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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

Main article: Bus Stop

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

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."

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-The '''Bus''' of [[Bikini Bottom]] is a public transportation vehicle that appears in various {{SBSP}} episodes.
+The '''bus''' of [[Bikini Bottom]] is a public transportation vehicle that appears in various episodes, starting with debut episode "[[Help Wanted]]."
-==Design and boarding==
+==Description==
-Bikini Bottom buses are red in the series, while 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. The Bus stops locally at a bus stop in the streets in Bikini Bottom. It also resembles the look of a shrimp. The rear end of the bus represent's a fish's tail.
+===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|citizens]], though animals are also allowed to board the bus, as shown in "[[Dumped]]," "[[Have You Seen This Snail?]]," and "[[Pet or Pests]]." Most buses, possibly all or just one, seem to have a "no singing" policy as seen in "[[A Flea in Her Dome]]."
+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==
-*[[Nat Peterson]] (usual driver)
+*[[Mrs. Puff|Puffer sub driver]] ("Help Wanted")
-*[[Bus Driver]] ("[[Sand Castles in the Sand]]")
+*[[Incidental 41]] (usual driver)
-*[[Marty]] Employee of the Month (video game)
+*[[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==
+==Bus stops==
-===[[Bikini Bottom]]===
+{{Main|Bus Stop}}
+===Bikini Bottom===
 *[[Conch Street]]
-**[[Krusty Krab]] - "[[Help Wanted]]," "[[Graveyard Shift]]," "[[Banned in Bikini Bottom]]," "[[Squidward in Clarinetland]]"
+**[[Krusty Krab]] - "Help Wanted," "[[Graveyard Shift]]," "[[Banned in Bikini Bottom]]," "[[Le Big Switch]]," "[[Squidward in Clarinetland]]," "[[Squid's on a Bus]]"
-**[[SpongeBob's House]] - "[[I Was a Teenage Gary]]," "[[Dumped]]," "[[The Pink Purloiner]]," "[[Roller Cowards]]"
+**[[Chum Bucket]] - "[[Chum Bucket Supreme]]," "[[Plankton Retires]]," "[[Karen's Baby]]," "[[Plankton's Intern]]"
-**[[Sandy's Treedome]] - "[[Texas]]," "[[Chimps Ahoy]]," "[[A Flea in Her Dome]]," "[[House Sittin' for Sandy]]"
+**{{Link|SpongeBob's house}} - "[[I Was a Teenage Gary]]," "Dumped," "[[The Pink Purloiner]]," "[[Roller Cowards]]," "[[Gary's New Toy]]"
-**[[Patrick Star's House]] - "[[Hooky]]"
+**{{Link|Sandy's treedome}} - "[[Texas]]," "[[Chimps Ahoy]]," "A Flea in Her Dome," "[[House Sittin' for Sandy]]," "[[Sandy's Nutty Nieces]]"
-**[[122 Conch Street|Squidward Tentacles' House]] - "[[Hocus Pocus]]," "[[Breath of Fresh Squidward]]"
+**[[Patrick Star's house]] - "[[Hooky]]"
-*[[Glove World]] - "[[Rock Bottom]]," "[[Roller Cowards]]"
+**[[Squidward Tentacles' house]] - "[[Hocus Pocus]]," "[[Breath of Fresh Squidward]]," "[[Squid's on a Bus]]"
-*[[Goo Lagoon]]- "[[Sand Castles in the Sand]]"
+*[[Glove World!]] - "[[Rock Bottom]]," "Roller Cowards," "[[The Abrasive Side]]"
-*[[Cephalopod Lodge (place)|Cephalopod Lodge]]- "[[Cephalopod Lodge]]"
+*[[Goo Lagoon]] - "Sand Castles in the Sand"
-*[[Jellyfish Fields]]- "[[The Pink Purloiner]]"
+*[[Cephalopod Lodge (location)|Cephalopod Lodge]] - "[[Cephalopod Lodge]]"
-*[[Rock Bottom (town)|Rock Bottom]]
+*[[Jellyfish Fields]] - "The Pink Purloiner"
-*[[Island in the Sky]]
+*[[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]]"
-==Appearances==
-*"[[Help Wanted]]"
-*"[[Hall Monitor]]"
-*"[[I Was a Teenage Gary]]"
-*"[[Rock Bottom]]"
-*"[[Texas]]"
-*"[[Hooky]]"
-*"[[Wormy]]"
-*"[[Dumped]]"
-*"[[No Free Rides]]" (in Mrs. Puff's daydream)
-*"[[Graveyard Shift]]"
-*"[[Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV]]"
-*"[[SpongeBob Meets the Strangler]]"
-*"[[Pranks a Lot]]"
-*"[[Have You Seen This Snail?]]"
-*"[[Wishing You Well]]"
-*"[[Chimps Ahoy]]"
-*"[[Once Bitten]]"
-*"[[Hocus Pocus]]"
-*"[[The Pink Purloiner]]"
-*"[[Roller Cowards]]"
-*"[[Breath of Fresh Squidward]]"
-*"[[A Flea in Her Dome]]"
-*"[[Le Big Switch]]"
-*"[[Banned in Bikini Bottom]]"
-*"[[Nautical Novice]]"
-*"[[Gone]]"
-*"[[Dear Vikings]]"
-*"[[Pets or Pests]]"
-*"[[Sand Castles in the Sand]]"
-*"[[Chum Bucket Supreme]]"
-*"[[SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom]]"
-*"[[Cephalopod Lodge]]"
-*"[[Squid's Visit]]"
-*"[[The Clash of Triton]]" (On the [[Island in the Sky]])
-*"[[Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful]]"
-*"[[Yours, Mine and Mine]]"
-*"[[Squidward in Clarinetland]]"
-*"[[The Bad Guy Club for Villains]]"
-*"[[The Abrasive Side]]"
-*"[[The Great Patty Caper]]"
-*"[[The Main Drain]]" (as a bubble)
-*"[[Big Sister Sam]]"
-*"[[House Sittin' for Sandy]]"
-*"[[Face Freeze!]]"
-*"[[The Good Krabby Name]]"
-*"[[Bumper to Bumper]]" (briefly seen in background)
-*"[[SpongeBob You're Fired]]"
-*"[[The Sewers of Bikini Bottom]]"
-*"[[The Fish Bowl]]"
-*"[[Sandy's Nutmare]]"
-*''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'' (seen as damaged during [[The Great Krabby Patty Famine]])
-*"[[Snooze You Lose]]"
 ==LEGO Set==
 [[File:LegoBikiniBottomExpress.jpg|thumb|250px]]
 The LEGO Set "[[The Bikini Bottom Express (3830)]]" was released in {{Time|2008}}.
-===Features===
-*Drive The Bus
-*Lift Up The Roof
 ===Minifigures===
 *{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
-*[[Lego Patrick|Patrick Star]]
+*[[LEGO Patrick mini figure|Patrick Star]]
-*Bus Driver
+*Incidental 41
-[[Category:Vehicles]]
-[[Category:Video game objects]]
+==Trivia==
-[[Category:Battle for Bikini Bottom]]
+*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."