SpongeBob Z-A Countdown

The SpongeBob Z-A was a marathon event that led up to the premiere of "Atlantis SquarePantis." In the weeks prior to the premiere of the episode, the fans voted online for their favorite episodes. The world premiere of the marathon started on November 12, 2007 at 9:00 AM. Each episode is corresponding to a letter of the alphabet. Starting with Z, for Plan Z in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. It ended with A, for Atlantis SquarePantis. Additionally, a countdown clock would appear on the bottom right corner of the screen, displaying the amount of time left until the premiere of Atlantis SquarePantis.

In the midst of the marathon, at 5:00 pm, Patchy the Pirate started to host the remainder of the marathon from the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. At 6:00 pm, Patchy went underwater for his underwater talk show. After the H episode aired, Patchy the Pirate went through the top 3 reasons to go to Atlantis:

You never get lost in a lost city.
All you can eat seafood buffet.
No traffic.

Z to A list

Letter	Winner	About	Second Place Candidates^[1]	Third Place Candidates	Time
Z	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ^[2]	Plan Z	None	none	9:00 am – 10:45 am
Y	Your Shoe's Untied	Your untied Shoe	Shanghaied ^[3]	Mrs. Puff, You're Fired ^[4]	10:45 am – 11:00 am
X	Arrgh! ^[5]	X marks the spot	Pre-Hibernation Week ^[6]	Sandy's Rocket ^[7]	11:00 am – 11:15 am
W	Have You Seen This Snail? ^[8] Walking Small	Where's Gary?	Wishing You Well	Walking Small	11:15 am – 11:45 am
V	Valentine's Day	Valentine's Day	Squidtastic Voyage ^[9]	Bummer Vacation,^[10]	11:45 am – 12:00 pm
U	F.U.N. ^[11]	U is for "You and Me".	Artist Unknown ^[12]	Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost ^[13]	12:00 pm – 12:15 pm
T	To Love a Patty	Sponge And Patty	Tea at the Treedome	none	12:15 pm – 12:30 pm
T	Texas	Texas.	Tea at the Treedome	none	12:30 pm – 12:45 pm
S	Ugh ^[14]	SpongeBob B.C.	Sailor Mouth	Squid on Strike	12:45 pm – 1:15 pm
R	Rock Bottom	Rock Bottom (Place)	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ^[15]	Rock-a-Bye Bivalve	1:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Q	Krusty Towers Can You Spare a Dime? ^[16]	Quitting	Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V ^[17]	Pickles ^[18]	1:30 pm – 1:45 pm
P	Party Pooper Pants ^[19]	House Party	The Pink Purloiner	Plankton!	1:45 pm – 2:15 pm
O	The Original Fry Cook Opposite Day	Jim, Opposite Day	One Krabs Trash	none	2:15 pm – 2:45 pm
N	Nasty Patty	The Nasty Patty	Naughty Nautical Neighbors	Nature Pants	2:45 pm – 3:00 pm
M	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ^[20]	The Movie	MuscleBob BuffPants	Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II	3:00 pm – 4:45 pm
L	Life of Crime	Locked up forever	Dunces and Dragons ^[21]	The Lost Mattress	4:45 pm – 5:00 pm
K	Krusty Krab Training Video	Training	Karate Island	Krab Borg	5:00 pm – 5:15 pm
J	Jellyfish Hunter	Jellyfish technique	Jellyfishing	Jellyfish Jam	5:15 pm – 5:30 pm
I	I Was a Teenage Gary	Garies	Imitation Krabs	I'm Your Biggest Fanatic	5:45 pm – 6:00 pm
H	Hooky	Hooks	Help Wanted	Hall Monitor	6:00 pm – 6:15 pm
G	The Gift of Gum	Gum	Grandma's Kisses	The Graveyard Shift	6:15 pm – 6:30 pm
F	Friend or Foe	Plankton, Mr. Krabs	Fools in April	Frankendoodle	6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
E	Employee of the Month	Employee	Enemy In-Law	Chimps Ahoy ^[22]	7:00 pm – 7:15 pm
D	Dying for Pie	$25 Bomb Pie	Doing Time	Dumped	7:15 pm – 7:30 pm
C	Chocolate with Nuts	Chocolate	Culture Shock	The Chaperone	7:30 pm – 7:45 pm
B	Band Geeks	Base Episode	Bubble Buddy	Bossy Boots	7:45 pm – 8:00 pm
A	Atlantis SquarePantis	Atlantis	The Algae's Always Greener	All That Glitters	8:00 pm – 8:45 pm

Trivia

Interstitials for the countdown were produced and written by Melissa France, line produced by Tara Power, coordinated by Johanna Sarson, project managed by Emily Richards, and production assisted by Devin Melillo.
- Scenes from "Prehibernation Week," "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve," "Survival of the Idiots," "Atlantis SquarePantis," "Help Wanted," "Wormy," "Life of Crime," "MuscleBob BuffPants," "Krab Borg," and "Hooky" are featured in these.

Video

File:Nickelodeon "Atlantis SquarePantis" Commercial Breaks - 11 12 07

Commercial breaks recorded from this event.

Spongebob_Atlantis_Squarepantis_Interstitials — Spongebob Atlantis Squarepantis Interstitials

Gallery

References

^ Turbo Nick
^ Z corresponds to Plankton's Evil Plan Z for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
^ Y is for "You Wish" in "Shanghaied."
^ Y is for "You're" in "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired"
^ X is for X marks the spot in "Arrgh!"
^ X is for X-treme sports in "Pre-Hibernation Week"
^ X is for Xtraterrestial in "Sandy's Rocket"
^ W is for "Where's Gary," the alternative name for "Have You Seen This Snail?"
^ V is for "Voyage" in "Squidtastic Voyage."
^ V is for "Vacation" in "Bummer Vacation"
^ U is for the "U" in "F.U.N."
^ U is for "Unknown" in "Artist Unknown"
^ U is for "Unfriendly" in "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost."
^ S is for "SpongeBob B.C.," the alternative title of "Ugh."
^ According to Turbo Nick, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is put under the "R" category because "This Movie is rated R." Despite the fact that the movie is actually rated PG, no other explanation is given for this. It might be a reference to Squidward's joke in Krab Borg, "Why couldn't the 11 year old see the pirate movie? It was rated ARRRRR (R)!
^ Q is for "Quitting" for "Krusty Towers."
^ Q corresponds to "Quickster" as seen in Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V.
^ Q corresponds to "Quality Control" in "Pickles".
^ TurboNick displays "House Party" instead of "Party Pooper Pants."
^ M is for "Movie" in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
^ L is for "Lost in Time," an alternative name for "Dunces and Dragons."
^ E is for "Experiments" for "Chimps Ahoy."

[1] Turbo Nick

[2] Z corresponds to Plankton's Evil Plan Z for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

[3] Y is for "You Wish" in "Shanghaied."

[4] Y is for "You're" in "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired"

[5] X is for X marks the spot in "Arrgh!"

[6] X is for X-treme sports in "Pre-Hibernation Week"

[7] X is for Xtraterrestial in "Sandy's Rocket"

[8] W is for "Where's Gary," the alternative name for "Have You Seen This Snail?"

[9] V is for "Voyage" in "Squidtastic Voyage."

[10] V is for "Vacation" in "Bummer Vacation"

[11] U is for the "U" in "F.U.N."

[12] U is for "Unknown" in "Artist Unknown"

[13] U is for "Unfriendly" in "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost."

[14] S is for "SpongeBob B.C.," the alternative title of "Ugh."

[15] According to Turbo Nick, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is put under the "R" category because "This Movie is rated R." Despite the fact that the movie is actually rated PG, no other explanation is given for this. It might be a reference to Squidward's joke in Krab Borg, "Why couldn't the 11 year old see the pirate movie? It was rated ARRRRR (R)!

[16] Q is for "Quitting" for "Krusty Towers."

[17] Q corresponds to "Quickster" as seen in Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V.

[18] Q corresponds to "Quality Control" in "Pickles".

[19] TurboNick displays "House Party" instead of "Party Pooper Pants."

[20] M is for "Movie" in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.

[21] L is for "Lost in Time," an alternative name for "Dunces and Dragons."

[22] E is for "Experiments" for "Chimps Ahoy."

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