(courtesy YouTube (c) Paramount+)
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The “Patrick Starship Enterprise” ad takes place on starship shaped like Patrick himself, complete with a thruster positioned right on his butt. This ship is crewed by the characters from Strange New Worlds — Captain Pike, Uhura, Spock — with the addition of Sandy Cheeks and Mr. Krabs. Toward the end, SpongeBob joins them as well via the Transporter, and perhaps the weirdest line of the whole thing is when Spock greets him as “SpongeRobert.” (courtesy comic book.com)
Ads are there to convince you to buy or do something and so, by definition, they should be super creative.
But so many aren’t and you’re left wondering whaT could have been …
Not so with the latest Paramount+ ad which brings together the quirky sensibilities of Star Trek: Strange Worlds and Spongebob Squarepants to hilariously fabulous effect; it’s a welcome, if brief, moment with the crew of the Enterprise before season three of ST:SW hits the streaming service this northern summer.
Until then, we have the Enterprise crew and the wacky, loveable inhabitants of Bikini Bottom and a whole lot of very offbeat sci-fi moments to ride us over …