
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.
Squidward gets left with a mess when SpongeBob and Patrick use carrier clams to send messages to each other; after cooking his kazillionth Krabby Patty, SpongeBob believes he's developed an allergy to them.
After arriving one minute late for work, SpongeBob decides to move into the Krusty Krab so that he will never be late again; when Plankton secretly turns down the thermostat at the Krusty Krab the entire restaurant freezes over.
When the circus comes to town and steals his customers away, Mr. Krabs tries to sabotage the show; Sandy spends the day solving everyone's issues, only to return home to her own monster of a problem.
SpongeBob and Patrick fear the new roller coaster at Bikini Bottom's amusement park; Plankton tricks SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward into fixing up the Chum Bucket.