It's hard to believe that many of the kids that watched SpongeBob SquarePants when it premiered back in 1999 are parents themselves now! On for over a quarter of a century and currently in its 16th season, SpongeBob SquarePants is as popular as ever and will have its fourth theatrical film release this December with The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants.
Here's everything we know about The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants including a sneak peek.
SpongeBob SquarePants is an animated series that follows SpongeBob SquarePants (voiced by Tom Kenny), an overly optimistic and energetic sponge who lives in a submerged pineapple under the sea. His neighbors include an obliviously dimwitted starfish named Patrick Star (BillFagerbakke) and a curmudgeonly squid named Squidward (Rodger Bumpass).
What is The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants about?
SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom friends set sail in their biggest cinematic event ever…The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman—a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate—on a seafaring comedy-adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants will be released in theaters.
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What is the release date for The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants?
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants hits theaters nationwide on Dec. 19, 2025.
There are four theatrical SpongeBob films: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004), The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015), The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020) and The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (out Dec. 19, 2025).
There are also two Netflix spinoff films: Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024) and Plankton: The Movie (2025).
How many seasons of SpongeBob SquarePants are there currently?
There are currently 16 seasons and close to 350 episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants, making it one of the longest-running American animated series in history!
No. Despite ongoing rumors, SpongeBob SquarePants has not been canceled.
Where can I watch SpongeBob SquarePants?
The first 14 seasons of SpongeBob SquarePants can be streamed on Paramount+. The first six seasons can also be streamed on Prime Video. Additionally, the first 15 seasons are available on DVD in the U.S.
Who are the voices behind the characters in The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants?
SpongeBob SquarePants (Tom Kenny) ©2025 Paramount Pictures and Viacom International Inc.Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants)
While Kenny does mainly voiceover work, he's had on-camera roles in Sky High, Just Shoot Me!, and Arli$$. His voiceover work includes The Wild Thornberrys, Recess, Dr. Doolittle 2, and The Powerpuff Girls Movie.
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Patrick Star (Bill Fagerbakke) and SpongeBob SquarePants (Tom Kenny)Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star)
Aside from voicing Patrick Star, Fagerbakke is probably best known for playing Dauber on nine seasons of Coach opposite Craig T. Nelson. Fagerbakke also got his own spinoff, The Patrick Star Show which is currently in its fourth season and has already been renewed for a fifth. His other credits include Mom, Dynasty, and Young Sheldon.
Fun Fact: Fagerbakke's daughter, actress Carson Fagerbakke, is engaged to actor Scott Michael Foster. Foster starred in Greek and Chasing Life and appeared as Frozen's Kristoff in Once Upon a Time.
Gary (Tom Kenny), Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown) and Squidward (Rodger Bumpass)Brown's on-camera credits include The Shawshank Redemption, Cowboys & Aliens and most recently, Regretting You. He has also voiced characters in Resident Alien, Thor: Ragnarok and Invincible.
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Rodger Bumpass (Squidward)
Bumpass has voiced characters on Doc McStuffins, Peppa Pig and Treasure Planet. He's appeared on camera in roles in Marco Polo.
Ticket Taker (Isis "Ice Spice" Gaston)Isis "Ice Spice" Gaston (Ticket Taker)
A rapper/singer from the Bronx, Ice Spice won Billboard's 2023 R&B/Hip-Hop Rookie of the Year. While one of her first songs, "Bikini Bottom," went viral, it has nothing to do with SpongeBob, although we like believe it does!
SpongeBob SquarePants (Tom Kenny), Flying Dutchman (Mark Hamill), Barb (Regina Hall)Regina Hall (Barb)
Hall is best known for films like The Best Man, Scary Movie and The Hate U Give. Other credits include Black-ish, Insecure and 2026's The Five-Star Weekend.
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Flying Dutchman (Mark Hamill)Mark Hamill (Flying Dutchman)
While Hamill is best known as Luke Skywalker in the Star Warsmovies, he's also enjoyed a lucrative voice acting career. Most notably, he voiced The Joker in multiple DC animated projects. Other roles include Fire Lord Ozai in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Skeksis scientist Skektek in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and Chucky in the remake of Child's Play.
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Other notable voice actors in the film include George Lopez (Lopez vs. Lopez, Lopez Tonight) as JK Fishlips, Arturo Castro (Broad City, Tron: Ares) as the Ride Operator, Sherry Cola (Joy Ride, Nobody Wants This) as the Studio Spokesperson, Tom Wilson (Back to the Future, NCIS) as Coach Tuna, Carolyn Lawrence (Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius) as Sandy and Mr. Lawrence (Camp Lazlo!) as Plankton.
Is there a sneak peek of The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants?
Yes! Check out this sneak peek from The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants below.
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