The Video (SpongeBob SquarePants)

The Video is an upcoming episode of SpongeBob SquarePants. The episode was directed by Vincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli. The episode was also written by Aaron Springer, Derek Drymon, C.H. Greenblatt, Tim Hill, Merriwether Williams, and Sherm Cohen.

The episode was released to high acclaim, being praised for its sassy humor, wit, pop culture references, satire, and intelligence.

Synopsis
SpongeBob and Patrick attempt to submit a homemade movie to a movie company in the outskirts of Bikini Bottom. Little did SpongBob and Patrick know, that they had some competition.

Trivia

 * The fourth wall is broken several times in this episode:
 * Patrick once again questions the possibility of having fire underwater.
 * Nancy Suzy Fish says at one point, "Don't look at me I'm just a background character".
 * Bubble soap splashes on the camera.
 * SpongeBob explains that he has gotten into trouble many times, and goes on to say that "one moment I'm in trouble, and the next I'm free like nothing happened", a reference to the shift back to the status quo at the end of episodes.
 * SpongeBob mentions that he had been working at the Krusty Krab for over twenty years, a reference to the premiere date of SBSP.
 * While Squidward is ranting about how unrealistic Patrick's ideas are, Patrick replies "You can't happen in real life, and yet here we are".

Cultural References

 * When SpongeBob and Patrick attempt to redress, their outfits reference several popular media.
 * Their first outfit resembled Bart and Lisa Simpson.
 * Their second outfit resembled Goku and Krillin from Dragon Ball Z.
 * Their last outfit resembles Huey and Riley Freeman's from The Boondocks.
 * Patrick, while donning a Santa hat, salutes SpongeBob with a high-pitched greeting, "Howdy-ho", which is a reference to Mr. Hankey from South Park.
 * While SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs hang out and drink root beers in front of a fence, they also parody the opening sequence of King of the Hill.
 * Squidward exclaims, "What the deuce!?", which is a reference to Stewie Griffin's catchphrase from Family Guy.
 * Patrick's hat bears a very close resemblance to that of Super Mario's.
 * Sandy tells SpongeBob, "Move it, football head!" while he is shaped like a football and his hat resembles that of Arnold Shortman's from Hey Arnold!.
 * SpongeBob's toy doll bears a strong resemblance to Elmo from Sesame Street.
 * When Patrick wants to call a Tv show he came up with, "The Big Bang Theory", SpongeBob tells him "Patrick, there's already a show called 'The Big Bang Theory'", which is a reference to the television sitcom of the same name.
 * The fish who are SpongeBob and Patrick's rivals in the episode are a parody of the Gravity Falls fanbase. Additionally, the attire they cosplay are heavily based on that of the Pines family although the designs had subtle tweaks to avoid copyright infringement problems. The production team also had to consult legal advice to make sure the designs were not too similar as they did not want their spoofing of the fanbase too obvious.
 * The fish also claim that "SpongeBob rigged the award show back in 2016, and we're blowing the lid off this conspiracy! SpongeBob UNFAIR-PANTS, are we right?". This is a reference to SpongeBob winning the Kids Choice Awards back in 2016. They go own to promote hashtags called "#DownwiththeSponge" and leave threatening messages on SpongeBob's house. This further burlesques the fanbase and this tweet made by Gravity Falls series creator, Alex Hirsch.
 * While SpongeBob and Patrick were waiting in line, their is a fish who is dressed exactly like Lincoln Loud from The Loud House. He says to the duo, "You two are overrated, I've got this battle in the bag!". Patrick wittily replies, "Gee kid, I wonder if Neptune would grant you a dictionary as you would be more clear if your parents were second cousins instead of first. Put some dirt in your eye, ya Loud House ripoff".
 * The Comic Con scene lampoons many perceived "toxic" fanbases. The fanbases of Nintendo, Sonic the Hedgehog, Steven Universe, Five Nights at Freddy's, The Simpsons, South Park, Undertale, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, etc were all caricatured. And yet again, all the costumes were tweaked slightly specifically for legal purposes.
 * The songs on SpongeBob's playlist contains many pop culture references:
 * "Do the Bartman", "Every Summer With You", and "Flaming Moe's" from The Simpsons appear on SpongeBob's playlist, with the characters's names being listed as Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, and Moe Szyslak.
 * "Spirit of Massachusetts" and "Christmastime Is Killing Us", with the characters' names being listed as Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin, and Santa Claus.
 * "Balls Deep in Love" from The Cleveland Show appear on the playlist, with the characters' names being listed as Cleveland Jr., Cleveland Brown, and Scottie Pippen.
 * Leela's Song by Philip J. Fry from Futurama appear on the playlist.
 * "Tomorrow" and "It's the Hard Knock Life" from Annie appear on the playlist.
 * A few songs from South Park: Bigger, Longer &amp; Uncut can be seen on the playlist, including "What Would Brian Boitano Do?" and Blame Canada, with The Boys' names being listed as Eric Cartman, Kyle Broflovski, and Stan Marsh.
 * "No More Gi", "The Honesty Rap", "Pizza Rap", "The Baddest Kid In Prison", "Who's Gettin' Candy?", "Make the Most of It" from The Amazing World of Gumball  appear on the playlist as well, with the singers being listed as G-Ball Watterson, D. Watterson, A. Watterson, R. Watterson, and S. Small.
 * "Leave It All to Me" from ICarly appear on the playlist.
 * "Make It Shine" from Victorious appear on the playlist.
 * "Open Your Heart", "It Doesn't Matter" "Live and Learn", "What I'm Made of", and "Endless Possibility" from the Sonic the Hedgehog series appear on SpongeBob's playlist, with the performers being listed as Crush 40, Tony Harnell, and Jaret Reddick.

Continuity

 * Pictures from "Help Wanted", "Pizza Delivery", "Scaredy Pants", "Rock Bottom", "Texas", "Your Shoe's Untied", "Something Smells", "Bubble Buddy", "Christmas Who?", "Dying for Pie", "Wormy", "Life of Crime", "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III", "Pressure", "Welcome to the Chum Bucket", "Frankendoodle" "Band Geeks", "Sailor Mouth, "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm", "Club SpongeBob", "My Pretty Seahorse", "The Bully", "Snowball Effect", "Wet Painters", "Chocolate with Nuts", "The Camping Episode", "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler", "Fear of a Krabby Patty", "Have You Seen This Snail?", "Dunces and Dragons", "Krusty Towers", "Best Day Ever", and "The Gift of Gum" appear in SpongeBob's "precious memories" room.