New York - SpongeBob SquarePants is giving Facebook friends a special treat.
The popular Nickelodeon cartoon will debut a new 15-minute episode on Thursday on the popular social website. Nick said on Wednesday that SpongeBob SquarePants has more than 16 million 'friends' on Facebook.
Those friends will be given instructions how to view the episode, which is titled Trenchbillies and guest stars Amy Sedaris, on Thursday at 20:00.
The hour-long Legends of Bikini Bottom will premiere in prime time Friday. It will be repeated, adding the Facebook episode, for its Sunday morning fans.