{
  "id": 18534666,
  "title": "SpongeBob SquarePants Special ‘Merry Christmas, Mr. Plankton’ Sets Nickelodeon, Paramount+ Release Date (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/spongebob-squarepants-special-merry-christmas-mr-plankton-sets",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-06T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/spongebob-special-merry-christmas-mr-plankton-release-date-1236941378/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas special “Merry Christmas, Mr. Plankton” has set an official premiere date. The hour-long animated special will debut on Nov. 27 at 5 p.m. ET/PT on Nickelodeon and stream the same day on Paramount+. The official logline for the special states, “In this festive episode, SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs and an unlikely group […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}