The Island Boat

The Island Boat is a children's game show produced by United Plankton Pictures, Nickelodeon Productions and RKO Television Studios and is distributed by CBS Television Distribution and RKO Television Distribution. This show debuted in syndication on September 18, 2000 and still airs new episodes as of May 2014. It is themed after SpongeBob SquarePants. The show is produced and taped at RKO Television Studios in Los Angeles, California. As of 2014, this show is hosted by Patchy the Pirate and Potty the Parrot and the show's announcer is Tom Kenny.
==Gameplay==
The show is basically a SpongeBob-themed version of Jeopardy! (another show distributed by CBS Television Distribution), but using the Jep! concept. Alex Trebek, the host of said game show, serves as executive producer and creative consultant.
The show is set at Patchy's "game dock" in Encino, where boats can moor so that the crew can play the games.
==Behind the Scenes==
The show is filmed in Soundstage 19 (the famous "dock" set, with a watertank). The "boats" are actually modified Peterbilt 379 trucks wearing waterproof tires and protective covering, with large styrofoam 15th century ship bodies on them.
Patchy's entrance (a submerged and shipwrecked submarine close to the dock) is a large diving tank disguised as a submerged and shipwrecked submarine. Oxygen is pumped into the tank so that Tom can breath. There are rescue divers nearby in case of trouble.
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