SpongeBob's Truth or Square

SpongeBob's Truth or Square (also known as Stuck in the Freezer) is a 2009 made-for-television comedy special and an hour-long episode of the American animated television seriesSpongeBob SquarePants that was produced as the 123rd and 124th episodes of the series.The special originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on November 6, 2009, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the television series. This is the second SpongeBob SquarePants television film, following SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis. Its animation was directed by supervising director Alan Smart, Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi.

In the special, SpongeBob and his friends are accidentally locked inside the Krusty Crab on the day of its "Eleventy-Seventh" anniversary celebration. As they crawl through the ventilation system trying to escape, they look back on shared memories through flashback moments. Meanwhile, Patchy the Pirate is holding a TV Extravaganza, and is waiting for SpongeBob to show up to it, but with no reply, Patchy sets out to Bikini Bottom in a fit of rage.

Truth or Square was written by Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Steven Banks, and Paul Tibbitt. Guest stars include Rosario Dawson, Eddie Deezen, Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog, LeBron James, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Craig Ferguson, Robin Williams, and P!nk, with Ricky Gervaishaving an uncredited voice cameo as the narrator. Upon release, the special attracted an estimated 7.7 million viewers, but was met with mixed reviews from critics; although some generally spoke positively of the special's main animated segments, most criticized the Patchy the Pirate scenes, which were described as unfunny.

Plot
SpongeBob wakes up and realizes that the Krusty Krab is celebrating its "Eleventy-Seventh" anniversary. He remembers his first visit to the Krusty Krab and tells Gary all about it. SpongeBob then leaves to go to the Krusty Krab, but as soon as he exits his house, he bumps into the back of a long line of customers waiting to get into the restaurant as well. SpongeBob jumps on top of every customer in the line, eventually reaching the restaurant.

Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob and Squidward that it is a perfect opportunity for his business rival, Plankton, to steal the Krabby Patty formula. Mr. Krabs has hired Patrick as a security guard so he does not have to pay for a real one, and SpongeBob spectacularly decorates the Krusty Krab with ketchup, toilet paper, and mustard. Patrick, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs follow SpongeBob into the freezer, where he shows them a giant Krabby Patty ice sculpture that he made himself. However, in attempt to take the ice sculpture outside, they accidentally knock SpongeBob out the open freezer door. He then rebounds off the kitchen door and back into the freezer. The impact shuts the door and it locks, trapping all four of them inside. Mr. Krabs remembers that there is a way to escape without using the door, which is through the ventilation system. While finding their way through the maze of air vents, they look back at some memorable moments in their lives.

To get out of the air shaft, SpongeBob molds Squidward, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs into a battering ram to bust out of the shaft, and he finally makes it out, only to find that all the customers have left after waiting for so long without getting any food. Mr. Krabs is heartbroken, but SpongeBob manages to summon all of the customers back as he sings a song called "O Krusty Krab", a parody of "O Tannenbaum". Meanwhile, Plankton finally finds the perfect opportunity to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula. He fails, having been caught by Mr. Krabs. The "Eleventy-Seventh" anniversary celebration then goes ahead.

Throughout the special, Patchy attempts to hold a celebration of the tenth anniversary of when he started the SpongeBob fan club, and attempts to bring in SpongeBob himself. When Patchy is told SpongeBob is not coming, he vows to get him at any means necessary. He begins to travel to Bikini Bottom and eventually finds it, but ends up getting eaten by a whale. Inside the whale, he watches some old tapes of the show before the whale sneezes him out sending him flying back to the studio, where he dreams of meeting SpongeBob. He then wakes up and decides he will never meet his hero, but his guests assure him otherwise, causing him to faint again.

Video Game
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SpongeBob's Truth or Square is a video game based on the SpongeBob SquarePants (Where the Publisher Licensed SpongeBob) episode with the same title. It was released on October 26, 2009, for SpongeBob's 10th anniversary.Altron developed a Nintendo DS version of the game. On October 30,2021 THQ Added The The Truth square on digital.

On November 15, 2021 (20th birthday of Xbox) the Xbox 360 version of the game was made backwards compatible on the Xbox One and Xbox Series X and Series S.