
A square yellow sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants lives in a pineapple with his pet snail, Gary, in the city of Bikini Bottom on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. He works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab. During his time off, SpongeBob has a knack for attracting trouble with his starfish best friend, Patrick. Arrogant octopus Squidward Tentacles, SpongeBob's neighbor, dislikes SpongeBob because of his childlike behavior.

Sandy Squirrel is homesick; Plankton tries to get SpongeBob to be mean.

Squidward is so tired that SpongeBob and Patrick are unable to wake him up, but they do not want him to miss his big audition; Mr. Krabs and his crew cater a fancy party, but they might be out of their depth with their new wealthy customers.

Squidward bets that SpongeBob can not go one day without crying; Mrs. Puff must work at the Krusty Krab over her summer break.

Perch Perkins fights for his job after he's fired and replaced by a robot anchorman; SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward feel the heat when they become volunteer firefighters.