The Patrick Show (2034)

The Patrick Show is Slendernyan's spinoff of SpongeBob (2022), his reboot of SpongeBob Squarepants that aired in the Reboot Universe. It springs off of a backdoor pilot in SpongeBob about Patrick starting his own show. This show is a meta in-universe TV show hosted by Patrick. Rather than 25 episodes per season like SpongeBob, The Patrick Show only had 10 episodes per season.

Development
Cartoon Network wanted a new show to succeed, but not overcome, SpongeBob when it ended in 2034, so they created a backdoor pilot episode of SpongeBob named after this show itself. It was only 10 episodes so its season finale could tie in with the series finale of SpongeBob. The show was more successful than expected, however, and it was renewed for a second season. It retained Alex Hirsch as showrunner, but it featured Peter Browngardt as its only executive producer. Stephen Hillenburg didn't want to be involved, as he believed SpongeBob should be its own single product, but he still wanted to be involved with SpongeBob 's finale, so he stayed on for that show. Alex Hirsch picked Peter Browngardt himself because he thought his humor would work for Patrick.

Production team
Alex wanted to do something drastically different from what he, Stephen, and Ben Bocquelet did with SpongeBob. He specifically wanted a meta, in-universe TV show to give more background to the base show, and also to provide a more varietal sense of humor to the universe, as Squid vs Squid (2029) retained the same humor as SpongeBob and he wanted to do something new. However, when it was revealed that SpongeBob would be endind at the same time this show would start airing, the background was put on the backburner and the humor was brought to the forefront. While this show is in continuity with SpongeBob and retains a solid grounding, it doesn't rely on continuity to strive, unlike SpongeBob.

Airing
The show premiered on January 20th, 2034. Each episode is 22 minutes, and they tell three short stories: One parody of something in pop culture, one original story, and one interview with a different Bikini Bottomite every episode. Each segment is about 7.3 minutes long. A new episode normally airs every week, and every season has 10 episodes. In its first season, when it was airing alongside SpongeBob, it aired one day after that week's SpongeBob episode, and it usually tied into that episode somehow.

Writing
A lot of writers from SpongeBob came on board, but generally, this show attracted a different sort of writer, such as Steve Little, Ryan Ridley, and Dan Harmon.

Music
All music was reused from SpongeBob.

Animation
The same people that animated SpongeBob animated this show, because Alex Hirsch wanted the universe to be consistent graphically.

Voice Actors
Every character in the show was a character in SpongeBob, and all voice actors were retained.

Season 1
The first season aired alongside SpongeBob, airing one day after SpongeBob in the same timeslot starting with the fourth episode onward. It started on January 20th, 2034, and ended on March 24th.

1. Not the Pilot (January 20th, 2034)
Parody: Silence of the Jellyfish (Silence of the Lambs)

Skit: Squidward's Moustache

Interview: Arnold

2. Secrets of the Multiverse (January 27th, 2034)
Parody: Water Trek (Star Trek)

Skit: Patrick Learns About the Multiverse

Interview: Old Man Jenkins

3. A Day in the Life of Earl (February 3rd, 2034)
Parody: Indiana Earl (Indiana Jones)

Skit: Beauty and the Yeast

Interview: Earl

4. The Suit Stealer (February 10th, 2034)
Parody: Relatively Calm Gentlemen (Mad Men)

Skit: Who Stole Sandy's Suit?

Interview: Sandy

5. The Appetizer (Febuary 17th, 2034)
Parody: The Appetizer Who Ate Everything (The Blob That Ate Everyone)

Skit: Kiss the Cook

Interview: Mr. Krabs

6. Heroes United (Febuary 24th, 2034)
Parody: Mermaid Man Begins (Batman)

Skit: Unmasking Man-Ray

Interview: Mermaid Man

7. Squidward the FRAUD (March 3rd, 2034)
Parody: Keeping Up with Tentacles (Keeping Up with the Kardashians)

Skit: Bikini Bottom Funhouse Tour

Interview: Squidward

8. Snowstorm Report (March 10th, 2034)
Parody: The IT (The Thing)

Skit: Hunting the Yeti

Interview: Yeti

9. A Day at Goo Lagoon (March 17th, 2034)
Parody: Saturday the 14th (Friday the 13th)

Skit: Patrick's Epic Cannonball

Interview: Larry

10. Afterthought (March 24th, 2034)

Parody: 2034 (2001)

Skit: Awards Ceremony

Interview: SpongeBob

Season 2
The first season turned out to be more successful than expected, so it was renewed for a second season a month after the finale. It took three months to produce and five to release. It started on January 25th, 2034, and ended on _.