'SpongeBob SquarePants' celebrates 20 years with a movie etiquette PSA

SpongeBob returns to theaters early.
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Kellen Beck
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'SpongeBob SquarePants' celebrates 20 years with a movie etiquette PSA
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To help celebrate the 20th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants, the folks behind the show created a funny short about movie etiquette starring SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward.

The short will play before G and PG rated movies at Screenivision movie theaters around the U.S. from May 24 to Aug. 29. It's almost like a little teaser for The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge that's slated to come to theaters in summer 2020. Ahead of that full-length movie will be the new one-hour special "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout," which airs on July 12 this year.

The movie etiquette short is a fun way to remind kids (and adults) to behave during movies — did you catch which movie the folks of Bikini Bottom are seeing?

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Kellen is a science reporter at Mashable, covering space, environmentalism, sustainability, and future tech. Previously, Kellen has covered entertainment, gaming, esports, and consumer tech at Mashable. Follow him on Twitter @Kellenbeck


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