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{{Object
{{Object
|name = Bus
|name = Bus
|image = Bus in Face Freeze!.png
|image = Bus stock art.png
|type = Vehicle
|type = Vehicle
|first-appearance = "[[Help Wanted]]"
|first-appearance = "[[Help Wanted]]"
|latest-appearance = "[[Squid's on a Bus]]"
|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 "[[Help Wanted]]."
The '''bus''' of [[Bikini Bottom]] is a public transportation vehicle that appears in various episodes, starting with debut episode "[[Help Wanted]]."


==Description==
==Description==
===Design and boarding===
===Design and boarding===
Bikini Bottom buses are red in the series, but the [[LEGO SpongeBob SquarePants theme|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.
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 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]]."
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==
*[[Nat Peterson]] (usual driver)
*[[Mrs. Puff|Puffer sub driver]] ("Help Wanted")
*[[List of characters/Background#Bus Driver|Bus Driver]] ("[[Sand Castles in the Sand]]")
*[[Incidental 41]] (usual driver)
*[[Marty]] ([[Employee of the Month (video game)|''Employee of the Month'' video game]])
*[[Mr. Mailman (Inc 154)]] ("[[SpongeBob Meets the Strangler]]")
*[[Squidward Tentacles]] (Squid's on a Bus)
*[[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==
{{Main|Bus Stop}}
===Bikini Bottom===
===Bikini Bottom===
*[[Conch Street]]
*[[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]]"
**{{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]]"
**[[Patrick Star's house]] - "[[Hooky]]"
**[[122 Conch Street]] - "[[Hocus Pocus]]," "[[Breath of Fresh Squidward]]"
**[[Squidward Tentacles' house]] - "[[Hocus Pocus]]," "[[Breath of Fresh Squidward]]," "[[Squid's on a Bus]]"
*[[Glove World!]] - "[[Rock Bottom]]," "[[Roller Cowards]], "[[The Abrasive Side]]"
*[[Glove World!]] - "[[Rock Bottom]]," "Roller Cowards," "[[The Abrasive Side]]"
*[[Goo Lagoon]] - "[[Sand Castles in the Sand]]"
*[[Goo Lagoon]] - "Sand Castles in the Sand"
*[[Cephalopod Lodge (place)|Cephalopod Lodge]] - "[[Cephalopod Lodge]]"
*[[Cephalopod Lodge (location)|Cephalopod Lodge]] - "[[Cephalopod Lodge]]"
*[[Jellyfish Fields]] - "[[The Pink Purloiner]]"
*[[Jellyfish Fields]] - "The Pink Purloiner"
*[[Rock Bottom (city)|Rock Bottom]] - "[[Rock Bottom]]"
*[[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]]"
*[[Island in the Sky]] - "[[The Clash of Triton]]"


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


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*SpongeBob blows a [[Bubbles (object)|bubble]] version of the bus in "[[The Main Drain]]."
*SpongeBob blows a [[Bubbles (object)|bubble]] version of the bus in "[[The Main Drain]]."
[[Category:Video game objects]]
*In general, this is the first vehicle that appears in the whole series.
[[Category:Battle for Bikini Bottom]]
**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."
[[Category:The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]
[[Category:Crossover objects]]

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."
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