Nickelodeon v. Fanon Sponge TV, SpongeTool TV

Nickelodeon v. Fanon Sponge TV, SpongeTool TV was a lawsuit filed by nickelodeon on February 27, 2005 because Fanon Sponge TV and SpongeTool TV failed to pay nickelodeon royalties for including Spongebob in the special "Bikini bottom origin story". The lawsuit was settled on September 17, 2005, with nickelodeon playing the special, and releasing it on home video.