Nickelodeon The iconography of
SpongeBob SquarePants is so established and culturally ubiquitous at this point that it's hard to think of someone sitting down and actually coming up with it. But that's just what the late, great Stephen Hillenburg did throughout the '80s and '90s, as he made the unlikely transition from a career as a marine biology teacher to studying experimental animation at CalArts (via
Variety). As Hillenburg explained to MovieWeb.com at the time of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, everything in the show's universe has a reason for being: "It is not as random as it appears, at least not to me. The world he lives in is inspired by
nautical things, like from a marine gift shop. [There is] Polynesian and Hawaiian both in the music and in some of the imagery and in the sky." Naturally, this thoroughness of vision also applies to the design of SpongeBob's house, the iconic "pineapple under the sea" that has inspired everything from LEGO sets to Nike sneakers to a real-life villa in Punta Cana (via
Travel and Leisure). Hillenburg's reason for having SpongeBob live in a pineapple was both totally understandable and completely unexpected, just as you might expect from the mad genius behind Nickelodeon's longest-running show.
Nickelodeon The pineapple house wasn't created specifically as SpongeBob's residence. Per the MovieWeb.com interview, Hillenburg actually started out by drawing multiple possible
sea-themed houses for the characters to live in, and the pineapple image came to him because of its recurrence in Polynesian culture, one of the show's main sources of inspiration. "[The pineapple] is a common image in Polynesian fabric," the animator said. "When I was drawing things for the characters to live in I was working freely with what was there and I drew a pineapple to see what would happen." Indeed, it's undeniable that the pineapple blends in perfectly with the
Hawaiian flower clouds, the tank-shaped Bikini Bottom buildings, and all the rest of SpongeBob SquarePants' visuals. Still, the question remains — why did it wind up being SpongeBob's home specifically? Hillenburg's explanation might surprise you. "I thought, 'If I laid out a rock, a pineapple, an Easter Island head, and an old rubber boot, what would he pick?' and it was the pineapple. He is
an optimist. He would like the smell." So there you have it: SpongeBob lives in a pineapple under the sea because he likes its smell. Of course, sponges in real life have no brains, and therefore no sense of smell to speak of. But that scarcely matters. After all, we love SpongeBob because it doesn't make sense in all the right ways. If you were looking for the article about the song, then see Bikini Bottom (song). If you were looking for the article about the alternate universe, then see Binary Bottom. Bikini Bottom is the main setting in the SpongeBob SquarePants series. It is an undersea city-state where SpongeBob and his friends live. According to Nickelodeon's program summary, Bikini Bottom is located in the Pacific Ocean, beneath Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.[1] As shown in the episode "The Good Krabby Name," Bikini Bottom has an estimated population of about 500, though many episodes present the city with substantially larger or smaller populations. In "Nautical Novice," Mrs. Puff states that Bikini Bottom is home to "millions" of people. The city has historically gone by the names of "Bikini Bottomshire," "Bikini Gulch" and temporarily, "Dead Eye Gulch." The city would be considered an absolute monarchy with a mayor and the royal family of King Neptune. It consists of many various different businesses, including restaurants, stores, and manufacturers. The city has a stable economy, a balanced education system, questionable healthcare, labor laws, a structured government, and a firm law enforcement system. There are even stadiums, amusement parks, and other recreational facilities such as Glove World! Bikini Bottom is home to almost the entire central cast of SpongeBob SquarePants. Location A map of places in Bikini Bottom Bikini Bottom is located in the Pacific Ocean at the bottom of the ocean, below its signature island, Bikini Atoll. There are many instances of evidence of this in the show:
GeographyBikini Bottom's geography consists of mountains, dense forests, lakes, lagoons, caves, grasslands, reefs, and rivers. In The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, volcanoes, trenches, and deserts are shown in the surrounding region. The following list includes major landmarks and businesses of the Bikini Bottom area.
The city is divided by its main road, Conch Street, which runs from downtown, past the homes of SpongeBob, Conch Street Squidward, and Patrick, through the Krusty Krab restaurant, Chum Bucket, and the Reef Cinema. In every episode in which the skyline of Bikini Bottom is shown, features such as buildings, houses, and a massive anchor (not to be confused with the Krabs residence) can be seen. In earlier episodes of the series, a red flower arch can be seen, which no longer appears in the skyline. In some episodes, a lighthouse appears in the skyline, most likely Mrs. Puff's Boating School. Other episodes feature the Krusty Krab's marquee. A large clam-shaped structure is seen in some episodes. In the center of Bikini Bottom, its citizens work and live in gray, cylindrical (though often somewhat crooked) buildings made of metal of various sizes. There are some other forms of buildings, mostly aquatic-themed as seen above. Further out in its suburbs, residents tend to live in dwellings of more spartan construction, such as Patrick's rock, SpongeBob's hollowed-out pineapple, and the stone monument Squidward lives in. ArchitectureBikini Bottom's architecture seems to be primarily made from flotsam and jetsam, with Common Bikini Bottom buildings no clear explanation to date as to its origins. The infrastructural situation seems to allude to the fact that undersea life is mostly scrapped living wherein a stable sea-wide society has not yet, or may never be formed. The structures of the buildings in the main part of town tend to be somewhat crooked, possibly due to undersea currents. Many of these buildings may be apartments. The homes that are made of more varied debris from the surface seem to be more indicative of Bikini Bottom's suburbs, possibly close to Goo Lagoon and Jellyfish Fields. In the episode "Bubblestand" (in the aerial view when Squidward is floating away) behind the known neighborhood where SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward live, there are other buildings on the roadside, but their purpose is uncertain. It could be an extension of their neighborhood or another one altogether, because a road goes through a medium-sized arch. These buildings have not yet made any further appearances. InhabitantsThe stated population of Bikini Bottom varies wildly, often by several orders of magnitude between estimates. Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the series, confirmed that Bikini Bottomites gathered around SpongeBob and the lifeguard Bikini Bottom is a "large city." [citation needed] A population with 538 is once stated in "Whatever Happened To SpongeBob." Before almost leaving the city, Sandy Cheeks sang a song about the city, describing it as "crowded and smoggy," which are the characteristics of many cities, such as Los Angeles, although the physical look, economy, and traffic patterns of Bikini Bottom suggest that it is, in fact, a much smaller city. A one-time Pretty Patties joint created by SpongeBob attracted 46,853 customers. Almost everyone from the city is there, which may suggest a population of around 50,000 Bikini Bottomites (though the colorful foodstuff's renown might have stretched beyond the city). In the episode "Squilliam Returns," Squidward mentions Bikini Bottom is a "hick town," suggesting it is a smaller town. In "Krusty Towers," Squidward mentions Bikini Bottom is "in the middle of scenic nowhere," also suggesting a smaller population. However, for both of the latter examples, one must take into account Squidward's negative personality, which could indicate that there is nothing in Bikini Bottom for him. In "Nautical Novice," Mrs. Puff says: "We're going to flatten millions of innocent lives!" which could suggest that there's around 2 million people or more in Bikini Bottom, possibly including its surrounding area. EstablishmentsResidentialMap of Bikini Bottom (showed one time) Bikini Bottom has a variety of houses. Most of the central cast have one, of varied shape and sizes.
HealthBikini Bottom has its health department and several hospitals open for its residents:
CuisineCertain real-life foods are parodied and given an aquatic theme, but others are be based on the real-life aquatic foods. Like the real world, food ranges in many types such as potato chips, fast food, meat (beef jerky, burgers), and fancy foods. Kelpo, a cereal, is one of several popular brands in Bikini Bottom. It is shown that many products are advertised throughout the series. Krabby Patties, which are a popular food to ordinary people, rich people, and food critics alike, holds a positive reputation as edible food. The Krabby Patty passes on its taste to other Krusty Krab burgers, which adds on success as more creative products are made. Another fast-food restaurant, the Chum Bucket, sells comically distasteful food such as Chum Sticks, Chum Burgers, and other chum products. The cuisine in Bikini Bottom shown in the series is largely centered on fast food, but many others prefer fancy foods from Fancy!. Other foods include:
Recreation and entertainment
Exercise
DiningThe Krusty Krab The Chum Bucket Weenie Hut Jr's
Stores
Education and Museums
Other Businesses/Services
EnvironmentBikini Bottom is shown to be quite a clean city. Littering is strictly prohibited. Squidward has been shown to get several tickets for littering, some other characters have been charged with littering as a felony. The areas around Bikini Bottom are pristine. The only significant problem shown is that with the high population and the number of automobiles, Bikini Bottom can become very smoggy, as mentioned by Sandy in "Chimps Ahoy." Global warming has also affected Bikini Bottom, as seen in the educational short, "The Endless Summer." In the Industrial Park, there are many toxic chemicals and pollution. WildlifeBikini Bottom has a certain range of wildlife such as grass, seaweed, and coral making up most of the flora, and some Jellyfish at Jellyfish Fields fauna including jellyfish, worms, snails, clams, scallops, and urchins. AnimalsIn Bikini Bottom, some animals are similar to those "animals" in the real world. Some are treated as pets, while others live in the wild, all lacking the sapience found in most of the central cast. Jellyfish are similar to bees and butterflies (since they sting, while also being subject to a hobby whereby they are caught in nets). Many different types of jellyfish live in Bikini Bottom. Pink is the most common, but they also come in green, blue, orange, yellow, and purple. In the episode "The Secret Box," SpongeBob states that Patrick may have the world's only albino jellyfish. Jellyfish reside mainly in Jellyfish Fields, which has a population of four million Jellyfish. They make and live in hives, another similarity to real-world bees. In earlier episodes, jellyfish were plain pink, and later on more jellyfish began to appear with spots, but plain pink ones still exist. There is an annual Jellyfish migration that brings exotic species to Bikini Bottom. Jellyfish are also somewhat similar to certain real-world beast of burden in that the extraction of jelly from them resembles milking. Scallops are similar to birds. They are usually found in groups at Goo Lagoon, seemingly acting as seagulls. Scallops are usually orange or purple. There is also a colossal clam named Clamu, who lives in Oyster Stadium with at least one known child. Also, the medium-sized variants of clams are shown to be similar to wolves (like in the episodes "Texas," when they were seen howling, and "The Thing," when Squidward was attacked by a clam in the truck) and the larger variants are likely to be similar to non-sentient whales (like Clamu). Sea slugs were seen in the video game SuperSponge. They are known to dislike everyone. Seahorses, which are similar to horses, can be ridden and are very interested in food. SpongeBob kept a Seahorse in the episode "My Pretty Seahorse" and named it "Mystery." Further cementing the link between sea and land horses is Squidward telling SpongeBob to, "Stop seahorsing around," in "Bubble Buddy," and the appearance of seahorse-radish in "Nasty Patty." The Alaskan Bull Worm is a large, omnivorous worm that attacked various parts of Bikini Bottom while its residents were sleeping in, "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm." It eventually went on to destroy the entire city. Only one known specimen has made an appearance to date. Sea urchins are small bug-like creatures whose bites cause severe irritation (a possible similarity to fire ants or mosquitoes). Nematodes are worm-like creatures that travel in groups and consume common objects, and even entire houses, by eating or drinking them (a possible similarity to termites). They once destroyed SpongeBob's house by sucking the pineapple juice out of it, and another time they almost destroyed the Krusty Krab. There are rays, which act like eagles. There are sea bears, as seen in "The Camping Episode." Other "animals" are treated as pets. Two well-known "pets" are snails and worms. Snails are similar to cats (because they "meow") and are common as pets, but they are also known to lurk in alleys and forests. The most prominent snail character in the series is Gary the Snail. Worms are similar to dogs (because they bark) and these are also common as pets. At one point SpongeBob also owned a worm named Rex, an angry snail named Larry, and a jellyfish. ErasBasic Prehistoric EraThe Basic Prehistoric Era is the oldest era known in the SpongeBob series. It appeared in the episode "SB-129," when Squidward accidentally used the time machine to go back home from the 41st century thinking past would make him go back to where present SpongeBob used to be. The only known inhabitants are SpongeBob (primitive), Patrick (primitive), jellyfish, an ammonite, some trilobites, and a tapeworm. The sponge and starfish had no language of any kind, did not know how to start a fire, and did not know anything of tool-making until taught how to make jellyfish nets by Squidward. In The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Squidasaurus Rex's line, "I thought my friends were primitive," may indicate that he was from this era. Advanced Prehistoric EraThe Advanced Prehistoric Era was the second oldest era known after the Basic Prehistoric Era in the series. In that time things were more advanced than in the Basic Prehistoric Era and was featured in "Ugh." Living in what would become Bikini Bottom were SpongeGar, Patar, Squog, Prehistoric Gary, the non-sapient Prehistoric Krabs, and other animals, such as jellyfish. At the beginning of the episode, SpongeGar, Patar, and Squog spoke a language, lived in (primitive) houses, owned and used weapons, and discovered fire during the course of the episode. SpongeGar already owned Prehistoric Gary, indicating that animal domestication had already taken place. This era can also be seen in the PC version of Lights, Camera, Pants! and "Atlantis SquarePantis." Advanced Prehistoric Era Squog SpongeGar, and Patar Medieval timesBikini Bottom, then called Bikini Bottomshire, was presented in the middle ages in the episode, "Dunces and Dragons." The dialogue suggests that most of the episode takes place sometime before the twelfth century AD (assuming the town had adopted the Julian calendar). The totalitarian sorcerer Planktonamor reigned briefly, until SpongeBob and Patrick were sent by King Krabs to rescue his daughter Princess Pearl, slay the Dragon Jellyfish, and restore the Krabs monarchy.
Western timesIn Western times, Bikini Bottom was called Bikini Gulch, as seen in "Pest of the West." It was known as Dead Eye Gulch temporarily when Dead Eye Plankton ruled and practically owned the Old West Bikini Bottom entire town. The Krusty Kantina was the only known business run by someone other than Dead-Eye Plankton during his reign of terror. The stores and houses in Dead Eye Gulch were made up of wood. Cacti and the skulls of dead animals could be seen in most parts. Seahorses and coffins were used for transportation. Places
Early modern Bikini BottomSometime in the twentieth century, the city was small with only 38 citizens. One day, an evil creature named Man Ray came to terrorize the city. However, two young superheroes named Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy came to stop him. They used a canister of Tartar Sauce, trapping him until SpongeBob and Patrick unfroze him in "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III." The two heroes were most beloved from that day forth, even starring in their own TV show, when the technology was invented. 41st CenturyBikini Bottom in the 41st century In the 41st century, everything will be painted in chrome, and the only residents known are SpongeTron, his 486 clones, PatTron, and the Chrome Spray Painter. The only place seen in the 40th century was the futuristic Krusty Krab and its surroundings. Squidward traveled here by running into a freezer to hide in modern times, getting stuck, and freezing himself solid until SpongeTron found him. 51st CenturyThe 51st century was seen in the episode "SpongeHenge." Then, the chrome will have been entirely removed, and there will be aliens in glass containers instead of fish. The Three Aliens also discovered the SpongeBob Stones. The Sponge monuments seen in the 51st century TradeRestaurantsKrusty KrabThe Krusty Krab is Bikini Bottom's premier eatery. Its most well-known and most served product is the Krabby Patty. In most episodes, it is the most popular restaurant. Chum BucketThis is a restaurant run by Plankton. He only got one customer Nat, but he was paid by Karen to do it to cheer him up and stop his constant complaining on not having any customers. In one episode, Plankton says, "I only got one customer. There he is." He then points to a dead rat on one of the tables, next to a partly bitten Chum Burger. However, in some episodes, it becomes a short-lived success, such as Chum Fricassee and Chum Bucket Supreme. Shell ShackThe Shell Shack is a popular restaurant at an unknown location. It is mentioned only in the episode "Patty Hype," when Incidental 6 and Fred meet in the street and say: "There's a talking dog over at the Shell Shack!" He later mentions that the talking dog is singing. DinerThe Diner is shaped like a big boat with a lit-up sign. It has been featured in episodes such as "Chocolate with Nuts" and "Missing Identity." It also appears in the PC game, Employee of the Month. KelpshakeThe Kelpshake was once a popular place to buy delicious shakes until it was discovered that the drink could cause the abnormal growth of fuzzy kelp on one's body. Weenie Hut Jr'sThis is an ice cream bar that appeared in the episode "No Weenies Allowed." Nerds are the standard customers and a robot is the only known employee. Super Weenie Hut Jr'sA "super" version of Weenie Hut Jr's seen in "No Weenies Allowed" and "Stuck in the Wringer." Sea Chicken ShackA restaurant that sells burgers and has an enormous chicken statue outside of it. It appeared in "The Masterpiece" and has not been seen since. Fancy!This expensive restaurant in Bikini Bottom has been seen in "Krusty Love," "Chocolate with Nuts," "Le Big Switch," "SpongeBob LongPants," "Married To Money," "My Two Krabses," and "Kooky Cooks." It is in the shape of a ship in a bottle. It appears that only wealthy Bikini Bottomites eat here. Fancy! Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party BoatAn ice cream parlor most prominently featured in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and in smaller appearances in recent times. Children, their parents, as well as SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star, are the main customers. It may be the home of Goofy Goober, the parlor's mascot. Stores
Education and Museums
Boating School crash Other Businesses/Services
PoliticsGovernmentFirst Mayor of Bikini Bottom seen on the show Bikini Bottom's government is implied to be an absolute monarchy. There have been various monarchs present, such as King Krabs, Princess Pearl, King Neptune, Princess Mindy, and even Plankton, suggesting it is (or has been) a monarchy. The Flag of Bikini Bottom, as seen in front of the courthouse, is a clamshell with an anchor on a white field. In the episode, "Good Neighbors," Bikini Bottom is mentioned to have a president, so it would be a republic, and a mayor is seen in several episodes. But in the episode, "Rule of Dumb," Patrick Star became King Patrick and was a king for a short time. It was revealed later that the true king was Gary the Snail. It was then a monarchy again. It is possible that this President functions as the head of government with King Neptune being Head of State. Second Mayor of Bikini Bottom seen on the show Bikini Bottom could also be part of a larger entity, perhaps in a nation or province (or both) bearing the same name, so there could essentially be a president, king, and mayor of Bikini Bottom. In comparison to American cities, Bikini Bottom appears to lean more liberal. Salon.com has described the show as "Marxist," citing the totalitarianism with minor laws that have gotten several of the characters arrested, including littering, breaking into one’s own house, reading another person’s diary, among other things. Third Mayor of Bikini Bottom seen on the show LawBikini Bottom is notorious for its strict laws. Bikini Bottom's laws prohibit theft, murder, parking in a No Parking zone, parking next to a fire hydrant, littering (though punished far more severely than almost any real-world nation), driving blindfolded, public nudity, and running through red lights whether driving or on foot. Abnormally, SpongeBob gets arrested for throwing a party without police officers invited in "Party Pooper Pants." As seen in "Little Yellow Book," there is even a law for reading another person's diary without permission, punished by being held in stocks while pelted by tomatoes, implied to be an old law that was never repealed. Squidward is the only known person to have committed this crime. Bikini Bottom has a courthouse, in which trials take place like any Western court, except without a prosecutor. The only known two trials shown are in the episodes, "Krabs vs. Plankton" and "The Krusty Sponge." In the former episode, Plankton attempts to sue Mr. Krabs everything he owned because the failed restaurateur slipped on the Krusty Krab floor when there was no wet floor sign. Strangely, despite the trial being of a civil nature, Krabs' guilt is weighed by the jury, rather than damages. This implies a separation between criminal and civil law in Bikini Bottom is almost nonexistent. In the episode "The Krusty Sponge," Mr. Krabs gets arrested for poisoning his customers with the Spongy Patties. The jury (who were all victims of the poisoning) reach a 'guilty' verdict (even though it, like the previous trial was of a civil nature), but after seeing the judge with a SpongeBob gavel, Mr. Krabs bribes him to avoid punishment. CrimeThe Bikini Bottom Jail has its fair share of criminals such as Plankton and the Tattletale Strangler. Mr. Krabs has been known to steal, or "borrow" as he calls it. Mrs. Puff or Squidward are often blamed for crimes actually committed by SpongeBob and/or Patrick, and are either arrested or fined to do community service. At one point, a bomb exploded inside the Krusty Krab, and as a result, a hole was made in the rear of the building. The bomb itself, which might have been as powerful as a nuclear bomb had been made in a factory, according to the pirates who sold it to Squidward, who were likely transporting pie-shaped bombs as contraband. There is also the punishment of execution by King Neptune, such as for stealing his crown. Bikini Bottom has two prisons: The Institution for the Criminally Tiny and Bikini Bottom Jail for everyone else. The underwater city has its own courthouse. The Bikini Bottom Police Department is a reasonably fair organization, despite arresting citizens for no real reason whatsoever, and has been known to imprison SpongeBob and Patrick for their crime of stealing Bikini Bottom police balloons and then releasing them to tell the two that it was National Free Balloon Day. In the game SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab, the army makes an appearance. It seems the army's equipment includes helicopters with giant nets (used to capture Plankton), tanks that shoot blue flames, special laser machines, electric fields, and bomb-throwing tanks. Education
TransportationBikini Bottom has a wide array of different transportation systems. As in the real world, roads and highways serve Bikini Bottom's buses, taxis, and boats, the latter of which function like cars. An airport is seen in Bikini Bottom, as well as a lighthouse near the edge of Goo Lagoon; helping avoid accidents at night or in unclear weather. Driving is on the left side of the road, with the steering wheel on the right-hand side of the car. A common Bikini Bottom Bus and Bus Stop Bikini Bottom's main road is Conch Street. Conch Street runs from SpongeBob's, Patrick's, and Squidward's houses, past the Krusty Krab and the Chum Bucket, and stretches as far as downtown Bikini Bottom. It intersects with Coral Avenue, which is located in downtown Bikini Bottom. A series of highways run just on the outskirts of the city, and in the middle of downtown; a thruway is present. A road leads from King Neptune's castle to Bikini Bottom, as seen in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Another road leads from Bikini Bottom to Rock Bottom, which also goes past Glove World. An interesting feature of this road is that for a distance it runs straight down a cliff. The only ways up from the bottom are by bus or with a balloon. The name of the city bus service is Snailways. This bus service stops almost everywhere in Bikini Bottom and beyond. Like any city, Bikini Bottom has a huge traffic issue, with roads and highways clogged up, even in the afternoon. It is very common for somebody coming back from work to be stuck in traffic. As shown in "The Great Patty Caper," Bikini Bottom also has locomotives. In the episode, "SpongeBob's Last Stand," a highway named Shelly Superhighway was built by Sheldon J. Plankton. It pullulated Bikini Bottom as created more traffic and destroyed Jellyfish Fields before everything was restored when the citizens destroyed the highway. The episode, "Bumper to Bumper," showed that there is a ten-lane Intertidal Seaway somewhere near Bikini Bottom that seems to have heavy traffic. HealthThe well-being of an average Bikini Bottomite is unknown, but Bikini Bottom has a few hospitals and health centers, in which doctors make house calls.
CultureThe Arts give Bikini Bottom a better outlook on knowledge and creativity. Bikini Bottom houses three museums: The Fry Cook Museum, the Hook Museum, and the boating museum, seen in "Nautical Novice." Bikini Bottom also has a music hall, a convention center, and an art society. Squidward Tentacles contributes to many of the arts and music Bikini Bottom has to offer. However, Bottomites universally hate Squidward's artistic contributions to the community, to the point of his art getting destroyed in some episodes out of how horrible people find it to be, such as when Fiasco melts one of Squidward's statues. Bikini Bottom recreational center ClimateBikini Bottom's climate is typically sunny and mild. The city does at times receive rain, thunderstorms, and measurable snowfall in the winter. On a few occasions, the day is very hot or very cold. In the episode "Snowball Effect," snowfall takes place when an iceberg is located above the city. In "Mutiny on the Krusty," it is also shown Bikini Bottom can also receive rip currents. Bikini Bottom covered in snow DisastersBikini Bottom has been destroyed at least eleven times. SpongeBob has destroyed Bikini Bottom twice: once in "Dying for Pie" with an exploding pie gifted to him by Squidward, and once in "The Krusty Plate" when he blew up the entire town with his Spot-Master 6000.
MediaBikini Bottom has many forms of media. Newspapers, magazines, radio, and television contribute to Bikini Bottom's widespread news and entertainment.
SportsThe Sports in Bikini Bottom are fairly different from a normal American range of sports. Here is the range.
Other sports include those that are played by people in the real world, such as weight lifting, swimming, volleyball, karate, and hot-dog-eating contests. Swimming is a very popular sport at Goo Lagoon. There are small circular pools elsewhere in the city. Volleyball is just like the real sport, and usually played at Goo Lagoon. Karate is a popular sport for SpongeBob and Sandy. Some Karate moves include the Double Overhand Squirrel Knot, the Squirrel, and the Tin Cans. Two karate-themed episodes are "Karate Choppers" and "Karate Island." A hot dog eating contest is briefly shown during the episode "SpongeGuard on Duty." HolidaysBikini Bottom has its share of holidays. It has five main holidays, as in the real world like:
Bikini Bottom in "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!"
Five minor holidays are celebrated in Bikini Bottom, also occasionally celebrated in the real world:
Other holidays are not known in the real world, but are known in Bikini Bottom include:
EventsThere are popular events that take place in Bikini Bottom. Most of these events take place at Goo Lagoon. Such events include:
National AnthemBikini Bottom has its own national anthem, which goes as follows: Oh, Bikini Bottom,We pledge our hearts to you!As faithful, as deep, as true, as blue,Bikini Bottom, we love you!Plankton inside his Mr. Krabs Robot sing the anthem along with SpongeBob in the episode "Imitation Krabs." Panoramic imagesCrashed Bikini BottomNeighboring and other citiesThere are places and features outside Bikini Bottom. Many of them appear in video games.Other towns and cities in SpongeBob SquarePants include Rock Bottom, Bass Vegas, Ukulele Bottom, Apple World, Atlantis, Leisure Village, Tentacle Acres, Palm Bay, and Bottoms Up/Waverly Hills, New Kelp City, plus Bikini Atoll on the surface. SpongeBob and Patrick made it to Shell City in five days from Bikini Bottom, on foot and by car. Alternate UniversesBinary BottomBinary Bottom is one of the alternate counterparts of Bikini Bottom. Instead of being civilized by fish citizens, they are replaced and inhabited by robots and holograms of people, including the mailman. It appears in the episode "Welcome to Binary Bottom." Trivia
References
Where does SpongeBob SquarePants live under the sea?Bikini Bottom is the main setting in the SpongeBob SquarePants series. It is an undersea city-state where SpongeBob and his friends live. According to Nickelodeon's program summary, Bikini Bottom is located in the Pacific Ocean, beneath Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
Does SpongeBob SquarePants live in a pineapple under the sea?A square yellow sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants lives in a pineapple with his pet snail, Gary, in the city of Bikini Bottom on the floor of the Pacific Ocean.
Why is SpongeBob live under the sea?So there you have it: SpongeBob lives in a pineapple under the sea because he likes its smell. Of course, sponges in real life have no brains, and therefore no sense of smell to speak of. But that scarcely matters.
Does SpongeBob live in the sea?Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob's fictional home, is based on an actual place in the Pacific Ocean. But how much do most Americans know of the real-life Bikini Atoll, the location of 23 U.S. nuclear weapons tests during the Cold War era?
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