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United Plankton Pictures is an American television and film production company founded in 1998 by animator and marine biology teacher Stephen Hillenburg. Its headquarters is located in Burbank, California. Its most notable productions include the long-running animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants and several co-productions with DreamWorks Television.
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History[]
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List of United Plankton Pictures productions[]
Television[]
Series[]
Produced for Nickelodeon[]
| Title | Date | Creators / developers | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| SpongeBob SquarePants | 1999-present | Stephen Hillenburg | First TV series. Longest-running Nicktoon. |
| The Modifyers (DW) | 2007-2014 | Lynne Naylor Chris Reccardi |
First series to not be created by Hillenburg but instead by other animator(s). |
| Tales from Planet Mammalia (DW) | 2008-2015 | Van Partible | |
| Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years | 2021-2024 | Stephen Hillenburg (original characters) Luke Brookshier Marc Ceccarelli Andrew Goodman Kaz Doug Lawrence Vincent Waller |
Spin-off of SpongeBob SquarePants. Released on Paramount+ and later on Nickelodeon. |
| The Patrick Star Show | 2021-present | Second spin-off of SpongeBob SquarePants. First Nickelodeon TV series produced by the studio without Hillenburg's involvement. |
(DW) = co-produced by DreamWorks Animation Television.
Produced for DreamWorks Animation Television[]
| Title | Date | Creators / developers | Production company | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sailor Cat and Sailor Fish | 2005-2018 | Stephen Hillenburg | First DreamWorks series. | |
| Pirate Tales | 2005-2011 | |||
| Aura and Sally | 2005-2008 | |||
| Animal City | 2006-present | |||
| Male and Female | 2006-2008 | |||
| Tex and Avery | 2006-2015 | Stephen Hillenburg Chris Savino | ||
| The Family from M.A.M.M.A.L. | 2007-2015 2021-present |
Lynne Naylor Chris Reccardi Mark McCorkle Bob Schooley |
Zodiak Kids Studios | |
| The Mouse Family | 2008-present | Paul Tibbitt | First adult-animated series. | |
| Rocky the Shrimp | 2008-2014 | Stephen Hillenburg | Nelvana | |
| Elefriend | 2008-2014 | Rick Reinert, Bill Peet, Don Jurwich,
Dora Wilson, and Seton I. Miller (original characters) |
Based on the 1974 film of the same name. | |
| Furry Prison | 2009-2018 | TBD | Second adult-animated series. | |
| Jimmy Two-Shoes | 2009-2012 | Stephen Hillenburg Edward Kay Sean Scott |
Breakthrough Entertainment Atomic Cartoons Brown Bag Films Mercury Filmworks Elliot Animation Teletoon Original Production |
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| The Pet Adventures of Lego | 2010-2019 | Stephen Hillenburg | ||
| Neighbors from Hell | 2010 | Pam Brady | Breakthrough Entertainment Atomic Cartoons Brown Bag Films Mercury Filmworks Elliot Animation Wounded Poodle Bento Box Entertainment 20th Century Fox Television |
Third adult-animated series. Spin-off of Jimmy Two-Shoes. |
| Ringo's Pub | 2010-2020 | TBD | Fourth adult-animated series. | |
| T.U.F.F. Puppy | 2010-2015 | Stephen Hillenburg Butch Hartman |
Billionfold, Inc. | |
| The Lancy, Rascal and Battly Show | 2011-2022 | Shaun Cove (original characters) TBD |
Nelvana | |
| Trip Around the Universe | 2013-2020 | Javier Salazar | Banzai Films 9 Story Media Group Teletoon Original Production | |
| Camp Lakebottom | 2013-2017 | Stephen Hillenburg Eric Jacobson Betsy McGowen Meghan Davies Shelley Hoffman Robert Pincombe |
Skywriter Media & Entertainment Group Jam Filled Entertainment (season 1) 9 Story Media Group | |
| The Doggies | 2013-present | Stephen Hillenburg David Feiss |
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| The Dreamtoons Show | 2014-2019 | DreamWorks Animation (original characters) Stephen Hillenburg Vincent Waller Anna Wilson Oliver Jean-Marie Doug Langdale James Sugrue Bill Kopp |
Nelvana Xilam Animation Titmouse, Inc. | |
| The Brightstars: A Dreamtoons Production | 2014-2021 | Stephen Hillenburg TBD | ||
| Mousegirl: A Dreamtoons Production | 2014-2022 | |||
| Spy Madness | 2014-2018 | Stephen Hillenburg Joe Murray C. H. Greenblatt |
Joe Murray Productions Breakthrough Entertainment 9 Story Media Group | |
| Pirate Express | 2015 | Stephen Hillenburg Mathieu DeLaPorte Boris Guillitoeu Alexis Bacci-Leville Romain Van Liemt Alexandre De La Patelliérre |
Atomic Cartoons Sticky Pictures Breakthrough Entertainment | |
| Roger Ramjet and the American Eagles | 2016-2021 | Fred Crippen (original characters) TBD |
Jay Ward Productions Xilam Animation Titmouse, Inc. Wildbrain | |
| Atomic Puppet | 2016-2018 | Stephen Hillenburg Mark Drop Jerry Leibowitz |
Gaumont Animation Mercury Filmworks Technicolor Animation Productions | |
| Awesome Six | 2016-2020 | Stephen Hillenburg | ||
| Big Five | 2016-2020 | Peter Chung, Kelly Asbury, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, and Paul Dini (original characters) TBD |
Based on the 1999 film of the same name. | |
| Family of the Dead | 2017-2020 | Stephen Hillenburg | Fifth adult-animated series. Final series created by Stephen Hillenburg before his death in 2018. | |
| Dreamtoons: Through the Ages | 2017-2020 | TBD | Nelvana Xilam Animation Titmouse, Inc. |
Spin-off of The Dreamtoons Show. |
| Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | 2018-2019 | Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells and Mike Mitchell (original characters) TBD |
Atomic Cartoons | Based on Trolls. |
| Dreamtoons: Cruise Adventures | 2019-2022 | TBD | Nelvana Xilam Animation Titmouse, Inc. |
Second spin-off of The Dreamtoons Show. |
| Lake Summer Camp | 2019 | TBD | Breakthrough Entertainment Atomic Cartoons Brown Bag Films Mercury Filmworks Elliot Animation Titmouse, Inc. Toon Boom Harmony |
Crossover spin-off of TBD |
| Cartoon Animal Town | 2019-present | Bob Camp Ian Hecox Jorge Ulloa Joe Murray Lynne Naylor |
Fuzzy Door Productions SpindleHorse Toons AOK Mondo Media Xilam Animation Touché Films |
Sixth adult-animated series. First live-action/animated hybrid series. |
| Buddies | 2020-2022 | Stephen Hillenburg and David Feiss (original characters) David Feiss |
Spin-off of The Doggies. | |
| Nuclear Boy and Nuclear Girl | 2020-2022 | Stephen Hillenburg Mark Drop Jerry Leibowitz |
Gaumont Animation Mercury Filmworks Technicolor Animation Productions |
Spin-off of Atomic Puppet. |
| Trolls: TrollsTopia | 2020-present | Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells, Mike Mitchell, and Walt Dohrn (original characters) TBD |
Atomic Cartoons | First DreamWorks TV series produced by the studio without Hillenburg's involvement. Based on Trolls and its sequel Trolls World Tour. |
| Doggies Around the World | 2021-present | Stephen Hillenburg and David Feiss (original characters) David Feiss, TBD, and TBD |
Second spin-off of The Doggies. | |
| Tex and Avery: Life in the Big City | 2021-present | TBD | Spin-off of Tex and Avery. |
In development[]
| Title |
|---|
| Untitled Squidward Tentacles spin-off series |
| United Plankton Pictures' untitled preschool series |
| Untitled series inspired by anime |
| Untitled series co-produced by Amblin Entertainment |
Specials[]
Produced for Nickelodeon[]
| Title | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas Who? | December 7, 2000 | First Christmas special of SpongeBob SquarePants |
| The Sponge Who Could Fly | March 21, 2003 | |
| Atlantis SquarePantis | November 12, 2007 | Television film |
| Truth or Square | November 6, 2009 | Television film 10th Anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants |
| It's a SpongeBob Christmas | November 23, 2012 | Second Christmas special of SpongeBob SquarePants |
| The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom | October 13, 2017 | First Halloween special of SpongeBob SquarePants |
| SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout | July 12, 2019 | Television film 20th Anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants Dedicated to Stephen Hillenburg |
| SpongeBob's Road to Christmas | December 10, 2021 | Third Christmas special of SpongeBob SquarePants |
| The Tidal Zone | January 13, 2023 | Crossover between SpongeBob SquarePants and spin-offs Kamp Koral and The Patrick Star Show |
| Kreepaway Kamp | October 10, 2024 | Second Halloween special of SpongeBob SquarePants |
| Sandy's Country Christmas | December 2, 2024 | Fourth Christmas special of SpongeBob SquarePants |
Produced for DreamWorks Animation Television[]
Films[]
| Title | Date | Directors | Note | Production company | Distributed by | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | November 19, 2004 | Stephen Hillenburg | Nickelodeon Movies | Paramount Pictures | $141.1 million | |
| The Modifyers Movie | October 28, 2011 | Lynne Naylor Chris Reccardi |
DreamWorks Animation Nickelodeon Movies |
$256.3 million | ||
| The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | February 6, 2015 | Paul Tibbitt | Paramount Animation Nickelodeon Movies |
$325.2 million | ||
| SpongeBob and Company | September 1, 2020 | TBD | Crossover between SpongeBob SquarePants and Hillenburg's other creations. | Nickelodeon Animation Studio DreamWorks Animation Television Nelvana Gaumont Animation Breakthrough Entertainment Mercury Filmworks Technicolor Animation Productions Fresh TV/Elliott Animation Atomic Cartoons Brown Bag Films Joe Murray Productions 9 Story Media Group |
Netflix | |
| Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie | August 2, 2024 | Liza Johnson | Spin-offs of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise. | Nickelodeon Movies | ||
| Plankton: The Movie | March 7, 2025 | Dave Needham | ||||
| The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants | December 19, 2025 | Derek Drymon | Paramount Pictures |
Stephen Hillenburg Cinematic Universe[]
| Title | Date | Directors | Note | Production company | Distributed by | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run | August 14, 2020 | Tim Hill | Phase One | Paramount Animation Nickelodeon Movies MRC Mikros Image |
Paramount Pictures | $4.8 million |
| Sailor Cat and Sailor Fish | 2020 | Nicholas Stoller Mike Mitchell Donovan Cook |
DreamWorks Animation MRC Sony Pictures Imageworks |
Universal Pictures | TBD | |
| Awesome Six Origins | 2020 | DreamWorks Pictures Imagine Entertainment MRC |
TBD | |||
| The Aura and Sally Movie | 2020 | TBD | DreamWorks Animation MRC |
TBD | ||
| Escape from Camp Lakebottom | 2020 | TBD | DreamWorks Animation MRC |
TBD | ||
| Jimmy Two-Shoes: Hell Sweet Hell | 2020 | TBD | DreamWorks Animation MRC |
TBD | ||
| Atomic Puppet Returns | 2020 | TBD | DreamWorks Animation Gaumont Animation MRC |
TBD | ||
| The Doggies' Road Trip | 2020 | TBD | DreamWorks Animation MRC |
TBD | ||
| Male and Female | 2021 | TBD | Phase Two | DreamWorks Animation MRC |
TBD | |
| Lego | 2021 | TBD | DreamWorks Animation MRC |
TBD | ||
| Spy Madness | 2021 | TBD | DreamWorks Animation MRC |
TBD | ||
| Tex and Avery's Big Adventure | 2021 | TBD | DreamWorks Animation MRC |
TBD | ||
| Buddies | 2021 | TBD | DreamWorks Animation MRC |
TBD | ||
| Family of the Dead | 2021 | TBD | DreamWorks Animation MRC |
TBD | ||
| Neighbors from Hell: Trapped on Earth | 2021 | TBD | DreamWorks Animation MRC |
TBD | ||
| The Brightstars: A Dreamtoons Movie | 2021 | TBD | DreamWorks Animation MRC |
TBD | ||
| The Animal City Movie | 2021 | TBD | DreamWorks Animation MRC |
TBD | ||
| Rocky's Big Movie | 2021 | TBD | DreamWorks Animation MRC |
TBD |
In development[]
| Title |
|---|
| Untitled Patrick Star spin-off film |
Shorts[]
| Title | Date | Production company | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diggs Tailwagger | 2007 | Cartoon Network Studios Fuzzy Door Productions |
Failed TV pilot for Cartoon Network Created by Derek Drymon |
| Hollywood Blvd., USA | 2013 | Short film |
Comic book series[]
| Title | Date | Distributed by |
|---|---|---|
| SpongeBob and Friends Comics | 2011-2021 | Bongo Comics (2011-2018) Dark Horse Comics (2018-2021) |
Miscellaneous work[]
Other[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical (2016)
Trivia[]
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- While most of the studio's pre-2018 television series were created by Stephen Hillenburg himself, there are many series that are created by other animators rather than Hillenburg, who was instead an executive producer to most of these shows until his death in 2018, along with posthumous credits in 2019-21 series that were produced while he was alive.
- These series are:
- The Modifyers
- Tales from Planet Mammalia
- The Family from M.A.M.M.A.L.
- Diggs Tailwagger (a failed TV pilot for Cartoon Network)
- The Mouse Family
- Elefriend
- Furry Prison
- Neighbors from Hell
- Ringo's Pub
- The Lancy, Rascal and Battly Show
- Trip Around the Universe
- The Dreamtoons Show
- The Brightstars: A Dreamtoons Production (through he co-created The Brightstars)
- Mousegirl: A Dreamtoons Production
- Most of the recurring segments from Awesome Six
- Big Five
- Dreamtoons: Through the Ages
- Trolls: The Beat Goes On!
- Dreamtoons: Cruise Adventures
- Lake Summer Camp
- Cartoon Animal Town
- Buddies
- Nuclear Boy and Nuclear Girl
- Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
- Both Trolls: TrollsTopia and the SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff The Patrick Star Show were the first two United Plankton Pictures series that Hillenburg was not involved with, following his death on November 26, 2018.
- These series are:
- TBD
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See also[]
- PlanktonTV - United Plankton Pictures' official YouTube channel consisting of clips, sneak previews, behind the scenes footage, and other stuff related to the studio.