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The ''' | {{Object | ||
|name = Bus | |||
|image = Bus stock art.png | |||
|type = Vehicle | |||
|first-appearance = "[[Help Wanted]]" | |||
|latest-appearance = "[[SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up]]" | |||
}} | |||
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. | |||
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== | ==Drivers== | ||
*[[ | *[[Mrs. Puff|Puffer sub driver]] ("Help Wanted") | ||
*[[Bus | *[[Incidental 41]] (usual driver) | ||
*[[ | *[[Mr. Mailman (Inc 154)]] ("[[SpongeBob Meets the Strangler]]") | ||
*[[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 driver (Sand Castles in the Sand)|Bus driver]] ("[[Sand Castles in the Sand]]") | |||
*[[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}} | |||
== | ===Bikini Bottom=== | ||
*[[Conch Street]] | *[[Conch Street]] | ||
* | **[[Krusty Krab]] - "Help Wanted," "[[Graveyard Shift]]," "[[Banned in Bikini Bottom]]," "[[Le Big Switch]]," "[[Squidward in Clarinetland]]," "[[Squid's on a Bus]]" | ||
**[[Chum Bucket]] - "[[Chum Bucket Supreme]]," "[[Plankton Retires]]," "[[Karen's Baby]]," "[[Plankton's Intern]]" | |||
**{{Link|SpongeBob's house}} - "[[I Was a Teenage Gary]]," "Dumped," "[[The Pink Purloiner]]," "[[Roller Cowards]]," "[[Gary's New Toy]]" | |||
*[[Krusty Krab]] | **{{Link|Sandy's treedome}} - "[[Texas]]," "[[Chimps Ahoy]]," "A Flea in Her Dome," "[[House Sittin' for Sandy]]," "[[Sandy's Nutty Nieces]]" | ||
**[[Patrick Star's house]] - "[[Hooky]]" | |||
**[[Squidward Tentacles' house]] - "[[Hocus Pocus]]," "[[Breath of Fresh Squidward]]," "[[Squid's on a Bus]]" | |||
*[[Glove World!]] - "[[Rock Bottom]]," "Roller Cowards," "[[The Abrasive Side]]" | |||
*[[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]]" | |||
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==LEGO Set== | ==LEGO Set== | ||
[[File:LegoBikiniBottomExpress.jpg|thumb|250px]] | [[File:LegoBikiniBottomExpress.jpg|thumb|250px]] | ||
The LEGO Set "The Bikini Bottom Express" was released in 2008. | The LEGO Set "[[The Bikini Bottom Express (3830)]]" was released in {{Time|2008}}. | ||
=== | ===Minifigures=== | ||
* | *{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}} | ||
* | *[[LEGO Patrick mini figure|Patrick Star]] | ||
*Incidental 41 | |||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
*SpongeBob | *SpongeBob blows a [[Bubbles (object)|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|''SpongeBob SquarePants'' Theme Song]]," but that sequence postdates the original {{Time|1997}} pilot version of "Help Wanted." | ||
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
- Puffer sub driver ("Help Wanted")
- Incidental 41 (usual driver)
- Mr. Mailman (Inc 154) ("SpongeBob Meets the Strangler")
- 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 driver ("Sand Castles in the Sand")
- Patrick Star (Around Town)
- Bus driver ("Squidward's School for Grown-Ups," "Squid's on a Bus," and "Get Off My Lawnie")
- 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
Bikini Bottom
- Conch Street
- Krusty Krab - "Help Wanted," "Graveyard Shift," "Banned in Bikini Bottom," "Le Big Switch," "Squidward in Clarinetland," "Squid's on a Bus"
- Chum Bucket - "Chum Bucket Supreme," "Plankton Retires," "Karen's Baby," "Plankton's Intern"
- Template:Data:Links - "I Was a Teenage Gary," "Dumped," "The Pink Purloiner," "Roller Cowards," "Gary's New Toy"
- Template:Data:Links - "Texas," "Chimps Ahoy," "A Flea in Her Dome," "House Sittin' for Sandy," "Sandy's Nutty Nieces"
- Patrick Star's house - "Hooky"
- Squidward Tentacles' house - "Hocus Pocus," "Breath of Fresh Squidward," "Squid's on a Bus"
- Glove World! - "Rock Bottom," "Roller Cowards," "The Abrasive Side"
- Goo Lagoon - "Sand Castles in the Sand"
- Cephalopod Lodge - "Cephalopod Lodge"
- Jellyfish Fields - "The Pink Purloiner"
- 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
The LEGO Set "The Bikini Bottom Express (3830)" was released in 2008.
Minifigures
- Template:Data:Links
- Patrick Star
- Incidental 41
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."