Livin' With The Squid

Livin' With the Squid was a short-lived situation comedy spin-off series created by Travisplatypus and produced by Pineapple Entertainment of the highly-successful series SpongeBob SquarePants. The series premiered on March 15, 2014 and was cancelled less than ten days later due to low ratings, despite positive reviews.

Many considered Livin' With the Squid to be a game-changer in the television industry, with the introduction of "community choice", in which creator Travisplatypus said that the population had the decision whether or not the series would have another season after the finale of each season.

Synopsis
Squidward Tentacles, a middle-aged octopus, is tired of living in his current town of Bikini Bottom, so he decides to move to a new town named Coral City. Unfortunately for Squidward, Mr. Krabs, Squidward's boss at his work place, The Krusty Krab, moves The Krusty Krab there due to it being a great place for business. SpongeBob and Patrick, Squidward's neighbours whom he despises, also decide to move into the town, however there are no homes left in the bustling town, therefore they have no other choice than to move in with Squidward, thus creating a new friendship.

Season 1

 * Movin' Out of Bikini Bottom - pilot
 * Cinnamon Breath Spray
 * Girls Just Want to Have Sex
 * Red Mist - series finale

Cancellation
The show was officially cancelled by Pineapple Entertainment after the ratings for the fourth episode were released on March 24, 2014. Supervising producer IHeartSpongeBob commented: "We loved the show but have to make hard choices to bring new shows through."

It was commented that while the show had received good reviews, its viewing figures were low and therefore all plans for the series were dropped. The four episodes only managed to muster an average of 1.33 million viewers per episode, which did not fit Pineapple Entertainment's requirements in which a primetime show must have an average audience of 1.75 million to b fully commissioned.

Though most of the rest of the season was filmed, post-production for the other episodes were still in the works, so none of the other episodes were released in their completed forms. However, selected scenes that were completed from the other episodes were released as a special feature in the complete series' DVD boxset.

Producers Travisplatypus and IHeartSpongeBob commented that they were upset to see the show cancelled, as they had plans for a second season.

DVD
The complete series was released on DVD several months after the conclusion of the series. The DVD featured all the completed episodes, as well as bonus commentary by series creator Travisplatypus and IHeartSpongeBob and other DVD featurettes.