
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.
Plankton poses as a wish-granting genie in his latest scheme to get the secret formula; customers love Mr. Krabs' new krabby soup, until some heat-loving hippies move into the soup vat.
Squidward bets that SpongeBob can not go one day without crying; Mrs. Puff must work at the Krusty Krab over her summer break.
When Man Ray rents Squidward's house for the weekend, SpongeBob and Patrick must stop his evil vacation; Mr. Krabs takes a vacation and makes Larry the Lobster the temporary manager of the Krusty Krab.
Mr. Krabs discovers that Plankton is afraid of whales; Gary falls in love with a snail named Mary.