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| Guests = John Goodman as Santa Claus | Director = Mark Caballero Seamus Walsh | Writer = Luke Brookshier Marc Ceccarelli Derek Iversen Mr. Lawrence | Producer = Paul Tibbitt | Length = 22 minutes | Prev = For Here or to Go | Next = Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go! | Episode list = ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (season 8) List of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episodes }} "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" is the 23rd episode of the eighth season, and the 175th episode overall, of the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. It originally aired on CBS in the United States on November 23, 2012, and on Nickelodeon on December 6. The story follows Plankton as he turns everybody in Bikini Bottom from nice to naughty by feeding them his special jerktonium-laced fruitcakes all in an effort to get his Christmas wishthe Krabby Patty secret formula. The episode was produced in stop motion animation at Screen Novelties, and was directed by Mark Caballero and Seamus Walsh, two of the founders of the company. The animation style was inspired by those of the classic Rankin/Bass television specials. Written by Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, Derek Iversen, and Mr. Lawrence, "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" was based on Tom Kenny and Andy Paley's 2009 song "Don't Be a Jerk (It's Christmas)", which was also featured in the episode. John Goodman guest starred as the voice of Santa Claus. On November 6, 2012, the soundtrack album and the DVD for the episode were released simultaneously. Upon premiere, "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" attracted nearly five million viewers and met positive critical reception. It received four nominations at the 40th Annie Awards including Best Animated Television Production for Children (with Dan Driscoll winning the Character Animation in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production category). It was also nominated for Best Sound Editing in Television at the 60th Golden Reel Awards. ==Plot summary== It is Christmas in Bikini Bottom and Plankton is miserable and angry for committing so many naughty deeds, which always puts him on Santa's naughty list, making him not receive his Christmas wish, the Krusty Krab's Krabby Patty secret formula until he discovers Jerktonium, a chemical element that can turn anyone nice into a jerk. He cooks it into fruitcakes that he intends to feed to all the Bikini Bottomites. To test it, Plankton gives SpongeBob a slice, but he is immune to Jerktonium, due to a combination of his tiny brain and his very big heart. Upset that his plan seemingly failed, Plankton gives his fruitcake dispenser to SpongeBob, who promptly distributes the fruitcakes to all of Bikini Bottom and turns all the residents into jerks. After realizing that SpongeBob is so full of Christmas spirit that he is immune to jerktonium, Plankton then sends out an evil wind-up robot SpongeBob to commit troublesome deeds to frame the real SpongeBob. The next day, SpongeBob begins to notice that everyone is acting like jerks. SpongeBob and Sandy discover the antidote for Jerktonium is a song called "Don't Be a Jerk (It's Christmas!)." SpongeBob sings it, bringing back the residents' Christmas spirit. Unfortunately, it is too late when Santa arrives and states that everyone is on his naughty list, except Plankton, who is the only nice person there is, which has earned him the Krabby Patty formula. SpongeBob tries to convince Santa to believe that is was all a mistake, but Santa refuses and states that he is the worst of them all for wreaking havoc in Bikini Bottom. The robot comes to eliminate Santa and destroy more of Christmas. SpongeBob fights and destroys the robot with the fruitcake dispenser, clearing his name. Santa thanks SpongeBob for saving him, which shows that SpongeBob is good and finds the robot's wind-up key reading "If found, please return to the Chum Bucket," which means Plankton was behind all the chaos and gives him a year's worth of coal for committing yet another naughty deed. Santa then leaves Bikini Bottom, only for Patrick Star to net him and throw him off course. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「It's a SpongeBob Christmas!」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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