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{{SBSPseries
|name = ''Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years''
|image = Kamp Koral logo.png
|executive = [[Marc Ceccarelli]]<br/>[[Vincent Waller]]<ref name="announcement">{{cite web|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/spongebob-squarepants-cg-animated-prequel-series-kamp-koral-greenlighted-nickelodeon-1202626441/|date=2019-06-04|accessdate=2019-07-15|title=‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ CG-Animated Prequel Series ‘Kamp Koral’ Greenlighted By Nickelodeon|publisher=Deadline}}</ref>
|genre = {{W|Children's television series}}
|channel = [[Paramount+]]
|seasons = 1
|episodes = 13
|distrib = {{W|ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks}}
|picture = {{W|1080i}} (16:9 HDTV)
|run = {{Flag|USA}} {{Time|January 10}}, {{Time|2021}} (sneak peek, [[Nickelodeon]])<ref name="nfl">http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2020/12/cbs-sports-and-nickelodeon-team-up-for.html</ref><br/>{{Flag|USA}} Spring {{Time|2021}} ([[Paramount+]])<ref>https://www.amazon.co.uk/Snack-Attack-Kamp-Koral-Spongebobs/dp/0593374029/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=kamp+koral&qid=1610401866&sr=8-3-spell</ref><ref name="cbsall">https://deadline.com/2020/07/spongebob-squarepants-spinoff-kamp-koral-shifts-to-cbs-all-access-as-nickelodeon-library-shows-arrive-1202998734/</ref>{{SeeMore}}{{Flag|EU}} Early {{Time|2021}}<ref>https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/600366664164311041/733383640213618829/Screenshot_20200716-210215_Gmail.jpg</ref><br>{{Flag|MEX}} Early 2021<ref>http://nickalive.blogspot.com/2020/11/viacomcbs-americas-unveils-nickelodeon.html</ref>
}}
'''''Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years''''' is an upcoming spin-off series that acts as a prequel to {{SBSP}}. It will premiere on [[Paramount+]] (formerly known as CBS All Access) in the United States in spring {{Time|2021}}.<ref name="cbsall"/><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1291025212377460741</ref> It is animated in CGI.

It features younger versions of the main characters from the original show. {{Link|SpongeBob}}, {{Link|Patrick}}, {{Link|Squidward}}, and {{Link|Sandy}} are campers; [[Mrs. Puff]] and {{Link|Mr. Krabs}} are camp counselors; {{Link|Pearl}} is a baby; {{Link|Plankton}} and {{Link|Karen}} are camp chefs; and {{Link|Gary}} is a formerly-stray snail who becomes SpongeBob's pet.

==Premise==
The show is set at a summer sleepaway camp called [[Camp Coral]], located in the [[Kelp Forest]]. SpongeBob is a ten-year-old camper who wears a red cap. Mr. Krabs is the camp director, and he stays in a cabin with his baby daughter Pearl. Other campers include SpongeBob's friends Patrick, Sandy, and Squidward. Mrs. Puff is a camp counselor who keeps an eye on the kids. Plankton and Karen are the chefs of the camp. The gang spends the summer catching [[jellyfish]], building camp-fires, and swimming in a goo lake called Lake Yuckymuck.<ref name="announcement" />

==Characters==
The ten main characters from the original series will return for ''Kamp Koral'', along with two new characters: Nobby and Narlene, a pair of narwhals who live in the woods around the campsite.

===Main===
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#000000" captionsize="large" widths="149" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true" navigation="true">
Kamp-Koral-SpongeBob.jpg|{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}} <small>(voiced by [[Tom Kenny]])</small>|link=SpongeBob SquarePants (character)
Kamp-Koral-Patrick.jpg|[[Patrick Star]] <small>(voiced by [[Bill Fagerbakke]])</small>|link=Patrick Star
Kamp-Koral-Squidward.jpg|[[Squidward Tentacles]] <small>(voiced by [[Rodger Bumpass]])</small>|link=Squidward Tentacles
Kamp-Koral-Mr-Krabs.jpg|[[Eugene H. Krabs]] <small>(voiced by [[Clancy Brown]])</small>|link=Mr. Krabs
Kamp-Koral-Pearl.jpg|[[Pearl Krabs]] <small>(voiced by [[Lori Alan]])</small>|link=Pearl Krabs
Kamp-Koral-Sandy.jpg|[[Sandy Cheeks]] <small>(voiced by [[Carolyn Lawrence]])</small>|link=Sandy Cheeks
Kamp-Koral-Mrs-Puff.jpg|[[Mrs. Puff]] <small>(voiced by [[Mary Jo Catlett]])</small>|link=Mrs. Puff
PlanktonKampKoral.jpg|[[Sheldon J. Plankton]] <small>(voiced by [[Doug Lawrence]])</small>|link=Plankton
TBA.png|[[Karen Plankton]] <small>(voiced by [[Jill Talley]])</small>|link=Karen
TBA.png|[[Gary the Snail]] <small>(voiced by Tom Kenny)</small>|link=Gary
</gallery>

===Supporting===
*Nobby (voiced by [[Carlos Alazraqui]])
*Narlene (voiced by [[Kate Higgins]])

Various character designs are used for campers in the background, such as [[Kevin C. Cucumber]]<ref name="promo2">https://twitter.com/SpongeBob/status/1347932171869290498</ref><ref name="promo1">[https://twitter.com/MancieRaines/status/1342925005202419712 Unfinished] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfXPKIZnVCA&t=17 footage]</ref> and [[Bubble Bass]].<ref name="promo2"/><ref name="promo1"/> [[Perch Perkins]] reappears as well.

==Episodes==
{{List/top}}
{{SpList
|Prod = 1a
|Ref = <ref name="kaz">{{cite web|url=https://kazunderworld.com/the-kamp-koral-monster/|date=2020-01-01|accessdate=2020-03-20|title=The Kamp Koral Monster|publisher=Kaz}}</ref>
|Name = The Jellyfish Kid
|Date = TBA
|Card = No title card available.png
|Desc = {{Link|SpongeBob}} wants to catch his first jellyfish at camp.<ref name="kaz"/>
}}
{{SpList
|Prod = TBA
|Ref = <ref name="johntrabbic">{{cite web|first=John|last=Trabbic|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Y4heWDTkV/|date=2020-01-01|accessdate=2020-02-07|title=Remember that New Years drawing that was rough... here it is again just a bit less rough...|publisher=John Trabbic}}</ref>
|Name = Cabin of Curiosities
|Date = TBA
|Card = No title card available.png
|Desc = TBA
}}
{{EpList/bottom}}

==History==
===Production===
[[File:SpongeBob-Movie-Kamp-Koral-characters.jpg|thumb|300px|Artwork of the campsite from the movie.]]
The characters and locations in ''Kamp Koral'' are based on scenes from the third movie, ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run]]''. In the movie, Camp Coral is featured in several flashbacks. Some designs (such as SpongeBob, Patrick, and Mrs. Puff's camp outfits) remained mostly the same for the spin-off. Others (such as Squidward and Sandy's designs) were heavily updated for the spin-off. In the movie, Mrs. Puff was the only camp counselor, but in the series, she is joined by Mr. Krabs as the camp director. The series is being animated by a different studio from ''Sponge on the Run'' to decrease the time and cost spent on animation. It is being animated in India.<ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1246496951136223234</ref>

[[Brian Robbins]] states that he helped create the idea for ''Kamp Koral''. In October {{Link|2018}}, Robbins became the president of [[Nickelodeon]] in the same month.<ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/viacom-names-brian-robbins-president-nickelodeon-1148352</ref> On his "second or third day" at Nickelodeon, he "was asked to go to a ''SpongeBob'' season 12 or 13 pickup meeting" and "asked a lot of questions." This made him realize that ''SpongeBob'' had "basically stayed the same" and inspired him and others together to come up with ideas for spin-off shows<ref>https://worldscreen.com/tvkids/nickelodeons-brian-robbins-on-key-strengths-of-the-brand/</ref> and new characters. In June {{Time|2019}}, ''Kamp Koral'' was greenlit and commenced production the same month.

For the 2020-21 Nickelodeon slate, it was confirmed that SpongeBob and his friends would have the same voice actors as the original series.<ref>[https://hypebeast.com/2020/2/spongebob-squarepants-prequel-series-kamp-koral-under-years-release-info 'SpongeBob SquarePants' Receives Prequel Series 'Kamp Koral']</ref> It was also announced that [[Carlos Alazraqui]] and [[Kate Higgins]] would voice two new characters: Nobby and Narlene, twin narwhals.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2020/02/19/spongebob-squarepants-prequel-announces-cast/ SpongeBob SquarePants prequel announces cast]</ref> On {{Time|January 10}}, {{Time|2021}}, during an {{W|2020–21 NFL playoffs|NFL Wild Card game playoff}} aired on [[Nickelodeon]], a six-minute sneak peek of "The Jellyfish Kid" was shown.<ref>https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/nfl-wild-card-nickelodeon-cbs-spongebob-squarepants-1234853731/</ref>

===Controversy===
Upon the ''Kamp Koral'' announcement, former series showrunner [[Paul Tibbitt]] tweeted that ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' creator [[Stephen Hillenburg]] would not have approved of a "younger SpongeBob" spin-off, and he called the spin-off "greedy, lazy executive-ing."<ref>[https://twitter.com/paultibbitt/status/1136035312113553408 Paul Tibbitt on Twitter]</ref> Hillenburg was strongly against the idea of aging SpongeBob down to a child. According to Tibbitt: "Steve would always say to me, 'You know, one of these days, they're going to want to make ''SpongeBob Babies''. That's when I'm out of here.'"<ref>[https://longreads.com/2019/08/13/the-young-man-and-the-sea-sponge/amp/ Longreads: "The Young Man and the Sea Sponge"]</ref> When Hillenburg first pitched the show in the 1990s, Nickelodeon wanted to send SpongeBob to school.<ref name="bigpopfun">[https://www.webcitation.org/6M1QBJ1BZ Stephen Hillenburg, artist and animator]</ref> Hillenburg was strongly opposed and wanted SpongeBob to be a childlike adult: a character with a child's optimistic personality and an adult's responsibilities.<ref name="tbi">{{cite web|first=Peter|last=White|url=https://tbivision.com/2009/10/27/spongebob-squarepants-creator-steve-hillenburg/7414/|date=2009-10-27|accessdate=2019-07-15|title=Spongebob Squarepants’ creator Steve Hillenburg|publisher=TBI Vision}}[https://tbivision.com/2009/10/27/spongebob-squarepants-creator-steve-hillenburg/7414/ TBI Vision interview]</ref> He felt that a show about child-aged SpongeBob went against his creative vision.<ref name="tbi"/> Therefore, he created the character of Mrs. Puff and her [[Mrs. Puff's Boating School|boating school]].

On {{Time|June 5}}, {{W|Rob Renzetti}}, another former Nickelodeon employee and creator of ''{{W|My Life as a Teenage Robot}}'', said that he disapproved of the spin-off idea<ref>[https://twitter.com/RobRenzetti/status/1136471332613287938 Rob Renzetti on Twitter]</ref> and also retweeted Tibbitt's statement.<ref>[https://twitter.com/RobRenzetti Rob Renzetti on Twitter]</ref> In response to a fan's question and the negative backlash, Waller asked for fans to not jump to conclusions about the spin-off series. He stated that he hopes the show will speak for itself upon its release.<ref>[https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1152272771814047745 Vincent Waller on Twitter]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1156600382698602496 Vincent Waller on Twitter]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1156935562630008832 Vincent Waller on Twitter]</ref>

An incorrect rumor was spread that Hillenburg's family is working on ''Kamp Koral''. This was revealed to be false, as none of his family members have ever worked on any ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' media before and it is unknown if they know about the spin-off. [[Vincent Waller]] stated that he has no "first-hand knowledge" of what the Hillenburgs are doing, since they are not working on ''Kamp Koral''. He also wrote: "I can only guess they are doing their level best to deal with the grief of losing their husband, father, brother and son."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200125034545/https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1220914278451908608</ref>

On {{Time|December 30}}, 2020, showrunner Vincent Waller wrote regarding Hillenburg and the spin-off: "He did not live to see it. But i{{Sic}} think he would be very happy with the final product."<ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1344400915558645762</ref>

==Trivia==
===General===
*Unlike ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run]]'', where the characters' young selves are voiced by child actors, the series proper retains their current adult actors.
**The character designs from the show will also be "similar but not the same" to the designs used in third movie.<ref>[https://twitter.com/PinkieToons/status/1263105914984259587 Pinkie Davis on Twitter]</ref> 
*''Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years'' will mark the first [[Nicktoons]] to be released exclusively on Paramount+.

==Gallery==
===Images===
<gallery position="center" widths="185">
EfKIP2lWoAA0ydG.jpg|Unfinal logo from pre-production
EYWQ7PqWoAEBrJT.jpg|SpongeBob and Patrick
Kamp-Koral-Pearl-papers.png|Pearl in the sneak peek clip
Kamp-Koral-lake.jpg|The lake
Kamp-Koral-Mr-Krabs-and-Pearl-office.jpg|The camp office
KK006.jpg|A storyboard from an episode
EfKIP2nXkAcQibS.jpg|Promo image with SpongeBob
EfKIP2nWoAIjZVd.jpg|Promo image with Patrick
Snack Attack!.jpeg|''[[Snack Attack!]]'' book cover
Kamp Koral Activity Book.jpeg|''[[Kamp Koral Activity Book]]'' cover
Kamp Koral Joke Book.jpeg|''[[Kamp Koral Joke Book]]'' cover
</gallery>

===Videos===
<gallery position="center" widths="185">
Kamp Koral- SpongeBob's Under Years PREVIEW! - Coming Soon to Paramount+
Kamp Koral Sneak Peek Promo (NFL Wild Card Game Live Promo)|Promo
Kamp Koral Sneak Peek Promo -2
Kamp Koral Sneak Peek Promo|<ref name="promo2"/>
</gallery>

==References==
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