That being said, the stop-motion animation is beautiful. The part where they blow up a SpongeBob puppet (which was done with real fireworks) is great, but, as Christmas specials go, this one is ...

One of the funniest moments is when Spongebob momentarily becomes a live-action puppet on fire. How did you do that scene? Waller: We weren’t around when they shot it, but they had a puppet of ...