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Bikini Bottom is a fictional city in the
animated TV comedy series SpongeBob SquarePants. As of
"WhoBob WhatPants?", the population of the city was 538 as
seen on the "Welcome To Bikini Bottom" Sign in the episode.
Bikini Bottom is home to Spongebob, Patrick, and the other
main characters of Spongebob Squarepants. When leaving
Spongebob's house, the Krusty Krab is on the left a quarter
mile down the street.
Bikini Bottom's
geography is shown as consisting of mountains, dense forests,
lakes, lagoons, caves, grasslands, reefs, rivers, and barren desert
wastelands.
The city is
divided by its main road, Conch Street, which runs
from
downtown and past the homes of SpongeBob,
Squidward, and Patrick (see the photo to the right), through
the Krusty Krab, the Chum Bucket and the Reef Theatre cinema.
The road intersects with Barnacle Road and Coral Avenue.
Anchor Way is not far off from Conch Street. Conch Street runs
north-south as revealed in the SpongeBob SquarePants:
Battle for Bikini Bottom video game. Downtown Bikini
Bottom is located in the northernmost point of the city, while
SpongeBob, Squidward, and Patrick's House are on the southern
part of the road. Goo Lagoon is located west of the road,
while Jellyfish Fields is to the east. Other establishments
are located more southerly, including Sandy's house, Shady
Shoals retirement home, the Krusty Krab, the Chum Bucket, and
the Movie Theater. The Kelp Forest is located more
southerly.
In the center of
Bikini Bottom, the citizens work and live in large, gray buildings
made of metal. There are some other forms of buildings, mostly
aquatic-themed as seen above. Further out from the town citizens
need to use whatever is available and easy to live in, such as
Patrick's rock, SpongeBob's hollowed-out pineapple, and the Easter
Island Head Squidward lives in.
Bikini Bottom's
populace, like that of the rest of the series, consists mostly of
various anthropomorphic fish, whales, crabs, sponges, squid,
octopi, starfish, anchovies, lobsters, sharks, and most other forms
of sea life, including sea monsters. Some forms of sea life, like
jellyfish, seahorses, snails, manatees, and worms aren't
anthropomorphic, and are treated like pets or wild animals. For
example, clams represent bats and birds, snails represent cats, and
worms represent dogs. Sandy and Craig Mammalton are the only land
creatures seen living in modern Bikini Bottom. Land creatures like
humans, bugs and birds are rarely seen. Inhabitants of Bikini
Bottom are called "Bikini Bottomites".
The history of
Bikini Bottom can be traced back to prehistoric times. During a
time-travel incident, Squidward unwittingly invents the sport of
jellyfishing. In the episode "Ugh", SpongeGar, Patar, and Squog,
prehistoric ancestors of SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward
(respectively), discover fire. See the photo to the
right.
On November 30,
1942, Eugene Krabs was born, along with the birth-friend, Sheldon
Plankton. In his childhood, he is discovered as a financial genius.
Soon, he went to Poseidon Elementary. The two opened up a
restaurant but an argument began between them and they became
bitter rivals. After his service in the navy, Mr. Krabs fell into a
seemingly endless depression; however, a bankrupt retirement home
gave him hope. Mr. Krabs decided to buy the building and rename it
The Krusty Krab. The financial 
success of the Krusty Krab took off and became a
premiere eating establishment in Bikini Bottom.
In Bikini Bottom,
entertainment contributes to the social interaction within the
city. The Krusty Krab houses shows such as The Annual Squidward
Tentacles Talent Show, a weekly talent show, and The Komedy
Krab, a comedy show. The city has a popular cinema, The
Reef, but it is destroyed in the episode "Something Smells",
however it reappears in later episodes. Bikini Bottom also has many
forms of media, such as news, magazines, radio, and television that
contribute to Bikini Bottom's wide spread of news and
entertainment. The city paper is called the Bikini Times. It
features the regular news, as well as daily comics. There is
another newspaper that is called the Bikini Bottom Inquirer,
a parody of The National Inquirer. There also are boy bands
and rock bands; the first being Boys Who Cry, a parody of
The Cure's single "Boys Don't Cry"; Stingray 5000, a
possible parody of Powerman 5000, who had released a record
entitled "You Rock My Clams"; and Ned and the
Needlefish.
Surrounding towns
include Rock Bottom, New Kelp City, Ukulele Bottom, Failuretown,
Quittersville, and Loserburg. A DNR cache placement form was
submitted to Dale Katsma from the local DNR office at 920-892-8756.
He approved this cache in the Kiel Marsh State Wildlife
Area.