Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (also known simply as Kamp Koral) is an American computer-animated television series created by Stephen Hillenburg and developed by Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, Andrew Goodman, Kaz, Mr. Lawrence, and Vincent Waller that premiered on Paramount+ on March 4, 2021. The series is a prequel and spinoff of Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants, featuring younger versions of the characters as they attend a summer camp. In August 2021, the series was renewed for a 13-episode second season.

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
GenreComedy
Created byStephen Hillenburg
Developed by
Voices of
Theme music composer
  • Luke Brookshier
  • Marc Ceccarelli
  • Andrew Goodman
  • Kaz
  • Mr. Lawrence
  • Eban Schletter
  • Vincent Waller
Composers
  • Nicolas Carr
  • Sage Guyton
  • Jeremy Wakefield
  • Brad Carow
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesUnited Plankton Pictures, Inc.
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Release
Original networkParamount+[lower-alpha 1]
Picture formatHDTV 720p
Audio format5.1 surround sound
Original releaseMarch 4, 2021 (2021-03-04) –
present
Related
SpongeBob SquarePants

Premise

The series follows 10-year-old SpongeBob SquarePants as he spends his summer at a sleepaway camp called Kamp Koral.[1][2] The camp is run by Mr. Krabs, a single father raising his baby daughter, Pearl.[3] The camp's activities are overseen by Mrs. Puff, who works as the scoutmaster and arts-and-crafts teacher.[3] SpongeBob bunks in a cabin with his friends Patrick Star and Sandy Cheeks. Their cabin is run by Squidward Tentacles, a pessimistic camper who is slightly older than the others (almost a teenager)[3] and is a junior counselor. Unbeknownst to the campers, the Krusty Kanteen's chef Plankton runs a secret laboratory underneath the camp where his computer assistant Karen helps him create elaborate inventions to take over the world. Episodes focus on SpongeBob and his friends learning more about the campsite, exploring new places, and taking part in summertime activities.

Characters
The characters in their CGI designs.
See also: List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters

Release

The series was originally planned to premiere on Nickelodeon in July 2020,[2] but on July 30, 2020, it was announced that the series would instead be released on CBS All Access, the ViacomCBS streaming service, in early 2021.[6][7] It was later announced that the series will be airing on Nickelodeon as well later in the year.[8] On January 28, 2021, it was announced that the first six episodes would release along with The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run on March 4, 2021 with the launch of Paramount+.[9] The series also began airing on Nickelodeon on April 2, 2021.[10] On June 24, 2021, it was announced that new episodes would release on Paramount+ on July 22, 2021.[11]

On July 21, 2022, a "SpongeBob Universe" crossover special was announced, featuring the main series and spinoffs Kamp Koral and The Patrick Star Show. "The Tidal Zone", a spoof of The Twilight Zone,[12] was originally set to premiere on Nickelodeon on November 25, 2022,[13] before getting delayed and rescheduled for release on January 13, 2023.[14] Alongside this, it was announced that new episodes of Kamp Koral would release on Paramount+ on September 30, 2022.[15]

Production

Development

SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg died on November 26, 2018. Animator/producer Paul Tibbitt — who worked on SpongeBob SquarePants between 1999 and 2018 and served as showrunner between 2005 and 2015 — remarked, "In the animation business, you know, there always used to be the sort of joke... When you run out of ideas, you just do Muppet Babies. Steve [Hillenburg] would always say to me, 'You know, one of these days, they’re going to want to make SpongeBob Babies. That’s when I'm out of here.'"[16]

According to Vincent Waller, the idea for Kamp Koral originated in flashback scenes from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020). Having worked on the original show for years, Waller calculated the hierarchy of the camp and the ages of the characters (albeit, younger). Marc Ceccarelli helped develop the new characters and new locations.[17] In October 2018, on one of Brian Robbins' first days as the president of Nickelodeon, he "decided to put a room together and really look at what the SpongeBob universe looks like." According to Robbins, "out of that came the Kamp Koral idea and actually a couple of other ideas."[18]

Announcement

On February 14, 2019, it was announced that an unnamed spinoff of SpongeBob SquarePants was in the works at Nickelodeon.[19][20] On June 4, 2019, it was announced that a CG-animated spinoff of SpongeBob SquarePants under the working title of Kamp Koral was officially green-lit with an initial order of 13 episodes.[21][22] In response to news of the series, Paul Tibbitt criticized its announcement Twitter the next day, stating, "I do not mean any disrespect to my colleagues who are working on this show. They are good people and talented artists. But this is some greedy, lazy executive-ing right here, and they ALL know full well Steve [Hillenburg] would have HATED this. Shame on them."[23]

On February 19, 2020, the show was officially titled as Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years.[1] It was also announced that the voice cast from SpongeBob SquarePants would return for the spinoff series.[4][5] A sneak peek of the series aired during the Bears-Saints NFL wildcard game on January 10, 2021 on Nickelodeon.[24]

On March 4, 2021, it was announced that an additional 13 episodes had been ordered, bringing the series total to 26 episodes.[25] On August 11, 2021, the series was renewed for a second season of 13 episodes.[26]

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [10]Nickelodeon air date [10]Prod.
code [10]		U.S. linear viewers
(millions)
1"The Jellyfish Kid"Supervising by : Sherm Cohen & Dave Cunningham
Storyboard by : Brian Morante		KazMarch 4, 2021 (2021-03-04)September 10, 20211010.46[27]
On the first day of jellyfish season, SpongeBob fails to catch a jellyfish. To help him, Sandy and Patrick disguise Squidward as a "jellyfish" to lure in SpongeBob, but suddenly a monster attacks. The monster eats Squidward and rampages across Kamp Koral. SpongeBob escapes the monster and saves the day, gaining the "Save the Camp from a Monster" badge.
2"Sugar Squeeze"
"Tag, You're It"		Supervising by : Dave Cunningham
Storyboard by : Brian Morante
Supervising by : Dave Cunningham
Storyboard by : Mike Dougherty & John Sanford		Mr. Lawrence
Kaz		March 4, 2021 (2021-03-04)April 2, 20211020.71[28]

"Sugar Squeeze": SpongeBob and the other campers discover their candy has been stolen by two con-artist backwood narwhals named Narlene and Nobby for their "Sugar Squeeze". SpongeBob and the campers glow yellow after tasting it, which Mr. Krabs notices, and is tricked by Narlene into using a machine to get the campers back to normal.

"Tag, You're It": SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy prepare to play tag, but they have to play inside after it starts to rain. They cause trouble, leading Squidward to throw them outside. Mr. Krabs eventually takes them in to play with baby Pearl, but Pearl's way of playing leads Mr. Krabs to demand Squidward to play with them. Later, the rain stops and Mr. Krabs is tagged forever.
3"Quest for Tire"
"Cabin of Curiosities"		Supervising by : Sherm Cohen
Storyboard by : Kenny Pittenger
Supervising by : Sherm Cohen
Storyboard by : John Trabbic		Mr. Lawrence
Kaz		March 4, 2021 (2021-03-04)September 17, 20211030.37[29]
4"In Search of Camp Noodist"
"Kitchen Sponge"		Supervising by : Sherm Cohen
Storyboard by : Fred Osmond
Supervising by : Dave Cunningham
Storyboard by : Brian Morante		Andrew GoodmanMarch 4, 2021 (2021-03-04)September 24, 20211040.29[30]
5"The Treasure of Kamp Koral"
"Camper Gary"		Supervising by : Dave Cunningham
Supervising by : Sherm Cohen
Storyboard by : Brian Morante		Andrew GoodmanMarch 4, 2021 (2021-03-04)October 1, 2021
October 8, 2021		1050.26[31]
0.38[32]
6"Midnight Snack Attack"
"Hot Pearl-tato"		Supervising by : Sherm Cohen
Storyboard by : Fred Osmond
Supervising by : Dave Cunningham
Storyboard by : Fred Osmond		Luke BrookshierMarch 4, 2021 (2021-03-04)November 19, 20211060.40[33]
7"What About Meep?"
"Hard Time Out"		Supervising by : Sherm Cohen
Storyboard by : Fred Osmond
Supervising by : Dave Cunningham
Storyboard by : John Trabbic		KazJuly 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)January 14, 20221070.52[34]
8"Pat's A Li'l Sinker"
"Camp SpongeBob"		Supervising by : Sherm Cohen
Storyboard by : Kristen Morrison
Supervising by : Dave Cunningham
Storyboard by : Brian Morante		Luke Brookshier
Kaz		July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)January 28, 2022
February 4, 2022		1080.48[35]
0.27[36]
9"Squisery"
"Game Night"		Supervising by : Sherm Cohen
Storyboard by : Fred Osmond
Supervising by : Dave Cunningham
Storyboard by : Fred Osmond		Andrew GoodmanJuly 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)February 11, 2022
February 18, 2022		1090.40[37]
0.42[38]
10"My Fair Nobby"
"Gimme a News Break"		Supervising by : Sherm Cohen
Storyboard by : Piero Piluso
Supervising by : Dave Cunningham
Storyboard by : Kenny Pittenger		Andrew Goodman
Mr. Lawrence		July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)May 20, 20221100.26[39]
11"Wise Kraken"
"Squatch Swap"		Supervising by : Sherm Cohen
Storyboard by : Fred Osmond
Supervising by : Dave Cunningham
Storyboard by : Mike Dougherty		Mr. Lawrence
Luke Brookshier		July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)July 22, 20221110.36[40]
12"The Ho! Ho! Horror!"
"Outhouse Outrage"		Supervising by : Dave Cunningham
Storyboard by : Brian Morante
Supervising by : Sherm Cohen
Storyboard by : Kristen Morrison		Mr. Lawrence
Luke Brookshier		July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)December 3, 2021
January 21, 2022		1120.34[41]
0.42[42]
13"Are You Afraid of the Dork?"Supervising by : Sherm Cohen & Dave Cunningham
Storyboard by : Brian Morante		KazJuly 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)TBA113N/A
14"Help Not Wanted"
"Camp Spirit"		Supervising by : Brandon Warren
Storyboard by : Mike Dougherty
Storyboard by : Tim Prendergast and Kurt Snyder		Ben GruberSeptember 30, 2022 (2022-09-30)TBA114N/A
15"Hill-Fu"
"Sun's Out, Fun's Out"		Supervising by : Brandon Warren
Storyboard by : David Gemmill
Supervising by : Brandon Warren
Storyboard by : Mike Dougherty		Andrew Goodman
Danny Giovannini		September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30)TBA115N/A
16"First and Last Aid"
"Night of the Living Stench"		Supervising by : Brandon Warren
Storyboard by : Kurt Snyder
Supervising by : Brandon Warren
Storyboard by : Mike Dougherty and Keegan Tsetta		Bobby Gaylor
Luke Brookshier		September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30)TBA116N/A
17"Camp Crossbones"
"The Jelly Life"		Supervising by : Bob Camp and Brandon Warren
Storyboard by : Mike Dougherty and Darrell Rooney
Supervising by : Brandon Warren
Storyboard by : Tim Prendergast and Keegan Tsetta		Antoine Guilbaud
Kaz		September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30)TBA117N/A
18"Lake Crashers"
"Boo Light Special"		Supervising by : Brandon Warren
Storyboard by : Tim Prendergast
Supervising by : Bob Camp
Storyboard by : Mike Dougherty		Bobby Gaylor
Mike Bell		September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30)TBA118N/A
19"Painting with Squidward"
"Kamp Kow"		Supervising by : Bob Camp
Storyboard by : Mike Dougherty
Supervising by : Jeff DeGrandis
Storyboard by : John Sanford		Kaz
Bobby Gaylor		September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30)TBA119N/A
TBA"The Switch Glitch"[lower-alpha 2]Storyboard by : Nick Lauer & Kurt Snyder
Storyboard supervised by : Brandon Warren
CG supervised by : John Cahoon[lower-alpha 2]		Kaz[lower-alpha 2]TBAJanuary 13, 2023TBA0.31[43]

In the sole Kamp Koral segment featured within "The Tidal Zone" special, Patrick and Karen accidentally switch bodies when simultaneously consuming lightning berries. Karen (in Patrick’s body) impresses SpongeBob and Sandy with her knowledge, while Patrick (in Karen’s body) frustrates Plankton with his incompetence. Sandy attempts to solve things with an invention that will reverse the effects, but the star’s refusal to cooperate sends everyone into a wild chase that leaves the entire camp wallowing in stupidity.

This episode continues a crossover event that begins on The Patrick Star Show season 1 episode 20 and SpongeBob SquarePants season 13 episode 12a, continues on SpongeBob SquarePants season 13 episode 12b, and concludes on SpongeBob SquarePants season 13 episode 12c.

Reception

Allie Leatherman of Legacy Press felt that the series overplays the slapstick for comedic purposes that children would not find funny. She also argues that, "The shadows are extremely harsh, the color palette is ugly, and the backgrounds are boring and lifeless. The animation makes it unclear if it even takes place underwater. The character design is alright other than Patrick, who just looks like pink mush in the shape of a star."[44]

Jessica Curney of The Michigan Daily felt that the series is not needed and unnecessary for the franchise and that it does not have the same "spark" as the first three seasons of the original show.[45]

Mikel J. Davies of The Harvard Crimson wrote that the show "seems to fall short of becoming a beloved classic like its predecessor" and that its comedy is "shallow and unremarkable, much unlike the original show", but praised the decision to keep the original show's main cast of characters and their voice actors, and remarked that "in general, Kamp Koral is an entertaining and enjoyable show", and that "there is hope as the show continues", as "some of the episodes had that familiar spark of creativity".[46]

Home media
Region Set title Season(s) Aspect ratio Episode count Time length Release date
1 Season 1, Volume 1 1 16:9 13 292 minutes March 8, 2022[47]

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Notes
  1. "The Switch Glitch" was first broadcast on Nickelodeon.
  2. Information is taken from the opening credits of the segment.
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