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<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">The </span>'''Bus'''<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;"> of Bikini Bottom is a vehicle that appears in many episodes.</span>
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|name = Bus
|image = Bus stock art.png
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|first-appearance = "[[Help Wanted]]"
|latest-appearance = "[[SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up]]"
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The '''bus''' of [[Bikini Bottom]] is a public transportation vehicle that appears in various episodes, starting with debut episode "[[Help Wanted]]."


==Description==
===Design and boarding===
Bikini Bottom buses are red in the series, but the [[LEGO SpongeBob SquarePants|LEGO set]] version is orange. They also have porthole windows and periscopes on the top, giving them the appearance of a submarine with wheels. It also resembles the look of a shrimp, while the rear end of the bus represents a fish's tail. In early seasons, its headlights were light blue however, from season 3 and onwards, they become yellow. In more recent seasons, the buses are sometimes seen with overhead signs.


==Appearance==
Typically, most of its passengers are regular Bikini Bottomites, though other animals are also allowed to board the bus, as shown in "[[Dumped]]," "[[Have You Seen This Snail?]]," and "[[Pet or Pests]]." Most buses seem to have a "no singing" policy, as seen in "[[A Flea in Her Dome]]."
<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">It is red (the LEGO version is orange) and has porthole windows. It has a submarine scope on the top, which makes it look like a submarine with wheels. The Bus is stopped locally at the Bus Stop in the streets in Bikini Bottom. It also resembles the look of a shrimp.</span>
 


==Drivers==
==Drivers==
*<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">[[Nat Peterson]] (Every episode)</span>
*[[Mrs. Puff|Puffer sub driver]] ("Help Wanted")
*[[Bus Driver|Bus Driver&nbsp;]] <span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;"> ([[Sand Castles in the Sand]] </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">)</span>
*[[Incidental 41]] (usual driver)
*<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Lousy Bus Driver who Doesn't Like Singing</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;"> ([[Rock Bottom]] </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">, [[A Flea in Her Dome]] </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">)</span>
*[[Mr. Mailman (Inc 154)]] ("[[SpongeBob Meets the Strangler]]")
*[[Marty]] (in the game [[Employee of the Month (video game)|Employee of the Month]] )
*[[Incidental 6]] ("[[Pranks a Lot]]")
 
*[[Incidental 118]] ("Have You Seen This Snail?," "[[Nautical Novice]]," "[[Ich hab was am Po]]," "[[Patrick's Tantrum]]," and "[[SquidBird]]")
==Bus Stops==
*[[Bus driver (Sand Castles in the Sand)|Bus driver]] ("[[Sand Castles in the Sand]]")
<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">These bus stops are all over [[Bikini Bottom]] </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;"> and in some episodes they stop on Conch Street. They also stop in [[Rock Bottom]] </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">, [[Sandy's Treedome|Sandy's house]] </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">, [[Glove World]] </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">, [[Krusty Krab]] </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">, [[Goo Lagoon]] </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">, [[Cephalopod Lodge (place)|Cephalopod Lodge ]] </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">, and the [[Island in the Sky]] </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">.</span>
*[[Patrick Star]] (''[[Around Town]]'')
*[[Bus driver (Squidward's School for Grown-Ups)|Bus driver]] ("[[Squidward's School for Grown-Ups]]," "[[Squid's on a Bus]]," and "[[Get Off My Lawnie]]")
*[[Tour guide (No Pictures Please)|Tour guide]] ("[[No Pictures Please]]")
*[[Squidward Tentacles]] ("Squid's on a Bus")
*[[Squid bus driver]] ("[[House Hunting]]")
*[[Granny Tentacles]] ("Get Off My Lawnie")


==Bus stops==
{{Main|Bus Stop}}


==Appearances==
===Bikini Bottom===
*[[Help Wanted]]
*[[Conch Street]]
*[[Rock Bottom]]
**[[Krusty Krab]] - "Help Wanted," "[[Graveyard Shift]]," "[[Banned in Bikini Bottom]]," "[[Le Big Switch]]," "[[Squidward in Clarinetland]]," "[[Squid's on a Bus]]"
*[[The Pink Purloiner]]
**[[Chum Bucket]] - "[[Chum Bucket Supreme]]," "[[Plankton Retires]]," "[[Karen's Baby]]," "[[Plankton's Intern]]"
*[[Chimps Ahoy]]
**{{Link|SpongeBob's house}} - "[[I Was a Teenage Gary]]," "Dumped," "[[The Pink Purloiner]]," "[[Roller Cowards]]," "[[Gary's New Toy]]"
*[[A Flea in Her Dome]]
**{{Link|Sandy's treedome}} - "[[Texas]]," "[[Chimps Ahoy]]," "A Flea in Her Dome," "[[House Sittin' for Sandy]]," "[[Sandy's Nutty Nieces]]"
*[[Sand Castles in the Sand]]
**[[Patrick Star's house]] - "[[Hooky]]"
*[[Cephalopod Lodge]]
**[[Squidward Tentacles' house]] - "[[Hocus Pocus]]," "[[Breath of Fresh Squidward]]," "[[Squid's on a Bus]]"
*[[The Clash of Triton]]-on the [[Island in the Sky]]
*[[Glove World!]] - "[[Rock Bottom]]," "Roller Cowards," "[[The Abrasive Side]]"
*[[No Free Rides]]
*[[Goo Lagoon]] - "Sand Castles in the Sand"
*[[Cephalopod Lodge (location)|Cephalopod Lodge]] - "[[Cephalopod Lodge]]"
*[[Jellyfish Fields]] - "The Pink Purloiner"
*[[Rock Bottom (city)|Rock Bottom]] - "Rock Bottom," ''Legend of the Lost Spatula'', ''Employee of the Month'', ''[[The Yellow Avenger]]''
*[[Island in the Sky]] - "[[The Clash of Triton]]"


==LEGO Set==
==LEGO Set==
[[File:LegoBikiniBottomExpress.jpg|thumb|400px]]
[[File:LegoBikiniBottomExpress.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*
The LEGO Set "[[The Bikini Bottom Express (3830)]]" was released in {{Time|2008}}.
<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">The Bikini Bottom Express was released in 2008.</span>


===Minifigures===
*{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
*[[LEGO Patrick mini figure|Patrick Star]]
*Incidental 41


===Features===
==Trivia==
*<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Drive the bus!</span>
*SpongeBob blows a [[Bubbles (object)|bubble]] version of the bus in "[[The Main Drain]]."
*<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Lift up the roof!</span>
*In general, this is the first vehicle that appears in the whole series.
<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">​</span>
**Other vehicles appear during the "If nautical nonsense be something you wish" part of the "[[SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song|''SpongeBob SquarePants'' Theme Song]]," but that sequence postdates the original {{Time|1997}} pilot version of "Help Wanted."
===Minifigures===
*<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">SpongeBob</span>
*<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Patrick</span>
*<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Lousy Bus Driver</span>
<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">​</span>
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Latest revision as of 09:02, 7 July 2025

Template:OTab Template:Object The bus of Bikini Bottom is a public transportation vehicle that appears in various episodes, starting with debut episode "Help Wanted."

Description

Design and boarding

Bikini Bottom buses are red in the series, but the LEGO set version is orange. They also have porthole windows and periscopes on the top, giving them the appearance of a submarine with wheels. It also resembles the look of a shrimp, while the rear end of the bus represents a fish's tail. In early seasons, its headlights were light blue however, from season 3 and onwards, they become yellow. In more recent seasons, the buses are sometimes seen with overhead signs.

Typically, most of its passengers are regular Bikini Bottomites, though other animals are also allowed to board the bus, as shown in "Dumped," "Have You Seen This Snail?," and "Pet or Pests." Most buses seem to have a "no singing" policy, as seen in "A Flea in Her Dome."

Drivers

Bus stops

Main article: Bus Stop

Bikini Bottom

LEGO Set

File:LegoBikiniBottomExpress.jpg

The LEGO Set "The Bikini Bottom Express (3830)" was released in 2008.

Minifigures

Trivia

  • SpongeBob blows a bubble version of the bus in "The Main Drain."
  • In general, this is the first vehicle that appears in the whole series.
    • Other vehicles appear during the "If nautical nonsense be something you wish" part of the "SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song," but that sequence postdates the original 1997 pilot version of "Help Wanted."