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Bikini Bottom is the main setting in the SpongeBob SquarePants series. It is an undersea city 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]It is near California and is close to Australia.

As shown in the episode "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?," it is revealed that Bikini Bottom has a proper population of about 538, though many episodes tend to portray a much larger scale. In Nautical Novice, Mrs. Puff stated that the Bikini Bottom is home to millions. The city has historically gone by the names of "Bikini Gulch," "Dead Eye Gulch," and "Bikini Bottomshire."

It consists of many various businesses, including restaurants, stores, and manufacturers. The city has a stable economy, a balanced education system, questionable healthcare, and 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 also home to most of the main and supporting characters on the show.

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Location

Landscapes/geography

Bikini Bottom is located in the Pacific Ocean at the bottom of the ocean, below its signature island, Bikini Atoll , a part of the Marshall Islands, found by Kevin Atalay and Lochem Pouw, according to Stephen Hillenburg . There are many instances of evidence of this in the show: After being scared off by "ghosts," Sandy Cheeks evacuates to Texas She was seen flying east over the Pacific Ocean. In thecomputer game, a fish mentions that Bikini Bottom is located in the Pacific Ocean. In, when SpongeBob sings the song Goofy Goober Rock ," the camera rose out of the water into outer space. When it did, it came out of the Pacific Ocean.

Bikini 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. Major geographic features have colorful names such as:

The city is divided by its main road, Conch Street , which runs from downtown, past the homes of SpongeBob,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 an anchor 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, the citizens work and live in large, gray buildings made of metal shaped like a drinking cup. There are some other forms of buildings, mostly aquatic-themed as seen above. Farther out from the town citizens need to use whatever is available and easy to live in, such as Patrick's rock, SpongeBob's hollowed-out pineapple, and the stone monument Squidward lives in.

Architecture

Inhabitants

Bikini Bottom seems to mostly be made up of scrap metal and whatever stuff falls from the surface, and nobodyknew how it got there. This 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 have a relatively wavy structure, probably due to undersea currents. These buildings may be apartments. The homes that are made of different items from the surface may be a more residential or suburban area, possibly close to Goo Lagoon and Jellyfish Fields . In the episode " Bubblestand " (in the aerial view when Squidward is floating away) behind the neighborhood, but it's unknown what it is. It could be another neighborhood because a road goes through a medium-sized arch. Three buildings are there: two regular (with roads connecting to each of their doors) another building is seen over there: a large building that's shaped like a low (in height) cylinder with something atop and what appears to be a window. Another building a few hundred feet to the east is seen. It appears to be a pavilion of some sort with three sections and a small road (thinner than the usual road) leading to it. These buildings don't appear again in the series.Although the population of Bikini Bottom is uncertain, Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the show, confirmed thatBikini Bottom is a large city. A population with 558 fishes that is once revealed 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 Los Angeles, although the physical look and feel 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. In the episode " Squilliam Returns ," Squidward mentions Bikini Bottom is a "hick town," meaning it is probably quite small like most hick towns. In " Krusty Towers ," Squidward mentions Bikini Bottom is "in the middle of scenic nowhere," which could mean it is very small, which is the criterion of isolated cities. 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 mean that there are around 2 million people in Bikini Bottom, but in the episode " What Ever Happened to SpongeBob? ," there is a sign that says: "Welcome to Bikini Bottom- Population: 538."

Taking all of this information and mixing it in and also accounting for Squidward's negative personality there are probably 500,000 sea creatures in Bikini Bottom.

In the episode "The Good Krabby Name," one can infer that the population is 600. The population may have grown since "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?"

Establishments

Residential

Health

Bikini Bottom has many houses. All of the main characters have one and they are all very different.

Bikini Bottom has its health department and several hospitals open for its residents:

Cuisine

Certain foods are parodied and given an aquatic theme, but others can be based on the real world. 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 inedible food such as Chum Sticks, Chum Burgers, and other chum products. The cuisine in Bikini Bottom is centered on fast food, but many others prefer fancy foods from Fancy!. Some unmentioned foods are listed:

Drinkable Sausage

Kelp Jerky

Yummy Stuff

Nachos

Blancmange (an actual sweet food, pronounced 'blah-monge')

Snail-Po

Kafta Juice

Barnacle Chips

Ice Cream

Milk (and other usual products)

Canned Bread

Coral bits

Kelp Nougat Crunch (A candy bar)

Milk Shakes

Krabby Newburg (Aged, imported kelp, stuffed with herbs, wrapped in parchment with shallot tapenade, slow-roasted for six hours in a wood-fired, clay-filled oven or kiva and served with a garnish of wilted coral on a mahogany plank)

Kelp fries

Kelp Shake (Canceled because of a toxic ingredient that makes green hair appear)

Seahorse Radish

Rotten Cuusaa

Square Cheese

Crunchity Munchities

Nature Patty

Entertainment

Exercise

Dining

Stores

Education and Museums

Other Businesses/Services

Bikini Realty

Barnacle Products Incorporated

Environment

Bikini Bottom is shown to be quite a clean city. Littering is highly prohibited and Squidward got a ticket for littering, and the areas around Bikini Bottom are pristine. The only problem is that with the high population and the number of automobiles Bikini Bottom can become very smoggy, as mentioned by Sandy in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Global warming has also affected Bikini Bottom, as seen in the educational short, "The Endless Summer." In Industrial Park, there are many toxic chemicals and pollution.

Wildlife

Animals

Bikini Bottom has a certain range of wildlife such as grass, seaweed, and coral making up most of the flora, and someanimals including jellyfish, worms, snails , clams/scallops, and urchins making up the fauna.

In Bikini Bottom, animals are similar to those "animals" in the real world. Some are treated as pets, while others live in the wild. A majority of "animals" live in the wild. First, jellyfish is similar to bees and butterflies (since one catches them 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 similar to cows in that they can be "milked" for their fresh jellyfish jelly. The jelly, which can be taken from the hive or from the actual jellyfish, is the Bikini Bottom version of honey.

Second, scallops are similar to birds. They are usually found in groups at Goo Lagoon, particularly acting as seagulls. Scallops are usually orange or purple. There is also a colossal clam named Clamu in Oyster Stadium. It's currently a mother of one. 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).

Third, sea slugs were seen in the video game SuperSponge. They are known to dislike everyone.

Fourth, 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."

Fifth, the Alaskan Bull Worm is a large, omnivorous worm that attacked various parts of Bikini Bottom in its sleep in, "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm." It eventually went on to destroy the entire city. Sixth, sea urchins, which are small "bug-like" creatures whose bites cause severe itchiness (a possible similarity to fire ants or mosquitoes). Seventh, Nematodes, which are worm-like creatures that travel in groups and consume common objects 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 one time they almost destroyed the Krusty Krab.

Eighth, rays, which are eagles.

Ninth, there are sea bears, as seen in "The Camping Episode." Tenth, snails.

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. A well-known character Gary the snail is one of them. 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.

Eras

Basic Prehistoric Era

The 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 Primitive Sponge, Primitive Star, Jellyfish, an Ammonite, some Trilobites, and a tapeworm. Talking, writing, fire, and other conditions were not discovered yet and the biggest invention was jellyfishing which was invented by Squidward himself. In The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Squidasaurus Rex's wording may reveal that he lives there too: "I thought my friends were Primitive."

Advanced Prehistoric Era

The 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 Basic Prehistoric Era like language, writing system, houses, clubs, fire (discovered in the episode "Ugh"), and pets. Jellyfishing was also introduced by Squidward in this era. The only known inhabitants were SpongeGar, Patar, Squog, Prehistoric Gary, Prehistoric Krabs, and other animals, such as jellyfish. They were seen in the episode "Ugh."

In this episode, it takes place in the year 10,000 B.C. we see the lives of SpongeGar, Patar, and Squog. Things were much more advanced, with a language system and basic housing. There were still only three known housings; SpongeGar's, Patar's, and Squog's. There were many jungles but also foghorn-like creatures, and Prehistoric Krabs, (Mr. Krabs a la caveman). This era can also be seen in the PC version of Lights, Camera, Pants! and "Atlantis SquarePantis." Some of the things they discovered were the club, fire, and pets.





Medieval times

Places King Krabs' Castle: A massive castle that King Krabs and Princess Pearl lived in. There was a prophecy on the wall, a guillotine, and a dungeon in which Squidly lived for a short time. This might be the medieval Krusty Krab. Planktonamor's tower: Planktonamor's tower was gargantuan and the only things that lived there were Planktonamor, Glass Ball Karen , and the fearsome dragon Jellyfish. It contained a huge spiral staircase. This is possibly the medieval Chum Bucket. The Village: The main area of Bikini Bottom in medieval times. There was a hospital, a hotel, Ye Old Bowling Alley, an old-folks home, and a massive area of farmland. Armor Shop: A store that made armor and weapons and even sold them. There was only one known employee, the owner.



Western times

Then called Bikini Bottomshire, Medieval Times was seen in the episode, " Dunces and Dragons ." The time when the year is 1000s. The totalitarian tyrant Planktonamor reigned for a short time, until SpongeBob and Patrick were sent by King Krabs to rescue Princess Pearl and slay the Dragon Jellyfish , much like many medieval tales.In Western times, Bikini Bottom was called Dead Eye Gulch (or Bikini Gulch) in which Dead Eye Plankton rules theentire town, and almost everything there is owned by Dead Eye Plankton. Every business here except for The Krusty Kantina was named after Dead Eye Plankton, seen in the episode, " Pest of the West ." The stores and houses in Dead Eye Gulch are made up of wood. Cacti are seen in most parts. The skulls of dead animals can be seen. Seahorses and coffins are used for transportation.

Places

The Krusty Kantina: A place owned by William Krabs. The Krusty Kantina was going bankrupt, for Dead Eye Plankton kept all the money The Krusty Kantina earned. The Krusty Kantina had a stage that Western Pufferfish used to dance on. The Krusty Kantina also owned a piano that worked by putting a coin into the coin slot. The only one who played the piano was Hopalong Tentacles. The Krusty Kantina was in search of a fry cook.

Dead Eye Funeral Parlor and Ice Cream Parlor: A place where you get handmade coffins and ice cream at the same time.

Old Dead Tree Hill: a cemetery for all of the past sheriffs who had been killed by Dead Eye Plankton, but unfortunately this cemetery was already full.

Boot Hill: Was the second cemetery built for the past sheriffs that had been killed by Dead Eye Plankton.

Pre-Bikini Bottom/Early Days

The city was small with only 38 citizens. One day, a 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 likely beloved from that day forth, even getting their own TV show, when it was invented.

41st Century

51st 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 a little bit outside. Squidward traveled here by running into a freezer to hide, and then getting stuck and freezing himself solid until SpongeTron found him 2,000 years later.The 51st century was seen in the episode " SpongeHenge ." Then, chrome was not used, and there are aliens in glass containers instead of fish. The Three Aliens also discovered the SpongeBob Stones





Trade

Restaurants

The Krusty Krab is Bikini Bottom's premier eatery. In most episodes, it is the most popular restaurant. The Krusty Krab comprises the kitchen, bathroom, dining area, and Mr. Krabs' office. The employees are SpongeBob and Squidward. Former employees including Jim, Stanley SquarePants, and Patrick. Karen has worked once there, but soon left, getting fired in "Karen 2.0."

Chum Bucket

This 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.

Shell Shack

The Shell Shack is a popular restaurant at an unknown location. It was mentioned only once in the series in the episode "Patty Hype," when Tom and Fred met in the street and said: "There's a talking dog over at the Shell Shack!" Later he mentioned that the talking dog was singing.

The Diner is a diner. It 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.

The 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.

This is an ice cream bar that appeared in the episode "No Weenies Allowed." Nerds are the standard customers and a robot is the only employee.

A "super" version of Weenie Hut Jr's seen in "No Weenies Allowed" and "Stuck in the Wringer."

A restaurant that sells burgers and has an enormous chicken statue outside of it. It appeared in "The Masterpiece" and has not been seen since.

This expensive restaurant in Bikini Bottom was 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 the fancy Bikini Bottomites eat here.

An ice cream parlor most prominently featured in "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" and in smaller appearances in recent times. Children, as well as SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star, are the main customers. It is the home of Goofy Goober, the parlor's mascot.

Stores

Education and Museums

Other Businesses/Services

Bikini Realty

Barnacle Products Incorporated

Politics

Government

Bikini Bottom's government, although uncertain, is set up just as it would be in the real world. There were many rulers and royalty though, so it would be a monarchy, such as King Krabs, Princess Pearl, King Neptune Princess Mindy , and even Plankton.

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.

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."

Law

These are some of the laws in Bikini Bottom, which are similar to that of the United States' laws. No stealing, murder, parking in a No Parking zone, parking next to a fire hydrant, littering, driving blindfolded, public nudity, running through red lights whether driving or actually running, no having parties without policemen, and others. As seen in " Little Yellow Book ," there is even a law for reading another person's diary and the punishment is being trapped in place and the other citizens hurl tomatoes at the offender. Squidward is the only known person to commit this "crime."Bikini Bottom has a courthouse, in which trials take place like any American city court, except there was no prosecutor. The only known two trials shown were in the episodes, " Krabs vs. Plankton " and " The Krusty Sponge ." Plankton sued Mr. Krabs for falling on the Krusty Krab floor when there was no wet floor sign. Plankton sued for everything of that Mr. Krabs had. Judge Stickleback headed the trial, and due to a fall, defendant Eugene Krabs' lawyer was unable to defend.

SpongeBob became Mr. Krabs' new lawyer. The trial resulted in a victory for the defendant. in the episode "The Krusty Sponge," Mr. Krabs was arrested for poisoning his customers with the Spongy Patties. The jury reached a 'guilty' verdict, but after seeing the judge with a SpongeBob gavel, Mr. Krabs asked for permission to approach the bench. The scene cuts to the judge in the Krusty Sponge train with Squidward driving. Mr. Krabs tells Judge Horace A. Whopper that he can go around as many times as he wants.

Crime

Education

Mrs. Puff's Boating School - The Boating School, run by Mrs. Puff. The superintendent is Mr. Fitz, and the place was, at one time run by Sergeant Roderick.

Poseidon Elementary School - the place where Plankton and Mr. Krabs went to school.

Bikini Bottom Community College - the place where Flats the Flounder and Patrick went for a college education.

The Rec Center/Adult Learning Center - an area where there are cooking and art Lessons. Squidward has taught there.

Bikini Bottom High School - the place where Pearl Krabs and her friends go to school. There is a Gym where dances are held.

Bikini Bottom Elementary - the younger kid's school.

Bikini Bottom Prestigious Music College - Music classes are instructed here. Squidward also taught art here.

Bikini Bottom University - the place Sandy and Karen helped re-teach the people of Bikini Bottom after they all got rained on by the Salsa Imbecilicus.

Transportation

The 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 always blamed for the crimes actually committed by SpongeBob 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 had the total energy of a nuclear bomb had been made in a factory. Or so the pirates who sold it to Squidward said. 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, headed by a female fish judge. In future episodes, the judge is a male. 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 stealingballoons 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 is made out of helicopters with giant nets (used to capture Plankton), tanks that shoot blue flames, special laser machines, electric fields, and bomb-throwing tanks.Bikini 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 (boats are the underwater equivalent of cars). An airport is seen in Bikini Bottom, as well as a lighthouse near the edge of Goo Lagoon; helping avoid late-night accidents. Driving is on the left side of the road, with the steering wheel on the right-hand side of the car.

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 Atlantis to Bikini Bottom, as seen in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Another road leads from Bikini Bottom to Rock Bottom, which 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 (much like a Greyhound Bus). 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. The bus drivers do not drive always great because they always stop when you do not want them to.

Health

The 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.

Culture

Climate

Disasters

The 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 highly to many of the arts and music Bikini Bottom has to offer.Bikini 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 ," It is revealed that Bikini Bottom supports tropical undersea life, and that snowfall takes place only 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 has been destroyed at least eleven times. SpongeBob has started two disasters: the pie bomb and crossing the beams.

Media

Bikini Bottom has many forms of media. Newspapers, magazines, radio, and television contribute to Bikini Bottom's widespread news and entertainment.

The largest newspaper in the city is a quality daily, The Bikini Times . It is a broadsheet that features the regular news, sports, lifestyle features, arts, entertainment, travel, business, classifieds, as well as daily comics. The newspaper's largest edition, Bikini Sunday Times , comes out on Sunday, a thick edition packed with multiple sections, advertising inserts, a Sunday Times Magazine , and an expanded comics section. At times, the Sunday edition exceeds 300 pages, with an average of about 250 pages on Sunday, and an average of about 30-80 pages daily. One of the comics is called The Wisenheimers. It is the most respected and read newspaper in the city. The newspaper is the most expensive in Bikini Bottom, $2.00 for a daily edition, and $5.00 for a Sunday edition.

. It is a broadsheet that features the regular news, sports, lifestyle features, arts, entertainment, travel, business, classifieds, as well as daily comics. The newspaper's largest edition, , comes out on Sunday, a thick edition packed with multiple sections, advertising inserts, a , and an expanded comics section. At times, the Sunday edition exceeds 300 pages, with an average of about 250 pages on Sunday, and an average of about 30-80 pages daily. One of the comics is called The Wisenheimers. It is the most respected and read newspaper in the city. The newspaper is the most expensive in Bikini Bottom, $2.00 for a daily edition, and $5.00 for a Sunday edition. The second-largest newspaper in the city is a daily tabloid, The Examiner . Like its counterpart, The Times , it features news, sports, and lifestyle features. Despite its tabloid format, it is still a well-respected newspaper in the city. The largest edition comes out on Sunday. Its prices are considerably cheaper than The Times , costing 75 cents for a daily edition and $1.75 for a Sunday edition.

. Like its counterpart, , it features news, sports, and lifestyle features. Despite its tabloid format, it is still a well-respected newspaper in the city. The largest edition comes out on Sunday. Its prices are considerably cheaper than , costing 75 cents for a daily edition and $1.75 for a Sunday edition. The city has one main weekly newspaper, Bikini Weekly . This newspaper is free and widely distributed throughout Bikini Bottom. It is printed each Thursday, and usually contains 70-100 pages per edition, in its tabloid format.

. This newspaper is free and widely distributed throughout Bikini Bottom. It is printed each Thursday, and usually contains 70-100 pages per edition, in its tabloid format. There are two science magazines called the "Bikini Bottom Inquirer" (a parody of The National Inquirer ) and "Fake Science Monthly" seen in the episode: "The Camping Episode." There is another magazine that is called, "Long, Tan and Handsome." There are two dance magazines: "Dance Now," and "Interpretive Dance Quarterly." Other magazines include "Squid Ink," "Boring Science Digest," and "Fancy Living Digest."

) and "Fake Science Monthly" seen in the episode: "The Camping Episode." There is another magazine that is called, "Long, Tan and Handsome." There are two dance magazines: "Dance Now," and "Interpretive Dance Quarterly." Other magazines include "Squid Ink," "Boring Science Digest," and "Fancy Living Digest." There are many singers and there also appears to be boy bands and rock bands; the first being "Boys Who Cry" (R&B) that Pearl enjoys and "Stingray 5000" (Album Rock) that Patrick happily found in the dumpster, and "Ned and the Needlefish" (AAA), who appear in the episode: "Wigstruck." Also, SpongeBob and Squidward form a band in "Hello Bikini Bottom."

There is Bikini Bottom News (television newscast anchored by Perch Perkins, who at times is also a field reporter, and the Realistic Fish Head along with Bob and Barbara and food critic Gene Scallop) and many different TV channels such as Sport, Lifestyle, and a "Secret Channel."

Some of the Radio stations in Bikini Bottom are WH20-FM (as of 2006, Hot Adult Contemporary/Adult Top 40), KRUM (Rhythmic-leaning Top 40/Dance), who aired the hit "Electric Zoo," and KOLD (as of 2001, it was Oldies/MOR in the Morning). Another Radio station heard in "A Day Without Tears" is known to play Classic hits, such as Songs from Eely Dan (A parody of Steely Dan). Also, there is KRUD with "You Won’t Get Away with Stealing My Car" hits.

Since KOLD was first "seen" in 2001, it could be that, much like other oldies stations that existed back then, KOLD evolved or shifted from softer Oldies to more rock-based Classic Hits by 2010, and could have restricted or outright rotated out the MOR songs to the point where it could have been the classic hits station in "A Day Without Tears."

House Fancy is a show that Squidward was always hoping to appear on. He eventually did. The host is a fish with groomed blond hair named Nicholas Withers. Squidward also appeared on the Bikini Bottom Public Access television program with his show, Squidward Chat, after his favorite show was replaced by Guitar Lord.

Sports

The Sports in Bikini Bottom are fairly different from a normal American range of sports. Here is the range.

The Fry Cook Games is a spoof of the Olympic Summer and Winter Games, but with fast food. The Fry Cook Games are held at Bikini Bottom's Fast Food Coliseum. The first annual competition was held in 1981. Eugene H. Krabs and Sheldon J. Plankton went head-to-head against each other until the 21st Fry Cook Games in 2001. There, SpongeBob SquarePants represented the Krusty Krab, and Patrick Star represented The Chum Bucket. In the 21st Fry Cook Games, there were at least 8 events. The tiebreaker was bun wrestling, which no one won.

The Great Snail Race is an annual race between snails at Oyster Stadium, which is located in the Bikini Bottom Zoo. At the pre-game ceremony, of the 102nd Running of the Snail, Lightning Larry Luciano (The winner of the first race) lights the Torch of Good Sportsmanship (although very slowly). After the torch is lit, the games begin. The first snail to make it across the finish line wins. The result of the 102nd race ended with Rocky (won by default, owned by Patrick Star, actually a Pet Rock) in the first place, Snellie (owned by Squidward Tentacles) in second place, and Gary (disqualified, owned by SpongeBob SquarePants) in the last place, disqualified due to the coach running onto the race track.

The Anchor Toss Competition and Weightlifting is a contest of strong ocean dwellers tossing a large anchor on a 510+ yard field. A referee goes and measures the distance between the person tossing and the anchor, but is constantly hit by it. SpongeBob was part of the contest, along with Sandy Cheeks, Don the Whale, and Larry the Lobster. Weight lifting is very popular at Goo Lagoon. There are even weight lifting competitions at Goo Lagoon. SpongeBob even has a small fitness center at his house. However, instead of weights, SpongeBob uses stuffed animals as weights. SpongeBob has used a stick with two marshmallows attached to it, which he could not lift.

Jellyfishing is a fictional sport that is similar to fishing. It involves hunting Jellyfish using a wooden net and a plastic jar. The sport was first introduced in the episode "Jellyfishing." In the episode, the characters SpongeBob and Patrick take their neighbor Squidward to Jellyfish Fields, where many episode plots involving jellyfishing would be set in.

Bubble Blowing is another hobby in Bikini Bottom. However, the only bubble blowers known are SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star, although Squidward has blown bubbles before. SpongeBob once set up The Bubblestand in the episode "Bubblestand" and charged 25 cents for bubble blowing; 25 cents for lessons. There is a special technique to bubble-blowing which SpongeBob invented. Some awkward shapes of bubbles include an elephant, butterflies, worms, among others. Two bubble-themed episodes are "Bubblestand" and "Bubble Buddy."

The Demolition Derby is an event that was held in the episode "Demolition Doofus." The event is run by Captain Lutefisk and it is where competitors do battle against each other driving in boats. Other than SpongeBob and Mrs. Puff, the other known competitors of the Demolition Derby are The Kruncher, Blow Torch, The Cackling Cruiser, and Divin' Bell Dale. Though SpongeBob and Mrs. Puff left the derby itself, SpongeBob (who was going by the name "Le Squish") was the winner of the derby. Mrs. Puff went under the name "The Huff."

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. In Bikini Bottom, volleyball is 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."

Holidays

Bikini Bottom has its share of holidays. It has five main holidays, as in the real world like:

Valentine's Day (seen in "Valentine's Day") (February 14),

(seen in "Valentine's Day") (February 14), Halloween (seen in "Scaredy Pants") (October 31),

Christmas (seen in "Christmas Who?") (December 25),

(seen in "Christmas Who?") (December 25), Easter (seen in "Breath of Fresh Squidward"),

(seen in "Breath of Fresh Squidward"), Independence Day (seen in "Breath of Fresh Squidward") (July 4).

Five minor holidays are celebrated in Bikini Bottom, which humans know of like:

Opposite Day (by Squidward saw on "Opposite Day") (January 25)

(by Squidward saw on "Opposite Day") (January 25) April Fools' Day (seen in "Fools in April") (April 1)

(seen in "Fools in April") (April 1) Leif Erikson Day (seen in "Bubble Buddy") (October 9)

(seen in "Bubble Buddy") (October 9) Best Friends Day (seen in "The Gift of Gum").

(seen in "The Gift of Gum"). Founder's Day (seen in "What's Eating Patrick?")

Other holidays are not known in the real world, but are known in Bikini Bottom are:

Events

There are popular events that take place in Bikini Bottom. Most of these events take place at Goo Lagoon. Such events include:

The Anchor Toss Competition

Hotdog Chug Contest

Sand Castle Competition

Surfing Competition and Weight Lifting Competition

National Anthem

Main article: Bikini Bottom National Anthem

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 sang this along with SpongeBob in the episode "Imitation Krabs."

Panoramic images

Crashed Bikini Bottom

Other places

Main article: List of places in SpongeBob SquarePants

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. Shell City (Also on the surface) is six days away through a long and dangerous route beyond the County Line (the border of Bikini Bottom).

Trivia

The second mayor of Bikini Bottom bears a resemblance to New Jersey's governor Chris Christie.

Unlike regular cities, to serve milkshakes to others, one must have a license. [5]

The player can build their very own Bikini Bottom in the app SpongeBob Moves In!

In the first season, Bikini Bottom had a Flower Arch, but no Wind Turbine.

Battle for Bikini Bottom does not have every area from the show. It has unused levels and areas.

does not have every area from the show. Basic Prehistoric Era was before the Advanced Prehistoric Era.

The real-world era that corresponds with the Basic Prehistoric Era is the Cambrian Era.

According to "Gary Takes a Bath," Bikini Bottom is located in a free country, although the name of this country has never been revealed.

Bikini Bottom was first discovered by two dolphins and a blowfish. [6]

Medieval Era has no known ancestors of SpongeBob and Patrick.