | Set title | Season(s) | Aspect ratio | Episode count | Time length | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Season 1, Volume 1 | 1 | 16:9 | 13 | 293 minutes | June 21, 2022[20] |
| Season 1, Volume 2 | 294 minutes | December 5, 2023[21] |
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an audience approval rating of 18%, with an average rating of 1.4/5.[22] Common Sense Media gave the series a four out of five stars, writing, "Starfish spin-off has goofy fun, lots of slapstick violence."[23]