The Patrick Star Show


The Patrick Star Show is an American animated television series that premiered on Nickelodeon on July 9, 2021. It is a spin-off of the Stephen Hillenburg series SpongeBob SquarePants. 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.
In August 2020, it was announced that SpongeBob would be receiving its second spinoff series, following Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years, 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.
The series has run for a total of three seasons, and in October 2024, was renewed for two more, with the fourth premiering on March 21, 2025.

Premise

Patrick Star hosts his very own talk show at his family home with the support of his family.

Characters

  • Patrick Star, the host of The Patrick Show
  • Cecil Star, the father of Patrick Star who works at the Undersea Space Agency
  • Bunny Star, the mother of Patrick Star
  • Squidina Star, a squid who is the adopted sister of Patrick Star that helps in the production of The Patrick Show
  • GrandPat Star, the grandfather of Patrick Star and father of Cecil who is the intelligent member of the Star family and uses a mobility scooter as his mode of transportation
  • Ouchie, the Star family's pet sea urchin.
  • Tinkle, a sentient and animalistic toilet that is the Star family's other pet.
  • Grandma Tentacles, an octopus who is the Star family's neighbor and Squidward's grandmother. She was previously portrayed by Mary Jo Catlett in the original series
Characters from the original series — including SpongeBob SquarePants, Squidward Tentacles, Sandy Cheeks, Mr. Krabs, Pearl Krabs, Mrs. Puff, Plankton, and Karen — also appear in guest roles.

Production

SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg was asked about the potentiality of spinoffs in a 2009 interview. In response he 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."
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 a lot. I don't know if anybody knows this, but we don't really respect canon just for the sake of itself." The writers also aimed to "sideline" story structures, which "frees up to be more surreal and randomly bizarre with the kinds of things put out there."
In August 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. In March 2021, it was announced that Nickelodeon had ordered 13 episodes, with the series set to release in summer 2021. In May 2021, it was announced that the series would premiere in July 2021, and the first teaser trailer for the series was released. In June 2021, it was announced that the series would premiere on July 9, 2021.
In August 2021, it was announced that Nickelodeon had ordered 13 additional episodes for the series, bringing the series to 26 produced episodes. In March 2022, Nickelodeon renewed the series for a 26-episode second season, which premiered on July 26, 2023. In July 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, was originally set to premiere on Nickelodeon on November 25, 2022, before being delayed and rescheduled for release on January 13, 2023. In October 2024, the series was renewed for fourth and fifth seasons.

Episodes

Home media and streaming

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 Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the SpongeBob franchise.
RegionSet titleSeasonAspect ratioEpisode countTime lengthRelease date
1Season 1, Volume 1116:913293 minutesJune 21, 2022
1Season 1, Volume 2116:913294 minutesDecember 5, 2023

Reception

The show's announcement was met with backlash from fans when it was greenlit after the death of Hillenburg, who had previously expressed hesitation in deriving from the parent series.
Marty Brown of Common Sense Media gave the series a 4 out of 5 star rating, praising it for setting itself apart from the main SpongeBob series with its fast-paced nature and disregard for linear storytelling. He wrote, "The furiously kinetic series is just a relentless series of jokes and sight gags, with little regard for things like plot or continuity. In other words, it's a lot of fun, especially for folks who are already fans of the original series." Brandon Zachary of CBR similarly praised the series' even less restrained and madcap energy, saying that it had more in common with Pee-wee's Playhouse than SpongeBob. He directed additional praise to Jill Talley for her voice performance as Squidina and wrote that her "earnest attitude helps paper over some of the more unwieldy elements of such a purposefully unstructured series."

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