When it came to making the film, Anderson said he was inspired both by the films of Akira Kurosawa and stop -
motion holiday specials, like Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
Not exact matches
First, on Friday the 13th (how appropriate), Nickelodeon will air «SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo - kini Bottom», the second stop -
motion animation episode in the show's history (following a very successful
holiday special that aired on both CBS and Nick in 2012).
The
special is an all - new retelling of Buddy's delightfully absurd yet heartwarming story and blends the look and feel of the stop -
motion animated Christmas
specials of the past with the sharp sensibility of the modern - day classic
holiday film.