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		<title>Sandy Cheeks</title>
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! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | [[Image:SandyCheeks.jpg|270px]]  &lt;br /&gt;
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! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | Sandra &amp;quot;Sandy&amp;quot; Cheeks &lt;br /&gt;
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| Birthday: || November 17, 1984 (age 24)&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#ffffff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| Gender: || Female&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#ffffff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| Species: || Squirrel&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#ffffff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| Color: || Brown&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#ffffff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| Eye Color: || Black&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#ffffff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#ffffff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| Weight: || Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#ffffff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| Interests: || Science, [[Karate]], Surfing, Weight-lifting, extreme sports, and Texas culture&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#ffffff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| Ancestors: ||&lt;br /&gt;
*Possibly [[The Dark Knight]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| Descendants: ||&lt;br /&gt;
*Unknown&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#ffffff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| Enemies: ||&lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Tickler]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lip Service]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Filthy Phil]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Udon]]&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#ffffff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| Employers: ||&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dr. Marmalade]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lord Reginald]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Professor Percy]]&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#ffffff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| Friends: || &lt;br /&gt;
*[[SpongeBob]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Patrick]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mr. Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Squidward]] (to his dismay)&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#ffffff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#ffffff&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| First Appearence: ||&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tea at the Treedome]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| Portrayer: ||&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Carolyn Lawrence]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Sandy Cheeks''' is a very smart, talented and athletic squirrel born in the state of Texas, who moved to [[Bikini Bottom]] in the Pacific Ocean because her job is experimenting underwater. She is also an inventor and loves science very much. She's one of the seven main characters in the show, although she isn't featured quite as much as other characters such as SpongeBob, Patrick, or Squidward (she only made 6 appearances in season 3, but has been featured more in other seasons).&lt;br /&gt;
===Biography===&lt;br /&gt;
She lives in an air-filled habitat structure called the [[Treedome]] (a polyurethane dome containing a tree, living quarters and various other land plants). When outside of the [[Treedome]], Sandy wears an air-filled suit that looks much like an astronaut's space suit; while in her Treedome, she wears a purple bikini with a purple skirt-like ring around her middle and with green underneath. Physically, Sandy is one of the strongest creatures (along with [[Larry the Lobster]]) in Bikini Bottom. She claims to be stronger than Larry and can even pull down gigantic ships and boats from the surface of the ocean as seen in &amp;quot;Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm.&amp;quot; Sandy was hibernating during the winter in Survival of the Idiots. This episode was played in &amp;quot;Bikini Bottom Best Friends Collection.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image: Sandy_dome.jpg|thumb|left]]&lt;br /&gt;
In &amp;quot;Chimps Ahoy&amp;quot;, she is visited in Bikini Bottom by her patrons, a group of air-breathing monkeys by the names of: [[Dr. Marmalade]], [[Lord Reginald]] and [[Professor Percy]] from the surface (with upper-class English accents and manners) who periodically stop by to audit her scientific research.&lt;br /&gt;
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Spongebob sometimes becomes jealous of the attention Sandy gives to other friends and once wrote a song (notably in the episode 'Ripped Pants') about how he &amp;quot;lost his girl&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;someone stole his girl&amp;quot; because of his ripped pants; also, early in the series, Spongebob takes great pains to impress Sandy and possibly considers their special get-togethers in Sandy's bubble dates. Sandy is also shown to be a companion of [[Larry the Lobster]] in scenarios reminiscent of casual dating (it was Larry who &amp;quot;stole&amp;quot; Sandy away from Spongebob in 'Ripped Pants'). &lt;br /&gt;
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It is revealed that Sandy has a really giant monster form. During hibernation, she mutates into a very huge,mutant,muscular,lion-like, monstrous squirrel in Survival of the Idiots. She mistakened Spongebob and Patrick as Pinhead Larry and Dirty Dan.SpongeBob's Pinhead Larry and Patrick's Dirty Dan. Sandy's father or grandpa or uncle appeared in [[Stanley S. SquarePants (Episode)]].&lt;br /&gt;
Sandy Cheeks is actually revealed to have a scottish relative,but Sandy was born in America,or&lt;br /&gt;
the United States of America. Maybe, this Scottish Squirrel may not be related to Sandy Cheeks,&lt;br /&gt;
or Sandy Cheeks is really Scottish American but speaks English more.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Interests===&lt;br /&gt;
Sandy loves karate. Her karate gear is Green, where as Spongebob is Red and has a hat fit for his square head. Sandy also plays guitar. She played a guitar in band geeks and played acoustic guitar during the Texas song, Lights, Camera, Pants! and Atlantis Squarepantis(episode &amp;amp; game). Sandy loves science. Some of her inventions include a teleporter, a nut communication device and a thing that can transport food to the stomach.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Inventions made===&lt;br /&gt;
'''Teleporter''' - Enables anything, living or non-living, to be transported to any location. This invention was seen in &amp;quot;[[SquidBob TentaclePants]]&amp;quot; and went horribly wrong.&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Molecular Seperator Ray''' - Separates the molecules of something (like the fused SpongeBob and Squidward), and in the episode &amp;quot;SquidBob TentaclePants&amp;quot; separates SpongeBob and Squidward, but then Squidward makes it combine all the surrounding creatures, including SpongeBob, Squidward, Patrick, Pearl, etc which was a big issue!&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Nut Communicator''' - Allows communication to a nut. SpongeBob used it in &amp;quot;[[Chimps Ahoy]]&amp;quot; and the nut said &amp;quot;It's dark in here. when it was speaking to SpongeBob&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
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'''Nuttacino Machine''' - Makes &amp;quot;Nuttacinos&amp;quot; out of any nut of your choosing. Sandy demonstrates it with the nut SpongeBob communicated with, and with still having the Nut Communicator on, SpongeBob heard it die. Also seen in the episode &amp;quot;Chimps Ahoy&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
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'''Robot Nutcracker''' - A robot built to crack nuts. However, it can't do so, but it can peel bananas for the chimps.&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Rocket''' - The complex rocket Sandy built to travel to the Moon in the episode &amp;quot;[[Sandy's Rocket]]&amp;quot;. SpongeBob and Patrick went inside it.&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Submarine''' - The subarmine Sandy shrunk to microscopic size in the episode &amp;quot;[[Squidtastic Voyage]]&amp;quot;. It is very high tech.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Trivia==&lt;br /&gt;
*Sandy's voice actor, Carolyn Lawrence, also voices Cindy Vortex on the show The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and she and Sandy both practice martial arts. However, Cindy practices tae-kwon-do, while Sandy practices karate. &lt;br /&gt;
*The logo on the patch of Sandy's spacesuit varies between three black dots in season one, and an acorn from the second season onwards.&lt;br /&gt;
*It is revealed in the episode Patrick Smartpants that Sandy's full name is Sandra. &lt;br /&gt;
*Sandy is described as the only mammal in Bikini Bottom. However, that is not accurate. Pearl Krabs is also a Mammal. &lt;br /&gt;
*In season one, Sandy did not have a tail visible through her suit. &lt;br /&gt;
*During season 4, Sandy is a scientist but in the episode Tea at the Treedome she would've known a sea creature can't live without water. Most likely, she is not a Zoologist.&lt;br /&gt;
*She also made fourteen appearances in season one. That is more appearances than any other seasons in the series.&lt;br /&gt;
*In [[I Had an Accident]], when the gorilla captures Sandy, this is a parody of King Kong.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Goofs==&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Bikini Bottom</title>
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'''Bikini Bottom''' is a fictional city that appears in the [[Nickelodeon]] animated television comedy, [[SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Show)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]. Located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, underneath the World War 2 nuclear test site Bikini Atoll, it is the setting in which the series' main characters live, and where most of the episodes take place.&lt;br /&gt;
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Bikini Bottom is similar to an average American city. The population is estimated at 50,000 but the urban/metro area (including [[Jellyfish Fields]]) has a population of around 4.5 million . The city consists of various businesses, including restaurants, stores, and manufacturers. The city has a stable economy, a balanced education system, questionable health care(as seen in &amp;quot;The Lost Mattress&amp;quot;), a structured government, and a firm law enforcement system. There are even stadiums, amusement parks, and other recreational facilities. Bikini Bottom first was mentioned in the episode: [[Plankton!]] but first appeared in the episode: [[Hall Monitor]].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Location ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom is located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, below its signature island, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini_Atoll Bikini Atoll], according to [[Stephen Hillenburg]]. There are many instances of evidence in the show: After being scared off by ghosts, [[Sandy Cheeks]] evacuated to Texas. She was seen flying east from the Pacific Ocean. In the Employee of the Month computer game, a fish mentions that Bikini Bottom is located in the Pacific Ocean. In The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, when SpongeBob was singing the &amp;quot;Goofy Goober Rock&amp;quot;, the camera rose out of the water into outer space. When it did, it came out of the Pacific Ocean. In the TV commercial &amp;quot;[[Plankton's Holiday Hits]]&amp;quot;, Bikini Bottom is revealed to be part of the United States, and its residents Americans. Bikini Bottom is placed beneath its namesake island, Bikini Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean. Bikini Bottom's location at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean is mentioned or referred to in several different episodes, and in the movie, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Landscapes/Geography== [[Image:Deponie.JPG|thumb|right|The Bikini Bottom Dump]] &lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom's geography is shown as consisting of mountains, dense forests, lakes, lagoons, caves, grasslands, reefs and rivers. In &amp;quot;[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]&amp;quot;, volcanoes, trenches and deserts are shown in the surrounding region. Major geographic features have colorful names including:&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Goo Lagoon]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sand Mountain]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jellyfish Fields]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kelp Forest]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Make Out Reef]] &lt;br /&gt;
*Ancient Mariner Valley (the location of [[King Neptune|Neptune]]'s Paradise.)  &lt;br /&gt;
*Atlantis&lt;br /&gt;
*Palm Bay&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brain Coral]] Fields&lt;br /&gt;
*Sulfur Fields&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Industrial Park]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mermalair]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mount Climb-up and Fall-off]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sea Needle]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Kelp City]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Bikini Bottom Dump&lt;br /&gt;
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, '''The Chum Bucket''' and the '''Reef Theatre''' cinema. &lt;br /&gt;
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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, most likely a propeller from a ship, is seen in some episodes.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the center of Bikini Bottom, the citizens work and live in large, gray buildings made of metal. There are some other forms of buildings, mostly aquatic-themed as seen above. Further 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Inhabitants ==&lt;br /&gt;
Although the population of Bikini Bottom is uncertain, Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the show, confirmed that Bikini Bottom is a large city. Before almost leaving the city, Sandy Cheeks sang a song about the city, describing it as &amp;quot;Crowded and Smoggy,&amp;quot; which are the characteristics of Los Angeles, although the physical look &amp;amp; feel of Bikini Bottom suggests 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, &amp;quot;Squilliam Returns&amp;quot;, Squidward mentions Bikini Bottom is a &amp;quot;hick town&amp;quot;, meaning it is probably quite small like most hick towns. On &amp;quot;Krusty Towers&amp;quot;, Squidward mentions Bikini Bottom is in the middle of scenic nowhere; which could mean it is very small, which is the criteria of isolated cities. On &amp;quot;Nautical Novice&amp;quot;, Mrs. Puff says &amp;quot;We're going to flatten millions of innocent lives!&amp;quot;; which could mean that there are around 1,000,000 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. Many years had passed so currently there might be only 538 people living in Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Housing==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has many houses. All of the main characters have one and they are all different.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[SpongeBob's House]] - Inhabitants: [[SpongeBob]] and [[Gary]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Patrick's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Patrick]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Squidward's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Squidward]], [[Clary]] (Squidward's clarinet), and [[Snellie]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sandy's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Sandy]] and sometimes her pets&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mr. Krabs' house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mr. Krabs]] and [[Pearl Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chum Bucket|Planktons House]] - Inhabitants: [[Plankton]] and [[Karen]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mama Krabs' house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mama Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Mama Tentacles' house - Inhabitants: [[Mama Tentacles]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mrs. Puff's house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mrs. Puff]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Squilliam Fancyson's House]] - Inhabitant: [[Squilliam Fancyson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shady Shoals]] - Inhabitants: Local Seniors, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy&lt;br /&gt;
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There is also a residential community called Tentacle Acres, where only Octopi can reside.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Animals ==     &lt;br /&gt;
In Bikini Bottom, animals are similar to those &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; in the real world. Some are treated as pets, while others live in the wild.&lt;br /&gt;
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A majority of &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; live in the wild. First, [[Jellyfish]] are similar to bees. There are many different types of Jellyfish that live in Bikini Bottom. Pink are 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 worlds 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. Jellyfish are similar to cows in that they can be &amp;quot;milked&amp;quot; for their fresh jellyfish jelly. The jelly, which can be taken from the hive or from the actual jellyfish, is probably the Bikini Bottom version of honey (considering jellyfish are bees). 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, SpongeBob SquarePants: 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, &amp;quot;My Pretty Seahorse&amp;quot; and named it &amp;quot;[[Mystery]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fifth, the &amp;quot;Alaskan Bull Worm&amp;quot; is a large, omnivorous worm that attacked various parts of Bikini Bottom in its sleep in, &amp;quot;Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm&amp;quot;. It eventually went on to destroy the entire city. Sixth, '''sea urchins''', which are small &amp;quot;bug-like&amp;quot; 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 . Other &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; are treated as pets. Two well-known &amp;quot;pets&amp;quot; are '''snails''' and '''worms'''. Snails are similar to cats (because they &amp;quot;meow&amp;quot;) 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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==In Different Times==&lt;br /&gt;
''Main article:[[Timeline]]''&lt;br /&gt;
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Bikini bottom dates back to an extremely long time ago.&lt;br /&gt;
===Basic Prehistoric Era===&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom traces back to when [[Primate Sponge]] and [[Prehistoric Patrick]] lived. This was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;SB-129&amp;quot;. Back then, everything was full of prehistoric jungles and sponge-eating plants.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Advanced Prehistoric Era===&lt;br /&gt;
The Advanced Prehistoric Era was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;Ugh!&amp;quot;. In this episode, you saw the lives of [[SpongeGar]], [[Patar]] and [[Squog]]. In this time, things were much more advanced, with a language system and basic housing. There were still only three known housings; SpongeBob's, Patrick's, and Squidward's. There were many jungles. There were also foghorn-like creatures, and [[Prehistoric Krabs]], (Mr. Krabs a la caveman). This era can also be seen in [[Atlantis SquarePantis]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Medieval Times===&lt;br /&gt;
Medieval Times was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;Dunces and Dragons&amp;quot;. The totalarian 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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'''''Places'''''&lt;br /&gt;
*King Krabs' Castle:  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
*Planktonamor's Tower: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Village: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Village was 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.&lt;br /&gt;
*Armor Shop: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Armor Shop was a store that sold armor and weapons and even made them. There was only one known employee, the owner.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Western Times===&lt;br /&gt;
In Western times, Bikini Bottom is called [[Dead Eye Gulch]] in which [[Dead Eye Plankton]] rules the entire town and everything there is owned by Dead Eye Plankton. So every store 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. Skulls of dead animals can be seen. Seahorses and coffins are used for transportation.&lt;br /&gt;
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'''''Places'''''&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Krusty Kantina|The Krusty Kantina]]: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Krusty Kantina is owned by [[Mr. Krabs' Western Ancestor]]. 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 [[Mrs. Puff's Western Ancestor]] used to dance. The Krusty Kantina also owned a piano, that worked by putting a coin inside the coin slot. The only one who played the piano was [[Squidward's Western Ancestor]]. The Krusty Kantina only served milk for they were still in search of a fry cook.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Dead Eye Funeral Parlor and Ice Cream Parlor: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dead Eye Funeral Parlor and Ice Cream Parlor is a place where you get hand made coffins and ice cream at the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Old Dead Tree Hill: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Old Dead Tree Hill was a cemetery for all of the past sheriffs who had been killed by Dead Eye Plankton; unfortunately this cemetery was already full.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Boot Hill: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dead Eye Boot Hill was the 2nd cemetery built for the past sheriffs that had been killed by Dead Eye Plankton.&lt;br /&gt;
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===41st century===&lt;br /&gt;
In the 41st century, everything will be painted in chrome, and the only residents known are the robots [[SpongeTron]], [[Patron]] and the chrome-workers. The only place seen in the 41st century was the futuristic [[Krusty Krab]]. [[Squidward]] traveled here by running into a freezer to hide, and then getting stuck and freezing himself solid until SpongeTron found him many, many years later.&lt;br /&gt;
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===51st century===&lt;br /&gt;
The 51st century was seen in the episode [[SpongeHenge]]. Then chrome was not used, and there are aliens instead of fish that are in glass containers. [[The Three Aliens]] also discovered the [[SpongeBob Stones]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Trade==&lt;br /&gt;
===Restaurants/Eatery's and Bars===&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[Krusty Krab|The Krusty Krab]]'''&lt;br /&gt;
The Krusty Krab is Bikini Bottom's premier eatery. It is made up of the kitchen, bathroom, eating area and Mr. Krabs' office.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Employees: SpongeBob and Squidward&lt;br /&gt;
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-Manager: Mr. Eugene Krabs&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[Chum Bucket]]'''&lt;br /&gt;
This is a restaurant run by Plankton. He only got  one customer but he was paid by Karen, Plankton's wife, to do it to cheer him up. In one episode, Plankton says,&amp;quot; I only got one customer. There he is.&amp;quot; He then points to a dead rat on one of the tables, next to a partly bitten Chum Burger.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Manager: Sheldon J. Plankton&lt;br /&gt;
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*Shell Shack&lt;br /&gt;
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 into the street and says &amp;quot;There's a talking dog over at the Shell Shack!&amp;quot; Later he mentioned that the talking dog was singing.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Diner]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Diner is exactly what you think it is: a diner.  It is shaped like a big boat with a lit up sign.  It has been featured in episodes like [[Chocolate With Nuts]] and [[Missing Identity]].&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat|Goofy Goober's]] is a restaurant/bar that was featured in [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]].  They serve burgers and ice cream.  Their &amp;quot;mascot&amp;quot; is a big peanut with a smiley face.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[KelpShake]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Kelpshake Was A Best Selling Drink In The Bikini Bottom , Until It Was Poisoned.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Weenie Hut Juniors]]&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Super Weenie Hut Juniors&lt;br /&gt;
A More weenier version of Weenie Hut Juniors.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Crimes/Police and Laws== [[Image:Polizeidezernat2.JPG|thumb|right|The Police Department]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Government===&lt;br /&gt;
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]], [[Mindy]] and even [[Plankton]].&lt;br /&gt;
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In the episode, &amp;quot;[[Good Neighbors]]&amp;quot;, Bikini Bottom is mentioned to have a president,so it would be a republic, and a mayor is seen in several episodes.  Although in the episode, &amp;quot;Rule of Dumb&amp;quot;, Patrick Star became [[King Patrick]] and was a king for a short time. Then followed behind him was Gary the Snail. It was then a monarchy again.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's goverment may or may not be similar to Canada's government; Monarch and someone voted by the people are ruler.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Law===&lt;br /&gt;
These are some of the laws in Bikini Bottom, which are similar to that of 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, and others.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Gericht.jpg|thumb|right|The Courthouse]]&lt;br /&gt;
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, &amp;quot;Krabs vs. Plankton&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;The Krusty Sponge&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
Plankton sued Mr. Krabs for falling on the Krusty Krab floor when there was no wet floor sign. Plankton sued for everything of what Mr. Krabs had. [[Judge StickleBack]] headed the trial, and due to a fall, Defendant Eugene Krabs' lawyer was unable to defend. &lt;br /&gt;
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SpongeBob, (posing as SpongeBob LawyerPants) became Mr. Krabs' new lawyer. The trial resulted in a victory for the defendant. In the episode, &amp;quot;The Krusty Sponge&amp;quot;, 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Crime=== [[Image:Gefaengnis.jpg|thumb|right|The Bikini Bottom Jail]]&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its fair share of criminals such as Plankton and the [[TattleTale Strangler]]. Mr. Krabs has been known to steal, or &amp;quot;borrow&amp;quot; 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 stealing 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 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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Infernal Island is a faraway island where SpongeBob went to when he missed his boat to Sun n' Fun Island.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Military/Defense===&lt;br /&gt;
Besides the [[Bikini Bottom Police Force]], Bikini Bottom has two known forms of defense. It probably has a military for in the episode Good Neighbors a military tank can be seen with a soldier inside. It is also unknown if Bikini Bottom has any military installations. Mr. Krabs served in the Navy, and the Navy has been mentioned in a few episodes. There has also been a navy reunion in the episode: [[Shell of a Man]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== Education ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Fahrschule.JPG|thumb|right|[[Mrs. Puff's Boating School]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Mrs. Puff's Boating School]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Boating School runs by [[Mrs. Puff]]. The Superintendent is [[Mr Fitz|Mr. Fitz]], and the place was once ran by [[Sergeant Roderick]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Poseidon Elementary School&lt;br /&gt;
The place where [[Plankton]] and [[Mr. Krabs]] went to school.&lt;br /&gt;
*Community College&lt;br /&gt;
The Place where [[Flats the Flounder]] and [[Patrick]] went.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Rec Center/Adult Learning Center&lt;br /&gt;
An area where there are Cooking and Art Lessons. Squidward has taught there.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bikini Bottom High School&lt;br /&gt;
The place where [[Pearl Krabs]] and her friends go to school. There is a Gym where dances are held.&lt;br /&gt;
*Bikini Bottom Elementary&lt;br /&gt;
The younger kid’s school.&lt;br /&gt;
*Bikini Bottom Middle School&lt;br /&gt;
Not shown for junior fish.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Bbhigh school.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bikini Bottom High School]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== Transportation ==&lt;br /&gt;
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 to avoid late night accidents.&lt;br /&gt;
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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]] Theme Park. 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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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). [[Sandy Cheeks]] mentioned in a deleted scene of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie that buses run from Shell City to Bikini Bottom, although SpongeBob and Patrick took alternative transport by riding [[David Hasselhoff]]. 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Health==&lt;br /&gt;
The well-being of an average Bikini Bottomite is unknown, but Bikini Bottom has a few hospitals and health centers.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Bikini Bottom Hospital&lt;br /&gt;
This hospital is seen in quite a few episodes. [[Dr. Gill Gilliam]] is the most well-known doctor that works here. This hospital is known to vary from very good service ([[Suds]]) to extremely unprofessional service ([[The Lost Mattress]]). It has also been known to have had actors dressed like doctors infiltrate it for prolonged periods of time.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Weenie Hut General&lt;br /&gt;
Weenie Hut General is another hospital for softer folk.&lt;br /&gt;
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*A Veterinary Clinic (Unconfirmed)&lt;br /&gt;
In the episode, &amp;quot;Band Geeks&amp;quot;, Dr. Gill Gilliam goes to Squidward's house and asks him if there was a dying animal on the premises of his house. It is not confirmed though, and he was referring to his clarinet playing (making it evident that he thought Squidward's playing was like a dying animal).&lt;br /&gt;
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== Environment ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom is shown to be quite a clean city. Littering is highly prohibited, and the areas around Bikini Bottom are pristine. The only problem is that with high population and the amount 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, &amp;quot;[[The Endless Summer]].&amp;quot; In &amp;quot;Industrial Park”, there are many toxic chemicals and pollution.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Culture ==&lt;br /&gt;
The culture of the city is a caricature of contemporary American culture. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Arts give Bikini Bottom a better outlook on knowledge and creativity. Bikini Bottom houses 3 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 hall, and an Art Society. Squidward Tentacles contributes highly to many of the arts and music Bikini Bottom has to offer.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Hakenmuseum.jpg|thumb|right|The Hook Museum]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Entertainment in Bikini Bottom contributes to the social interaction within the city. There is the Bubble Bowl, [[Goofy Goober]]'s Ice Cream Party Boat (for the kids), [[Weenie Hut Juniors]]., Super Weenie Hut Jr., and the [[Salty Spitoon]] club (for strong people only), [[the Thug Tug]] and Tough Tavern bars (for tough men only) and The Reef Theatre (cinema). The Krusty Krab houses entertainment with shows such as the Annual Squidward Tentacles Talent Show (featuring the unpopular Squidward Live segment), the [[Komedy Krab]] and &amp;quot;Live Nude Pranksters&amp;quot;, which featured an unclothed SpongeBob and Patrick. In addition, a popular band called &amp;quot;[[Ned and the Needlefish]]&amp;quot; started in Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Disasters ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has been destroyed at least 7 times. Mr. Krabs has started two disasters: the pie bomb and crossing the beam.&lt;br /&gt;
*Wormy Incident: The citizens suffer from mass hysteria and wreck the town when SpongeBob and Patrick warn them of a monster (really Wormy as a butterfly).&lt;br /&gt;
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*Mad Snail Disease Outbreak: An outbreak of the disease turns residents into zombies (Its really fake), crippling the economy and yet again the other citizens suffer from mass hysteria and wreck the town out of panic.                                                                             &lt;br /&gt;
*Squidward's House Attack: Squidward's house turns into a giant robot when the security computer had gone haywire by SpongeBob and Patrick's apology cake and the robot destroys Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Alaskan Bull Worm Incident: An Alaskan bull worm enters the city and consumes everything in sight, so the citizens dig up Bikini Bottom and move it into a city-size trench in hopes of escaping the worm's appetite, but the worm falls into the trench when it tries to eat SpongeBob and Sandy and crushes the city, killing most of the citizens.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Pie Bomb Incident: Squidward purchases a pie to make up for employee brotherhood day, despite some of the pirates he bought it from telling him it was made in a bomb factory. When Mr. Krabs tries it, he drops it, and it almost kills the two. SpongeBob then finds it and Squidward and Mr. Krabs find SpongeBob acting like he ate it, and when told SpongeBob will be dead by sunset, Squidward makes sure SpongeBob's last hours are his best and spends quality time with him. At sunset, an explosion occurs, but Squidward finds out it was really a bubble bomb created by SpongeBob, and SpongeBob tell him he was saving the pie so they could share it, but he trips from a rock and the pie drops on Squidward's face, and an explosion the size of a nuclear bomb occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Patrick's song Incident: Patrick wrote a song called [[I Wrote This (Song)|I Wrote This]], so SpongeBob and Patrick decided to get it on the radio. The people that work in the radio rejected the song, so SpongeBob and Patrick decide to put the record on top of the tower, then it plays throughout Bikini Bottom.  The citizens freak out in chaos and destroying everything (to get rid of Patrick's song).&lt;br /&gt;
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*Crossing The Beams Incident: SpongeBob has to stay in the Krusty Krab,  because there is a stain on one of the plates and the rules say 'The Krusty Krab Must Be Ship-Shape And The Employee Must Not Leave'. SpongeBob therefore uses different machines to clean the plate. Each attempt is unsuccessful until he uses 'The Spotmaster 6000' which consists of a microwave-powered laser particle beam,a  laser-guided high pressure water cannon and a specially woven metal alloy ingeniously combined with state of the art cleaning materials. When he used maximum power (Crossing The Beams) a huge explosion occurs, just before Mr Krabs opens the Krusty Krab doors.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Gummy Incident : Patrick ate [[Gummy]] and blew a giant bubble and pop until Bikini Bottom was covered in gooey gum.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Media ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has many forms of media. News, magazines, radio, and television contribute to Bikini Bottom's wide spread of news and entertainment.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Bikini Bottom News Flash. The city paper is called the Bikini Times. It features the regular news, as well as daily comics. One of the comics is called The Wisenheimers. There is another newspaper that is called the Bikini Bottom Inquirer, which is a parody of The National Inquirer. &lt;br /&gt;
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*There are two science magazines called 'Fake Science Monthly' and 'Boring Science Digest' seen in the episode: [[The Camping Episode]]. Another magazine is called '[[Fancy Living Digest]]'. There is another magazine that is called, 'Long, Tan and Handsome', . There are two dance magazines: 'Dance Now' and 'Interpretive Dance Quarterly'. Another magazine is '[[Squid Ink Magazine]]' One that is seen in The Paper is Boring Science Digest.&lt;br /&gt;
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*There are many singers and there also appears to be boy bands and rock bands; the first being &amp;quot;[[Boys Who Cry]]&amp;quot; that Pearl enjoys and &amp;quot;[[Stingray 5000]]&amp;quot; that Patrick happily found in the dumpster, and &amp;quot;[[Ned and the Needlefish]]&amp;quot;, who appear in the episode: [[Wigstruck]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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*there is [[Bikini Bottom News]] (television newscast anchored by [[Perch Perkins]] and the Realistic Fish Head) and many different TV channels such as Sport, Lifestyle, and a &amp;quot;Secret Channel&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Religion ==&lt;br /&gt;
The main religion of Bikini Bottom is unknown but it is shown some inhabitants worship the sea god neptune,and some worship poisedion.Two fish were once seen arguing about who was the ruler of the sea. Sandy the squirrel may be Catholic or Baptist as she is from Texas.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sports ==&lt;br /&gt;
The Sports in Bikini Bottom are fairly different to a normal American range of sports. Here is the range.&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[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 8 events. The tiebreaker was bun wrestling which no one won.&lt;br /&gt;
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*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 first place, [[Snellie]] (owned by Squidward Tentacles) in second place, and Gary (disqualified, owned by SpongeBob SquarePants) in last place, disqualified due to the coach running on to the race track. &lt;br /&gt;
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*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 tosser 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&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''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 &amp;quot;Jellyfishing.&amp;quot; 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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*'''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 &amp;quot;[[Bubblestand]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Bubble Buddy]].&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
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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 &amp;quot;Karate Choppers&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Karate Island]].&amp;quot; A hot dog eating contest is briefly shown during the episode &amp;quot;[[SpongeGuard on Duty]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Holidays ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its share of holidays. It has five main holidays, as in the real world like:&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Valentine's Day''' (seen in [[Valentine's Day]]) (February 14), &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Halloween''' (seen in [[Scaredy Pants]]) (October 31), &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Christmas''' (seen in [[Christmas Who?]]) (December 25),&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Easter''' (seen in [[Breath Of Fresh Squidward]])&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Independence Day''' (seen in [[Breath Of Fresh Squidward]]) (July 4).&lt;br /&gt;
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Three minor holidays are celebrated in Bikini Bottom, which humans know of like:&lt;br /&gt;
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* '''Opposite Day''' (by Squidward seen in [[Opposite Day]]) (January 25)&lt;br /&gt;
* '''April Fools Day''' (seen in [[Fools in April]]) (April 1)&lt;br /&gt;
*'''[[Leif Erikson Day]]''' (seen in [[Bubble Buddy]]) (October 9)&lt;br /&gt;
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Other holidays are not known in the real world, but are known in Bikini Bottom are:&lt;br /&gt;
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* '''Annoy Squidward Day''' (seen in [[Employee of the Month]]) (January 15)&lt;br /&gt;
* '''Bikini Bottom Zoo Annual Free Day''' (seen in [[The Smoking Peanut]]) &lt;br /&gt;
* '''Best Friends Day''' (seen in [[The Gift of Gum]])&lt;br /&gt;
* '''National Free Balloon Day''' (seen in [[Life of Crime]]), &lt;br /&gt;
* '''Starfish Day''' (seen in [[I'm with Stupid]]), &lt;br /&gt;
* ''' No SpongeBob Day''' and '''No Patrick Day'''. (seen in [[Gone]])&lt;br /&gt;
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==Events==&lt;br /&gt;
There are popular events that take place in Bikini Bottom. Most of these events take place at Goo Lagoon. Such events include:&lt;br /&gt;
* '''The Anchor Toss Competition''' &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Hotdog Chug Contest''', &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Sand Castle Competition''', &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Surfing Competition''' and ''' Weight Lifting Competition'''. &lt;br /&gt;
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== National Anthem==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its own national anthem, which goes as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
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 Oh, Bikini Bottom, &lt;br /&gt;
 We pledge our hearts to you!&lt;br /&gt;
 As faithful, as deep, as true, as blue,&lt;br /&gt;
 Bikini Bottom, we love you!&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Plankton]] inside his [[Mr. Krabs (robot)|Krabs robot]] sang this along with [[SpongeBob]] in the episode: [[Imitation Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Places Beyond Bikini Bottom==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rock Bottom (City)|Rock Bottom]] - A place outside Bikini bottom where everything is quite different.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Atlantis]] - The place where [[King Neptune]], [[Lord Royal Highness]] and Princess [[Mindy]] live. Also, in the TV movie [[Atlantis SquarePantis]], another kind of creature resides in Atlantis, and they are known only as Atlantians.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Karate Island (place)|Karate Island]] - A place where SpongeBob and Sandy travel to, where they battle [[the Tickler]], [[Lip Service]], [[Filthy Phil]] and [[Udon]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ukulele Bottom]] - A place where SpongeBob and Patrick go to in the episode: ''[[I Was a Teenage Gary]]''.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shell City]] - A Place above water that's a gift shop; where SpongeBob and Patrick go to in [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tentacle Acres]] – Octopuses’ paradise, [[Squidward]] once went there to live there for a while.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Texas (place)|Texas]] - The place where Sandy was from.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bass Vegas]] - a place seen in the episode: [[Have You Seen This Snail?]]. There are lots of shops such as, [[Martha's Craft Zone]] and a diner.&lt;br /&gt;
* Nagoki (pronounced naw-go-key) Island - a place where SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs go when Sandy dares them to go above water. Also seen in views from above water.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Kelp City]]: The city where the Bubble Poppin' Boys formerly ruled. SpongeBob formerly ran the city, before Patrick, Sandy and Squidward took him back to Bikini Bottom. The city was seen in the episode [[What Ever Happened to SpongeBob? (Episode)|What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mirror World]] - a world that can't be accessed but able to be seen in many episodes.&lt;br /&gt;
*Farawayville - a town that [[Girly TeenGirl]] is from as seen in [[The Slumber Party]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dead Eye Gulch]] - a small town with train tracks and a [[Krusty Kantina]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Encino California]] - a town next to Los Angeles where [[Patchy the Pirate]] and [[Potty the Parrot]] live.&lt;br /&gt;
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==See Also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Places in Bikini Bottom]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Timeline]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Place]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Bikini Bottom''' is a fictional city that appears in the [[Nickelodeon]] animated television comedy, [[SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Show)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]. Located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, underneath the World War 2 nuclear test site Bikini Atoll, it is the setting in which the series' main characters live, and where most of the episodes take place.&lt;br /&gt;
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Bikini Bottom is similar to an average American city. The population is estimated at 50,000 but the urban/metro area (including [[Jellyfish Fields]]) has a population of around 4.5 million . The city consists of various businesses, including restaurants, stores, and manufacturers. The city has a stable economy, a balanced education system, questionable health care(as seen in &amp;quot;The Lost Mattress&amp;quot;), a structured government, and a firm law enforcement system. There are even stadiums, amusement parks, and other recreational facilities. Bikini Bottom first was mentioned in the episode: [[Plankton!]] but first appeared in the episode: [[Hall Monitor]].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Location ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom is located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, below its signature island, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini_Atoll Bikini Atoll], according to [[Stephen Hillenburg]]. There are many instances of evidence in the show: After being scared off by ghosts, [[Sandy Cheeks]] evacuated to Texas. She was seen flying east from the Pacific Ocean. In the Employee of the Month computer game, a fish mentions that Bikini Bottom is located in the Pacific Ocean. In The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, when SpongeBob was singing the &amp;quot;Goofy Goober Rock&amp;quot;, the camera rose out of the water into outer space. When it did, it came out of the Pacific Ocean. In the TV commercial &amp;quot;[[Plankton's Holiday Hits]]&amp;quot;, Bikini Bottom is revealed to be part of the United States, and its residents Americans. Bikini Bottom is placed beneath its namesake island, Bikini Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean. Bikini Bottom's location at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean is mentioned or referred to in several different episodes, and in the movie, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Landscapes/Geography== [[Image:Deponie.JPG|thumb|right|The Bikini Bottom Dump]] &lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom's geography is shown as consisting of mountains, dense forests, lakes, lagoons, caves, grasslands, reefs and rivers. In &amp;quot;[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]&amp;quot;, volcanoes, trenches and deserts are shown in the surrounding region. Major geographic features have colorful names including:&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Goo Lagoon]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sand Mountain]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jellyfish Fields]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kelp Forest]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Make Out Reef]] &lt;br /&gt;
*Ancient Mariner Valley (the location of [[King Neptune|Neptune]]'s Paradise.)  &lt;br /&gt;
*Atlantis&lt;br /&gt;
*Palm Bay&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brain Coral]] Fields&lt;br /&gt;
*Sulfur Fields&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Industrial Park]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mermalair]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mount Climb-up and Fall-off]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sea Needle]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Kelp City]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Bikini Bottom Dump&lt;br /&gt;
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, '''The Chum Bucket''' and the '''Reef Theatre''' cinema. &lt;br /&gt;
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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, most likely a propeller from a ship, is seen in some episodes.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the center of Bikini Bottom, the citizens work and live in large, gray buildings made of metal. There are some other forms of buildings, mostly aquatic-themed as seen above. Further 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Inhabitants ==&lt;br /&gt;
Although the population of Bikini Bottom is uncertain, Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the show, confirmed that Bikini Bottom is a large city. Before almost leaving the city, Sandy Cheeks sang a song about the city, describing it as &amp;quot;Crowded and Smoggy,&amp;quot; which are the characteristics of Los Angeles, although the physical look &amp;amp; feel of Bikini Bottom suggests 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, &amp;quot;Squilliam Returns&amp;quot;, Squidward mentions Bikini Bottom is a &amp;quot;hick town&amp;quot;, meaning it is probably quite small like most hick towns. On &amp;quot;Krusty Towers&amp;quot;, Squidward mentions Bikini Bottom is in the middle of scenic nowhere; which could mean it is very small, which is the criteria of isolated cities. On &amp;quot;Nautical Novice&amp;quot;, Mrs. Puff says &amp;quot;We're going to flatten millions of innocent lives!&amp;quot;; which could mean that there are around 1,000,000 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. Many years had passed so currently there might be only 538 people living in Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Housing==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has many houses. All of the main characters have one and they are all different.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[SpongeBob's House]] - Inhabitants: [[SpongeBob]] and [[Gary]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Patrick's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Patrick]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Squidward's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Squidward]], [[Clary]] (Squidward's clarinet), and [[Snellie]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sandy's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Sandy]] and sometimes her pets&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mr. Krabs' house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mr. Krabs]] and [[Pearl Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chum Bucket|Planktons House]] - Inhabitants: [[Plankton]] and [[Karen]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mama Krabs' house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mama Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Mama Tentacles' house - Inhabitants: [[Mama Tentacles]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mrs. Puff's house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mrs. Puff]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Squilliam Fancyson's House]] - Inhabitant: [[Squilliam Fancyson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shady Shoals]] - Inhabitants: Local Seniors, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy&lt;br /&gt;
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There is also a residential community called Tentacle Acres, where only Octopi can reside.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Animals ==     &lt;br /&gt;
In Bikini Bottom, animals are similar to those &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; in the real world. Some are treated as pets, while others live in the wild.&lt;br /&gt;
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A majority of &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; live in the wild. First, [[Jellyfish]] are similar to bees. There are many different types of Jellyfish that live in Bikini Bottom. Pink are 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 worlds 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. Jellyfish are similar to cows in that they can be &amp;quot;milked&amp;quot; for their fresh jellyfish jelly. The jelly, which can be taken from the hive or from the actual jellyfish, is probably the Bikini Bottom version of honey (considering jellyfish are bees). 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, SpongeBob SquarePants: 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, &amp;quot;My Pretty Seahorse&amp;quot; and named it &amp;quot;[[Mystery]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fifth, the &amp;quot;Alaskan Bull Worm&amp;quot; is a large, omnivorous worm that attacked various parts of Bikini Bottom in its sleep in, &amp;quot;Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm&amp;quot;. It eventually went on to destroy the entire city. Sixth, '''sea urchins''', which are small &amp;quot;bug-like&amp;quot; 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 . Other &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; are treated as pets. Two well-known &amp;quot;pets&amp;quot; are '''snails''' and '''worms'''. Snails are similar to cats (because they &amp;quot;meow&amp;quot;) 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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==In Different Times==&lt;br /&gt;
''Main article:[[Timeline]]''&lt;br /&gt;
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Bikini bottom dates back to an extremely long time ago.&lt;br /&gt;
===Basic Prehistoric Era===&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom traces back to when [[Primate Sponge]] and [[Prehistoric Patrick]] lived. This was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;SB-129&amp;quot;. Back then, everything was full of prehistoric jungles and sponge-eating plants.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Advanced Prehistoric Era===&lt;br /&gt;
The Advanced Prehistoric Era was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;Ugh!&amp;quot;. In this episode, you saw the lives of [[SpongeGar]], [[Patar]] and [[Squog]]. In this time, things were much more advanced, with a language system and basic housing. There were still only three known housings; SpongeBob's, Patrick's, and Squidward's. There were many jungles. There were also foghorn-like creatures, and [[Prehistoric Krabs]], (Mr. Krabs a la caveman). This era can also be seen in [[Atlantis SquarePantis]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Medieval Times===&lt;br /&gt;
Medieval Times was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;Dunces and Dragons&amp;quot;. The totalarian 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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'''''Places'''''&lt;br /&gt;
*King Krabs' Castle:  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
*Planktonamor's Tower: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Village: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Village was 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.&lt;br /&gt;
*Armor Shop: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Armor Shop was a store that sold armor and weapons and even made them. There was only one known employee, the owner.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Western Times===&lt;br /&gt;
In Western times, Bikini Bottom is called [[Dead Eye Gulch]] in which [[Dead Eye Plankton]] rules the entire town and everything there is owned by Dead Eye Plankton. So every store 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. Skulls of dead animals can be seen. Seahorses and coffins are used for transportation.&lt;br /&gt;
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'''''Places'''''&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Krusty Kantina|The Krusty Kantina]]: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Krusty Kantina is owned by [[Mr. Krabs' Western Ancestor]]. 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 [[Mrs. Puff's Western Ancestor]] used to dance. The Krusty Kantina also owned a piano, that worked by putting a coin inside the coin slot. The only one who played the piano was [[Squidward's Western Ancestor]]. The Krusty Kantina only served milk for they were still in search of a fry cook.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Dead Eye Funeral Parlor and Ice Cream Parlor: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dead Eye Funeral Parlor and Ice Cream Parlor is a place where you get hand made coffins and ice cream at the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Old Dead Tree Hill: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Old Dead Tree Hill was a cemetery for all of the past sheriffs who had been killed by Dead Eye Plankton; unfortunately this cemetery was already full.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Boot Hill: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dead Eye Boot Hill was the 2nd cemetery built for the past sheriffs that had been killed by Dead Eye Plankton.&lt;br /&gt;
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===41st century===&lt;br /&gt;
In the 41st century, everything will be painted in chrome, and the only residents known are the robots [[SpongeTron]], [[Patron]] and the chrome-workers. The only place seen in the 41st century was the futuristic [[Krusty Krab]]. [[Squidward]] traveled here by running into a freezer to hide, and then getting stuck and freezing himself solid until SpongeTron found him many, many years later.&lt;br /&gt;
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===51st century===&lt;br /&gt;
The 51st century was seen in the episode [[SpongeHenge]]. Then chrome was not used, and there are aliens instead of fish that are in glass containers. [[The Three Aliens]] also discovered the [[SpongeBob Stones]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Trade==&lt;br /&gt;
===Restaurants/Eatery's and Bars===&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[Krusty Krab|The Krusty Krab]]'''&lt;br /&gt;
The Krusty Krab is Bikini Bottom's premier eatery. It is made up of the kitchen, bathroom, eating area and Mr. Krabs' office.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Employees: SpongeBob and Squidward&lt;br /&gt;
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-Manager: Mr. Eugene Krabs&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[Chum Bucket]]'''&lt;br /&gt;
This is a restaurant run by Plankton. He only got  one customer but he was paid by Karen, Plankton's wife, to do it to cheer him up. In one episode, Plankton says,&amp;quot; I only got one customer. There he is.&amp;quot; He then points to a dead rat on one of the tables, next to a partly bitten Chum Burger.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Manager: Sheldon J. Plankton&lt;br /&gt;
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*Shell Shack&lt;br /&gt;
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 into the street and says &amp;quot;There's a talking dog over at the Shell Shack!&amp;quot; Later he mentioned that the talking dog was singing.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Diner]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Diner is exactly what you think it is: a diner.  It is shaped like a big boat with a lit up sign.  It has been featured in episodes like [[Chocolate With Nuts]] and [[Missing Identity]].&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat|Goofy Goober's]] is a restaurant/bar that was featured in [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]].  They serve burgers and ice cream.  Their &amp;quot;mascot&amp;quot; is a big peanut with a smiley face.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[KelpShake]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Kelpshake Was A Best Selling Drink In The Bikini Bottom , Until It Was Poisoned.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Weenie Hut Juniors]]&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Super Weenie Hut Juniors&lt;br /&gt;
A More weenier version of Weenie Hut Juniors.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Crimes/Police and Laws== [[Image:Polizeidezernat2.JPG|thumb|right|The Police Department]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Government===&lt;br /&gt;
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]], [[Mindy]] and even [[Plankton]].&lt;br /&gt;
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In the episode, &amp;quot;[[Good Neighbors]]&amp;quot;, Bikini Bottom is mentioned to have a president,so it would be a republic, and a mayor is seen in several episodes.  Although in the episode, &amp;quot;Rule of Dumb&amp;quot;, Patrick Star became [[King Patrick]] and was a king for a short time. Then followed behind him was Gary the Snail. It was then a monarchy again.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's goverment may or may not be similar to Canada's government; Monarch and someone voted by the people are ruler.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Law===&lt;br /&gt;
These are some of the laws in Bikini Bottom, which are similar to that of 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, and others.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Gericht.jpg|thumb|right|The Courthouse]]&lt;br /&gt;
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, &amp;quot;Krabs vs. Plankton&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;The Krusty Sponge&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
Plankton sued Mr. Krabs for falling on the Krusty Krab floor when there was no wet floor sign. Plankton sued for everything of what Mr. Krabs had. [[Judge StickleBack]] headed the trial, and due to a fall, Defendant Eugene Krabs' lawyer was unable to defend. &lt;br /&gt;
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SpongeBob, (posing as SpongeBob LawyerPants) became Mr. Krabs' new lawyer. The trial resulted in a victory for the defendant. In the episode, &amp;quot;The Krusty Sponge&amp;quot;, 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Crime=== [[Image:Gefaengnis.jpg|thumb|right|The Bikini Bottom Jail]]&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its fair share of criminals such as Plankton and the [[TattleTale Strangler]]. Mr. Krabs has been known to steal, or &amp;quot;borrow&amp;quot; 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 stealing 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 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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Infernal Island is a faraway island where SpongeBob went to when he missed his boat to Sun n' Fun Island.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Military/Defense===&lt;br /&gt;
Besides the [[Bikini Bottom Police Force]], Bikini Bottom has two known forms of defense. It probably has a military for in the episode Good Neighbors a military tank can be seen with a soldier inside. It is also unknown if Bikini Bottom has any military installations. Mr. Krabs served in the Navy, and the Navy has been mentioned in a few episodes. There has also been a navy reunion in the episode: [[Shell of a Man]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== Education ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Fahrschule.JPG|thumb|right|[[Mrs. Puff's Boating School]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Mrs. Puff's Boating School]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Boating School runs by [[Mrs. Puff]]. The Superintendent is [[Mr Fitz|Mr. Fitz]], and the place was once ran by [[Sergeant Roderick]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Poseidon Elementary School&lt;br /&gt;
The place where [[Plankton]] and [[Mr. Krabs]] went to school.&lt;br /&gt;
*Community College&lt;br /&gt;
The Place where [[Flats the Flounder]] and [[Patrick]] went.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Rec Center/Adult Learning Center&lt;br /&gt;
An area where there are Cooking and Art Lessons. Squidward has taught there.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bikini Bottom High School&lt;br /&gt;
The place where [[Pearl Krabs]] and her friends go to school. There is a Gym where dances are held.&lt;br /&gt;
*Bikini Bottom Elementary&lt;br /&gt;
The younger kid’s school.&lt;br /&gt;
*Bikini Bottom Middle School&lt;br /&gt;
not shown&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Bbhigh school.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bikini Bottom High School]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== Transportation ==&lt;br /&gt;
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 to avoid late night accidents.&lt;br /&gt;
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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]] Theme Park. 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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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). [[Sandy Cheeks]] mentioned in a deleted scene of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie that buses run from Shell City to Bikini Bottom, although SpongeBob and Patrick took alternative transport by riding [[David Hasselhoff]]. 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Health==&lt;br /&gt;
The well-being of an average Bikini Bottomite is unknown, but Bikini Bottom has a few hospitals and health centers.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Bikini Bottom Hospital&lt;br /&gt;
This hospital is seen in quite a few episodes. [[Dr. Gill Gilliam]] is the most well-known doctor that works here. This hospital is known to vary from very good service ([[Suds]]) to extremely unprofessional service ([[The Lost Mattress]]). It has also been known to have had actors dressed like doctors infiltrate it for prolonged periods of time.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Weenie Hut General&lt;br /&gt;
Weenie Hut General is another hospital for softer folk.&lt;br /&gt;
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*A Veterinary Clinic (Unconfirmed)&lt;br /&gt;
In the episode, &amp;quot;Band Geeks&amp;quot;, Dr. Gill Gilliam goes to Squidward's house and asks him if there was a dying animal on the premises of his house. It is not confirmed though, and he was referring to his clarinet playing (making it evident that he thought Squidward's playing was like a dying animal).&lt;br /&gt;
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== Environment ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom is shown to be quite a clean city. Littering is highly prohibited, and the areas around Bikini Bottom are pristine. The only problem is that with high population and the amount 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, &amp;quot;[[The Endless Summer]].&amp;quot; In &amp;quot;Industrial Park”, there are many toxic chemicals and pollution.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Culture ==&lt;br /&gt;
The culture of the city is a caricature of contemporary American culture. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Arts give Bikini Bottom a better outlook on knowledge and creativity. Bikini Bottom houses 3 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 hall, and an Art Society. Squidward Tentacles contributes highly to many of the arts and music Bikini Bottom has to offer.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Hakenmuseum.jpg|thumb|right|The Hook Museum]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Entertainment in Bikini Bottom contributes to the social interaction within the city. There is the Bubble Bowl, [[Goofy Goober]]'s Ice Cream Party Boat (for the kids), [[Weenie Hut Juniors]]., Super Weenie Hut Jr., and the [[Salty Spitoon]] club (for strong people only), [[the Thug Tug]] and Tough Tavern bars (for tough men only) and The Reef Theatre (cinema). The Krusty Krab houses entertainment with shows such as the Annual Squidward Tentacles Talent Show (featuring the unpopular Squidward Live segment), the [[Komedy Krab]] and &amp;quot;Live Nude Pranksters&amp;quot;, which featured an unclothed SpongeBob and Patrick. In addition, a popular band called &amp;quot;[[Ned and the Needlefish]]&amp;quot; started in Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Disasters ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has been destroyed at least 7 times. Mr. Krabs has started two disasters: the pie bomb and crossing the beam.&lt;br /&gt;
*Wormy Incident: The citizens suffer from mass hysteria and wreck the town when SpongeBob and Patrick warn them of a monster (really Wormy as a butterfly).&lt;br /&gt;
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*Mad Snail Disease Outbreak: An outbreak of the disease turns residents into zombies (Its really fake), crippling the economy and yet again the other citizens suffer from mass hysteria and wreck the town out of panic.                                                                             &lt;br /&gt;
*Squidward's House Attack: Squidward's house turns into a giant robot when the security computer had gone haywire by SpongeBob and Patrick's apology cake and the robot destroys Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Alaskan Bull Worm Incident: An Alaskan bull worm enters the city and consumes everything in sight, so the citizens dig up Bikini Bottom and move it into a city-size trench in hopes of escaping the worm's appetite, but the worm falls into the trench when it tries to eat SpongeBob and Sandy and crushes the city, killing most of the citizens.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Pie Bomb Incident: Squidward purchases a pie to make up for employee brotherhood day, despite some of the pirates he bought it from telling him it was made in a bomb factory. When Mr. Krabs tries it, he drops it, and it almost kills the two. SpongeBob then finds it and Squidward and Mr. Krabs find SpongeBob acting like he ate it, and when told SpongeBob will be dead by sunset, Squidward makes sure SpongeBob's last hours are his best and spends quality time with him. At sunset, an explosion occurs, but Squidward finds out it was really a bubble bomb created by SpongeBob, and SpongeBob tell him he was saving the pie so they could share it, but he trips from a rock and the pie drops on Squidward's face, and an explosion the size of a nuclear bomb occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Patrick's song Incident: Patrick wrote a song called [[I Wrote This (Song)|I Wrote This]], so SpongeBob and Patrick decided to get it on the radio. The people that work in the radio rejected the song, so SpongeBob and Patrick decide to put the record on top of the tower, then it plays throughout Bikini Bottom.  The citizens freak out in chaos and destroying everything (to get rid of Patrick's song).&lt;br /&gt;
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*Crossing The Beams Incident: SpongeBob has to stay in the Krusty Krab,  because there is a stain on one of the plates and the rules say 'The Krusty Krab Must Be Ship-Shape And The Employee Must Not Leave'. SpongeBob therefore uses different machines to clean the plate. Each attempt is unsuccessful until he uses 'The Spotmaster 6000' which consists of a microwave-powered laser particle beam,a  laser-guided high pressure water cannon and a specially woven metal alloy ingeniously combined with state of the art cleaning materials. When he used maximum power (Crossing The Beams) a huge explosion occurs, just before Mr Krabs opens the Krusty Krab doors.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Gummy Incident : Patrick ate [[Gummy]] and blew a giant bubble and pop until Bikini Bottom was covered in gooey gum.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Media ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has many forms of media. News, magazines, radio, and television contribute to Bikini Bottom's wide spread of news and entertainment.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Bikini Bottom News Flash. The city paper is called the Bikini Times. It features the regular news, as well as daily comics. One of the comics is called The Wisenheimers. There is another newspaper that is called the Bikini Bottom Inquirer, which is a parody of The National Inquirer. &lt;br /&gt;
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*There are two science magazines called 'Fake Science Monthly' and 'Boring Science Digest' seen in the episode: [[The Camping Episode]]. Another magazine is called '[[Fancy Living Digest]]'. There is another magazine that is called, 'Long, Tan and Handsome', . There are two dance magazines: 'Dance Now' and 'Interpretive Dance Quarterly'. Another magazine is '[[Squid Ink Magazine]]' One that is seen in The Paper is Boring Science Digest.&lt;br /&gt;
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*There are many singers and there also appears to be boy bands and rock bands; the first being &amp;quot;[[Boys Who Cry]]&amp;quot; that Pearl enjoys and &amp;quot;[[Stingray 5000]]&amp;quot; that Patrick happily found in the dumpster, and &amp;quot;[[Ned and the Needlefish]]&amp;quot;, who appear in the episode: [[Wigstruck]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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*there is [[Bikini Bottom News]] (television newscast anchored by [[Perch Perkins]] and the Realistic Fish Head) and many different TV channels such as Sport, Lifestyle, and a &amp;quot;Secret Channel&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Religion ==&lt;br /&gt;
The main religion of Bikini Bottom is unknown but it is shown some inhabitants worship the sea god neptune,and some worship poisedion.Two fish were once seen arguing about who was the ruler of the sea. Sandy the squirrel may be Catholic or Baptist as she is from Texas.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sports ==&lt;br /&gt;
The Sports in Bikini Bottom are fairly different to a normal American range of sports. Here is the range.&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[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 8 events. The tiebreaker was bun wrestling which no one won.&lt;br /&gt;
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*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 first place, [[Snellie]] (owned by Squidward Tentacles) in second place, and Gary (disqualified, owned by SpongeBob SquarePants) in last place, disqualified due to the coach running on to the race track. &lt;br /&gt;
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*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 tosser 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&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''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 &amp;quot;Jellyfishing.&amp;quot; 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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*'''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 &amp;quot;[[Bubblestand]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Bubble Buddy]].&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
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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 &amp;quot;Karate Choppers&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Karate Island]].&amp;quot; A hot dog eating contest is briefly shown during the episode &amp;quot;[[SpongeGuard on Duty]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Holidays ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its share of holidays. It has five main holidays, as in the real world like:&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Valentine's Day''' (seen in [[Valentine's Day]]) (February 14), &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Halloween''' (seen in [[Scaredy Pants]]) (October 31), &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Christmas''' (seen in [[Christmas Who?]]) (December 25),&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Easter''' (seen in [[Breath Of Fresh Squidward]])&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Independence Day''' (seen in [[Breath Of Fresh Squidward]]) (July 4).&lt;br /&gt;
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Three minor holidays are celebrated in Bikini Bottom, which humans know of like:&lt;br /&gt;
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* '''Opposite Day''' (by Squidward seen in [[Opposite Day]]) (January 25)&lt;br /&gt;
* '''April Fools Day''' (seen in [[Fools in April]]) (April 1)&lt;br /&gt;
*'''[[Leif Erikson Day]]''' (seen in [[Bubble Buddy]]) (October 9)&lt;br /&gt;
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Other holidays are not known in the real world, but are known in Bikini Bottom are:&lt;br /&gt;
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* '''Annoy Squidward Day''' (seen in [[Employee of the Month]]) (January 15)&lt;br /&gt;
* '''Bikini Bottom Zoo Annual Free Day''' (seen in [[The Smoking Peanut]]) &lt;br /&gt;
* '''Best Friends Day''' (seen in [[The Gift of Gum]])&lt;br /&gt;
* '''National Free Balloon Day''' (seen in [[Life of Crime]]), &lt;br /&gt;
* '''Starfish Day''' (seen in [[I'm with Stupid]]), &lt;br /&gt;
* ''' No SpongeBob Day''' and '''No Patrick Day'''. (seen in [[Gone]])&lt;br /&gt;
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==Events==&lt;br /&gt;
There are popular events that take place in Bikini Bottom. Most of these events take place at Goo Lagoon. Such events include:&lt;br /&gt;
* '''The Anchor Toss Competition''' &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Hotdog Chug Contest''', &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Sand Castle Competition''', &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Surfing Competition''' and ''' Weight Lifting Competition'''. &lt;br /&gt;
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== National Anthem==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its own national anthem, which goes as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
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 Oh, Bikini Bottom, &lt;br /&gt;
 We pledge our hearts to you!&lt;br /&gt;
 As faithful, as deep, as true, as blue,&lt;br /&gt;
 Bikini Bottom, we love you!&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Plankton]] inside his [[Mr. Krabs (robot)|Krabs robot]] sang this along with [[SpongeBob]] in the episode: [[Imitation Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Places Beyond Bikini Bottom==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rock Bottom (City)|Rock Bottom]] - A place outside Bikini bottom where everything is quite different.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Atlantis]] - The place where [[King Neptune]], [[Lord Royal Highness]] and Princess [[Mindy]] live. Also, in the TV movie [[Atlantis SquarePantis]], another kind of creature resides in Atlantis, and they are known only as Atlantians.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Karate Island (place)|Karate Island]] - A place where SpongeBob and Sandy travel to, where they battle [[the Tickler]], [[Lip Service]], [[Filthy Phil]] and [[Udon]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ukulele Bottom]] - A place where SpongeBob and Patrick go to in the episode: ''[[I Was a Teenage Gary]]''.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shell City]] - A Place above water that's a gift shop; where SpongeBob and Patrick go to in [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tentacle Acres]] – Octopuses’ paradise, [[Squidward]] once went there to live there for a while.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Texas (place)|Texas]] - The place where Sandy was from.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bass Vegas]] - a place seen in the episode: [[Have You Seen This Snail?]]. There are lots of shops such as, [[Martha's Craft Zone]] and a diner.&lt;br /&gt;
* Nagoki (pronounced naw-go-key) Island - a place where SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs go when Sandy dares them to go above water. Also seen in views from above water.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Kelp City]]: The city where the Bubble Poppin' Boys formerly ruled. SpongeBob formerly ran the city, before Patrick, Sandy and Squidward took him back to Bikini Bottom. The city was seen in the episode [[What Ever Happened to SpongeBob? (Episode)|What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mirror World]] - a world that can't be accessed but able to be seen in many episodes.&lt;br /&gt;
*Farawayville - a town that [[Girly TeenGirl]] is from as seen in [[The Slumber Party]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dead Eye Gulch]] - a small town with train tracks and a [[Krusty Kantina]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Encino California]] - a town next to Los Angeles where [[Patchy the Pirate]] and [[Potty the Parrot]] live.&lt;br /&gt;
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==See Also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Places in Bikini Bottom]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Timeline]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Bikini Bottom''' is a fictional city that appears in the [[Nickelodeon]] animated television comedy, [[SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Show)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]. Located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, underneath the World War 2 nuclear test site Bikini Atoll, it is the setting in which the series' main characters live, and where most of the episodes take place.&lt;br /&gt;
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Bikini Bottom is similar to an average American city. The population is estimated at 50,000 but the urban/metro area (including [[Jellyfish Fields]]) has a population of around 4.5 million . The city consists of various businesses, including restaurants, stores, and manufacturers. The city has a stable economy, a balanced education system, questionable health care(as seen in &amp;quot;The Lost Mattress&amp;quot;), a structured government, and a firm law enforcement system. There are even stadiums, amusement parks, and other recreational facilities. Bikini Bottom first was mentioned in the episode: [[Plankton!]] but first appeared in the episode: [[Hall Monitor]].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Location ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom is located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, below its signature island, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini_Atoll Bikini Atoll], according to [[Stephen Hillenburg]]. There are many instances of evidence in the show: After being scared off by ghosts, [[Sandy Cheeks]] evacuated to Texas. She was seen flying east from the Pacific Ocean. In the Employee of the Month computer game, a fish mentions that Bikini Bottom is located in the Pacific Ocean. In The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, when SpongeBob was singing the &amp;quot;Goofy Goober Rock&amp;quot;, the camera rose out of the water into outer space. When it did, it came out of the Pacific Ocean. In the TV commercial &amp;quot;[[Plankton's Holiday Hits]]&amp;quot;, Bikini Bottom is revealed to be part of the United States, and its residents Americans. Bikini Bottom is placed beneath its namesake island, Bikini Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean. Bikini Bottom's location at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean is mentioned or referred to in several different episodes, and in the movie, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Landscapes/Geography== [[Image:Deponie.JPG|thumb|right|The Bikini Bottom Dump]] &lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom's geography is shown as consisting of mountains, dense forests, lakes, lagoons, caves, grasslands, reefs and rivers. In &amp;quot;[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]&amp;quot;, volcanoes, trenches and deserts are shown in the surrounding region. Major geographic features have colorful names including:&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Goo Lagoon]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sand Mountain]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jellyfish Fields]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kelp Forest]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Make Out Reef]] &lt;br /&gt;
*Ancient Mariner Valley (the location of [[King Neptune|Neptune]]'s Paradise.)  &lt;br /&gt;
*Atlantis&lt;br /&gt;
*Palm Bay&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brain Coral]] Fields&lt;br /&gt;
*Sulfur Fields&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Industrial Park]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mermalair]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mount Climb-up and Fall-off]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sea Needle]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Kelp City]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Bikini Bottom Dump&lt;br /&gt;
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, '''The Chum Bucket''' and the '''Reef Theatre''' cinema. &lt;br /&gt;
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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, most likely a propeller from a ship, is seen in some episodes.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the center of Bikini Bottom, the citizens work and live in large, gray buildings made of metal. There are some other forms of buildings, mostly aquatic-themed as seen above. Further 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Inhabitants ==&lt;br /&gt;
Although the population of Bikini Bottom is uncertain, Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the show, confirmed that Bikini Bottom is a large city. Before almost leaving the city, Sandy Cheeks sang a song about the city, describing it as &amp;quot;Crowded and Smoggy,&amp;quot; which are the characteristics of Los Angeles, although the physical look &amp;amp; feel of Bikini Bottom suggests 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, &amp;quot;Squilliam Returns&amp;quot;, Squidward mentions Bikini Bottom is a &amp;quot;hick town&amp;quot;, meaning it is probably quite small like most hick towns. On &amp;quot;Krusty Towers&amp;quot;, Squidward mentions Bikini Bottom is in the middle of scenic nowhere; which could mean it is very small, which is the criteria of isolated cities. On &amp;quot;Nautical Novice&amp;quot;, Mrs. Puff says &amp;quot;We're going to flatten millions of innocent lives!&amp;quot;; which could mean that there are around 1,000,000 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. Many years had passed so currently there might be only 538 people living in Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Housing==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has many houses. All of the main characters have one and they are all different.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[SpongeBob's House]] - Inhabitants: [[SpongeBob]] and [[Gary]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Patrick's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Patrick]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Squidward's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Squidward]], [[Clary]] (Squidward's clarinet), and [[Snellie]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sandy's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Sandy]] and sometimes her pets&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mr. Krabs' house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mr. Krabs]] and [[Pearl Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chum Bucket|Planktons House]] - Inhabitants: [[Plankton]] and [[Karen]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mama Krabs' house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mama Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Mama Tentacles' house - Inhabitants: [[Mama Tentacles]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mrs. Puff's house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mrs. Puff]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Squilliam Fancyson's House]] - Inhabitant: [[Squilliam Fancyson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shady Shoals]] - Inhabitants: Local Seniors, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy&lt;br /&gt;
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There is also a residential community called Tentacle Acres, where only Octopi can reside.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Animals ==     &lt;br /&gt;
In Bikini Bottom, animals are similar to those &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; in the real world. Some are treated as pets, while others live in the wild.&lt;br /&gt;
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A majority of &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; live in the wild. First, [[Jellyfish]] are similar to bees. There are many different types of Jellyfish that live in Bikini Bottom. Pink are 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 worlds 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. Jellyfish are similar to cows in that they can be &amp;quot;milked&amp;quot; for their fresh jellyfish jelly. The jelly, which can be taken from the hive or from the actual jellyfish, is probably the Bikini Bottom version of honey (considering jellyfish are bees). 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, SpongeBob SquarePants: 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, &amp;quot;My Pretty Seahorse&amp;quot; and named it &amp;quot;[[Mystery]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fifth, the &amp;quot;Alaskan Bull Worm&amp;quot; is a large, omnivorous worm that attacked various parts of Bikini Bottom in its sleep in, &amp;quot;Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm&amp;quot;. It eventually went on to destroy the entire city. Sixth, '''sea urchins''', which are small &amp;quot;bug-like&amp;quot; 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 . Other &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; are treated as pets. Two well-known &amp;quot;pets&amp;quot; are '''snails''' and '''worms'''. Snails are similar to cats (because they &amp;quot;meow&amp;quot;) 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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==In Different Times==&lt;br /&gt;
''Main article:[[Timeline]]''&lt;br /&gt;
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Bikini bottom dates back to an extremely long time ago.&lt;br /&gt;
===Basic Prehistoric Era===&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom traces back to when [[Primate Sponge]] and [[Prehistoric Patrick]] lived. This was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;SB-129&amp;quot;. Back then, everything was full of prehistoric jungles and sponge-eating plants.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Advanced Prehistoric Era===&lt;br /&gt;
The Advanced Prehistoric Era was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;Ugh!&amp;quot;. In this episode, you saw the lives of [[SpongeGar]], [[Patar]] and [[Squog]]. In this time, things were much more advanced, with a language system and basic housing. There were still only three known housings; SpongeBob's, Patrick's, and Squidward's. There were many jungles. There were also foghorn-like creatures, and [[Prehistoric Krabs]], (Mr. Krabs a la caveman). This era can also be seen in [[Atlantis SquarePantis]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Medieval Times===&lt;br /&gt;
Medieval Times was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;Dunces and Dragons&amp;quot;. The totalarian 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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'''''Places'''''&lt;br /&gt;
*King Krabs' Castle:  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
*Planktonamor's Tower: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Village: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Village was 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Armor Shop was a store that sold armor and weapons and even made them. There was only one known employee, the owner.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Western Times===&lt;br /&gt;
In Western times, Bikini Bottom is called [[Dead Eye Gulch]] in which [[Dead Eye Plankton]] rules the entire town and everything there is owned by Dead Eye Plankton. So every store 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. Skulls of dead animals can be seen. Seahorses and coffins are used for transportation.&lt;br /&gt;
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'''''Places'''''&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Krusty Kantina|The Krusty Kantina]]: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Krusty Kantina is owned by [[Mr. Krabs' Western Ancestor]]. 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 [[Mrs. Puff's Western Ancestor]] used to dance. The Krusty Kantina also owned a piano, that worked by putting a coin inside the coin slot. The only one who played the piano was [[Squidward's Western Ancestor]]. The Krusty Kantina only served milk for they were still in search of a fry cook.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Dead Eye Funeral Parlor and Ice Cream Parlor: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dead Eye Funeral Parlor and Ice Cream Parlor is a place where you get hand made coffins and ice cream at the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Old Dead Tree Hill: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Old Dead Tree Hill was a cemetery for all of the past sheriffs who had been killed by Dead Eye Plankton; unfortunately this cemetery was already full.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Boot Hill: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dead Eye Boot Hill was the 2nd cemetery built for the past sheriffs that had been killed by Dead Eye Plankton.&lt;br /&gt;
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===41st century===&lt;br /&gt;
In the 41st century, everything will be painted in chrome, and the only residents known are the robots [[SpongeTron]], [[Patron]] and the chrome-workers. The only place seen in the 41st century was the futuristic [[Krusty Krab]]. [[Squidward]] traveled here by running into a freezer to hide, and then getting stuck and freezing himself solid until SpongeTron found him many, many years later.&lt;br /&gt;
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===51st century===&lt;br /&gt;
The 51st century was seen in the episode [[SpongeHenge]]. Then chrome was not used, and there are aliens instead of fish that are in glass containers. [[The Three Aliens]] also discovered the [[SpongeBob Stones]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Trade==&lt;br /&gt;
===Restaurants/Eatery's and Bars===&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[Krusty Krab|The Krusty Krab]]'''&lt;br /&gt;
The Krusty Krab is Bikini Bottom's premier eatery. It is made up of the kitchen, bathroom, eating area and Mr. Krabs' office.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Employees: SpongeBob and Squidward&lt;br /&gt;
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-Manager: Mr. Eugene Krabs&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[Chum Bucket]]'''&lt;br /&gt;
This is a restaurant run by Plankton. He only got  one customer but he was paid by Karen, Plankton's wife, to do it to cheer him up. In one episode, Plankton says,&amp;quot; I only got one customer. There he is.&amp;quot; He then points to a dead rat on one of the tables, next to a partly bitten Chum Burger.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Manager: Sheldon J. Plankton&lt;br /&gt;
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*Shell Shack&lt;br /&gt;
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 into the street and says &amp;quot;There's a talking dog over at the Shell Shack!&amp;quot; Later he mentioned that the talking dog was singing.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Diner]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Diner is exactly what you think it is: a diner.  It is shaped like a big boat with a lit up sign.  It has been featured in episodes like [[Chocolate With Nuts]] and [[Missing Identity]].&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat|Goofy Goober's]] is a restaurant/bar that was featured in [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]].  They serve burgers and ice cream.  Their &amp;quot;mascot&amp;quot; is a big peanut with a smiley face.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[KelpShake]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Kelpshake Was A Best Selling Drink In The Bikini Bottom , Until It Was Poisoned.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Weenie Hut Juniors]]&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Super Weenie Hut Juniors&lt;br /&gt;
A More weenier version of Weenie Hut Juniors.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Crimes/Police and Laws== [[Image:Polizeidezernat2.JPG|thumb|right|The Police Department]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Government===&lt;br /&gt;
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]], [[Mindy]] and even [[Plankton]].&lt;br /&gt;
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In the episode, &amp;quot;[[Good Neighbors]]&amp;quot;, Bikini Bottom is mentioned to have a president,so it would be a republic, and a mayor is seen in several episodes.  Although in the episode, &amp;quot;Rule of Dumb&amp;quot;, Patrick Star became [[King Patrick]] and was a king for a short time. Then followed behind him was Gary the Snail. It was then a monarchy again.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's goverment may or may not be similar to Canada's government; Monarch and someone voted by the people are ruler.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Law===&lt;br /&gt;
These are some of the laws in Bikini Bottom, which are similar to that of 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, and others.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Gericht.jpg|thumb|right|The Courthouse]]&lt;br /&gt;
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, &amp;quot;Krabs vs. Plankton&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;The Krusty Sponge&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
Plankton sued Mr. Krabs for falling on the Krusty Krab floor when there was no wet floor sign. Plankton sued for everything of what Mr. Krabs had. [[Judge StickleBack]] headed the trial, and due to a fall, Defendant Eugene Krabs' lawyer was unable to defend. &lt;br /&gt;
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SpongeBob, (posing as SpongeBob LawyerPants) became Mr. Krabs' new lawyer. The trial resulted in a victory for the defendant. In the episode, &amp;quot;The Krusty Sponge&amp;quot;, 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Crime=== [[Image:Gefaengnis.jpg|thumb|right|The Bikini Bottom Jail]]&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its fair share of criminals such as Plankton and the [[TattleTale Strangler]]. Mr. Krabs has been known to steal, or &amp;quot;borrow&amp;quot; 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 stealing 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 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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Infernal Island is a faraway island where SpongeBob went to when he missed his boat to Sun n' Fun Island.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Military/Defense===&lt;br /&gt;
Besides the [[Bikini Bottom Police Force]], Bikini Bottom has two known forms of defense. It probably has a military for in the episode Good Neighbors a military tank can be seen with a soldier inside. It is also unknown if Bikini Bottom has any military installations. Mr. Krabs served in the Navy, and the Navy has been mentioned in a few episodes. There has also been a navy reunion in the episode: [[Shell of a Man]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== Education ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Fahrschule.JPG|thumb|right|[[Mrs. Puff's Boating School]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Mrs. Puff's Boating School]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Boating School runs by [[Mrs. Puff]]. The Superintendent is [[Mr Fitz|Mr. Fitz]], and the place was once ran by [[Sergeant Roderick]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Poseidon Elementary School&lt;br /&gt;
The place where [[Plankton]] and [[Mr. Krabs]] went to school.&lt;br /&gt;
*Community College&lt;br /&gt;
The Place where [[Flats the Flounder]] and [[Patrick]] went.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Rec Center/Adult Learning Center&lt;br /&gt;
An area where there are Cooking and Art Lessons. Squidward has taught there.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bikini Bottom High School&lt;br /&gt;
The place where [[Pearl Krabs]] and her friends go to school. There is a Gym where dances are held.&lt;br /&gt;
*Bikini Bottom Elementary&lt;br /&gt;
The younger kid’s school.&lt;br /&gt;
*Bikini Bottom Middle School not shown&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Bbhigh school.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bikini Bottom High School]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== Transportation ==&lt;br /&gt;
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 to avoid late night accidents.&lt;br /&gt;
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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]] Theme Park. 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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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). [[Sandy Cheeks]] mentioned in a deleted scene of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie that buses run from Shell City to Bikini Bottom, although SpongeBob and Patrick took alternative transport by riding [[David Hasselhoff]]. 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Health==&lt;br /&gt;
The well-being of an average Bikini Bottomite is unknown, but Bikini Bottom has a few hospitals and health centers.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Bikini Bottom Hospital&lt;br /&gt;
This hospital is seen in quite a few episodes. [[Dr. Gill Gilliam]] is the most well-known doctor that works here. This hospital is known to vary from very good service ([[Suds]]) to extremely unprofessional service ([[The Lost Mattress]]). It has also been known to have had actors dressed like doctors infiltrate it for prolonged periods of time.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Weenie Hut General&lt;br /&gt;
Weenie Hut General is another hospital for softer folk.&lt;br /&gt;
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*A Veterinary Clinic (Unconfirmed)&lt;br /&gt;
In the episode, &amp;quot;Band Geeks&amp;quot;, Dr. Gill Gilliam goes to Squidward's house and asks him if there was a dying animal on the premises of his house. It is not confirmed though, and he was referring to his clarinet playing (making it evident that he thought Squidward's playing was like a dying animal).&lt;br /&gt;
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== Environment ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom is shown to be quite a clean city. Littering is highly prohibited, and the areas around Bikini Bottom are pristine. The only problem is that with high population and the amount 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, &amp;quot;[[The Endless Summer]].&amp;quot; In &amp;quot;Industrial Park”, there are many toxic chemicals and pollution.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Culture ==&lt;br /&gt;
The culture of the city is a caricature of contemporary American culture. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Arts give Bikini Bottom a better outlook on knowledge and creativity. Bikini Bottom houses 3 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 hall, and an Art Society. Squidward Tentacles contributes highly to many of the arts and music Bikini Bottom has to offer.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Hakenmuseum.jpg|thumb|right|The Hook Museum]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Entertainment in Bikini Bottom contributes to the social interaction within the city. There is the Bubble Bowl, [[Goofy Goober]]'s Ice Cream Party Boat (for the kids), [[Weenie Hut Juniors]]., Super Weenie Hut Jr., and the [[Salty Spitoon]] club (for strong people only), [[the Thug Tug]] and Tough Tavern bars (for tough men only) and The Reef Theatre (cinema). The Krusty Krab houses entertainment with shows such as the Annual Squidward Tentacles Talent Show (featuring the unpopular Squidward Live segment), the [[Komedy Krab]] and &amp;quot;Live Nude Pranksters&amp;quot;, which featured an unclothed SpongeBob and Patrick. In addition, a popular band called &amp;quot;[[Ned and the Needlefish]]&amp;quot; started in Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Disasters ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has been destroyed at least 7 times. Mr. Krabs has started two disasters: the pie bomb and crossing the beam.&lt;br /&gt;
*Wormy Incident: The citizens suffer from mass hysteria and wreck the town when SpongeBob and Patrick warn them of a monster (really Wormy as a butterfly).&lt;br /&gt;
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*Mad Snail Disease Outbreak: An outbreak of the disease turns residents into zombies (Its really fake), crippling the economy and yet again the other citizens suffer from mass hysteria and wreck the town out of panic.                                                                             &lt;br /&gt;
*Squidward's House Attack: Squidward's house turns into a giant robot when the security computer had gone haywire by SpongeBob and Patrick's apology cake and the robot destroys Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Alaskan Bull Worm Incident: An Alaskan bull worm enters the city and consumes everything in sight, so the citizens dig up Bikini Bottom and move it into a city-size trench in hopes of escaping the worm's appetite, but the worm falls into the trench when it tries to eat SpongeBob and Sandy and crushes the city, killing most of the citizens.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Pie Bomb Incident: Squidward purchases a pie to make up for employee brotherhood day, despite some of the pirates he bought it from telling him it was made in a bomb factory. When Mr. Krabs tries it, he drops it, and it almost kills the two. SpongeBob then finds it and Squidward and Mr. Krabs find SpongeBob acting like he ate it, and when told SpongeBob will be dead by sunset, Squidward makes sure SpongeBob's last hours are his best and spends quality time with him. At sunset, an explosion occurs, but Squidward finds out it was really a bubble bomb created by SpongeBob, and SpongeBob tell him he was saving the pie so they could share it, but he trips from a rock and the pie drops on Squidward's face, and an explosion the size of a nuclear bomb occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Patrick's song Incident: Patrick wrote a song called [[I Wrote This (Song)|I Wrote This]], so SpongeBob and Patrick decided to get it on the radio. The people that work in the radio rejected the song, so SpongeBob and Patrick decide to put the record on top of the tower, then it plays throughout Bikini Bottom.  The citizens freak out in chaos and destroying everything (to get rid of Patrick's song).&lt;br /&gt;
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*Crossing The Beams Incident: SpongeBob has to stay in the Krusty Krab,  because there is a stain on one of the plates and the rules say 'The Krusty Krab Must Be Ship-Shape And The Employee Must Not Leave'. SpongeBob therefore uses different machines to clean the plate. Each attempt is unsuccessful until he uses 'The Spotmaster 6000' which consists of a microwave-powered laser particle beam,a  laser-guided high pressure water cannon and a specially woven metal alloy ingeniously combined with state of the art cleaning materials. When he used maximum power (Crossing The Beams) a huge explosion occurs, just before Mr Krabs opens the Krusty Krab doors.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Gummy Incident : Patrick ate [[Gummy]] and blew a giant bubble and pop until Bikini Bottom was covered in gooey gum.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Media ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has many forms of media. News, magazines, radio, and television contribute to Bikini Bottom's wide spread of news and entertainment.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Bikini Bottom News Flash. The city paper is called the Bikini Times. It features the regular news, as well as daily comics. One of the comics is called The Wisenheimers. There is another newspaper that is called the Bikini Bottom Inquirer, which is a parody of The National Inquirer. &lt;br /&gt;
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*There are two science magazines called 'Fake Science Monthly' and 'Boring Science Digest' seen in the episode: [[The Camping Episode]]. Another magazine is called '[[Fancy Living Digest]]'. There is another magazine that is called, 'Long, Tan and Handsome', . There are two dance magazines: 'Dance Now' and 'Interpretive Dance Quarterly'. Another magazine is '[[Squid Ink Magazine]]' One that is seen in The Paper is Boring Science Digest.&lt;br /&gt;
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*There are many singers and there also appears to be boy bands and rock bands; the first being &amp;quot;[[Boys Who Cry]]&amp;quot; that Pearl enjoys and &amp;quot;[[Stingray 5000]]&amp;quot; that Patrick happily found in the dumpster, and &amp;quot;[[Ned and the Needlefish]]&amp;quot;, who appear in the episode: [[Wigstruck]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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*there is [[Bikini Bottom News]] (television newscast anchored by [[Perch Perkins]] and the Realistic Fish Head) and many different TV channels such as Sport, Lifestyle, and a &amp;quot;Secret Channel&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Religion ==&lt;br /&gt;
The main religion of Bikini Bottom is unknown but it is shown some inhabitants worship the sea god neptune,and some worship poisedion.Two fish were once seen arguing about who was the ruler of the sea. Sandy the squirrel may be Catholic or Baptist as she is from Texas.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sports ==&lt;br /&gt;
The Sports in Bikini Bottom are fairly different to a normal American range of sports. Here is the range.&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[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 8 events. The tiebreaker was bun wrestling which no one won.&lt;br /&gt;
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*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 first place, [[Snellie]] (owned by Squidward Tentacles) in second place, and Gary (disqualified, owned by SpongeBob SquarePants) in last place, disqualified due to the coach running on to the race track. &lt;br /&gt;
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*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 tosser 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&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''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 &amp;quot;Jellyfishing.&amp;quot; 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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*'''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 &amp;quot;[[Bubblestand]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Bubble Buddy]].&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
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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 &amp;quot;Karate Choppers&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Karate Island]].&amp;quot; A hot dog eating contest is briefly shown during the episode &amp;quot;[[SpongeGuard on Duty]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Holidays ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its share of holidays. It has five main holidays, as in the real world like:&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Valentine's Day''' (seen in [[Valentine's Day]]) (February 14), &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Halloween''' (seen in [[Scaredy Pants]]) (October 31), &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Christmas''' (seen in [[Christmas Who?]]) (December 25),&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Easter''' (seen in [[Breath Of Fresh Squidward]])&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Independence Day''' (seen in [[Breath Of Fresh Squidward]]) (July 4).&lt;br /&gt;
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Three minor holidays are celebrated in Bikini Bottom, which humans know of like:&lt;br /&gt;
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* '''Opposite Day''' (by Squidward seen in [[Opposite Day]]) (January 25)&lt;br /&gt;
* '''April Fools Day''' (seen in [[Fools in April]]) (April 1)&lt;br /&gt;
*'''[[Leif Erikson Day]]''' (seen in [[Bubble Buddy]]) (October 9)&lt;br /&gt;
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Other holidays are not known in the real world, but are known in Bikini Bottom are:&lt;br /&gt;
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* '''Annoy Squidward Day''' (seen in [[Employee of the Month]]) (January 15)&lt;br /&gt;
* '''Bikini Bottom Zoo Annual Free Day''' (seen in [[The Smoking Peanut]]) &lt;br /&gt;
* '''Best Friends Day''' (seen in [[The Gift of Gum]])&lt;br /&gt;
* '''National Free Balloon Day''' (seen in [[Life of Crime]]), &lt;br /&gt;
* '''Starfish Day''' (seen in [[I'm with Stupid]]), &lt;br /&gt;
* ''' No SpongeBob Day''' and '''No Patrick Day'''. (seen in [[Gone]])&lt;br /&gt;
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==Events==&lt;br /&gt;
There are popular events that take place in Bikini Bottom. Most of these events take place at Goo Lagoon. Such events include:&lt;br /&gt;
* '''The Anchor Toss Competition''' &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Hotdog Chug Contest''', &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Sand Castle Competition''', &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Surfing Competition''' and ''' Weight Lifting Competition'''. &lt;br /&gt;
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== National Anthem==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its own national anthem, which goes as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
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 Oh, Bikini Bottom, &lt;br /&gt;
 We pledge our hearts to you!&lt;br /&gt;
 As faithful, as deep, as true, as blue,&lt;br /&gt;
 Bikini Bottom, we love you!&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Plankton]] inside his [[Mr. Krabs (robot)|Krabs robot]] sang this along with [[SpongeBob]] in the episode: [[Imitation Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Places Beyond Bikini Bottom==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rock Bottom (City)|Rock Bottom]] - A place outside Bikini bottom where everything is quite different.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Atlantis]] - The place where [[King Neptune]], [[Lord Royal Highness]] and Princess [[Mindy]] live. Also, in the TV movie [[Atlantis SquarePantis]], another kind of creature resides in Atlantis, and they are known only as Atlantians.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Karate Island (place)|Karate Island]] - A place where SpongeBob and Sandy travel to, where they battle [[the Tickler]], [[Lip Service]], [[Filthy Phil]] and [[Udon]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ukulele Bottom]] - A place where SpongeBob and Patrick go to in the episode: ''[[I Was a Teenage Gary]]''.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shell City]] - A Place above water that's a gift shop; where SpongeBob and Patrick go to in [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tentacle Acres]] – Octopuses’ paradise, [[Squidward]] once went there to live there for a while.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Texas (place)|Texas]] - The place where Sandy was from.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bass Vegas]] - a place seen in the episode: [[Have You Seen This Snail?]]. There are lots of shops such as, [[Martha's Craft Zone]] and a diner.&lt;br /&gt;
* Nagoki (pronounced naw-go-key) Island - a place where SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs go when Sandy dares them to go above water. Also seen in views from above water.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Kelp City]]: The city where the Bubble Poppin' Boys formerly ruled. SpongeBob formerly ran the city, before Patrick, Sandy and Squidward took him back to Bikini Bottom. The city was seen in the episode [[What Ever Happened to SpongeBob? (Episode)|What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mirror World]] - a world that can't be accessed but able to be seen in many episodes.&lt;br /&gt;
*Farawayville - a town that [[Girly TeenGirl]] is from as seen in [[The Slumber Party]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dead Eye Gulch]] - a small town with train tracks and a [[Krusty Kantina]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Encino California]] - a town next to Los Angeles where [[Patchy the Pirate]] and [[Potty the Parrot]] live.&lt;br /&gt;
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==See Also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Places in Bikini Bottom]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Timeline]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Place]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Bikini Bottom''' is a fictional city that appears in the [[Nickelodeon]] animated television comedy, [[SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Show)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]. Located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, underneath the World War 2 nuclear test site Bikini Atoll, it is the setting in which the series' main characters live, and where most of the episodes take place.&lt;br /&gt;
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Bikini Bottom is similar to an average American city. The population is estimated at 50,000 but the urban/metro area (including [[Jellyfish Fields]]) has a population of around 4.5 million . The city consists of various businesses, including restaurants, stores, and manufacturers. The city has a stable economy, a balanced education system, questionable health care(as seen in &amp;quot;The Lost Mattress&amp;quot;), a structured government, and a firm law enforcement system. There are even stadiums, amusement parks, and other recreational facilities. Bikini Bottom first was mentioned in the episode: [[Plankton!]] but first appeared in the episode: [[Hall Monitor]].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Location ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom is located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, below its signature island, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini_Atoll Bikini Atoll], according to [[Stephen Hillenburg]]. There are many instances of evidence in the show: After being scared off by ghosts, [[Sandy Cheeks]] evacuated to Texas. She was seen flying east from the Pacific Ocean. In the Employee of the Month computer game, a fish mentions that Bikini Bottom is located in the Pacific Ocean. In The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, when SpongeBob was singing the &amp;quot;Goofy Goober Rock&amp;quot;, the camera rose out of the water into outer space. When it did, it came out of the Pacific Ocean. In the TV commercial &amp;quot;[[Plankton's Holiday Hits]]&amp;quot;, Bikini Bottom is revealed to be part of the United States, and its residents Americans. Bikini Bottom is placed beneath its namesake island, Bikini Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean. Bikini Bottom's location at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean is mentioned or referred to in several different episodes, and in the movie, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Landscapes/Geography== [[Image:Deponie.JPG|thumb|right|The Bikini Bottom Dump]] &lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom's geography is shown as consisting of mountains, dense forests, lakes, lagoons, caves, grasslands, reefs and rivers. In &amp;quot;[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]&amp;quot;, volcanoes, trenches and deserts are shown in the surrounding region. Major geographic features have colorful names including:&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Goo Lagoon]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sand Mountain]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jellyfish Fields]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kelp Forest]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Make Out Reef]] &lt;br /&gt;
*Ancient Mariner Valley (the location of [[King Neptune|Neptune]]'s Paradise.)  &lt;br /&gt;
*Atlantis&lt;br /&gt;
*Palm Bay&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brain Coral]] Fields&lt;br /&gt;
*Sulfur Fields&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Industrial Park]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mermalair]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mount Climb-up and Fall-off]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sea Needle]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Kelp City]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Bikini Bottom Dump&lt;br /&gt;
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, '''The Chum Bucket''' and the '''Reef Theatre''' cinema. &lt;br /&gt;
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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, most likely a propeller from a ship, is seen in some episodes.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the center of Bikini Bottom, the citizens work and live in large, gray buildings made of metal. There are some other forms of buildings, mostly aquatic-themed as seen above. Further 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Inhabitants ==&lt;br /&gt;
Although the population of Bikini Bottom is uncertain, Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the show, confirmed that Bikini Bottom is a large city. Before almost leaving the city, Sandy Cheeks sang a song about the city, describing it as &amp;quot;Crowded and Smoggy,&amp;quot; which are the characteristics of Los Angeles, although the physical look &amp;amp; feel of Bikini Bottom suggests 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, &amp;quot;Squilliam Returns&amp;quot;, Squidward mentions Bikini Bottom is a &amp;quot;hick town&amp;quot;, meaning it is probably quite small like most hick towns. On &amp;quot;Krusty Towers&amp;quot;, Squidward mentions Bikini Bottom is in the middle of scenic nowhere; which could mean it is very small, which is the criteria of isolated cities. On &amp;quot;Nautical Novice&amp;quot;, Mrs. Puff says &amp;quot;We're going to flatten millions of innocent lives!&amp;quot;; which could mean that there are around 1,000,000 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. Many years had passed so currently there might be only 538 people living in Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Housing==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has many houses. All of the main characters have one and they are all different.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[SpongeBob's House]] - Inhabitants: [[SpongeBob]] and [[Gary]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Patrick's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Patrick]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Squidward's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Squidward]], [[Clary]] (Squidward's clarinet), and [[Snellie]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sandy's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Sandy]] and sometimes her pets&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mr. Krabs' house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mr. Krabs]] and [[Pearl Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chum Bucket|Planktons House]] - Inhabitants: [[Plankton]] and [[Karen]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mama Krabs' house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mama Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Mama Tentacles' house - Inhabitants: [[Mama Tentacles]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mrs. Puff's house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mrs. Puff]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Squilliam Fancyson's House]] - Inhabitant: [[Squilliam Fancyson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shady Shoals]] - Inhabitants: Local Seniors, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy&lt;br /&gt;
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There is also a residential community called Tentacle Acres, where only Octopi can reside.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Animals ==     &lt;br /&gt;
In Bikini Bottom, animals are similar to those &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; in the real world. Some are treated as pets, while others live in the wild.&lt;br /&gt;
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A majority of &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; live in the wild. First, [[Jellyfish]] are similar to bees. There are many different types of Jellyfish that live in Bikini Bottom. Pink are 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 worlds 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. Jellyfish are similar to cows in that they can be &amp;quot;milked&amp;quot; for their fresh jellyfish jelly. The jelly, which can be taken from the hive or from the actual jellyfish, is probably the Bikini Bottom version of honey (considering jellyfish are bees). 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, SpongeBob SquarePants: 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, &amp;quot;My Pretty Seahorse&amp;quot; and named it &amp;quot;[[Mystery]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fifth, the &amp;quot;Alaskan Bull Worm&amp;quot; is a large, omnivorous worm that attacked various parts of Bikini Bottom in its sleep in, &amp;quot;Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm&amp;quot;. It eventually went on to destroy the entire city. Sixth, '''sea urchins''', which are small &amp;quot;bug-like&amp;quot; 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 . Other &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; are treated as pets. Two well-known &amp;quot;pets&amp;quot; are '''snails''' and '''worms'''. Snails are similar to cats (because they &amp;quot;meow&amp;quot;) 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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==In Different Times==&lt;br /&gt;
''Main article:[[Timeline]]''&lt;br /&gt;
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Bikini bottom dates back to an extremely long time ago.&lt;br /&gt;
===Basic Prehistoric Era===&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom traces back to when [[Primate Sponge]] and [[Prehistoric Patrick]] lived. This was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;SB-129&amp;quot;. Back then, everything was full of prehistoric jungles and sponge-eating plants.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Advanced Prehistoric Era===&lt;br /&gt;
The Advanced Prehistoric Era was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;Ugh!&amp;quot;. In this episode, you saw the lives of [[SpongeGar]], [[Patar]] and [[Squog]]. In this time, things were much more advanced, with a language system and basic housing. There were still only three known housings; SpongeBob's, Patrick's, and Squidward's. There were many jungles. There were also foghorn-like creatures, and [[Prehistoric Krabs]], (Mr. Krabs a la caveman). This era can also be seen in [[Atlantis SquarePantis]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Medieval Times===&lt;br /&gt;
Medieval Times was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;Dunces and Dragons&amp;quot;. The totalarian 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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'''''Places'''''&lt;br /&gt;
*King Krabs' Castle:  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
*Planktonamor's Tower: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Village: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Village was 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.&lt;br /&gt;
*Armor Shop: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Armor Shop was a store that sold armor and weapons and even made them. There was only one known employee, the owner.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Western Times===&lt;br /&gt;
In Western times, Bikini Bottom is called [[Dead Eye Gulch]] in which [[Dead Eye Plankton]] rules the entire town and everything there is owned by Dead Eye Plankton. So every store 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. Skulls of dead animals can be seen. Seahorses and coffins are used for transportation.&lt;br /&gt;
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'''''Places'''''&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Krusty Kantina|The Krusty Kantina]]: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Krusty Kantina is owned by [[Mr. Krabs' Western Ancestor]]. 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 [[Mrs. Puff's Western Ancestor]] used to dance. The Krusty Kantina also owned a piano, that worked by putting a coin inside the coin slot. The only one who played the piano was [[Squidward's Western Ancestor]]. The Krusty Kantina only served milk for they were still in search of a fry cook.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Dead Eye Funeral Parlor and Ice Cream Parlor: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dead Eye Funeral Parlor and Ice Cream Parlor is a place where you get hand made coffins and ice cream at the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Old Dead Tree Hill: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Old Dead Tree Hill was a cemetery for all of the past sheriffs who had been killed by Dead Eye Plankton; unfortunately this cemetery was already full.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Boot Hill: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dead Eye Boot Hill was the 2nd cemetery built for the past sheriffs that had been killed by Dead Eye Plankton.&lt;br /&gt;
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===41st century===&lt;br /&gt;
In the 41st century, everything will be painted in chrome, and the only residents known are the robots [[SpongeTron]], [[Patron]] and the chrome-workers. The only place seen in the 41st century was the futuristic [[Krusty Krab]]. [[Squidward]] traveled here by running into a freezer to hide, and then getting stuck and freezing himself solid until SpongeTron found him many, many years later.&lt;br /&gt;
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===51st century===&lt;br /&gt;
The 51st century was seen in the episode [[SpongeHenge]]. Then chrome was not used, and there are aliens instead of fish that are in glass containers. [[The Three Aliens]] also discovered the [[SpongeBob Stones]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Trade==&lt;br /&gt;
===Restaurants/Eatery's and Bars===&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[Krusty Krab|The Krusty Krab]]'''&lt;br /&gt;
The Krusty Krab is Bikini Bottom's premier eatery. It is made up of the kitchen, bathroom, eating area and Mr. Krabs' office.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Employees: SpongeBob and Squidward&lt;br /&gt;
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-Manager: Mr. Eugene Krabs&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[Chum Bucket]]'''&lt;br /&gt;
This is a restaurant run by Plankton. He only got  one customer but he was paid by Karen, Plankton's wife, to do it to cheer him up. In one episode, Plankton says,&amp;quot; I only got one customer. There he is.&amp;quot; He then points to a dead rat on one of the tables, next to a partly bitten Chum Burger.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Manager: Sheldon J. Plankton&lt;br /&gt;
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*Shell Shack&lt;br /&gt;
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 into the street and says &amp;quot;There's a talking dog over at the Shell Shack!&amp;quot; Later he mentioned that the talking dog was singing.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Diner]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Diner is exactly what you think it is: a diner.  It is shaped like a big boat with a lit up sign.  It has been featured in episodes like [[Chocolate With Nuts]] and [[Missing Identity]].&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat|Goofy Goober's]] is a restaurant/bar that was featured in [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]].  They serve burgers and ice cream.  Their &amp;quot;mascot&amp;quot; is a big peanut with a smiley face.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[KelpShake]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Kelpshake Was A Best Selling Drink In The Bikini Bottom , Until It Was Poisoned.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Weenie Hut Juniors]]&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Super Weenie Hut Juniors&lt;br /&gt;
A More weenier version of Weenie Hut Juniors.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Crimes/Police and Laws== [[Image:Polizeidezernat2.JPG|thumb|right|The Police Department]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Government===&lt;br /&gt;
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]], [[Mindy]] and even [[Plankton]].&lt;br /&gt;
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In the episode, &amp;quot;[[Good Neighbors]]&amp;quot;, Bikini Bottom is mentioned to have a president,so it would be a republic, and a mayor is seen in several episodes.  Although in the episode, &amp;quot;Rule of Dumb&amp;quot;, Patrick Star became [[King Patrick]] and was a king for a short time. Then followed behind him was Gary the Snail. It was then a monarchy again.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's goverment may or may not be similar to Canada's government; Monarch and someone voted by the people are ruler.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Law===&lt;br /&gt;
These are some of the laws in Bikini Bottom, which are similar to that of 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, and others.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Gericht.jpg|thumb|right|The Courthouse]]&lt;br /&gt;
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, &amp;quot;Krabs vs. Plankton&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;The Krusty Sponge&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
Plankton sued Mr. Krabs for falling on the Krusty Krab floor when there was no wet floor sign. Plankton sued for everything of what Mr. Krabs had. [[Judge StickleBack]] headed the trial, and due to a fall, Defendant Eugene Krabs' lawyer was unable to defend. &lt;br /&gt;
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SpongeBob, (posing as SpongeBob LawyerPants) became Mr. Krabs' new lawyer. The trial resulted in a victory for the defendant. In the episode, &amp;quot;The Krusty Sponge&amp;quot;, 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Crime=== [[Image:Gefaengnis.jpg|thumb|right|The Bikini Bottom Jail]]&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its fair share of criminals such as Plankton and the [[TattleTale Strangler]]. Mr. Krabs has been known to steal, or &amp;quot;borrow&amp;quot; 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 stealing 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 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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Infernal Island is a faraway island where SpongeBob went to when he missed his boat to Sun n' Fun Island.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Military/Defense===&lt;br /&gt;
Besides the [[Bikini Bottom Police Force]], Bikini Bottom has two known forms of defense. It probably has a military for in the episode Good Neighbors a military tank can be seen with a soldier inside. It is also unknown if Bikini Bottom has any military installations. Mr. Krabs served in the Navy, and the Navy has been mentioned in a few episodes. There has also been a navy reunion in the episode: [[Shell of a Man]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== Education ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Fahrschule.JPG|thumb|right|[[Mrs. Puff's Boating School]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Mrs. Puff's Boating School]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Boating School runs by [[Mrs. Puff]]. The Superintendent is [[Mr Fitz|Mr. Fitz]], and the place was once ran by [[Sergeant Roderick]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Poseidon Elementary School&lt;br /&gt;
The place where [[Plankton]] and [[Mr. Krabs]] went to school.&lt;br /&gt;
*Community College&lt;br /&gt;
The Place where [[Flats the Flounder]] and [[Patrick]] went.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Rec Center/Adult Learning Center&lt;br /&gt;
An area where there are Cooking and Art Lessons. Squidward has taught there.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bikini Bottom High School&lt;br /&gt;
The place where [[Pearl Krabs]] and her friends go to school. There is a Gym where dances are held.&lt;br /&gt;
*Bikini Bottom Elementary&lt;br /&gt;
The younger kid’s school.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Bbhigh school.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bikini Bottom High School]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== Transportation ==&lt;br /&gt;
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 to avoid late night accidents.&lt;br /&gt;
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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]] Theme Park. 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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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). [[Sandy Cheeks]] mentioned in a deleted scene of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie that buses run from Shell City to Bikini Bottom, although SpongeBob and Patrick took alternative transport by riding [[David Hasselhoff]]. 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Health==&lt;br /&gt;
The well-being of an average Bikini Bottomite is unknown, but Bikini Bottom has a few hospitals and health centers.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Bikini Bottom Hospital&lt;br /&gt;
This hospital is seen in quite a few episodes. [[Dr. Gill Gilliam]] is the most well-known doctor that works here. This hospital is known to vary from very good service ([[Suds]]) to extremely unprofessional service ([[The Lost Mattress]]). It has also been known to have had actors dressed like doctors infiltrate it for prolonged periods of time.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Weenie Hut General&lt;br /&gt;
Weenie Hut General is another hospital for softer folk.&lt;br /&gt;
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*A Veterinary Clinic (Unconfirmed)&lt;br /&gt;
In the episode, &amp;quot;Band Geeks&amp;quot;, Dr. Gill Gilliam goes to Squidward's house and asks him if there was a dying animal on the premises of his house. It is not confirmed though, and he was referring to his clarinet playing (making it evident that he thought Squidward's playing was like a dying animal).&lt;br /&gt;
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== Environment ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom is shown to be quite a clean city. Littering is highly prohibited, and the areas around Bikini Bottom are pristine. The only problem is that with high population and the amount 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, &amp;quot;[[The Endless Summer]].&amp;quot; In &amp;quot;Industrial Park”, there are many toxic chemicals and pollution.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Culture ==&lt;br /&gt;
The culture of the city is a caricature of contemporary American culture. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Arts give Bikini Bottom a better outlook on knowledge and creativity. Bikini Bottom houses 3 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 hall, and an Art Society. Squidward Tentacles contributes highly to many of the arts and music Bikini Bottom has to offer.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Hakenmuseum.jpg|thumb|right|The Hook Museum]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Entertainment in Bikini Bottom contributes to the social interaction within the city. There is the Bubble Bowl, [[Goofy Goober]]'s Ice Cream Party Boat (for the kids), [[Weenie Hut Juniors]]., Super Weenie Hut Jr., and the [[Salty Spitoon]] club (for strong people only), [[the Thug Tug]] and Tough Tavern bars (for tough men only) and The Reef Theatre (cinema). The Krusty Krab houses entertainment with shows such as the Annual Squidward Tentacles Talent Show (featuring the unpopular Squidward Live segment), the [[Komedy Krab]] and &amp;quot;Live Nude Pranksters&amp;quot;, which featured an unclothed SpongeBob and Patrick. In addition, a popular band called &amp;quot;[[Ned and the Needlefish]]&amp;quot; started in Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Disasters ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has been destroyed at least 7 times. Mr. Krabs has started two disasters: the pie bomb and crossing the beam.&lt;br /&gt;
*Wormy Incident: The citizens suffer from mass hysteria and wreck the town when SpongeBob and Patrick warn them of a monster (really Wormy as a butterfly).&lt;br /&gt;
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*Mad Snail Disease Outbreak: An outbreak of the disease turns residents into zombies (Its really fake), crippling the economy and yet again the other citizens suffer from mass hysteria and wreck the town out of panic.                                                                             &lt;br /&gt;
*Squidward's House Attack: Squidward's house turns into a giant robot when the security computer had gone haywire by SpongeBob and Patrick's apology cake and the robot destroys Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Alaskan Bull Worm Incident: An Alaskan bull worm enters the city and consumes everything in sight, so the citizens dig up Bikini Bottom and move it into a city-size trench in hopes of escaping the worm's appetite, but the worm falls into the trench when it tries to eat SpongeBob and Sandy and crushes the city, killing most of the citizens.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Pie Bomb Incident: Squidward purchases a pie to make up for employee brotherhood day, despite some of the pirates he bought it from telling him it was made in a bomb factory. When Mr. Krabs tries it, he drops it, and it almost kills the two. SpongeBob then finds it and Squidward and Mr. Krabs find SpongeBob acting like he ate it, and when told SpongeBob will be dead by sunset, Squidward makes sure SpongeBob's last hours are his best and spends quality time with him. At sunset, an explosion occurs, but Squidward finds out it was really a bubble bomb created by SpongeBob, and SpongeBob tell him he was saving the pie so they could share it, but he trips from a rock and the pie drops on Squidward's face, and an explosion the size of a nuclear bomb occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Patrick's song Incident: Patrick wrote a song called [[I Wrote This (Song)|I Wrote This]], so SpongeBob and Patrick decided to get it on the radio. The people that work in the radio rejected the song, so SpongeBob and Patrick decide to put the record on top of the tower, then it plays throughout Bikini Bottom.  The citizens freak out in chaos and destroying everything (to get rid of Patrick's song).&lt;br /&gt;
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*Crossing The Beams Incident: SpongeBob has to stay in the Krusty Krab,  because there is a stain on one of the plates and the rules say 'The Krusty Krab Must Be Ship-Shape And The Employee Must Not Leave'. SpongeBob therefore uses different machines to clean the plate. Each attempt is unsuccessful until he uses 'The Spotmaster 6000' which consists of a microwave-powered laser particle beam,a  laser-guided high pressure water cannon and a specially woven metal alloy ingeniously combined with state of the art cleaning materials. When he used maximum power (Crossing The Beams) a huge explosion occurs, just before Mr Krabs opens the Krusty Krab doors.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Gummy Incident : Patrick ate [[Gummy]] and blew a giant bubble and pop until Bikini Bottom was covered in gooey gum.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Media ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has many forms of media. News, magazines, radio, and television contribute to Bikini Bottom's wide spread of news and entertainment.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Bikini Bottom News Flash. The city paper is called the Bikini Times. It features the regular news, as well as daily comics. One of the comics is called The Wisenheimers. There is another newspaper that is called the Bikini Bottom Inquirer, which is a parody of The National Inquirer. &lt;br /&gt;
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*There are two science magazines called 'Fake Science Monthly' and 'Boring Science Digest' seen in the episode: [[The Camping Episode]]. Another magazine is called '[[Fancy Living Digest]]'. There is another magazine that is called, 'Long, Tan and Handsome', . There are two dance magazines: 'Dance Now' and 'Interpretive Dance Quarterly'. Another magazine is '[[Squid Ink Magazine]]' One that is seen in The Paper is Boring Science Digest.&lt;br /&gt;
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*There are many singers and there also appears to be boy bands and rock bands; the first being &amp;quot;[[Boys Who Cry]]&amp;quot; that Pearl enjoys and &amp;quot;[[Stingray 5000]]&amp;quot; that Patrick happily found in the dumpster, and &amp;quot;[[Ned and the Needlefish]]&amp;quot;, who appear in the episode: [[Wigstruck]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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*there is [[Bikini Bottom News]] (television newscast anchored by [[Perch Perkins]] and the Realistic Fish Head) and many different TV channels such as Sport, Lifestyle, and a &amp;quot;Secret Channel&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Religion ==&lt;br /&gt;
The main religion of Bikini Bottom is unknown but it is shown some inhabitants worship the sea god neptune,and some worship poisedion.Two fish were once seen arguing about who was the ruler of the sea. Sandy the squirrel may be Catholic or Baptist as she is from Texas.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sports ==&lt;br /&gt;
The Sports in Bikini Bottom are fairly different to a normal American range of sports. Here is the range.&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[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 8 events. The tiebreaker was bun wrestling which no one won.&lt;br /&gt;
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*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 first place, [[Snellie]] (owned by Squidward Tentacles) in second place, and Gary (disqualified, owned by SpongeBob SquarePants) in last place, disqualified due to the coach running on to the race track. &lt;br /&gt;
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*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 tosser 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&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''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 &amp;quot;Jellyfishing.&amp;quot; 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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*'''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 &amp;quot;[[Bubblestand]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Bubble Buddy]].&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
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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 &amp;quot;Karate Choppers&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Karate Island]].&amp;quot; A hot dog eating contest is briefly shown during the episode &amp;quot;[[SpongeGuard on Duty]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Holidays ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its share of holidays. It has five main holidays, as in the real world like:&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Valentine's Day''' (seen in [[Valentine's Day]]) (February 14), &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Halloween''' (seen in [[Scaredy Pants]]) (October 31), &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Christmas''' (seen in [[Christmas Who?]]) (December 25),&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Easter''' (seen in [[Breath Of Fresh Squidward]])&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Independence Day''' (seen in [[Breath Of Fresh Squidward]]) (July 4).&lt;br /&gt;
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Three minor holidays are celebrated in Bikini Bottom, which humans know of like:&lt;br /&gt;
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* '''Opposite Day''' (by Squidward seen in [[Opposite Day]]) (January 25)&lt;br /&gt;
* '''April Fools Day''' (seen in [[Fools in April]]) (April 1)&lt;br /&gt;
*'''[[Leif Erikson Day]]''' (seen in [[Bubble Buddy]]) (October 9)&lt;br /&gt;
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Other holidays are not known in the real world, but are known in Bikini Bottom are:&lt;br /&gt;
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* '''Annoy Squidward Day''' (seen in [[Employee of the Month]]) (January 15)&lt;br /&gt;
* '''Bikini Bottom Zoo Annual Free Day''' (seen in [[The Smoking Peanut]]) &lt;br /&gt;
* '''Best Friends Day''' (seen in [[The Gift of Gum]])&lt;br /&gt;
* '''National Free Balloon Day''' (seen in [[Life of Crime]]), &lt;br /&gt;
* '''Starfish Day''' (seen in [[I'm with Stupid]]), &lt;br /&gt;
* ''' No SpongeBob Day''' and '''No Patrick Day'''. (seen in [[Gone]])&lt;br /&gt;
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==Events==&lt;br /&gt;
There are popular events that take place in Bikini Bottom. Most of these events take place at Goo Lagoon. Such events include:&lt;br /&gt;
* '''The Anchor Toss Competition''' &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Hotdog Chug Contest''', &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Sand Castle Competition''', &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Surfing Competition''' and ''' Weight Lifting Competition'''. &lt;br /&gt;
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== National Anthem==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its own national anthem, which goes as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
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 Oh, Bikini Bottom, &lt;br /&gt;
 We pledge our hearts to you!&lt;br /&gt;
 As faithful, as deep, as true, as blue,&lt;br /&gt;
 Bikini Bottom, we love you!&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Plankton]] inside his [[Mr. Krabs (robot)|Krabs robot]] sang this along with [[SpongeBob]] in the episode: [[Imitation Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Places Beyond Bikini Bottom==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rock Bottom (City)|Rock Bottom]] - A place outside Bikini bottom where everything is quite different.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Atlantis]] - The place where [[King Neptune]], [[Lord Royal Highness]] and Princess [[Mindy]] live. Also, in the TV movie [[Atlantis SquarePantis]], another kind of creature resides in Atlantis, and they are known only as Atlantians.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Karate Island (place)|Karate Island]] - A place where SpongeBob and Sandy travel to, where they battle [[the Tickler]], [[Lip Service]], [[Filthy Phil]] and [[Udon]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ukulele Bottom]] - A place where SpongeBob and Patrick go to in the episode: ''[[I Was a Teenage Gary]]''.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shell City]] - A Place above water that's a gift shop; where SpongeBob and Patrick go to in [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tentacle Acres]] – Octopuses’ paradise, [[Squidward]] once went there to live there for a while.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Texas (place)|Texas]] - The place where Sandy was from.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bass Vegas]] - a place seen in the episode: [[Have You Seen This Snail?]]. There are lots of shops such as, [[Martha's Craft Zone]] and a diner.&lt;br /&gt;
* Nagoki (pronounced naw-go-key) Island - a place where SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs go when Sandy dares them to go above water. Also seen in views from above water.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Kelp City]]: The city where the Bubble Poppin' Boys formerly ruled. SpongeBob formerly ran the city, before Patrick, Sandy and Squidward took him back to Bikini Bottom. The city was seen in the episode [[What Ever Happened to SpongeBob? (Episode)|What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mirror World]] - a world that can't be accessed but able to be seen in many episodes.&lt;br /&gt;
*Farawayville - a town that [[Girly TeenGirl]] is from as seen in [[The Slumber Party]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dead Eye Gulch]] - a small town with train tracks and a [[Krusty Kantina]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Encino California]] - a town next to Los Angeles where [[Patchy the Pirate]] and [[Potty the Parrot]] live.&lt;br /&gt;
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==See Also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Places in Bikini Bottom]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Timeline]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Bikini Bottom''' is a fictional city that appears in the [[Nickelodeon]] animated television comedy, [[SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Show)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]. Located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, underneath the World War 2 nuclear test site Bikini Atoll, it is the setting in which the series' main characters live, and where most of the episodes take place.&lt;br /&gt;
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Bikini Bottom is similar to an average American city. The population is estimated at 50,000 but the urban/metro area (including [[Jellyfish Fields]]) has a population of around 4.5 million . The city consists of various businesses, including restaurants, stores, and manufacturers. The city has a stable economy, a balanced education system, questionable health care(as seen in &amp;quot;The Lost Mattress&amp;quot;), a structured government, and a firm law enforcement system. There are even stadiums, amusement parks, and other recreational facilities. Bikini Bottom first was mentioned in the episode: [[Plankton!]] but first appeared in the episode: [[Hall Monitor]].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Location ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom is located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, below its signature island, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini_Atoll Bikini Atoll], according to [[Stephen Hillenburg]]. There are many instances of evidence in the show: After being scared off by ghosts, [[Sandy Cheeks]] evacuated to Texas. She was seen flying east from the Pacific Ocean. In the Employee of the Month computer game, a fish mentions that Bikini Bottom is located in the Pacific Ocean. In The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, when SpongeBob was singing the &amp;quot;Goofy Goober Rock&amp;quot;, the camera rose out of the water into outer space. When it did, it came out of the Pacific Ocean. In the TV commercial &amp;quot;[[Plankton's Holiday Hits]]&amp;quot;, Bikini Bottom is revealed to be part of the United States, and its residents Americans. Bikini Bottom is placed beneath its namesake island, Bikini Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean. Bikini Bottom's location at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean is mentioned or referred to in several different episodes, and in the movie, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Landscapes/Geography== [[Image:Deponie.JPG|thumb|right|The Bikini Bottom Dump]] &lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom's geography is shown as consisting of mountains, dense forests, lakes, lagoons, caves, grasslands, reefs and rivers. In &amp;quot;[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]&amp;quot;, volcanoes, trenches and deserts are shown in the surrounding region. Major geographic features have colorful names including:&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Goo Lagoon]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sand Mountain]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jellyfish Fields]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kelp Forest]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Make Out Reef]] &lt;br /&gt;
*Ancient Mariner Valley (the location of [[King Neptune|Neptune]]'s Paradise.)  &lt;br /&gt;
*Atlantis&lt;br /&gt;
*Palm Bay&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brain Coral]] Fields&lt;br /&gt;
*Sulfur Fields&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Industrial Park]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mermalair]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mount Climb-up and Fall-off]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sea Needle]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Kelp City]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Bikini Bottom dump&lt;br /&gt;
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, '''The Chum Bucket''' and the '''Reef Theatre''' cinema. &lt;br /&gt;
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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, most likely a propeller from a ship, is seen in some episodes.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the center of Bikini Bottom, the citizens work and live in large, gray buildings made of metal. There are some other forms of buildings, mostly aquatic-themed as seen above. Further 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Inhabitants ==&lt;br /&gt;
Although the population of Bikini Bottom is uncertain, Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the show, confirmed that Bikini Bottom is a large city. Before almost leaving the city, Sandy Cheeks sang a song about the city, describing it as &amp;quot;Crowded and Smoggy,&amp;quot; which are the characteristics of Los Angeles, although the physical look &amp;amp; feel of Bikini Bottom suggests 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, &amp;quot;Squilliam Returns&amp;quot;, Squidward mentions Bikini Bottom is a &amp;quot;hick town&amp;quot;, meaning it is probably quite small like most hick towns. On &amp;quot;Krusty Towers&amp;quot;, Squidward mentions Bikini Bottom is in the middle of scenic nowhere; which could mean it is very small, which is the criteria of isolated cities. On &amp;quot;Nautical Novice&amp;quot;, Mrs. Puff says &amp;quot;We're going to flatten millions of innocent lives!&amp;quot;; which could mean that there are around 1,000,000 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. Many years had passed so currently there might be only 538 people living in Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Housing==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has many houses. All of the main characters have one and they are all different.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[SpongeBob's House]] - Inhabitants: [[SpongeBob]] and [[Gary]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Patrick's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Patrick]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Squidward's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Squidward]], [[Clary]] (Squidward's clarinet), and [[Snellie]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sandy's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Sandy]] and sometimes her pets&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mr. Krabs' house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mr. Krabs]] and [[Pearl Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chum Bucket|Planktons House]] - Inhabitants: [[Plankton]] and [[Karen]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mama Krabs' house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mama Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Mama Tentacles' house - Inhabitants: [[Mama Tentacles]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mrs. Puff's house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mrs. Puff]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Squilliam Fancyson's House]] - Inhabitant: [[Squilliam Fancyson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shady Shoals]] - Inhabitants: Local Seniors, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy&lt;br /&gt;
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There is also a residential community called Tentacle Acres, where only Octopi can reside.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Animals ==     &lt;br /&gt;
In Bikini Bottom, animals are similar to those &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; in the real world. Some are treated as pets, while others live in the wild.&lt;br /&gt;
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A majority of &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; live in the wild. First, [[Jellyfish]] are similar to bees. There are many different types of Jellyfish that live in Bikini Bottom. Pink are 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 worlds 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. Jellyfish are similar to cows in that they can be &amp;quot;milked&amp;quot; for their fresh jellyfish jelly. The jelly, which can be taken from the hive or from the actual jellyfish, is probably the Bikini Bottom version of honey (considering jellyfish are bees). 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, SpongeBob SquarePants: 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, &amp;quot;My Pretty Seahorse&amp;quot; and named it &amp;quot;[[Mystery]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fifth, the &amp;quot;Alaskan Bull Worm&amp;quot; is a large, omnivorous worm that attacked various parts of Bikini Bottom in its sleep in, &amp;quot;Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm&amp;quot;. It eventually went on to destroy the entire city. Sixth, '''sea urchins''', which are small &amp;quot;bug-like&amp;quot; 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 . Other &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; are treated as pets. Two well-known &amp;quot;pets&amp;quot; are '''snails''' and '''worms'''. Snails are similar to cats (because they &amp;quot;meow&amp;quot;) 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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==In Different Times==&lt;br /&gt;
''Main article:[[Timeline]]''&lt;br /&gt;
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Bikini bottom dates back to an extremely long time ago.&lt;br /&gt;
===Basic Prehistoric Era===&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom traces back to when [[Primate Sponge]] and [[Prehistoric Patrick]] lived. This was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;SB-129&amp;quot;. Back then, everything was full of prehistoric jungles and sponge-eating plants.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Advanced Prehistoric Era===&lt;br /&gt;
The Advanced Prehistoric Era was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;Ugh!&amp;quot;. In this episode, you saw the lives of [[SpongeGar]], [[Patar]] and [[Squog]]. In this time, things were much more advanced, with a language system and basic housing. There were still only three known housings; SpongeBob's, Patrick's, and Squidward's. There were many jungles. There were also foghorn-like creatures, and [[Prehistoric Krabs]], (Mr. Krabs a la caveman). This era can also be seen in [[Atlantis SquarePantis]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Medieval Times===&lt;br /&gt;
Medieval Times was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;Dunces and Dragons&amp;quot;. The totalarian 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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'''''Places'''''&lt;br /&gt;
*King Krabs' Castle:  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
*Planktonamor's Tower: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Village: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Village was 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.&lt;br /&gt;
*Armor Shop: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Armor Shop was a store that sold armor and weapons and even made them. There was only one known employee, the owner.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Western Times===&lt;br /&gt;
In Western times, Bikini Bottom is called [[Dead Eye Gulch]] in which [[Dead Eye Plankton]] rules the entire town and everything there is owned by Dead Eye Plankton. So every store 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. Skulls of dead animals can be seen. Seahorses and coffins are used for transportation.&lt;br /&gt;
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'''''Places'''''&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Krusty Kantina|The Krusty Kantina]]: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Krusty Kantina is owned by [[Mr. Krabs' Western Ancestor]]. 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 [[Mrs. Puff's Western Ancestor]] used to dance. The Krusty Kantina also owned a piano, that worked by putting a coin inside the coin slot. The only one who played the piano was [[Squidward's Western Ancestor]]. The Krusty Kantina only served milk for they were still in search of a fry cook.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Dead Eye Funeral Parlor and Ice Cream Parlor: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dead Eye Funeral Parlor and Ice Cream Parlor is a place where you get hand made coffins and ice cream at the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Old Dead Tree Hill: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Old Dead Tree Hill was a cemetery for all of the past sheriffs who had been killed by Dead Eye Plankton; unfortunately this cemetery was already full.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Boot Hill: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dead Eye Boot Hill was the 2nd cemetery built for the past sheriffs that had been killed by Dead Eye Plankton.&lt;br /&gt;
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===41st century===&lt;br /&gt;
In the 41st century, everything will be painted in chrome, and the only residents known are the robots [[SpongeTron]], [[Patron]] and the chrome-workers. The only place seen in the 41st century was the futuristic [[Krusty Krab]]. [[Squidward]] traveled here by running into a freezer to hide, and then getting stuck and freezing himself solid until SpongeTron found him many, many years later.&lt;br /&gt;
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===51st century===&lt;br /&gt;
The 51st century was seen in the episode [[SpongeHenge]]. Then chrome was not used, and there are aliens instead of fish that are in glass containers. [[The Three Aliens]] also discovered the [[SpongeBob Stones]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Trade==&lt;br /&gt;
===Restaurants/Eatery's and Bars===&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[Krusty Krab|The Krusty Krab]]'''&lt;br /&gt;
The Krusty Krab is Bikini Bottom's premier eatery. It is made up of the kitchen, bathroom, eating area and Mr. Krabs' office.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Employees: SpongeBob and Squidward&lt;br /&gt;
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-Manager: Mr. Eugene Krabs&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[Chum Bucket]]'''&lt;br /&gt;
This is a restaurant run by Plankton. He only got  one customer but he was paid by Karen, Plankton's wife, to do it to cheer him up. In one episode, Plankton says,&amp;quot; I only got one customer. There he is.&amp;quot; He then points to a dead rat on one of the tables, next to a partly bitten Chum Burger.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Manager: Sheldon J. Plankton&lt;br /&gt;
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*Shell Shack&lt;br /&gt;
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 into the street and says &amp;quot;There's a talking dog over at the Shell Shack!&amp;quot; Later he mentioned that the talking dog was singing.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Diner]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Diner is exactly what you think it is: a diner.  It is shaped like a big boat with a lit up sign.  It has been featured in episodes like [[Chocolate With Nuts]] and [[Missing Identity]].&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat|Goofy Goober's]] is a restaurant/bar that was featured in [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]].  They serve burgers and ice cream.  Their &amp;quot;mascot&amp;quot; is a big peanut with a smiley face.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[KelpShake]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Kelpshake Was A Best Selling Drink In The Bikini Bottom , Until It Was Poisoned.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Weenie Hut Juniors]]&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Super Weenie Hut Juniors&lt;br /&gt;
A More weenier version of Weenie Hut Juniors.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Crimes/Police and Laws== [[Image:Polizeidezernat2.JPG|thumb|right|The Police Department]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Government===&lt;br /&gt;
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]], [[Mindy]] and even [[Plankton]].&lt;br /&gt;
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In the episode, &amp;quot;[[Good Neighbors]]&amp;quot;, Bikini Bottom is mentioned to have a president,so it would be a republic, and a mayor is seen in several episodes.  Although in the episode, &amp;quot;Rule of Dumb&amp;quot;, Patrick Star became [[King Patrick]] and was a king for a short time. Then followed behind him was Gary the Snail. It was then a monarchy again.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's goverment may or may not be similar to Canada's government; Monarch and someone voted by the people are ruler.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Law===&lt;br /&gt;
These are some of the laws in Bikini Bottom, which are similar to that of 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, and others.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Gericht.jpg|thumb|right|The Courthouse]]&lt;br /&gt;
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, &amp;quot;Krabs vs. Plankton&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;The Krusty Sponge&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
Plankton sued Mr. Krabs for falling on the Krusty Krab floor when there was no wet floor sign. Plankton sued for everything of what Mr. Krabs had. [[Judge StickleBack]] headed the trial, and due to a fall, Defendant Eugene Krabs' lawyer was unable to defend. &lt;br /&gt;
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SpongeBob, (posing as SpongeBob LawyerPants) became Mr. Krabs' new lawyer. The trial resulted in a victory for the defendant. In the episode, &amp;quot;The Krusty Sponge&amp;quot;, 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Crime=== [[Image:Gefaengnis.jpg|thumb|right|The Bikini Bottom Jail]]&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its fair share of criminals such as Plankton and the [[TattleTale Strangler]]. Mr. Krabs has been known to steal, or &amp;quot;borrow&amp;quot; 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 stealing 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 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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Infernal Island is a faraway island where SpongeBob went to when he missed his boat to Sun n' Fun Island.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Military/Defense===&lt;br /&gt;
Besides the [[Bikini Bottom Police Force]], Bikini Bottom has two known forms of defense. It probably has a military for in the episode Good Neighbors a military tank can be seen with a soldier inside. It is also unknown if Bikini Bottom has any military installations. Mr. Krabs served in the Navy, and the Navy has been mentioned in a few episodes. There has also been a navy reunion in the episode: [[Shell of a Man]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== Education ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Fahrschule.JPG|thumb|right|[[Mrs. Puff's Boating School]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Mrs. Puff's Boating School]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Boating School runs by [[Mrs. Puff]]. The Superintendent is [[Mr Fitz|Mr. Fitz]], and the place was once ran by [[Sergeant Roderick]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Poseidon Elementary School&lt;br /&gt;
The place where [[Plankton]] and [[Mr. Krabs]] went to school.&lt;br /&gt;
*Community College&lt;br /&gt;
The Place where [[Flats the Flounder]] and [[Patrick]] went.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Rec Center/Adult Learning Center&lt;br /&gt;
An area where there are Cooking and Art Lessons. Squidward has taught there.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bikini Bottom High School&lt;br /&gt;
The place where [[Pearl Krabs]] and her friends go to school. There is a Gym where dances are held.&lt;br /&gt;
*Bikini Bottom Elementary&lt;br /&gt;
The younger kid’s school.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Bbhigh school.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bikini Bottom High School]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== Transportation ==&lt;br /&gt;
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 to avoid late night accidents.&lt;br /&gt;
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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]] Theme Park. 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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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). [[Sandy Cheeks]] mentioned in a deleted scene of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie that buses run from Shell City to Bikini Bottom, although SpongeBob and Patrick took alternative transport by riding [[David Hasselhoff]]. 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Health==&lt;br /&gt;
The well-being of an average Bikini Bottomite is unknown, but Bikini Bottom has a few hospitals and health centers.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Bikini Bottom Hospital&lt;br /&gt;
This hospital is seen in quite a few episodes. [[Dr. Gill Gilliam]] is the most well-known doctor that works here. This hospital is known to vary from very good service ([[Suds]]) to extremely unprofessional service ([[The Lost Mattress]]). It has also been known to have had actors dressed like doctors infiltrate it for prolonged periods of time.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Weenie Hut General&lt;br /&gt;
Weenie Hut General is another hospital for softer folk.&lt;br /&gt;
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*A Veterinary Clinic (Unconfirmed)&lt;br /&gt;
In the episode, &amp;quot;Band Geeks&amp;quot;, Dr. Gill Gilliam goes to Squidward's house and asks him if there was a dying animal on the premises of his house. It is not confirmed though, and he was referring to his clarinet playing (making it evident that he thought Squidward's playing was like a dying animal).&lt;br /&gt;
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== Environment ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom is shown to be quite a clean city. Littering is highly prohibited, and the areas around Bikini Bottom are pristine. The only problem is that with high population and the amount 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, &amp;quot;[[The Endless Summer]].&amp;quot; In &amp;quot;Industrial Park”, there are many toxic chemicals and pollution.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Culture ==&lt;br /&gt;
The culture of the city is a caricature of contemporary American culture. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Arts give Bikini Bottom a better outlook on knowledge and creativity. Bikini Bottom houses 3 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 hall, and an Art Society. Squidward Tentacles contributes highly to many of the arts and music Bikini Bottom has to offer.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Hakenmuseum.jpg|thumb|right|The Hook Museum]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Entertainment in Bikini Bottom contributes to the social interaction within the city. There is the Bubble Bowl, [[Goofy Goober]]'s Ice Cream Party Boat (for the kids), [[Weenie Hut Juniors]]., Super Weenie Hut Jr., and the [[Salty Spitoon]] club (for strong people only), [[the Thug Tug]] and Tough Tavern bars (for tough men only) and The Reef Theatre (cinema). The Krusty Krab houses entertainment with shows such as the Annual Squidward Tentacles Talent Show (featuring the unpopular Squidward Live segment), the [[Komedy Krab]] and &amp;quot;Live Nude Pranksters&amp;quot;, which featured an unclothed SpongeBob and Patrick. In addition, a popular band called &amp;quot;[[Ned and the Needlefish]]&amp;quot; started in Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Disasters ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has been destroyed at least 7 times. Mr. Krabs has started two disasters: the pie bomb and crossing the beam.&lt;br /&gt;
*Wormy Incident: The citizens suffer from mass hysteria and wreck the town when SpongeBob and Patrick warn them of a monster (really Wormy as a butterfly).&lt;br /&gt;
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*Mad Snail Disease Outbreak: An outbreak of the disease turns residents into zombies (Its really fake), crippling the economy and yet again the other citizens suffer from mass hysteria and wreck the town out of panic.                                                                             &lt;br /&gt;
*Squidward's House Attack: Squidward's house turns into a giant robot when the security computer had gone haywire by SpongeBob and Patrick's apology cake and the robot destroys Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Alaskan Bull Worm Incident: An Alaskan bull worm enters the city and consumes everything in sight, so the citizens dig up Bikini Bottom and move it into a city-size trench in hopes of escaping the worm's appetite, but the worm falls into the trench when it tries to eat SpongeBob and Sandy and crushes the city, killing most of the citizens.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Pie Bomb Incident: Squidward purchases a pie to make up for employee brotherhood day, despite some of the pirates he bought it from telling him it was made in a bomb factory. When Mr. Krabs tries it, he drops it, and it almost kills the two. SpongeBob then finds it and Squidward and Mr. Krabs find SpongeBob acting like he ate it, and when told SpongeBob will be dead by sunset, Squidward makes sure SpongeBob's last hours are his best and spends quality time with him. At sunset, an explosion occurs, but Squidward finds out it was really a bubble bomb created by SpongeBob, and SpongeBob tell him he was saving the pie so they could share it, but he trips from a rock and the pie drops on Squidward's face, and an explosion the size of a nuclear bomb occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Patrick's song Incident: Patrick wrote a song called [[I Wrote This (Song)|I Wrote This]], so SpongeBob and Patrick decided to get it on the radio. The people that work in the radio rejected the song, so SpongeBob and Patrick decide to put the record on top of the tower, then it plays throughout Bikini Bottom.  The citizens freak out in chaos and destroying everything (to get rid of Patrick's song).&lt;br /&gt;
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*Crossing The Beams Incident: SpongeBob has to stay in the Krusty Krab,  because there is a stain on one of the plates and the rules say 'The Krusty Krab Must Be Ship-Shape And The Employee Must Not Leave'. SpongeBob therefore uses different machines to clean the plate. Each attempt is unsuccessful until he uses 'The Spotmaster 6000' which consists of a microwave-powered laser particle beam,a  laser-guided high pressure water cannon and a specially woven metal alloy ingeniously combined with state of the art cleaning materials. When he used maximum power (Crossing The Beams) a huge explosion occurs, just before Mr Krabs opens the Krusty Krab doors.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Gummy Incident : Patrick ate [[Gummy]] and blew a giant bubble and pop until Bikini Bottom was covered in gooey gum.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Media ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has many forms of media. News, magazines, radio, and television contribute to Bikini Bottom's wide spread of news and entertainment.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Bikini Bottom News Flash. The city paper is called the Bikini Times. It features the regular news, as well as daily comics. One of the comics is called The Wisenheimers. There is another newspaper that is called the Bikini Bottom Inquirer, which is a parody of The National Inquirer. &lt;br /&gt;
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*There are two science magazines called 'Fake Science Monthly' and 'Boring Science Digest' seen in the episode: [[The Camping Episode]]. Another magazine is called '[[Fancy Living Digest]]'. There is another magazine that is called, 'Long, Tan and Handsome', . There are two dance magazines: 'Dance Now' and 'Interpretive Dance Quarterly'. Another magazine is '[[Squid Ink Magazine]]' One that is seen in The Paper is Boring Science Digest.&lt;br /&gt;
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*There are many singers and there also appears to be boy bands and rock bands; the first being &amp;quot;[[Boys Who Cry]]&amp;quot; that Pearl enjoys and &amp;quot;[[Stingray 5000]]&amp;quot; that Patrick happily found in the dumpster, and &amp;quot;[[Ned and the Needlefish]]&amp;quot;, who appear in the episode: [[Wigstruck]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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*there is [[Bikini Bottom News]] (television newscast anchored by [[Perch Perkins]] and the Realistic Fish Head) and many different TV channels such as Sport, Lifestyle, and a &amp;quot;Secret Channel&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Religion ==&lt;br /&gt;
The main religion of Bikini Bottom is unknown but it is shown some inhabitants worship the sea god neptune,and some worship poisedion.Two fish were once seen arguing about who was the ruler of the sea. Sandy the squirrel may be Catholic or Baptist as she is from Texas.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sports ==&lt;br /&gt;
The Sports in Bikini Bottom are fairly different to a normal American range of sports. Here is the range.&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[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 8 events. The tiebreaker was bun wrestling which no one won.&lt;br /&gt;
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*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 first place, [[Snellie]] (owned by Squidward Tentacles) in second place, and Gary (disqualified, owned by SpongeBob SquarePants) in last place, disqualified due to the coach running on to the race track. &lt;br /&gt;
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*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 tosser 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&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''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 &amp;quot;Jellyfishing.&amp;quot; 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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*'''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 &amp;quot;[[Bubblestand]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Bubble Buddy]].&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
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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 &amp;quot;Karate Choppers&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Karate Island]].&amp;quot; A hot dog eating contest is briefly shown during the episode &amp;quot;[[SpongeGuard on Duty]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Holidays ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its share of holidays. It has five main holidays, as in the real world like:&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Valentine's Day''' (seen in [[Valentine's Day]]) (February 14), &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Halloween''' (seen in [[Scaredy Pants]]) (October 31), &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Christmas''' (seen in [[Christmas Who?]]) (December 25),&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Easter''' (seen in [[Breath Of Fresh Squidward]])&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Independence Day''' (seen in [[Breath Of Fresh Squidward]]) (July 4).&lt;br /&gt;
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Three minor holidays are celebrated in Bikini Bottom, which humans know of like:&lt;br /&gt;
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* '''Opposite Day''' (by Squidward seen in [[Opposite Day]]) (January 25)&lt;br /&gt;
* '''April Fools Day''' (seen in [[Fools in April]]) (April 1)&lt;br /&gt;
*'''[[Leif Erikson Day]]''' (seen in [[Bubble Buddy]]) (October 9)&lt;br /&gt;
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Other holidays are not known in the real world, but are known in Bikini Bottom are:&lt;br /&gt;
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* '''Annoy Squidward Day''' (seen in [[Employee of the Month]]) (January 15)&lt;br /&gt;
* '''Bikini Bottom Zoo Annual Free Day''' (seen in [[The Smoking Peanut]]) &lt;br /&gt;
* '''Best Friends Day''' (seen in [[The Gift of Gum]])&lt;br /&gt;
* '''National Free Balloon Day''' (seen in [[Life of Crime]]), &lt;br /&gt;
* '''Starfish Day''' (seen in [[I'm with Stupid]]), &lt;br /&gt;
* ''' No SpongeBob Day''' and '''No Patrick Day'''. (seen in [[Gone]])&lt;br /&gt;
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==Events==&lt;br /&gt;
There are popular events that take place in Bikini Bottom. Most of these events take place at Goo Lagoon. Such events include:&lt;br /&gt;
* '''The Anchor Toss Competition''' &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Hotdog Chug Contest''', &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Sand Castle Competition''', &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Surfing Competition''' and ''' Weight Lifting Competition'''. &lt;br /&gt;
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== National Anthem==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its own national anthem, which goes as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
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 Oh, Bikini Bottom, &lt;br /&gt;
 We pledge our hearts to you!&lt;br /&gt;
 As faithful, as deep, as true, as blue,&lt;br /&gt;
 Bikini Bottom, we love you!&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Plankton]] inside his [[Mr. Krabs (robot)|Krabs robot]] sang this along with [[SpongeBob]] in the episode: [[Imitation Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Places Beyond Bikini Bottom==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rock Bottom (City)|Rock Bottom]] - A place outside Bikini bottom where everything is quite different.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Atlantis]] - The place where [[King Neptune]], [[Lord Royal Highness]] and Princess [[Mindy]] live. Also, in the TV movie [[Atlantis SquarePantis]], another kind of creature resides in Atlantis, and they are known only as Atlantians.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Karate Island (place)|Karate Island]] - A place where SpongeBob and Sandy travel to, where they battle [[the Tickler]], [[Lip Service]], [[Filthy Phil]] and [[Udon]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ukulele Bottom]] - A place where SpongeBob and Patrick go to in the episode: ''[[I Was a Teenage Gary]]''.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shell City]] - A Place above water that's a gift shop; where SpongeBob and Patrick go to in [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tentacle Acres]] – Octopuses’ paradise, [[Squidward]] once went there to live there for a while.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Texas (place)|Texas]] - The place where Sandy was from.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bass Vegas]] - a place seen in the episode: [[Have You Seen This Snail?]]. There are lots of shops such as, [[Martha's Craft Zone]] and a diner.&lt;br /&gt;
* Nagoki (pronounced naw-go-key) Island - a place where SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs go when Sandy dares them to go above water. Also seen in views from above water.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Kelp City]]: The city where the Bubble Poppin' Boys formerly ruled. SpongeBob formerly ran the city, before Patrick, Sandy and Squidward took him back to Bikini Bottom. The city was seen in the episode [[What Ever Happened to SpongeBob? (Episode)|What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mirror World]] - a world that can't be accessed but able to be seen in many episodes.&lt;br /&gt;
*Farawayville - a town that [[Girly TeenGirl]] is from as seen in [[The Slumber Party]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dead Eye Gulch]] - a small town with train tracks and a [[Krusty Kantina]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Encino California]] - a town next to Los Angeles where [[Patchy the Pirate]] and [[Potty the Parrot]] live.&lt;br /&gt;
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==See Also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Places in Bikini Bottom]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Timeline]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Place]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Bikini Bottom''' is a fictional city that appears in the [[Nickelodeon]] animated television comedy, [[SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Show)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]. Located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, underneath the World War 2 nuclear test site Bikini Atoll, it is the setting in which the series' main characters live, and where most of the episodes take place.&lt;br /&gt;
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Bikini Bottom is similar to an average American city. The population is estimated at 50,000 but the urban/metro area (including [[Jellyfish Fields]]) has a population of around 4.5 million . The city consists of various businesses, including restaurants, stores, and manufacturers. The city has a stable economy, a balanced education system, questionable health care(as seen in &amp;quot;The Lost Mattress&amp;quot;), a structured government, and a firm law enforcement system. There are even stadiums, amusement parks, and other recreational facilities. Bikini Bottom first was mentioned in the episode: [[Plankton!]] but first appeared in the episode: [[Hall Monitor]].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Location ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom is located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, below its signature island, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini_Atoll Bikini Atoll], according to [[Stephen Hillenburg]]. There are many instances of evidence in the show: After being scared off by ghosts, [[Sandy Cheeks]] evacuated to Texas. She was seen flying east from the Pacific Ocean. In the Employee of the Month computer game, a fish mentions that Bikini Bottom is located in the Pacific Ocean. In The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, when SpongeBob was singing the &amp;quot;Goofy Goober Rock&amp;quot;, the camera rose out of the water into outer space. When it did, it came out of the Pacific Ocean. In the TV commercial &amp;quot;[[Plankton's Holiday Hits]]&amp;quot;, Bikini Bottom is revealed to be part of the United States, and its residents Americans. Bikini Bottom is placed beneath its namesake island, Bikini Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean. Bikini Bottom's location at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean is mentioned or referred to in several different episodes, and in the movie, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Landscapes/Geography== [[Image:Deponie.JPG|thumb|right|The Bikini Bottom Dump]] &lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom's geography is shown as consisting of mountains, dense forests, lakes, lagoons, caves, grasslands, reefs and rivers. In &amp;quot;[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]&amp;quot;, volcanoes, trenches and deserts are shown in the surrounding region. Major geographic features have colorful names including:&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Goo Lagoon]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sand Mountain]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jellyfish Fields]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kelp Forest]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Make Out Reef]] &lt;br /&gt;
*Ancient Mariner Valley (the location of [[King Neptune|Neptune]]'s Paradise.)  &lt;br /&gt;
*Atlantis&lt;br /&gt;
*Palm Bay&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brain Coral]] Fields&lt;br /&gt;
*Sulfur Fields&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Industrial Park]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mermalair]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mount Climb-up and Fall-off]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sea Needle]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Kelp City]]&lt;br /&gt;
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, '''The Chum Bucket''' and the '''Reef Theatre''' cinema. &lt;br /&gt;
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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, most likely a propeller from a ship, is seen in some episodes.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the center of Bikini Bottom, the citizens work and live in large, gray buildings made of metal. There are some other forms of buildings, mostly aquatic-themed as seen above. Further 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Inhabitants ==&lt;br /&gt;
Although the population of Bikini Bottom is uncertain, Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the show, confirmed that Bikini Bottom is a large city. Before almost leaving the city, Sandy Cheeks sang a song about the city, describing it as &amp;quot;Crowded and Smoggy,&amp;quot; which are the characteristics of Los Angeles, although the physical look &amp;amp; feel of Bikini Bottom suggests 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, &amp;quot;Squilliam Returns&amp;quot;, Squidward mentions Bikini Bottom is a &amp;quot;hick town&amp;quot;, meaning it is probably quite small like most hick towns. On &amp;quot;Krusty Towers&amp;quot;, Squidward mentions Bikini Bottom is in the middle of scenic nowhere; which could mean it is very small, which is the criteria of isolated cities. On &amp;quot;Nautical Novice&amp;quot;, Mrs. Puff says &amp;quot;We're going to flatten millions of innocent lives!&amp;quot;; which could mean that there are around 1,000,000 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. Many years had passed so currently there might be only 538 people living in Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Housing==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has many houses. All of the main characters have one and they are all different.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[SpongeBob's House]] - Inhabitants: [[SpongeBob]] and [[Gary]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Patrick's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Patrick]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Squidward's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Squidward]], [[Clary]] (Squidward's clarinet), and [[Snellie]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sandy's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Sandy]] and sometimes her pets&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mr. Krabs' house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mr. Krabs]] and [[Pearl Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chum Bucket|Planktons House]] - Inhabitants: [[Plankton]] and [[Karen]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mama Krabs' house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mama Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Mama Tentacles' house - Inhabitants: [[Mama Tentacles]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mrs. Puff's house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mrs. Puff]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Squilliam Fancyson's House]] - Inhabitant: [[Squilliam Fancyson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shady Shoals]] - Inhabitants: Local Seniors, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy&lt;br /&gt;
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There is also a residential community called Tentacle Acres, where only Octopi can reside.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Animals ==     &lt;br /&gt;
In Bikini Bottom, animals are similar to those &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; in the real world. Some are treated as pets, while others live in the wild.&lt;br /&gt;
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A majority of &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; live in the wild. First, [[Jellyfish]] are similar to bees. There are many different types of Jellyfish that live in Bikini Bottom. Pink are 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 worlds 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. Jellyfish are similar to cows in that they can be &amp;quot;milked&amp;quot; for their fresh jellyfish jelly. The jelly, which can be taken from the hive or from the actual jellyfish, is probably the Bikini Bottom version of honey (considering jellyfish are bees). 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, SpongeBob SquarePants: 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, &amp;quot;My Pretty Seahorse&amp;quot; and named it &amp;quot;[[Mystery]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fifth, the &amp;quot;Alaskan Bull Worm&amp;quot; is a large, omnivorous worm that attacked various parts of Bikini Bottom in its sleep in, &amp;quot;Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm&amp;quot;. It eventually went on to destroy the entire city. Sixth, '''sea urchins''', which are small &amp;quot;bug-like&amp;quot; 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 . Other &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; are treated as pets. Two well-known &amp;quot;pets&amp;quot; are '''snails''' and '''worms'''. Snails are similar to cats (because they &amp;quot;meow&amp;quot;) 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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==In Different Times==&lt;br /&gt;
''Main article:[[Timeline]]''&lt;br /&gt;
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Bikini bottom dates back to an extremely long time ago.&lt;br /&gt;
===Basic Prehistoric Era===&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom traces back to when [[Primate Sponge]] and [[Prehistoric Patrick]] lived. This was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;SB-129&amp;quot;. Back then, everything was full of prehistoric jungles and sponge-eating plants.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Advanced Prehistoric Era===&lt;br /&gt;
The Advanced Prehistoric Era was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;Ugh!&amp;quot;. In this episode, you saw the lives of [[SpongeGar]], [[Patar]] and [[Squog]]. In this time, things were much more advanced, with a language system and basic housing. There were still only three known housings; SpongeBob's, Patrick's, and Squidward's. There were many jungles. There were also foghorn-like creatures, and [[Prehistoric Krabs]], (Mr. Krabs a la caveman). This era can also be seen in [[Atlantis SquarePantis]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Medieval Times===&lt;br /&gt;
Medieval Times was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;Dunces and Dragons&amp;quot;. The totalarian 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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'''''Places'''''&lt;br /&gt;
*King Krabs' Castle:  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
*Planktonamor's Tower: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Village: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Village was 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.&lt;br /&gt;
*Armor Shop: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Armor Shop was a store that sold armor and weapons and even made them. There was only one known employee, the owner.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Western Times===&lt;br /&gt;
In Western times, Bikini Bottom is called [[Dead Eye Gulch]] in which [[Dead Eye Plankton]] rules the entire town and everything there is owned by Dead Eye Plankton. So every store 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. Skulls of dead animals can be seen. Seahorses and coffins are used for transportation.&lt;br /&gt;
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'''''Places'''''&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Krusty Kantina|The Krusty Kantina]]: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Krusty Kantina is owned by [[Mr. Krabs' Western Ancestor]]. 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 [[Mrs. Puff's Western Ancestor]] used to dance. The Krusty Kantina also owned a piano, that worked by putting a coin inside the coin slot. The only one who played the piano was [[Squidward's Western Ancestor]]. The Krusty Kantina only served milk for they were still in search of a fry cook.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Dead Eye Funeral Parlor and Ice Cream Parlor: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dead Eye Funeral Parlor and Ice Cream Parlor is a place where you get hand made coffins and ice cream at the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Old Dead Tree Hill: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Old Dead Tree Hill was a cemetery for all of the past sheriffs who had been killed by Dead Eye Plankton; unfortunately this cemetery was already full.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Boot Hill: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dead Eye Boot Hill was the 2nd cemetery built for the past sheriffs that had been killed by Dead Eye Plankton.&lt;br /&gt;
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===41st century===&lt;br /&gt;
In the 41st century, everything will be painted in chrome, and the only residents known are the robots [[SpongeTron]], [[Patron]] and the chrome-workers. The only place seen in the 41st century was the futuristic [[Krusty Krab]]. [[Squidward]] traveled here by running into a freezer to hide, and then getting stuck and freezing himself solid until SpongeTron found him many, many years later.&lt;br /&gt;
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===51st century===&lt;br /&gt;
The 51st century was seen in the episode [[SpongeHenge]]. Then chrome was not used, and there are aliens instead of fish that are in glass containers. [[The Three Aliens]] also discovered the [[SpongeBob Stones]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Trade==&lt;br /&gt;
===Restaurants/Eatery's and Bars===&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[Krusty Krab|The Krusty Krab]]'''&lt;br /&gt;
The Krusty Krab is Bikini Bottom's premier eatery. It is made up of the kitchen, bathroom, eating area and Mr. Krabs' office.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Employees: SpongeBob and Squidward&lt;br /&gt;
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-Manager: Mr. Eugene Krabs&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[Chum Bucket]]'''&lt;br /&gt;
This is a restaurant run by Plankton. He only got  one customer but he was paid by Karen, Plankton's wife, to do it to cheer him up. In one episode, Plankton says,&amp;quot; I only got one customer. There he is.&amp;quot; He then points to a dead rat on one of the tables, next to a partly bitten Chum Burger.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Manager: Sheldon J. Plankton&lt;br /&gt;
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*Shell Shack&lt;br /&gt;
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 into the street and says &amp;quot;There's a talking dog over at the Shell Shack!&amp;quot; Later he mentioned that the talking dog was singing.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Diner]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Diner is exactly what you think it is: a diner.  It is shaped like a big boat with a lit up sign.  It has been featured in episodes like [[Chocolate With Nuts]] and [[Missing Identity]].&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat|Goofy Goober's]] is a restaurant/bar that was featured in [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]].  They serve burgers and ice cream.  Their &amp;quot;mascot&amp;quot; is a big peanut with a smiley face.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[KelpShake]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Kelpshake Was A Best Selling Drink In The Bikini Bottom , Until It Was Poisoned.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Weenie Hut Juniors]]&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Super Weenie Hut Juniors&lt;br /&gt;
A More weenier version of Weenie Hut Juniors.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Crimes/Police and Laws== [[Image:Polizeidezernat2.JPG|thumb|right|The Police Department]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Government===&lt;br /&gt;
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]], [[Mindy]] and even [[Plankton]].&lt;br /&gt;
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In the episode, &amp;quot;[[Good Neighbors]]&amp;quot;, Bikini Bottom is mentioned to have a president,so it would be a republic, and a mayor is seen in several episodes.  Although in the episode, &amp;quot;Rule of Dumb&amp;quot;, Patrick Star became [[King Patrick]] and was a king for a short time. Then followed behind him was Gary the Snail. It was then a monarchy again.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's goverment may or may not be similar to Canada's government; Monarch and someone voted by the people are ruler.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Law===&lt;br /&gt;
These are some of the laws in Bikini Bottom, which are similar to that of 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, and others.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Gericht.jpg|thumb|right|The Courthouse]]&lt;br /&gt;
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, &amp;quot;Krabs vs. Plankton&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;The Krusty Sponge&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
Plankton sued Mr. Krabs for falling on the Krusty Krab floor when there was no wet floor sign. Plankton sued for everything of what Mr. Krabs had. [[Judge StickleBack]] headed the trial, and due to a fall, Defendant Eugene Krabs' lawyer was unable to defend. &lt;br /&gt;
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SpongeBob, (posing as SpongeBob LawyerPants) became Mr. Krabs' new lawyer. The trial resulted in a victory for the defendant. In the episode, &amp;quot;The Krusty Sponge&amp;quot;, 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Crime=== [[Image:Gefaengnis.jpg|thumb|right|The Bikini Bottom Jail]]&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its fair share of criminals such as Plankton and the [[TattleTale Strangler]]. Mr. Krabs has been known to steal, or &amp;quot;borrow&amp;quot; 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 stealing 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 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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Infernal Island is a faraway island where SpongeBob went to when he missed his boat to Sun n' Fun Island.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Military/Defense===&lt;br /&gt;
Besides the [[Bikini Bottom Police Force]], Bikini Bottom has two known forms of defense. It probably has a military for in the episode Good Neighbors a military tank can be seen with a soldier inside. It is also unknown if Bikini Bottom has any military installations. Mr. Krabs served in the Navy, and the Navy has been mentioned in a few episodes. There has also been a navy reunion in the episode: [[Shell of a Man]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== Education ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Fahrschule.JPG|thumb|right|[[Mrs. Puff's Boating School]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Mrs. Puff's Boating School]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Boating School runs by [[Mrs. Puff]]. The Superintendent is [[Mr Fitz|Mr. Fitz]], and the place was once ran by [[Sergeant Roderick]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Poseidon Elementary School&lt;br /&gt;
The place where [[Plankton]] and [[Mr. Krabs]] went to school.&lt;br /&gt;
*Community College&lt;br /&gt;
The Place where [[Flats the Flounder]] and [[Patrick]] went.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Rec Center/Adult Learning Center&lt;br /&gt;
An area where there are Cooking and Art Lessons. Squidward has taught there.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bikini Bottom High School&lt;br /&gt;
The place where [[Pearl Krabs]] and her friends go to school. There is a Gym where dances are held.&lt;br /&gt;
*Bikini Bottom Elementary&lt;br /&gt;
The younger kid’s school.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Bbhigh school.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bikini Bottom High School]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== Transportation ==&lt;br /&gt;
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 to avoid late night accidents.&lt;br /&gt;
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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]] Theme Park. 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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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). [[Sandy Cheeks]] mentioned in a deleted scene of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie that buses run from Shell City to Bikini Bottom, although SpongeBob and Patrick took alternative transport by riding [[David Hasselhoff]]. 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Health==&lt;br /&gt;
The well-being of an average Bikini Bottomite is unknown, but Bikini Bottom has a few hospitals and health centers.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Bikini Bottom Hospital&lt;br /&gt;
This hospital is seen in quite a few episodes. [[Dr. Gill Gilliam]] is the most well-known doctor that works here. This hospital is known to vary from very good service ([[Suds]]) to extremely unprofessional service ([[The Lost Mattress]]). It has also been known to have had actors dressed like doctors infiltrate it for prolonged periods of time.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Weenie Hut General&lt;br /&gt;
Weenie Hut General is another hospital for softer folk.&lt;br /&gt;
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*A Veterinary Clinic (Unconfirmed)&lt;br /&gt;
In the episode, &amp;quot;Band Geeks&amp;quot;, Dr. Gill Gilliam goes to Squidward's house and asks him if there was a dying animal on the premises of his house. It is not confirmed though, and he was referring to his clarinet playing (making it evident that he thought Squidward's playing was like a dying animal).&lt;br /&gt;
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== Environment ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom is shown to be quite a clean city. Littering is highly prohibited, and the areas around Bikini Bottom are pristine. The only problem is that with high population and the amount 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, &amp;quot;[[The Endless Summer]].&amp;quot; In &amp;quot;Industrial Park”, there are many toxic chemicals and pollution.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Culture ==&lt;br /&gt;
The culture of the city is a caricature of contemporary American culture. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Arts give Bikini Bottom a better outlook on knowledge and creativity. Bikini Bottom houses 3 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 hall, and an Art Society. Squidward Tentacles contributes highly to many of the arts and music Bikini Bottom has to offer.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Hakenmuseum.jpg|thumb|right|The Hook Museum]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Entertainment in Bikini Bottom contributes to the social interaction within the city. There is the Bubble Bowl, [[Goofy Goober]]'s Ice Cream Party Boat (for the kids), [[Weenie Hut Juniors]]., Super Weenie Hut Jr., and the [[Salty Spitoon]] club (for strong people only), [[the Thug Tug]] and Tough Tavern bars (for tough men only) and The Reef Theatre (cinema). The Krusty Krab houses entertainment with shows such as the Annual Squidward Tentacles Talent Show (featuring the unpopular Squidward Live segment), the [[Komedy Krab]] and &amp;quot;Live Nude Pranksters&amp;quot;, which featured an unclothed SpongeBob and Patrick. In addition, a popular band called &amp;quot;[[Ned and the Needlefish]]&amp;quot; started in Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Disasters ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has been destroyed at least 7 times. Mr. Krabs has started two disasters: the pie bomb and crossing the beam.&lt;br /&gt;
*Wormy Incident: The citizens suffer from mass hysteria and wreck the town when SpongeBob and Patrick warn them of a monster (really Wormy as a butterfly).&lt;br /&gt;
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*Mad Snail Disease Outbreak: An outbreak of the disease turns residents into zombies (Its really fake), crippling the economy and yet again the other citizens suffer from mass hysteria and wreck the town out of panic.                                                                             &lt;br /&gt;
*Squidward's House Attack: Squidward's house turns into a giant robot when the security computer had gone haywire by SpongeBob and Patrick's apology cake and the robot destroys Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Alaskan Bull Worm Incident: An Alaskan bull worm enters the city and consumes everything in sight, so the citizens dig up Bikini Bottom and move it into a city-size trench in hopes of escaping the worm's appetite, but the worm falls into the trench when it tries to eat SpongeBob and Sandy and crushes the city, killing most of the citizens.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Pie Bomb Incident: Squidward purchases a pie to make up for employee brotherhood day, despite some of the pirates he bought it from telling him it was made in a bomb factory. When Mr. Krabs tries it, he drops it, and it almost kills the two. SpongeBob then finds it and Squidward and Mr. Krabs find SpongeBob acting like he ate it, and when told SpongeBob will be dead by sunset, Squidward makes sure SpongeBob's last hours are his best and spends quality time with him. At sunset, an explosion occurs, but Squidward finds out it was really a bubble bomb created by SpongeBob, and SpongeBob tell him he was saving the pie so they could share it, but he trips from a rock and the pie drops on Squidward's face, and an explosion the size of a nuclear bomb occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Patrick's song Incident: Patrick wrote a song called [[I Wrote This (Song)|I Wrote This]], so SpongeBob and Patrick decided to get it on the radio. The people that work in the radio rejected the song, so SpongeBob and Patrick decide to put the record on top of the tower, then it plays throughout Bikini Bottom.  The citizens freak out in chaos and destroying everything (to get rid of Patrick's song).&lt;br /&gt;
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*Crossing The Beams Incident: SpongeBob has to stay in the Krusty Krab,  because there is a stain on one of the plates and the rules say 'The Krusty Krab Must Be Ship-Shape And The Employee Must Not Leave'. SpongeBob therefore uses different machines to clean the plate. Each attempt is unsuccessful until he uses 'The Spotmaster 6000' which consists of a microwave-powered laser particle beam,a  laser-guided high pressure water cannon and a specially woven metal alloy ingeniously combined with state of the art cleaning materials. When he used maximum power (Crossing The Beams) a huge explosion occurs, just before Mr Krabs opens the Krusty Krab doors.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Gummy Incident : Patrick ate [[Gummy]] and blew a giant bubble and pop until Bikini Bottom was covered in gooey gum.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Media ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has many forms of media. News, magazines, radio, and television contribute to Bikini Bottom's wide spread of news and entertainment.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Bikini Bottom News Flash. The city paper is called the Bikini Times. It features the regular news, as well as daily comics. One of the comics is called The Wisenheimers. There is another newspaper that is called the Bikini Bottom Inquirer, which is a parody of The National Inquirer. &lt;br /&gt;
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*There are two science magazines called 'Fake Science Monthly' and 'Boring Science Digest' seen in the episode: [[The Camping Episode]]. Another magazine is called '[[Fancy Living Digest]]'. There is another magazine that is called, 'Long, Tan and Handsome', . There are two dance magazines: 'Dance Now' and 'Interpretive Dance Quarterly'. Another magazine is '[[Squid Ink Magazine]]' One that is seen in The Paper is Boring Science Digest.&lt;br /&gt;
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*There are many singers and there also appears to be boy bands and rock bands; the first being &amp;quot;[[Boys Who Cry]]&amp;quot; that Pearl enjoys and &amp;quot;[[Stingray 5000]]&amp;quot; that Patrick happily found in the dumpster, and &amp;quot;[[Ned and the Needlefish]]&amp;quot;, who appear in the episode: [[Wigstruck]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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*there is [[Bikini Bottom News]] (television newscast anchored by [[Perch Perkins]] and the Realistic Fish Head) and many different TV channels such as Sport, Lifestyle, and a &amp;quot;Secret Channel&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Religion ==&lt;br /&gt;
The main religion of Bikini Bottom is unknown but it is shown some inhabitants worship the sea god neptune,and some worship poisedion.Two fish were once seen arguing about who was the ruler of the sea. Sandy the squirrel may be Catholic or Baptist as she is from Texas.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sports ==&lt;br /&gt;
The Sports in Bikini Bottom are fairly different to a normal American range of sports. Here is the range.&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[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 8 events. The tiebreaker was bun wrestling which no one won.&lt;br /&gt;
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*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 first place, [[Snellie]] (owned by Squidward Tentacles) in second place, and Gary (disqualified, owned by SpongeBob SquarePants) in last place, disqualified due to the coach running on to the race track. &lt;br /&gt;
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*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 tosser 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&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''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 &amp;quot;Jellyfishing.&amp;quot; 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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*'''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 &amp;quot;[[Bubblestand]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Bubble Buddy]].&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
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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 &amp;quot;Karate Choppers&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Karate Island]].&amp;quot; A hot dog eating contest is briefly shown during the episode &amp;quot;[[SpongeGuard on Duty]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Holidays ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its share of holidays. It has five main holidays, as in the real world like:&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Valentine's Day''' (seen in [[Valentine's Day]]) (February 14), &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Halloween''' (seen in [[Scaredy Pants]]) (October 31), &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Christmas''' (seen in [[Christmas Who?]]) (December 25),&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Easter''' (seen in [[Breath Of Fresh Squidward]])&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Independence Day''' (seen in [[Breath Of Fresh Squidward]]) (July 4).&lt;br /&gt;
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Three minor holidays are celebrated in Bikini Bottom, which humans know of like:&lt;br /&gt;
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* '''Opposite Day''' (by Squidward seen in [[Opposite Day]]) (January 25)&lt;br /&gt;
* '''April Fools Day''' (seen in [[Fools in April]]) (April 1)&lt;br /&gt;
*'''[[Leif Erikson Day]]''' (seen in [[Bubble Buddy]]) (October 9)&lt;br /&gt;
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Other holidays are not known in the real world, but are known in Bikini Bottom are:&lt;br /&gt;
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* '''Annoy Squidward Day''' (seen in [[Employee of the Month]]) (January 15)&lt;br /&gt;
* '''Bikini Bottom Zoo Annual Free Day''' (seen in [[The Smoking Peanut]]) &lt;br /&gt;
* '''Best Friends Day''' (seen in [[The Gift of Gum]])&lt;br /&gt;
* '''National Free Balloon Day''' (seen in [[Life of Crime]]), &lt;br /&gt;
* '''Starfish Day''' (seen in [[I'm with Stupid]]), &lt;br /&gt;
* ''' No SpongeBob Day''' and '''No Patrick Day'''. (seen in [[Gone]])&lt;br /&gt;
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==Events==&lt;br /&gt;
There are popular events that take place in Bikini Bottom. Most of these events take place at Goo Lagoon. Such events include:&lt;br /&gt;
* '''The Anchor Toss Competition''' &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Hotdog Chug Contest''', &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Sand Castle Competition''', &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Surfing Competition''' and ''' Weight Lifting Competition'''. &lt;br /&gt;
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== National Anthem==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its own national anthem, which goes as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
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 Oh, Bikini Bottom, &lt;br /&gt;
 We pledge our hearts to you!&lt;br /&gt;
 As faithful, as deep, as true, as blue,&lt;br /&gt;
 Bikini Bottom, we love you!&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Plankton]] inside his [[Mr. Krabs (robot)|Krabs robot]] sang this along with [[SpongeBob]] in the episode: [[Imitation Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Places Beyond Bikini Bottom==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rock Bottom (City)|Rock Bottom]] - A place outside Bikini bottom where everything is quite different.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Atlantis]] - The place where [[King Neptune]], [[Lord Royal Highness]] and Princess [[Mindy]] live. Also, in the TV movie [[Atlantis SquarePantis]], another kind of creature resides in Atlantis, and they are known only as Atlantians.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Karate Island (place)|Karate Island]] - A place where SpongeBob and Sandy travel to, where they battle [[the Tickler]], [[Lip Service]], [[Filthy Phil]] and [[Udon]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ukulele Bottom]] - A place where SpongeBob and Patrick go to in the episode: ''[[I Was a Teenage Gary]]''.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shell City]] - A Place above water that's a gift shop; where SpongeBob and Patrick go to in [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tentacle Acres]] – Octopuses’ paradise, [[Squidward]] once went there to live there for a while.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Texas (place)|Texas]] - The place where Sandy was from.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bass Vegas]] - a place seen in the episode: [[Have You Seen This Snail?]]. There are lots of shops such as, [[Martha's Craft Zone]] and a diner.&lt;br /&gt;
* Nagoki (pronounced naw-go-key) Island - a place where SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs go when Sandy dares them to go above water. Also seen in views from above water.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Kelp City]]: The city where the Bubble Poppin' Boys formerly ruled. SpongeBob formerly ran the city, before Patrick, Sandy and Squidward took him back to Bikini Bottom. The city was seen in the episode [[What Ever Happened to SpongeBob? (Episode)|What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mirror World]] - a world that can't be accessed but able to be seen in many episodes.&lt;br /&gt;
*Farawayville - a town that [[Girly TeenGirl]] is from as seen in [[The Slumber Party]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dead Eye Gulch]] - a small town with train tracks and a [[Krusty Kantina]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Encino California]] - a town next to Los Angeles where [[Patchy the Pirate]] and [[Potty the Parrot]] live.&lt;br /&gt;
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==See Also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Places in Bikini Bottom]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Timeline]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Place]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Bikini Bottom''' is a fictional city that appears in the [[Nickelodeon]] animated television comedy, [[SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Show)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]. Located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, underneath the World War 2 nuclear test site Bikini Atoll, it is the setting in which the series' main characters live, and where most of the episodes take place.&lt;br /&gt;
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Bikini Bottom is similar to an average American city. The population is estimated at 50,000 but the urban/metro area (including [[Jellyfish Fields]]) has a population of around 4.5 million . The city consists of various businesses, including restaurants, stores, and manufacturers. The city has a stable economy, a balanced education system, questionable health care(as seen in &amp;quot;The Lost Mattress&amp;quot;), a structured government, and a firm law enforcement system. There are even stadiums, amusement parks, and other recreational facilities. Bikini Bottom first was mentioned in the episode: [[Plankton!]] but first appeared in the episode: [[Hall Monitor]].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Location ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom is located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, below its signature island, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini_Atoll Bikini Atoll], according to [[Stephen Hillenburg]]. There are many instances of evidence in the show: After being scared off by ghosts, [[Sandy Cheeks]] evacuated to Texas. She was seen flying east from the Pacific Ocean. In the Employee of the Month computer game, a fish mentions that Bikini Bottom is located in the Pacific Ocean. In The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, when SpongeBob was singing the &amp;quot;Goofy Goober Rock&amp;quot;, the camera rose out of the water into outer space. When it did, it came out of the Pacific Ocean. In the TV commercial &amp;quot;[[Plankton's Holiday Hits]]&amp;quot;, Bikini Bottom is revealed to be part of the United States, and its residents Americans. Bikini Bottom is placed beneath its namesake island, Bikini Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean. Bikini Bottom's location at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean is mentioned or referred to in several different episodes, and in the movie, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Landscapes/Geography== [[Image:Deponie.JPG|thumb|right|The Bikini Bottom Dump]] &lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom's geography is shown as consisting of mountains, dense forests, lakes, lagoons, caves, grasslands, reefs and rivers. In &amp;quot;[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]&amp;quot;, volcanoes, trenches and deserts are shown in the surrounding region. Major geographic features have colorful names including:&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Goo Lagoon]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sand Mountain]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jellyfish Fields]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kelp Forest]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Make Out Reef]] &lt;br /&gt;
*Ancient Mariner Valley (the location of [[King Neptune|Neptune]]'s Paradise.)  &lt;br /&gt;
*Atlantis&lt;br /&gt;
*Palm Bay&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Brain Coral]] Fields&lt;br /&gt;
*Sulfur Fields&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Industrial Park]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mermalair]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mount Climb-up and Fall-off]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sea Needle]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Kelp City]]&lt;br /&gt;
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, '''The Chum Bucket''' and the '''Reef Theatre''' cinema. &lt;br /&gt;
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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, most likely a propeller from a ship, is seen in some episodes.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the center of Bikini Bottom, the citizens work and live in large, gray buildings made of metal. There are some other forms of buildings, mostly aquatic-themed as seen above. Further 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Inhabitants ==&lt;br /&gt;
Although the population of Bikini Bottom is uncertain, Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the show, confirmed that Bikini Bottom is a large city. Before almost leaving the city, Sandy Cheeks sang a song about the city, describing it as &amp;quot;Crowded and Smoggy,&amp;quot; which are the characteristics of Los Angeles, although the physical look &amp;amp; feel of Bikini Bottom suggests 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, &amp;quot;Squilliam Returns&amp;quot;, Squidward mentions Bikini Bottom is a &amp;quot;hick town&amp;quot;, meaning it is probably quite small like most hick towns. On &amp;quot;Krusty Towers&amp;quot;, Squidward mentions Bikini Bottom is in the middle of scenic nowhere; which could mean it is very small, which is the criteria of isolated cities. On &amp;quot;Nautical Novice&amp;quot;, Mrs. Puff says &amp;quot;We're going to flatten millions of innocent lives!&amp;quot;; which could mean that there are around 1,000,000 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. Many years had passed so currently there might be only 538 people living in Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Housing==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has many houses. All of the main characters have one and they are all different.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[SpongeBob's House]] - Inhabitants: [[SpongeBob]] and [[Gary]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Patrick's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Patrick]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Squidward's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Squidward]], [[Clary]] (Squidward's clarinet), and [[Snellie]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sandy's House]] - Inhabitants: [[Sandy]] and sometimes her pets&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mr. Krabs' house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mr. Krabs]] and [[Pearl Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chum Bucket|Planktons House]] - Inhabitants: [[Plankton]] and [[Karen]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mama Krabs' house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mama Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Mama Tentacles' house - Inhabitants: [[Mama Tentacles]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mrs. Puff's house]] - Inhabitants: [[Mrs. Puff]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Squilliam Fancyson's House]] - Inhabitant: [[Squilliam Fancyson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shady Shoals]] - Inhabitants: Local Seniors, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy&lt;br /&gt;
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There is also a residential community called Tentacle Acres, where only Octopi can reside.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Animals ==     &lt;br /&gt;
In Bikini Bottom, animals are similar to those &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; in the real world. Some are treated as pets, while others live in the wild.&lt;br /&gt;
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A majority of &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; live in the wild. First, [[Jellyfish]] are similar to bees. There are many different types of Jellyfish that live in Bikini Bottom. Pink are 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 worlds 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. Jellyfish are similar to cows in that they can be &amp;quot;milked&amp;quot; for their fresh jellyfish jelly. The jelly, which can be taken from the hive or from the actual jellyfish, is probably the Bikini Bottom version of honey (considering jellyfish are bees). 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, SpongeBob SquarePants: 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, &amp;quot;My Pretty Seahorse&amp;quot; and named it &amp;quot;[[Mystery]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fifth, the &amp;quot;Alaskan Bull Worm&amp;quot; is a large, omnivorous worm that attacked various parts of Bikini Bottom in its sleep in, &amp;quot;Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm&amp;quot;. It eventually went on to destroy the entire city. Sixth, '''sea urchins''', which are small &amp;quot;bug-like&amp;quot; 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 . Other &amp;quot;animals&amp;quot; are treated as pets. Two well-known &amp;quot;pets&amp;quot; are '''snails''' and '''worms'''. Snails are similar to cats (because they &amp;quot;meow&amp;quot;) 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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==In Different Times==&lt;br /&gt;
''Main article:[[Timeline]]''&lt;br /&gt;
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Bikini bottom dates back to an extremely long time ago.&lt;br /&gt;
===Basic Prehistoric Era===&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom traces back to when [[Primate Sponge]] and [[Prehistoric Patrick]] lived. This was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;SB-129&amp;quot;. Back then, everything was full of prehistoric jungles and sponge-eating plants.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Advanced Prehistoric Era===&lt;br /&gt;
The Advanced Prehistoric Era was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;Ugh!&amp;quot;. In this episode, you saw the lives of [[SpongeGar]], [[Patar]] and [[Squog]]. In this time, things were much more advanced, with a language system and basic housing. There were still only three known housings; SpongeBob's, Patrick's, and Squidward's. There were many jungles. There were also foghorn-like creatures, and [[Prehistoric Krabs]], (Mr. Krabs a la caveman). This era can also be seen in [[Atlantis SquarePantis]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Medieval Times===&lt;br /&gt;
Medieval Times was seen in the episode, &amp;quot;Dunces and Dragons&amp;quot;. The totalarian 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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'''''Places'''''&lt;br /&gt;
*King Krabs' Castle:  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
*Planktonamor's Tower: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Village: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Village was 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.&lt;br /&gt;
*Armor Shop: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Armor Shop was a store that sold armor and weapons and even made them. There was only one known employee, the owner.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Western Times===&lt;br /&gt;
In Western times, Bikini Bottom is called [[Dead Eye Gulch]] in which [[Dead Eye Plankton]] rules the entire town and everything there is owned by Dead Eye Plankton. So every store 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. Skulls of dead animals can be seen. Seahorses and coffins are used for transportation.&lt;br /&gt;
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'''''Places'''''&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Krusty Kantina|The Krusty Kantina]]: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Krusty Kantina is owned by [[Mr. Krabs' Western Ancestor]]. 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 [[Mrs. Puff's Western Ancestor]] used to dance. The Krusty Kantina also owned a piano, that worked by putting a coin inside the coin slot. The only one who played the piano was [[Squidward's Western Ancestor]]. The Krusty Kantina only served milk for they were still in search of a fry cook.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Dead Eye Funeral Parlor and Ice Cream Parlor: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dead Eye Funeral Parlor and Ice Cream Parlor is a place where you get hand made coffins and ice cream at the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Old Dead Tree Hill: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Old Dead Tree Hill was a cemetery for all of the past sheriffs who had been killed by Dead Eye Plankton; unfortunately this cemetery was already full.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Boot Hill: &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dead Eye Boot Hill was the 2nd cemetery built for the past sheriffs that had been killed by Dead Eye Plankton.&lt;br /&gt;
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===41st century===&lt;br /&gt;
In the 41st century, everything will be painted in chrome, and the only residents known are the robots [[SpongeTron]], [[Patron]] and the chrome-workers. The only place seen in the 41st century was the futuristic [[Krusty Krab]]. [[Squidward]] traveled here by running into a freezer to hide, and then getting stuck and freezing himself solid until SpongeTron found him many, many years later.&lt;br /&gt;
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===51st century===&lt;br /&gt;
The 51st century was seen in the episode [[SpongeHenge]]. Then chrome was not used, and there are aliens instead of fish that are in glass containers. [[The Three Aliens]] also discovered the [[SpongeBob Stones]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Trade==&lt;br /&gt;
===Restaurants/Eatery's and Bars===&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[Krusty Krab|The Krusty Krab]]'''&lt;br /&gt;
The Krusty Krab is Bikini Bottom's premier eatery. It is made up of the kitchen, bathroom, eating area and Mr. Krabs' office.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Employees: SpongeBob and Squidward&lt;br /&gt;
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-Manager: Mr. Eugene Krabs&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[Chum Bucket]]'''&lt;br /&gt;
This is a restaurant run by Plankton. He only got  one customer but he was paid by Karen, Plankton's wife, to do it to cheer him up. In one episode, Plankton says,&amp;quot; I only got one customer. There he is.&amp;quot; He then points to a dead rat on one of the tables, next to a partly bitten Chum Burger.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Manager: Sheldon J. Plankton&lt;br /&gt;
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*Shell Shack&lt;br /&gt;
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 into the street and says &amp;quot;There's a talking dog over at the Shell Shack!&amp;quot; Later he mentioned that the talking dog was singing.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Diner]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Diner is exactly what you think it is: a diner.  It is shaped like a big boat with a lit up sign.  It has been featured in episodes like [[Chocolate With Nuts]] and [[Missing Identity]].&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat|Goofy Goober's]] is a restaurant/bar that was featured in [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]].  They serve burgers and ice cream.  Their &amp;quot;mascot&amp;quot; is a big peanut with a smiley face.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[KelpShake]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Kelpshake Was A Best Selling Drink In The Bikini Bottom , Until It Was Poisoned.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Weenie Hut Juniors]]&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Super Weenie Hut Juniors&lt;br /&gt;
A More weenier version of Weenie Hut Juniors.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Crimes/Police and Laws== [[Image:Polizeidezernat2.JPG|thumb|right|The Police Department]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Government===&lt;br /&gt;
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]], [[Mindy]] and even [[Plankton]].&lt;br /&gt;
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In the episode, &amp;quot;[[Good Neighbors]]&amp;quot;, Bikini Bottom is mentioned to have a president,so it would be a republic, and a mayor is seen in several episodes.  Although in the episode, &amp;quot;Rule of Dumb&amp;quot;, Patrick Star became [[King Patrick]] and was a king for a short time. Then followed behind him was Gary the Snail. It was then a monarchy again.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's goverment may or may not be similar to Canada's government; Monarch and someone voted by the people are ruler.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Law===&lt;br /&gt;
These are some of the laws in Bikini Bottom, which are similar to that of 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, and others.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Gericht.jpg|thumb|right|The Courthouse]]&lt;br /&gt;
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, &amp;quot;Krabs vs. Plankton&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;The Krusty Sponge&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
Plankton sued Mr. Krabs for falling on the Krusty Krab floor when there was no wet floor sign. Plankton sued for everything of what Mr. Krabs had. [[Judge StickleBack]] headed the trial, and due to a fall, Defendant Eugene Krabs' lawyer was unable to defend. &lt;br /&gt;
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SpongeBob, (posing as SpongeBob LawyerPants) became Mr. Krabs' new lawyer. The trial resulted in a victory for the defendant. In the episode, &amp;quot;The Krusty Sponge&amp;quot;, 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Crime=== [[Image:Gefaengnis.jpg|thumb|right|The Bikini Bottom Jail]]&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its fair share of criminals such as Plankton and the [[TattleTale Strangler]]. Mr. Krabs has been known to steal, or &amp;quot;borrow&amp;quot; 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 stealing 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 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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Infernal Island is a faraway island where SpongeBob went to when he missed his boat to Sun n' Fun Island.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Military/Defense===&lt;br /&gt;
Besides the [[Bikini Bottom Police Force]], Bikini Bottom has two known forms of defense. It probably has a military for in the episode Good Neighbors a military tank can be seen with a soldier inside. It is also unknown if Bikini Bottom has any military installations. Mr. Krabs served in the Navy, and the Navy has been mentioned in a few episodes. There has also been a navy reunion in the episode: [[Shell of a Man]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== Education ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Fahrschule.JPG|thumb|right|[[Mrs. Puff's Boating School]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Mrs. Puff's Boating School]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Boating School runs by [[Mrs. Puff]]. The Superintendent is [[Mr Fitz|Mr. Fitz]], and the place was once ran by [[Sergeant Roderick]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Poseidon Elementary School&lt;br /&gt;
The place where [[Plankton]] and [[Mr. Krabs]] went to school.&lt;br /&gt;
*Community College&lt;br /&gt;
The Place where [[Flats the Flounder]] and [[Patrick]] went.&lt;br /&gt;
*The Rec Center/Adult Learning Center&lt;br /&gt;
An area where there are Cooking and Art Lessons. Squidward has taught there.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bikini Bottom High School&lt;br /&gt;
The place where [[Pearl Krabs]] and her friends go to school. There is a Gym where dances are held.&lt;br /&gt;
*Bikini Bottom Elementary&lt;br /&gt;
The younger kid’s school.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Bbhigh school.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bikini Bottom High School]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== Transportation ==&lt;br /&gt;
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 to avoid late night accidents.&lt;br /&gt;
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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]] Theme Park. 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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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). [[Sandy Cheeks]] mentioned in a deleted scene of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie that buses run from Shell City to Bikini Bottom, although SpongeBob and Patrick took alternative transport by riding [[David Hasselhoff]]. 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.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Health==&lt;br /&gt;
The well-being of an average Bikini Bottomite is unknown, but Bikini Bottom has a few hospitals and health centers.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Bikini Bottom Hospital&lt;br /&gt;
This hospital is seen in quite a few episodes. [[Dr. Gill Gilliam]] is the most well-known doctor that works here. This hospital is known to vary from very good service ([[Suds]]) to extremely unprofessional service ([[The Lost Mattress]]). It has also been known to have had actors dressed like doctors infiltrate it for prolonged periods of time.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Weenie Hut General&lt;br /&gt;
Weenie Hut General is another hospital for softer folk.&lt;br /&gt;
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*A Veterinary Clinic (Unconfirmed)&lt;br /&gt;
In the episode, &amp;quot;Band Geeks&amp;quot;, Dr. Gill Gilliam goes to Squidward's house and asks him if there was a dying animal on the premises of his house. It is not confirmed though, and he was referring to his clarinet playing (making it evident that he thought Squidward's playing was like a dying animal).&lt;br /&gt;
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== Environment ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom is shown to be quite a clean city. Littering is highly prohibited, and the areas around Bikini Bottom are pristine. The only problem is that with high population and the amount 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, &amp;quot;[[The Endless Summer]].&amp;quot; In &amp;quot;Industrial Park”, there are many toxic chemicals and pollution.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Culture ==&lt;br /&gt;
The culture of the city is a caricature of contemporary American culture. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The Arts give Bikini Bottom a better outlook on knowledge and creativity. Bikini Bottom houses 3 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 hall, and an Art Society. Squidward Tentacles contributes highly to many of the arts and music Bikini Bottom has to offer.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Hakenmuseum.jpg|thumb|right|The Hook Museum]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Entertainment in Bikini Bottom contributes to the social interaction within the city. There is the Bubble Bowl, [[Goofy Goober]]'s Ice Cream Party Boat (for the kids), [[Weenie Hut Juniors]]., Super Weenie Hut Jr., and the [[Salty Spitoon]] club (for strong people only), [[the Thug Tug]] and Tough Tavern bars (for tough men only) and The Reef Theatre (cinema). The Krusty Krab houses entertainment with shows such as the Annual Squidward Tentacles Talent Show (featuring the unpopular Squidward Live segment), the [[Komedy Krab]] and &amp;quot;Live Nude Pranksters&amp;quot;, which featured an unclothed SpongeBob and Patrick. In addition, a popular band called &amp;quot;[[Ned and the Needlefish]]&amp;quot; started in Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Disasters ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has been destroyed at least 7 times. Mr. Krabs has started two disasters: the pie bomb and crossing the beam.&lt;br /&gt;
*Wormy Incident: The citizens suffer from mass hysteria and wreck the town when SpongeBob and Patrick warn them of a monster (really Wormy as a butterfly).&lt;br /&gt;
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*Mad Snail Disease Outbreak: An outbreak of the disease turns residents into zombies (Its really fake), crippling the economy and yet again the other citizens suffer from mass hysteria and wreck the town out of panic.                                                                             &lt;br /&gt;
*Squidward's House Attack: Squidward's house turns into a giant robot when the security computer had gone haywire by SpongeBob and Patrick's apology cake and the robot destroys Bikini Bottom.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Alaskan Bull Worm Incident: An Alaskan bull worm enters the city and consumes everything in sight, so the citizens dig up Bikini Bottom and move it into a city-size trench in hopes of escaping the worm's appetite, but the worm falls into the trench when it tries to eat SpongeBob and Sandy and crushes the city, killing most of the citizens.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Pie Bomb Incident: Squidward purchases a pie to make up for employee brotherhood day, despite some of the pirates he bought it from telling him it was made in a bomb factory. When Mr. Krabs tries it, he drops it, and it almost kills the two. SpongeBob then finds it and Squidward and Mr. Krabs find SpongeBob acting like he ate it, and when told SpongeBob will be dead by sunset, Squidward makes sure SpongeBob's last hours are his best and spends quality time with him. At sunset, an explosion occurs, but Squidward finds out it was really a bubble bomb created by SpongeBob, and SpongeBob tell him he was saving the pie so they could share it, but he trips from a rock and the pie drops on Squidward's face, and an explosion the size of a nuclear bomb occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Patrick's song Incident: Patrick wrote a song called [[I Wrote This (Song)|I Wrote This]], so SpongeBob and Patrick decided to get it on the radio. The people that work in the radio rejected the song, so SpongeBob and Patrick decide to put the record on top of the tower, then it plays throughout Bikini Bottom.  The citizens freak out in chaos and destroying everything (to get rid of Patrick's song).&lt;br /&gt;
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*Crossing The Beams Incident: SpongeBob has to stay in the Krusty Krab,  because there is a stain on one of the plates and the rules say 'The Krusty Krab Must Be Ship-Shape And The Employee Must Not Leave'. SpongeBob therefore uses different machines to clean the plate. Each attempt is unsuccessful until he uses 'The Spotmaster 6000' which consists of a microwave-powered laser particle beam,a  laser-guided high pressure water cannon and a specially woven metal alloy ingeniously combined with state of the art cleaning materials. When he used maximum power (Crossing The Beams) a huge explosion occurs, just before Mr Krabs opens the Krusty Krab doors.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Gummy Incident : Patrick ate [[Gummy]] and blew a giant bubble and pop until Bikini Bottom was covered in gooey gum.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Media ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has many forms of media. News, magazines, radio, and television contribute to Bikini Bottom's wide spread of news and entertainment.&lt;br /&gt;
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*Bikini Bottom News Flash. The city paper is called the Bikini Times. It features the regular news, as well as daily comics. One of the comics is called The Wisenheimers. There is another newspaper that is called the Bikini Bottom Inquirer, which is a parody of The National Inquirer. &lt;br /&gt;
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*There are two science magazines called 'Fake Science Monthly' and 'Boring Science Digest' seen in the episode: [[The Camping Episode]]. Another magazine is called '[[Fancy Living Digest]]'. There is another magazine that is called, 'Long, Tan and Handsome', . There are two dance magazines: 'Dance Now' and 'Interpretive Dance Quarterly'. Another magazine is '[[Squid Ink Magazine]]' One that is seen in The Paper is Boring Science Digest.&lt;br /&gt;
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*There are many singers and there also appears to be boy bands and rock bands; the first being &amp;quot;[[Boys Who Cry]]&amp;quot; that Pearl enjoys and &amp;quot;[[Stingray 5000]]&amp;quot; that Patrick happily found in the dumpster, and &amp;quot;[[Ned and the Needlefish]]&amp;quot;, who appear in the episode: [[Wigstruck]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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*there is [[Bikini Bottom News]] (television newscast anchored by [[Perch Perkins]] and the Realistic Fish Head) and many different TV channels such as Sport, Lifestyle, and a &amp;quot;Secret Channel&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Religion ==&lt;br /&gt;
The main religion of Bikini Bottom is unknown but it is shown some inhabitants worship the sea god neptune,and some worship poisedion.Two fish were once seen arguing about who was the ruler of the sea. Sandy the squirrel may be Catholic or Baptist as she is from Texas.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sports ==&lt;br /&gt;
The Sports in Bikini Bottom are fairly different to a normal American range of sports. Here is the range.&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''[[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 8 events. The tiebreaker was bun wrestling which no one won.&lt;br /&gt;
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*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 first place, [[Snellie]] (owned by Squidward Tentacles) in second place, and Gary (disqualified, owned by SpongeBob SquarePants) in last place, disqualified due to the coach running on to the race track. &lt;br /&gt;
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*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 tosser 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&lt;br /&gt;
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*'''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 &amp;quot;Jellyfishing.&amp;quot; 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. &lt;br /&gt;
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*'''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 &amp;quot;[[Bubblestand]]&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Bubble Buddy]].&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
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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 &amp;quot;Karate Choppers&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;[[Karate Island]].&amp;quot; A hot dog eating contest is briefly shown during the episode &amp;quot;[[SpongeGuard on Duty]]&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Holidays ==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its share of holidays. It has five main holidays, as in the real world like:&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Valentine's Day''' (seen in [[Valentine's Day]]) (February 14), &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Halloween''' (seen in [[Scaredy Pants]]) (October 31), &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Christmas''' (seen in [[Christmas Who?]]) (December 25),&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Easter''' (seen in [[Breath Of Fresh Squidward]])&lt;br /&gt;
*'''Independence Day''' (seen in [[Breath Of Fresh Squidward]]) (July 4).&lt;br /&gt;
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Three minor holidays are celebrated in Bikini Bottom, which humans know of like:&lt;br /&gt;
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* '''Opposite Day''' (by Squidward seen in [[Opposite Day]]) (January 25)&lt;br /&gt;
* '''April Fools Day''' (seen in [[Fools in April]]) (April 1)&lt;br /&gt;
*'''[[Leif Erikson Day]]''' (seen in [[Bubble Buddy]]) (October 9)&lt;br /&gt;
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Other holidays are not known in the real world, but are known in Bikini Bottom are:&lt;br /&gt;
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* '''Annoy Squidward Day''' (seen in [[Employee of the Month]]) (January 15)&lt;br /&gt;
* '''Bikini Bottom Zoo Annual Free Day''' (seen in [[The Smoking Peanut]]) &lt;br /&gt;
* '''Best Friends Day''' (seen in [[The Gift of Gum]])&lt;br /&gt;
* '''National Free Balloon Day''' (seen in [[Life of Crime]]), &lt;br /&gt;
* '''Starfish Day''' (seen in [[I'm with Stupid]]), &lt;br /&gt;
* ''' No SpongeBob Day''' and '''No Patrick Day'''. (seen in [[Gone]])&lt;br /&gt;
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==Events==&lt;br /&gt;
There are popular events that take place in Bikini Bottom. Most of these events take place at Goo Lagoon. Such events include:&lt;br /&gt;
* '''The Anchor Toss Competition''' &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Hotdog Chug Contest''', &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Sand Castle Competition''', &lt;br /&gt;
*'''Surfing Competition''' and ''' Weight Lifting Competition'''. &lt;br /&gt;
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== National Anthem==&lt;br /&gt;
Bikini Bottom has its own national anthem, which goes as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
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 Oh, Bikini Bottom, &lt;br /&gt;
 We pledge our hearts to you!&lt;br /&gt;
 As faithful, as deep, as true, as blue,&lt;br /&gt;
 Bikini Bottom, we love you!&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Plankton]] inside his [[Mr. Krabs (robot)|Krabs robot]] sang this along with [[SpongeBob]] in the episode: [[Imitation Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Places Beyond Bikini Bottom==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rock Bottom (City)|Rock Bottom]] - A place outside Bikini bottom where everything is quite different.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Atlantis]] - The place where [[King Neptune]], [[Lord Royal Highness]] and Princess [[Mindy]] live. Also, in the TV movie [[Atlantis SquarePantis]], another kind of creature resides in Atlantis, and they are known only as Atlantians.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Karate Island (place)|Karate Island]] - A place where SpongeBob and Sandy travel to, where they battle [[the Tickler]], [[Lip Service]], [[Filthy Phil]] and [[Udon]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ukulele Bottom]] - A place where SpongeBob and Patrick go to in the episode: ''[[I Was a Teenage Gary]]''.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shell City]] - A Place above water that's a gift shop; where SpongeBob and Patrick go to in [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tentacle Acres]] – Octopuses’ paradise, [[Squidward]] once went there to live there for a while.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Texas (place)|Texas]] - The place where Sandy was from.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bass Vegas]] - a place seen in the episode: [[Have You Seen This Snail?]]. There are lots of shops such as, [[Martha's Craft Zone]] and a diner.&lt;br /&gt;
* Nagoki (pronounced naw-go-key) Island - a place where SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs go when Sandy dares them to go above water. Also seen in views from above water.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[New Kelp City]]: The city where the Bubble Poppin' Boys formerly ruled. SpongeBob formerly ran the city, before Patrick, Sandy and Squidward took him back to Bikini Bottom. The city was seen in the episode [[What Ever Happened to SpongeBob? (Episode)|What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mirror World]] - a world that can't be accessed but able to be seen in many episodes.&lt;br /&gt;
*Farawayville - a town that [[Girly TeenGirl]] is from as seen in [[The Slumber Party]].&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dead Eye Gulch]] - a small town with train tracks and a [[Krusty Kantina]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==See Also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Places in Bikini Bottom]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Timeline]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Place]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''&amp;quot;Le Big Switch&amp;quot;''' is an episode from Season 5&lt;br /&gt;
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==Info==&lt;br /&gt;
===Characters=== &lt;br /&gt;
*[[SpongeBob]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Squidward]] [[Image:Küchenchef.jpg|thumb|right|SpongeBob as the Fancy! chef]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mr. Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Le Schnook]] (the main antagonist)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[French Head Chief]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fancy!]] Customers&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tom]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fred]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Places===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Krusty Krab]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fancy!]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Time Cards===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meanwhile At The Krusty Krab&lt;br /&gt;
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==Plot==&lt;br /&gt;
The episode starts with SpongeBob making 2 double Krabby Patties with Coral Bits and a Diet Kelp. He then smacks his lips, making a heart, and Squidward swallows it, making him choke &amp;quot;on sentiment.&amp;quot; The customer happily eats his meal with no manners. Squidward steals the Krabby Patty away like an evil person, and the customer cries. SpongeBob tells Squidward that the Krusty clientele needs to be coddled and treated with respect, and SpongeBob feeds the Krabby Patty to the customer like a baby bottle. Later, Mr. Krabs tells everyone to get out of the restaurant in 3 seconds or he'll kick them out.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Leschnook.jpg|thumb|right|Le Schnook's Papers]]&lt;br /&gt;
He then shakes everyone out of the restaurant, and announces that he has joined the chef exchange program, and SpongeBob is sent on a bus to the Fancy! restaurant. The chef from Fancy! comes to the Krusty Krab. However, the chef, Le Schnook is very cranky, ugly, selfish, and vicious. The Fancy! Restaurant Head Chef tells SpongeBob to make something else then the Krabby Patty, and SpongeBob tries carrots, potatoes, just one egg, and some brown-yellow baking food. Soon, a Krabby Patty lands into the mouth of French Head Chef, and soon SpongeBob accidentally gives Krabby Patties to the Fancy! customers.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Le Schnook makes a very rotten gym sock-smell inedible object which is made with Shredded gold. Mr. Krabs is worried because the food is made of gold, extremely expensive gold. Mr. Schnook then is furious because he gets a plastic fork instead of silver, and the chair is really a Cardboard Figure. SpongeBob's wristwatch then rings, and it is time for him to go back to the Krusty Krab, and give the Krabby Patties back from Fancy! To the more popular restaurant he works in. Le Schnook also steals everything away from the Krusty Krab, and demands Mr. Krabs his paycheck for his services. Also, Pearl is worried because there are burglars in Mr. Krabs and Pearl's house. Mr. Krabs cries and cries saying that he made such a big mistake like a fool, and SpongeBob returns back to the Krusty Krab with lots of customers back, and at the end, the Krusty Krab has a grand Re-Opening, but everyone eats their Krabby Patties on the ground without manners.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Trivia/Goofs==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Le Schnook.jpg|Le Shcnook holding the Gray Cubular thing that can be nutuelized (or However it's spelled.) By Gold, A Precious Metal.|right|thumb|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Screaming is heard, but the people's lips are closed. &lt;br /&gt;
*The chiefs Fancy! Head Chef and Mr. Le Schnook are similar to Skinner from the 2007 film Ratatouille.&lt;br /&gt;
*This is the first time we see Pearl in Season #5 but in this episode, she's only heard in the telephone saying: ''Daddy! The house is full of burglars!'' . &lt;br /&gt;
*The second Krusty Krab Grand Reopening is held, the first in Born Again Krabs.&lt;br /&gt;
*This episode aired on the day of the 2007 Nick Go-Healthy challenge finalie along with [[Fungus Among Us]].&lt;br /&gt;
*SpongeBob is revealed to only make Krabby Patties.&lt;br /&gt;
*In [[Nature Pants]] and [[Patty Hype]], SpongeBob serves French Fries. In this episode, fries are replaced with coral bits. &lt;br /&gt;
*In [[Just One Bite]], Squidward loves Krabby Patties. In this episode, he says it has horrible taste. Most likely, Le Big Switch takes place before Just One Bite. In [[Your Shoe's Untied]], Squidward also ate Krabby Patties, but he still said that he never ate a [[Krabby Patty]]. [[Your Shoe's Untied]] should also take place after Le Big Switch if that is so.&lt;br /&gt;
*Plankton could easily take the formula in other episodes by cracking an egg! (or anything else spongebob did)&lt;br /&gt;
*It seems there are several krabby patty formulas.&lt;br /&gt;
*This episode is only shown on Nickelodeon once so far&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Transcript==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Episode Transcript: Le Big Switch]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Video==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.nick.com/turbonick/?extvideoid=97199 Le Big Switch Video] Retrieved on March 4, 2009.&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Le Big Switch (Episode)</title>
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| Episode No.: || 92b&lt;br /&gt;
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| Season: || Season 5&lt;br /&gt;
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'''&amp;quot;Le Big Switch&amp;quot;''' is an episode from Season 5&lt;br /&gt;
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==Info==&lt;br /&gt;
===Characters=== &lt;br /&gt;
*[[SpongeBob]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Squidward]] [[Image:Küchenchef.jpg|thumb|right|SpongeBob as the Fancy! chef]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mr. Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Le Schnook]] (the main antagonist)&lt;br /&gt;
*[[French Head Chief]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fancy!]] Customers&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tom]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fred]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Places===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Krusty Krab]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fancy!]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Time Cards===&lt;br /&gt;
*Meanwhile At The Krusty Krab&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Plot==&lt;br /&gt;
The episode starts with SpongeBob making 2 double Krabby Patties with Coral Bits and a Diet Kelp. He then smacks his lips, making a heart, and Squidward swallows it, making him choke &amp;quot;on sentiment.&amp;quot; The customer happily eats his meal with no manners. Squidward steals the Krabby Patty away like an evil person, and the customer cries. SpongeBob tells Squidward that the Krusty clientele needs to be coddled and treated with respect, and SpongeBob feeds the Krabby Patty to the customer like a baby bottle. Later, Mr. Krabs tells everyone to get out of the restaurant in 3 seconds or he'll kick them out.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Leschnook.jpg|thumb|right|Le Schnook's Papers]]&lt;br /&gt;
He then shakes everyone out of the restaurant, and announces that he has joined the chef exchange program, and SpongeBob is sent on a bus to the Fancy! restaurant. The chef from Fancy! comes to the Krusty Krab. However, the chef, Le Schnook is very cranky, ugly, selfish, and vicious. The Fancy! Restaurant Head Chef tells SpongeBob to make something else then the Krabby Patty, and SpongeBob tries carrots, potatoes, just one egg, and some brown-yellow baking food. Soon, a Krabby Patty lands into the mouth of French Head Chef, and soon SpongeBob accidentally gives Krabby Patties to the Fancy! customers.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Meanwhile, Le Schnook makes a very rotten gym sock-smell inedible object which is made with Shredded gold. Mr. Krabs is worried because the food is made of gold, extremely expensive gold. Mr. Schnook then is furious because he gets a plastic fork instead of silver, and the chair is really a Cardboard Figure. SpongeBob's wristwatch then rings, and it is time for him to go back to the Krusty Krab, and give the Krabby Patties back from Fancy! To the more popular restaurant he works in. Le Schnook also steals everything away from the Krusty Krab, and demands Mr. Krabs his paycheck for his services. Also, Pearl is worried because there are burglars in Mr. Krabs and Pearl's house. Mr. Krabs cries and cries saying that he made such a big mistake like a fool, and SpongeBob returns back to the Krusty Krab with lots of customers back, and at the end, the Krusty Krab has a grand Re-Opening, but everyone eats their Krabby Patties on the ground without manners.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Trivia/Goofs==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Le Schnook.jpg|Le Shcnook holding the Gray Cubular thing that can be nutuelized (or However it's spelled.) By Gold, A Precious Metal.|right|thumb|200px]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Screaming is heard, but the people's lips are closed. &lt;br /&gt;
*The chiefs Fancy! Head Chef and Mr. Le Schnook are similar to Skinner from the 2007 film Ratatouille.&lt;br /&gt;
*This is the first time we see Pearl in Season #5 but in this episode, she's only heard in the telephone saying: ''Daddy! The house is full of burglars!'' . &lt;br /&gt;
*The second Krusty Krab Grand Reopening is held, the first in Born Again Krabs.&lt;br /&gt;
*This episode aired on the day of the 2007 Nick Go-Healthy challenge finalie along with [[Fungus Among Us]].&lt;br /&gt;
*SpongeBob is revealed to only make Krabby Patties.&lt;br /&gt;
*In [[Nature Pants]] and [[Patty Hype]], SpongeBob serves French Fries. In this episode, fries are replaced with coral bits. &lt;br /&gt;
*In [[Just One Bite]], Squidward loves Krabby Patties. In this episode, he says it has horrible taste. Most likely, Le Big Switch takes place before Just One Bite. In [[Your Shoe's Untied]], Squidward also ate Krabby Patties, but he still said that he never ate a [[Krabby Patty]]. [[Your Shoe's Untied]] should also take place after Le Big Switch if that is so.&lt;br /&gt;
*Plankton could easily take the formula in other episodes by cracking an egg! (or anything else spongebob did)&lt;br /&gt;
*It seems there are several krabby patty formulas.&lt;br /&gt;
*This episode is only shown on Nickelodeon so far&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Transcript==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Episode Transcript: Le Big Switch]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Video==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.nick.com/turbonick/?extvideoid=97199 Le Big Switch Video] Retrieved on March 4, 2009.&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Goo Goo Gas (Episode)</title>
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| Episode No.: || 92a&lt;br /&gt;
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| Season: || Season 5&lt;br /&gt;
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| Airdate: || August 19, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
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'''&amp;quot;Goo Goo Gas&amp;quot;''' is an episode from Season 5&lt;br /&gt;
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==Info==&lt;br /&gt;
===Characters===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[SpongeBob]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Plankton]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Mr. Krabs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Squidward]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Police]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Patrick]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Karen]]  &lt;br /&gt;
*Krusty Krab customers&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Mary]]&lt;br /&gt;
**[[Old Man Jenkins]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Babys.jpg|thumb|right|SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs and Squidward as adorable babies]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Dennis]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Places===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Krusty Krab]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Barg'n Mart]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chum Bucket]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Plot==&lt;br /&gt;
After another attempt to steal the formula is foiled by Mr. Krabs, Plankton creates a gas that turns adults into babies. &lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
It leads Mr. Krabs into a telephone box and Plankton sprays some &amp;quot;[[Goo-Goo Gas]]&amp;quot; on it and then Mr. Krabs turns into a baby and steals the [[Krusty Krab]] key. But Plankton cannot jump high enough to reach the door locks so he asks SpongeBob to do this for him. Since Plankton tells loud of his plans and he was heard by SpongeBob, he informs the police, whereupon Plankton is hunted, but flees. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Plankton now wants SpongeBob to turn into a baby, but when he tries to he sprays the baby Mr. Krabs again with the gas, and he turns back into the regular Mr. Krabs and tries even more times. Plankton then realizes that when sprayed with a second dose of the gas, babies turn into adults. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Plankton does not give up and starts a further attempt - this time however Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob turn into old seniors. Plankton then tries to steal a [[Krabby Patty]]. Then, they knit a net which catches Plankton and various senior citizens take turns hitting him with their canes and walkers, foiling his plot once again. He then revises the gas which makes ''everybody'' sprayed with it turn into babies. But first he needs to test it on someone. And who does he test it on but his own wife, Karen! After Karen becomes a calculator, Plankton goes to the Krusty Krab and turns Mr. Krabs into a baby. When he sees SpongeBob come out of the kitchen, he turns him into a baby. Plankton then sprays everyone in the Krusty Krab.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now, not only SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs are babies, but also Patrick, Squidward and other customers of the Krusty Krab. Baby SpongeBob then plays with the gas, possibly turning everyone in the Krusty Krab back into adults and in the process destroying it. But Plankton is still a baby, and is in a molecule asking for a diaper change.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Plankton 06 03 2008 getimg.jpg|thumb|r|From Spongepedia German: 1 Dose=Baby 2 Dose=Adult]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Trivia/Goofs==&lt;br /&gt;
*This is the third time SpongeBob is seen as a baby. The other times were in the episodes: [[The Secret Box]] and [[Friend or Foe?]]&lt;br /&gt;
*This is the third time Patrick is seen as a baby. The other times were in the episode: [[The Secret Box]] and [[Krabby Road]]&lt;br /&gt;
*This is the second time Mr. Krabs and Plankton are seen as babies. The first was in the episode: [[Friend or Foe?]]&lt;br /&gt;
*This is the first time Karen is seen as a baby.&lt;br /&gt;
*This is the first time Squidward is seen as a baby.&lt;br /&gt;
*This is the first time Turquoise Fish is seen as a baby(background).&lt;br /&gt;
*SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs are seen knitting in this episode. This is the second time SpongeBob was seen doing this, as he was also seen knitting in [[New Digs]]. This is also the second time Mr. Krabs was seen doing this, as he was also knitting in [[Krusty Love]].&lt;br /&gt;
*In this episode, the key to the Krusty Krab does not have two Ks, unlike in other episodes that it was seen.&lt;br /&gt;
*When Karen turns into a calculator, she says &amp;quot;Hello,&amp;quot; to represents the upside-down number &amp;quot;07734&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
*Karen is really a talking computer, or a nagging software, but when she is sprayed with Goo-Goo Gas, she turns into a calculator.&lt;br /&gt;
*The title card music for [[Squidville]] is heard when Plankton visits the [[Barg'n Mart]].&lt;br /&gt;
*When Plankton accidentally turns SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs old, how is it possible to catch up with Plankton?  This doesn't feel realistic due to their morphed ages which actually look older than Mermaidman and Barnacle Boy.&lt;br /&gt;
*This episode is still not shown on TV yet&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Transcript==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Episode Transcript: Goo Goo Gas]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Video==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.nick.com/turbonick/?extvideoid=97200 Goo Goo Gas Video] Retrieved on March 5, 2009.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Season5}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Slogan}}&lt;br /&gt;
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