
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.

In prehistoric Bikini Bottom, SpongeGar, Patar, and Squog discover fire.

Frustrated that he's seen as cute instead of evil, Plankton builds a robot to punish anyone who says "aww!"; Patrick crushes the mailman, so he and SpongeBob deliver the mail around Bikini Bottom.

When Squidward sets out to prove that anyone can write a comic book, his work garners an obsessed fan base; an actor shadows SpongeBob in preparation for his next big movie, but his dedication to the role becomes a headache for SpongeBob.

When his clarinet goes missing, Squidward must become a hard-boiled detective to track it down; Squidward sends SpongeBob and Patrick on an increasingly difficult scavenger hunt to get them out of his hair.