{"id":11671,"date":"2015-04-07T03:27:31","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T07:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=11671"},"modified":"2015-04-07T03:27:31","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T07:27:31","slug":"equipment-diamond-select-toys-reteams-with-nickelodeon-on-spongebob-squarepants-minimates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=11671","title":{"rendered":"Equipment: Diamond Select Toys Reteams with Nickelodeon on SpongeBob SquarePants Minimates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Following the successful launch of the Teenage Mutant N<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/SpongeBobSpecialty2-Packs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-11672\" style=\"width: 397px;\" alt=\"SpongeBobSpecialty2-Packs\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/SpongeBobSpecialty2-Packs-1024x630.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/span>inja Turtles collection, Diamond Select Toys announced today the expansion of its Nickelodeon partnership with the release of a brand-new SpongeBob SquarePants Minimates line.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The collection will include SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, Grandpa Redbeard, Perch Perkins and Plankton designed as 2-inch-tall mini-figures with multiple points of articulation and interchangeable parts and accessories.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0 <!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The long-running animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants, has been a hit for kids and adults since its debut, and is still going strong with new episodes in the works and a hit movie, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, in theaters now. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cMost cartoons come and go, but SpongeBob has truly become an institution,\u201d said Chuck Terceira, President of Diamond Select Toys. \u201cThe kids who were raised on him are joining the adults who\u2019ve always loved him, and we\u2019re creating some great toys that are fun for the collectors, as well as for the kids who are just meeting him for the first time. 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