MUMBAI: On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants, Nickelodeon will roll out ‘Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash Weekend‘ event hosted by Patchy the Pirate.

Starting on 14 July at 9 pm, Nickelodeon‘s sister channel VH1 will premiere Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants, the first original SpongeBob SquarePants TV documentary.

This will be followed by a 50-hour programming marathon on 17 July on Nickelodeon. The premiere starts with ‘To Square Pants or Not to Square Pants‘ at 8 pm.

On 18 July, the top 10 most memorable SpongeBob episodes will be screened as picked by fans on Nick.com. The night will be capped off with the film The SpongeBob SquarePants at
8 pm.

Finally, on 19 July, viewers can catch a top 10 countdown of celebrities‘ favourite episodes at 10 am. The weekend-long marathon culminates with 10 all new premieres beginning at 7 pm.

Spongebob SquarePants is seen in 171 markets in 25 languages and is one of the most widely distributed properties in MTV Networks‘ history.