Surely, you’ve already heard the news: in late April, Paramount+ released an advertisement that mashed up Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and SpongeBob SquarePants. Not unreasonably, Trekkies couldn’t get enough of this short-but-meme-laden clip. Featuring characters from both Strange New Worlds and SpongeBob, the advert became an instant classic. But the F.U.N. isn’t over, as Paramount has followed up on the commercial with a behind-the-scenes blooper featurette.
You can scroll down below this article to watch the bloopers for yourself.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds x SpongeBob SquarePants
The blooper reel for the Strange New Worlds x SpongeBob mash-up features both laughs and insight into how the advert was made. It opens with a pretty hilarious sequence that sees Spock (Ethan Peck) mimicking the way SpongeBob (Tom Kenny) plays his “nose flute.” We also see Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) riffing on the topping on his Krabby Patty.
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Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) gets a role in the blooper video, as well. In the advert, she uses a spatula to flip a burger over her shoulder without looking. It is subsequently caught by Pike, who is seated in the center chair. But as the bloopers reveal, this flip was not accomplished on the first attempt.
Another fascinating element of the video is the revelation that they used plush toy versions of the SpongeBob characters to film the advert. We also see stand-ins for the claws of Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown) as they operate the ship’s controls. In the final version of the advert, these stand-ins and plush toys were replaced with CGI versions of the characters.
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If you enjoyed the Strange New Worlds x SpongeBob mash-up advert — and how couldn’t you — you’ll also enjoy this fun behind-the-scenes blooper featurette.
Currently, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and SpongeBob SquarePants are available for streaming on Paramount+.
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS x SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS: Beam Aboard the Patrick Starship Enterprise
