WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Are ya ready kids? "SpongeBob SquarePants" is turning 20, and SpongeBob, coincidentally, is having a birthday too. (How old is 'Bob? That mystery won't be revealed Friday). His friends, neighbors and co-workers decide to throw a surprise birthday party in his pineapple house. Preparations for this party do not go well, and in fact disastrously. ("Uh oh," says Sandy Cheeks. "I hope someone brings a wall as a present.") Meanwhile, 'Bob's dear friend and neighbor Patrick Star has taken him on a bus tour of the Surface World (that would be dry land) where David Hasselhoff is still surfing, or trying to, and where Kel Mitchell ("All That") reveals that he has an uncommon passion for canned beans.
Besides a star cameo or three, "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" also features birthday wishes from a diverse group of stars (Are Sigourney Weaver and Rob Gronkowski diverse enough for you?)
It all closes with this simple message: "Thank you Steve Hillenburg." Hillenburg, the series creator, died last November at the age of 57 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
