AfterToons

Template:Event AfterToons is a daily animated afternoon block that began on April 10, 2023, showcasing episodes of Nickelodeon series, including SpongeBob SquarePants and The Patrick Star Show.

Production

On March 17, 2023, Nickelodeon released a promo with Nate (from Big Nate) announcing the block, featuring clips pasted together from older network bumpers and snippets from various series. No exact release date was given out, although it was said that the block will be "coming soon."

Two weeks later on March 31, 2023, another promo for the event was released, highlighting the same animated series as before. However, Nickelodeon stated that they would be releasing "Brand New Toons" on the block as well, likely referring to the upcoming premieres of episodes from The Patrick Star Show, Big Nate, and (according to the promo) the American debuts of various Smurfs segments. A date for the block was revealed as well, with the launch date proposed to be April 10, 2023.

Schedule

April 10, 2023

Time	Show and Episode	Viewers (in millions)
3:00pm - 3:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#103) "Lost in Couch" / "Pat-a-Thon"	TBA
3:30pm - 4:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#244) "The Krusty Slammer" / "Pineapple RV"	TBA
4:00pm - 4:30pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#271) "Something Narwhal This Way Comes" / "C.H.U.M.S"	TBA
4:30pm - 4:49pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#285A) "Delivery to Monster Island"	TBA
4:49pm - 5:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#283A) "Ma and Pa's Big Hurrah"	TBA
5:00pm - 5:15pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#112B) "Super Sitters" (NEW!)	0.147
5:15pm - 5:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#112A) "Pearl Wants to Be a Star"	0.120
5:30pm - 6:00pm	"Big Nate": (#114) "The Thing That Wouldn't Leave"	TBA

April 11, 2023

Time	Show and Episode	Viewers (in millions)
3:00pm - 3:19pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#112A) "Super Sitters"	TBA
3:19pm - 3:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": TBA	TBA
3:30pm - 4:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#211) "Plankton Retires" / "Trident Trouble"	TBA
4:00pm - 4:30pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#267) "Krusty Koncessionaires" / "Dream Hoppers"	TBA
4:30pm - 5:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#284) "The Flower Plot" / "SpongeBob on Parade"	TBA
5:00pm - 5:15pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#114B) "FitzPatrick" (NEW!)	TBA
5:15pm - 5:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": TBA	TBA
5:30pm - 6:00pm	"Big Nate": (#111) "The Curse of the Applewhites" (NEW!)	TBA

April 12, 2023

Time	Show and Episode	Viewers (in millions)
3:00pm - 3:19pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#114B) "FitzPatrick"	TBA
3:19pm - 3:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": TBA	TBA
3:30pm - 4:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#223) "Sanitation Insanity" / "Bunny Hunt"	TBA
4:00pm - 5:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#092) "Atlantis SquarePantis"	TBA
5:00pm - 5:15pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#117A) "The Drooling Fool" (NEW!)	TBA
5:15pm - 5:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": TBA	TBA
5:30pm - 6:00pm	"Big Nate": (#115) "Best Laid Cell Plains" (NEW!)	TBA

April 13, 2023

Time	Show and Episode	Viewers (in millions)
3:00pm - 3:19pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#117A) "The Drooling Fool"	TBA
3:19pm - 3:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": TBA	TBA
3:30pm - 4:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#185) "It Came From Goo Lagoon"	TBA
4:00pm - 4:19pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#114A) "Shrinking Stars"	TBA
4:19pm - 4:30pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#279A) "Welcome to Binary Bottom"	TBA
4:30pm - 4:49pm	"Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years": (#121A) "The Switch Glitch"	TBA
4:49pm - 5:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#279B/C) "You're Going to Pay...Phone" / "A Skin Wrinkle in Time"	TBA
5:00pm - 5:15pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#117B) "Patrick's Got a Zoo Loose" (NEW!)	TBA
5:15pm - 5:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#117A) "The Drooling Fool"	TBA
5:30pm - 6:00pm	"Big Nate": (#114) "The Thing That Wouldn't Leave"	TBA

April 14, 2023

Time	Show and Episode	Viewers (in millions)
3:00pm - 3:19pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#117B) "Patrick's Got a Zoo Loose"	TBA
3:19pm - 3:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": TBA	TBA
3:30pm - 4:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#147) "Hide and Then What Happens?" / "Shellback Shenanigans"	TBA
4:00pm - 5:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": "The Best of Sandy Cheeks"	TBA
5:00pm - 5:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#112) "Pearl Wants to Be a Star" / "Super Sitters"	TBA
5:30pm - 6:00pm	"Big Nate": (#114) "The Curse of the Applewhites"	TBA

April 17, 2023

Time	Show and Episode	Viewers (in millions)
3:00pm - 3:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#115) "Uncredible Journey" / "Host-a-Palooza"	TBA
3:30pm - 4:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#274) "The Big Bad Bubble Bass" / "Sea-Man Sponge Haters Club"	TBA
4:00pm - 4:30pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#225) "Cuddle E. Hugs" / "Pat the Horse"	TBA
4:30pm - 5:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#276) "Say Awww!" / "Patrick the Mailman"	TBA
5:00pm - 5:15pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#118A) "The Patterfly Effect" (NEW!)	TBA
5:15pm - 5:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": TBA	TBA
5:30pm - 6:00pm	"Big Nate": (#113) "Randy's Mom Has Got it Going On" (NEW!)	TBA

April 18, 2023

Time	Show and Episode	Viewers (in millions)
3:00pm - 3:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#104) "The Yard Sale"	TBA
3:30pm - 4:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#245) "Gary's Got Legs" / "King Plankton"	TBA
4:00pm - 4:30pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#206) "Unreal Estate" / "Code Yellow"	TBA
4:30pm - 5:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#260) "Knock Knock, Who's There?" / "Pat Hearts Squid"	TBA
5:00pm - 5:15pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#118B) "A Space Affair to Remember" (NEW!)	TBA
5:15pm - 5:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": TBA	TBA
5:30pm - 6:00pm	"Big Nate": (#116) "Game Over" (NEW!)	TBA

April 19, 2023

Time	Show and Episode	Viewers (in millions)
3:00pm - 3:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#117) "The Drooling Fool" / "Patrick's Got a Zoo Loose"	TBA
3:30pm - 4:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#208) "Snooze You Lose" / "Krusty Katering"	TBA
4:00pm - 4:30pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#212) "The Incredible Shrinking Sponge" / "Sportz?"	TBA
4:30pm - 5:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#265) "Bubble Bass's Tab" / "Kooky Cooks"	TBA
5:00pm - 5:15pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#119A) "Home ECCH!" (NEW!)	TBA
5:15pm - 5:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show'": TBA	TBA
5:30pm - 6:00pm	"Big Nate": (#117) "The Future is Fuzzy" (NEW!)	TBA

April 20, 2023

Time	Show and Episode	Viewers (in millions)
3:00pm - 3:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#106) "Gas Station Vacation" / "Bunny the Barbarian"	TBA
3:30pm - 4:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#167) "The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom" / "Bubble Buddy Returns"	TBA
4:00pm - 4:30pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#258) "Boss for a Day" / "The Goofy Newbie"	TBA
4:30pm - 5:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#284) "The Flower Pot" / "SpongeBob on Parade"	TBA
5:00pm - 5:19pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#119B) "Fun & Done!" (NEW!)	TBA
5:19pm - 5:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": TBA	TBA
5:30pm - 6:00pm	"Big Nate": (#113) "Randy's Mom Has Got it Going On"	TBA

April 21, 2023

Time	Show and Episode	Viewers (in millions)
3:00pm - 3:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#119) "Home ECCH!" / "Fun & Done!"	TBA
3:30pm - 4:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#283) "Ma and Pa's Big Hurrah" / "Yellow Pavement"	TBA
4:00pm - 5:00pm	"SpongeBob SquarePants": (#123/124) "Truth or Square"	TBA
5:00pm - 5:30pm	"The Patrick Star Show": (#118) "The Patterfly Effect" / "A Space Affair to Remember"	TBA
5:30pm - 6:00pm	"Big Nate": (#116) "Game Over"	TBA

Trivia

General

• The block's name is a pun on the word "afternoons."
• Various episodes of series that "premiered" here had already made their debut in other countries or different platforms (primarily Paramount+):
  • The Patrick Star Show:
    • "Super Sitters" made its worldwide debut over a year before at Amazon on April 9, 2022.
    • "FitzPatrick" made its worldwide debut 3.5 months before in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland at Paramount+ on Christmas Day 2022.
  • Big Nate:
    • "The Thing That Wouldn't Leave," "The Curse of the Applewhites," "Best Laid Cell Plans," "Randy's Mom Has Got it Going On," "Game Over," and "The Future is Fuzzy" all debuted at Paramount+ 7 months before on August 19, 2022.
• Various schedule changes have occurred as well:
  • April 10, 2023:
    • The episodes that were supposed to air at 3:00pm were SpongeBob's "The Grill is Gone" and "The Night Patty."
  • April 11, 2023:
    • The episodes that were initially set to air at 3:00pm were SpongeBob's "Drive Happy" and "Out of the Picture."
    • The episodes that were initially set to replace them were Patrick's "To Dad and Back" and "Survivoring."
  • April 12, 2023:
    • The episodes that were initially set to air at 3:00pm were SpongeBob's "Pineapple Invasion" and "Salsa Imbecilicus."
    • The episodes that were initially set to replace them were Patrick's "X Marks the Pot" and "Patrick's Alley."
  • April 13, 2023:
    • The episodes that were initially set to air at 3:00pm were SpongeBob's "A Cabin in the Kelp" and "The Hankering."
    • The episodes that were initially set to replace them were Patrick's "Stair Wars" and "Enemies à la Mode."
  • April 14, 2023:
    • The episodes that were initially set to air at 3:00pm were Patrick's "Backpay Payback" and "House Hunting."
• On the note of schedules, Nickelodeon's typical weekday lineup has been heavily altered:
  • The Patrick Star Show now airs episodes at both 3:00pm and 5:00pm.
  • SpongeBob SquarePants, no longer airing at 3:00pm, moves into the 4:00pm slot, where Patrick used to air.
  • Big Nate now airs episodes consistently at 5:30pm.

Cultural references

• The "AfterToons" phrase was used in the now-defunct Kids' WB's block "The AfterToons Show," Disney Channel's "AfterToon Time," and Cartoon Network UK and Ireland's "Summer Aftertoons."

Gallery

April 10, 2023

• 3:00pm ("Lost in Couch" / "Pat-a-thon")
  3:00pm ("Lost in Couch" / "Pat-a-thon")
• 3:30pm ("The Krusty Slammer" / "Pineapple RV")
  3:30pm ("The Krusty Slammer" / "Pineapple RV")
• 4:00pm ("Something Narwhal This Way Comes" / "C.H.U.M.S.")
  4:00pm ("Something Narwhal This Way Comes" / "C.H.U.M.S.")
• 4:30pm ("Delivery to Monster Island")
  4:30pm ("Delivery to Monster Island")
• 4:49pm ("Ma and Pa's Big Hurrah")
  4:49pm ("Ma and Pa's Big Hurrah")
• 5:00pm ("Super Sitters")
  5:00pm ("Super Sitters")
• 5:15pm ("Pearl Wants to Be a Star")
  5:15pm ("Pearl Wants to Be a Star")

Videos

• File:AfterToons Promo - Coming Soon (Nickelodeon U.S.)
• File:AfterToons Promo 2 - Starting April 10, 2023 (Nickelodeon U.S.)
• File:AfterToons + New The Patrick Star Show Episodes! Official Promo 3
• File:New The Patrick Star Show + Big Nate AfterToons Promo - Starting April 10, 2023 (Nickelodeon U.S.)
• File:Nickelodeon U.S. continuity After Toons 10 April 2023 (Patrick Star Show - Super Sitters)