SpongeBob SquarePants Halloween Special Set for Nick

Nickelodeon has lined up SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom, a brand-new stop-motion animated special slated to premiere in October.

The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom tells the story of the Flying Dutchman, who sets out to make sure that everyone in town is scared, especially SpongeBob. The characters will all don Halloween costumes, with SpongeBob as a flower, Patrick as a knight, Sandy as a mad scientist, Mr. Krabs as a dollar bill, Plankton as a devil, Squidward as himself and Karen as a cat. The special will feature an original song titled “The Scare Song.”

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom is being produced at Screen Novelties, a Los Angeles-based stop-motion animation production company. The production features 27 unique sets across five stages. This marks the second time Nickelodeon has partnered with Screen Novelties on a SpongeBob SquarePants stop-motion episode, following It’s a SpongeBob Christmas!, which debuted in December 2012. The Halloween special was written by Mr. Lawrence, with Brian Morante serving as the storyboard director. The special is being directed by Mark Caballero and Seamus Walsh, and produced by Chris Finnegan of Screen Novelties.