Nickelodeon is going green April 22 to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Earth Day, planning a day of environmentally-conscious programming anchored by the broadcast premiere of the half-hour special SpongeBob’s Last Stand.
The special, in which SpongeBob and Patrick organize the inhabitants of Bikini Bottom to stop a new superhighway from destroying Jellyfish Fields, airs April 22 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
It culminates a day of green programming that begins at 9 a.m. ET/PT and includes new episodes of Team Umizoomi, The Fresh Beat Band, Go, Diego, Go!, Ni Hao Kai-lan and The Backyardigans, as well as encores of iCarly, True Jackson, VP and SpongeBob SquarePants.
Nick’s Earth Day celebrations begin with the airing of Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Your Thirsty World April 18 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT.
