What is SpongeBob's connection with "The Amanda Show"?

[Sara SquarePants]

I watched the episodes "Shanghaied" and "Gary takes a Bath" and I noticed something strange in the credits

In "Special Thanks" it mentioned the Nickelodeon live-action show "The Amanda Show"!

What is the connection with SpongeBob SquarePants and The Amanda Show?

Is that where the footage in Shanghaied came from (the department store SpongeBob and Patrick try to escape from)?

Or is there some live-action footage in "Gary Takes a Bath" that Nick pulled from The Amanda Show?

 

[SneakyMcSneakyPants]

I looked it up and it sounds like their filming crew helped film the perfume department footage in a Macy’s store

 

[Glove]

Isn't that the name of the one fictional show in that scary game?