Maroon 5 tease 'SpongeBob' inclusion in Super Bowl halftime show
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Maroon 5 has given "SpongeBob SquarePants" fans a reason to be excited ahead of the Super Bowl LIII halftime show.
The band included a quick shot of SpongeBob in a video confirming the performance. The cartoon character makes an appearance around the 32-second mark.
#SBLIII pic.twitter.com/dWKJQDS9ap
— Maroon 5 (@maroon5) January 13, 2019
Following the death of the show's creator, Stephen Hillenburg, in November, fans launched an online petition asking that the NFL perform "Sweet Victory" - a song featured in the "Band Geeks" episode in 2001 - at the Super Bowl. The petition has since surpassed 1 million signatures.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, host of Super Bowl LIII, also potentially teased a possible SpongeBob appearance.
— MercedesBenzStadium (@MBStadium) January 13, 2019