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Home isn't about barbecues or pecan pies, Home is where you're surrounded by critters that care about ya.
 
— Sandy Cheeks, "Texas"
Character

Sandra[1][2] Jennifer[3][4] Olivia[3][5] "Sandy" Cheeks[6] (born November 17[7]) is one of the ten main characters in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise.[8] She is an American squirrel[9] from the surface who wears a diving suit and lives in an air-filled glass treedome to survive underwater. She is voiced by Carolyn Lawrence.

Sandy is a thrill seeker who loves extreme sports and karate. Having come from the state of Texas, she has a Southern drawl and a love for rodeos. She works as a scientist and builds both her treedome and air suit and helmet herself. She is also a member of the Gal Pals along with Karen, Mrs. Puff, and Pearl.

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One of Sandy's hobbies is karate. Out of all the characters in the show who practice karate, Sandy is the best at it; she has green karate gear. She is also interested in science. Sandy has shown to have a vast knowledge and passion of science: several episodes feature her doing experiments, beginning with "Sandy's Rocket," which revealed that she is an astronaut.
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Sandy Cheeks manages to live underwater by residing in an air-filled treedome in Bikini Bottom. She dons an astronaut suit and helmet for survival when venturing outside. Visitors from the sea to her treedome use water helmets to breathe.
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Description[]

Sandy comes from the state of Texas, known from the episode of the same name, and exhibits many characteristics of a cowgirl character. She speaks with a heavy Southern accent and uses typical Southern slang words and phrases, such as "Howdy" and "Y'all."

Sandy is very fond of her homeland and its culture, as most notably seen in the episode "Texas," in which she was homesick and considers leaving Bikini Bottom to return to Texas. In that same episode, she takes great offense at SpongeBob and Patrick's negative insults about Texas and violently attacks them when they continue to make fun of it.

Along with Plankton and Karen, Sandy is one of the most intelligent and levelheaded characters on the show. She is a multi-talented scientist and inventor and originally came to Bikini Bottom to study sea creatures and their lifestyles while working at B.O.O.T.S., revealed in Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie. In "Chimps Ahoy," it is revealed that she is employed by a trio of chimpanzees from the surface, named Professor Percy, Dr. Marmalade and Lord Reginald. As an inventor, Sandy is capable of creating extremely advanced devices with ease. Her inventions include a manned spaceship, a teleporter, a submarine that can shrink to microscopic size and go inside a person's body, a robot in "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?," and even a Protogenerator 2000 cloning device as seen in "Overbooked."

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SpongeBob and Sandy doing karate.

Sandy is also very athletic and physically fit. She and SpongeBob share a favorite hobby of karate, and frequently fight each other just for fun.

The Karate they use appears to be stylized to fit that of "Play Karate," as they both mainly fight with chops and kicks in a cartoon-like manner. There also appears to be some other forms of fighting in the series, most notably in "Karate Island," where three other fish demonstrate unique fighting styles, which looks more like stylized versions of kung fu rather than karate.

Sandy also enjoys extreme sports and thrill-seeking, which SpongeBob joins her in on occasion, most notably in "Prehibernation Week." Sandy possesses immense strength. She is often seen at Goo Lagoon, lifting weights with Larry the Lobster, of whom she is a good friend, and other muscular fish. In "MuscleBob BuffPants," she shows SpongeBob her immense biceps as well as an intense daily exercise routine. In the same episode, she wins the eighth annual Goo Lagoon Anchor Toss competition by tossing an enormous anchor 510 yards.

In various other episodes, such as "Karate Island," "Christmas Who?," and "Whelk Attack," Sandy usually tends to briefly, but prominently, display her muscular body.

Appearance[]

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Sandy's official color palette (center) includes 13 colors, plus black and white.

Sandy is most frequently seen wearing her suit for oxygen when she is outside of her treedome. The suit is white and has a yellow square-shaped patch on the right with an acorn design on it. It also has three rings on the sleeves, two red rings and one blue ring in the center. The suit comes with a big glass helmet with a flower that has a yellow center and five pink floral petals. She also wears graphite boots with one red dot on each side of them.

She is slightly redesigned in the spin-offs. In Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years, she wears pink glasses and braces, as well as a purple skirt that resembles the one from her bikini, and a red handkerchief. In The Patrick Star Show, her design is the same as the main show, except she also wears black glasses.

When Sandy appears inside her treedome, she wears purple clothing, which is swimwear-like in appearance. Her primary outfit consists a purple bikini top, a purple tutu skirt, and light green undergarments. She is also barefoot. In Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, her undergarments are entirely purple. In "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy", when her fur pelt is off, she wears a purplish violet bra and matching panties. In Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years, she wears a pink one-piece swimsuit with a purplish violet skirt. And in The Patrick Star Show, she wears a lab coat and behind it is a light blue shirt.

When she is exercising on her hamster wheel, she can be seen wearing a white hoodie and blue workout sweats.

At night, she wears a nightgown. It changes color depending on the episode. In "Sandy's Rocket", she is first seen wearing a sky blue sleeveless nightgown and is shown for a split second until the camera cut to her face. In "Karate Choppers", she wears a lavender nightgown while karate-chopping over the phone with SpongeBob. In "Survival of the Idiots," Sandy wears a pink sleeveless nightgown throughout the episode. In "Overbooked," she wears a sleeveless purplish-violet nightgown with a front v-neck and back scoop neck and is barefooted while giving a presentation to her colleagues.

Sandy sometimes appears without her fur, most notably in "Survival of the Idiots" and "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy."

Personality[]

Sandy is usually kind and caring for SpongeBob and is known to help him out when he is feeling lost. However, she has a crazier side. In "Prehibernation Week," she forces SpongeBob to play dangerous games, thus leading to him run away and hide from her. She then forces all Bikini Bottomites to search nonstop for days on end looking for him, to the point when they all run and hide from her just like SpongeBob did. In "To Save a Squirrel," she makes SpongeBob and Patrick almost eat each other just to see if they can survive out in the wild.

Sandy takes full pride in her Texan heritage, which is shown with her Texan accent. She has a lot of experience from there and will not tolerate any insults of it, as shown in "Texas," wherein she cries several times throughout the episode because she misses her old homeland, and even sings a song dedicated to it. She is offended by SpongeBob and Patrick mocking Texas, and thus she chases both of them down and brutally attacks Patrick.

She has also been shown to have a strong competitive streak and a high opinion of herself. In "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm," she completely ignores SpongeBob's warnings about the Alaskan Bull Worm and tells him that she is "too Texas tough," only to discover the hard way that the Bull Worm is indeed too much for her to handle. In "Pressure," she continuously brags that land creatures are better than sea creatures and nearly drowns herself in an attempt to "prove" it. In "Squirrel Jokes," she almost kills SpongeBob because he kept making jokes about her. In "Squirrel Jelly," she even harms her friends due to her competitive nature. Also in the same episode, she burns Jellyfish Fields to capture all the Jellyfish with her super suit.

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Sandy while hibernating.

In "Survival of the Idiots," Sandy is shown during her hibernation as a large, monstrous version of herself since before going into hibernation, animals must have tremendous amounts of body fat and energy reserves to survive the winter. SpongeBob and Patrick enter her snow-filled treedome and disturb her sleep, and the semi-conscious Sandy viciously attacks them, believing them to be Dirty Dan and Pinhead Larry, the two outlaws from her dreams.

Despite her pride and competitive nature, she is still one of the most caring and levelheaded characters on the show, and often helps her friends and save them from danger.

Abilities and talents[]

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Sandy's love of science.

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Sandy sings Texas while playing her guitar.

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Sandy wearing her karate gear.

Sandy is smart, athletic, and talented, and therefore has many skills, such as:

  • Karate: Out of all the characters in the show who practice karate, Sandy is the best at it; she has green karate gear.
  • Science: Sandy has shown to have a vast knowledge and passion of science: several episodes feature her doing experiments, beginning with "Sandy's Rocket," which revealed that she is an astronaut. As the series progressed, she has done more and more science.
  • Singing: Sandy is a very good singer; the episode "Texas" marks the first time she is shown singing.
  • Guitar: Sandy has played guitar while singing several times. Also, in the episode "Band Geeks," she is the lead guitarist of the band.
  • Saxophone: Sandy is seen holding a saxophone in the episode "Band Geeks." It is unknown if she may also be skilled in playing the instrument.
  • Violin: Sandy plays the violin in the Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years episodes "Pat's A Li'l Sinker" and "Helter Shelter."
  • Lasso: Sandy can throw a lasso very easily, such as in "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm" and "The Gift of Gum." Also, in video games such as Battle for Bikini Bottom and Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated, she can throw her lasso to catch or even break things that are far away.
  • Gliding: In Battle for Bikini Bottom, Sandy can use her lasso to glide.
  • Math: Sandy is seen giving a math lesson to intelligent Patrick in "Patrick SmartPants."
  • Holding her breath: Sandy has been seen holding her breath for long periods in many episodes. However, after a while, she has to find an air supply for herself.
  • Inventing: In several episodes, such as "Chimps Ahoy" and "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?," Sandy has created many useful inventions using her inventing skills.
  • Driving: In the episode "To Save a Squirrel," Sandy is shown to drive a jeep boatmobile.
  • Survival skills: Sandy is shown to have good survival skills in "To Save a Squirrel."
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Sandy sandboarding on Sand Mountain.

Biography[]

According to the SpongeBob SquarePants Annual 2014 book published by the Egmont Group, Sandy's birthday is on November 17. She was born a twin, alongside Randy Cheeks, to Ma and Pa Cheeks in Houston,[10] Texas, USA.

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Young Sandy.

When Sandy was young, she attended Master Kim's Karate Camp, where she learned karate.[11] Sandy's mother once told her to "karate them with kindness."[12]

Although she and SpongeBob first met in "Tea at the Treedome" as adults, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run and Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years showcase that they also meet at Kamp Koral as children. An explanation regarding this inconsistency was given in the episode "Kitchen Sponge."

When she was younger, she was the member of the Cheeks Family Circus where she learned karate using her circus skills. As an adult, she left her family to study the creatures of Bikini Bottom while working at B.O.O.T.S.

When she was learning to drive, she took a driving course called, "Driving You Nuts!"[13]

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Sandy meets SpongeBob.

During her adulthood, she joined a company called Treedome Enterprises.[14]

In Bikini Bottom, she met SpongeBob SquarePants while she was fighting a giant clam. She also met Patrick Star the next day when he tried to save SpongeBob who was at Sandy's treedome for tea and SpongeBob was all dried up because there is no water in her treedome.[15] She has also met many other sea creatures since she arrived at Bikini Bottom.


Habitat[]

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Sandy's house, known as the treedome.

Sandy lives in a huge polyurethane[15] dome, which is known as the "treedome." It is an air-locked environment and contains no water, making the treedome the only place in Bikini Bottom where Sandy can survive and take oxygen without her suit. Its floor is covered in grass and it features a large tree, which contains Sandy's living quarters. The treedome also humorously includes a giant hamster wheel, among other backyard-like things. As seen in the episodes "Survival of the Idiots" and "Bubble Buddy," the dome produces snow during the winter, from which it can be assumed to simulate other weather patterns as well.

As seen in the episode "Wormy," Sandy has many pets residing in her treedome, including caterpillars, snakes, crickets, mice, and birds, among others.

The company that owns this and many other treedomes is the Tree Dome Enterprises Limited. Its board of directors, a group of chimps, came for inspection in "Chimps Ahoy." Her old habitat was back home in Texas.

Family[]

Main article: Cheeks family

Relationships[]

For Sandy Cheeks' relationships, see Sandy Cheeks/Relationships.

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SpongeBob and Sandy's friendship.

Video games[]

Sandy appears in a majority of the SpongeBob video games. She has been a playable character in several of them but usually appears as a non-playable character.

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Development[]

Voice[]

Carolyn Lawrence provides the voice of Sandy Cheeks. Lawrence got the role of Sandy when she was in Los Angeles at Los Feliz. She met Donna Grillo, a casting director, on a sidewalk. Lawrence was with a friend who knew Grillo, and she said Lawrence had an interesting voice. Grillo brought Lawrence in to audition and she got the part.

Before a recording, Lawrence prepares when the crew sends a storyboard. She explains, "I absolutely love that! Not only do I get to read the script, I can actually see what the artists have in mind. It is an amazing process and I feel so fortunate to be able to work that way! [...] I would prefer to let the script come alive in me before a taping."

Trivia[]

  • Stephen Hillenburg stated in the "Everybody's Talking: The Voices Behind SpongeBob SquarePants" special feature on The Complete 1st Season DVD and a 2014 interview that he created Sandy as "a strong female character that could be a friend to SpongeBob but not a love interest."[16]
    • However, when Tim Hill helped Hillenburg create a pitch bible for SpongeBob in 1996, it was suggested that a hint of romance should be added between SpongeBob and Sandy.[citation needed] This idea was included in the bible, but Hillenburg eventually decided against Sandy being a love interest in the show.
  • Her voice actor, Carolyn Lawrence, is also well known for voicing Cindy Vortex from Jimmy Neutron (another Nickelodeon franchise). Both being main female characters of their respective series and having similar sounding first names. Sandy & Cindy are both intelligent, skilled in martial arts, & associated with living in Texas.
  • Sandy is technically an American immigrant, since Bikini Bottom is located in the Marshall Islands under Bikini Atoll.
  • (The Persian dub) shows Sandy in her dress rather than her bikini.
  • SpongeBob is seen imitating Sandy in "Gone," "Mimic Madness," and "Squirrel Jelly."
  • Mrs. Puff had more episode appearances than Sandy in seasons 3, 10, and 12.
  • "Salsa Imbecilicus," "Feral Friends," "Surf N' Turf," "Girls' Night Out," and "A Cabin in the Kelp" are the only episodes where Sandy plays a major role without SpongeBob also playing a major role.
  • Sandy is called "Sandy Squirrel" for the first time in "SpongeBob's Last Stand." She would be called this again in the N.E.R.D song "Sandy Squirrel" from the music of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.
  • Although Sandy and Mrs. Puff only have two lines each in the 2004 movie, they are both still included under the "Main Cast" in the film's credits because they are main characters in the series.
  • She was called "Arenita" in the Latin American dub of the series. "Arenita" means "Little Sand" in Spanish, making it a fairly accurate translation. She is still called this in the Spanish dub of the series.
  • In the Finnish dub, she is called "Santa Sanna." "Santa" is a synonym for "Hiekka," which means "Sand."
    • However, "Santa" can be misinterpreted as being derived from "Santa Claus."
  • In the very last shot in "MuscleBob BuffPants," paw pads are visible on the underside of Sandy's feet, they can also be seen in "The Fish Bowl." These two episodes are the only ones to show her having them; in all other episodes, she has a beige or brown surface on the bottoms of her paws.
  • As seen in "Karate Island", Sandy is ticklish.
  • Sandy was responsible for introducing Christmas to Bikini Bottom. This happens in the episode "Christmas Who?"
  • In the episode "Stanley S. SquarePants," a Scottish relative of Sandy with the same name is shown.
  • In the episode "To Save a Squirrel," Sandy is shown to have a Jeep-Mobile with the design of a Jeep.
  • A package of GoGurt that features Sandy claims she works for a company called "Tree Dome Enterprises Limited."
  • In season 1, Sandy has three dots on her suit instead of an acorn symbol. From season 2 onwards, her symbol is an acorn. For her suit's appearances in "Wormy" and "Prehibernation Week," it is a black silhouette of an acorn, and from "Squirrel Jokes" onwards it is a colored acorn.
    • Also, in Season 1 episodes, Sandy's tail is not visible when she is wearing her suit in comparison to the later seasons.
    • Sandy's fur is slightly darker in Season 1 than in the later seasons. Also, her face is a slightly different shape.
  • Ironically, despite being re-established as a scientist in later seasons, Sandy is oblivious to the basic fact that sea creatures cannot survive without water in her first appearance.
  • In the live-action puppet sequence in the episode "Pressure," Sandy is represented by a TY squirrel Beanie Baby and appears to be naked aside from her helmet.
  • Season 10 is the season with the least amount of appearances for Sandy, with 4 appearances. This is due to Season 10 having only 11 episodes (22 segments).
  • It is revealed in "Patrick SmartPants" that her full name is Sandra.
  • In Croatian dub, her name is Luna Frnjau, which does not have any connection between her original name.
  • Sandy appears on the Bikini Bottom Adventures DVD cover, but does not appear in any of the episodes on this DVD.
    • Although, the episodes on the Serbian and Russian releases have at least one episode with her in it.
  • When Sandy cries, she flushes her helmet so that she will not drown.[17] However, in "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?," her helmet fills with tears, but she does not flush it. However, in the very next scene when Mr. Krabs asks how he'll get SpongeBob back, her helmet's seen empty again, implying she flushed it offscreen.
  • In the episode "Squirrel Record," it is revealed that Sandy has 100 woodchuck cousins, at least one of whom is named Earl.
  • In "Karate Choppers," it is revealed that she can consume Volcano Sauce without any reaction to the spice.
  • In most of her appearances, she has fur. However, in "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy," she wears a pelt.
  • Brian Robbins, the current president of Nickelodeon, believes there is a possibility for a Sandy Cheeks spin-off show.[18]
  • The name "Sandy" is a diminutive form of Sandra, which in turn can be a diminutive form of the names Alexandra or Cassandra.
  • In the book SpongeBob SquarePants Ocean 3D: Facts & 3D Pics, Sandy's full name is given as Sandra Olivia Cheeks. In the Broadway musical, her middle name is said to be Jennifer instead.
  • Sandy was an experienced law enforcement officer.
  • Unlike the other 9 main characters in the series, Sandy is the only land creature, as she breathes air instead of water.
    • She is also allergic to seawater breath as revealed in "Pressure," as squirrels cannot breathe underwater.
  • Sandy's horoscope is Scorpio.
  • She is nicknamed Big Cheeks by her past self according to "Kitchen Sponge." The episode also reveals that she can call her past self with a radio device.
  • She has never been in jail, but she has been arrested once.
  • She is featured in the Just Dance map "SpongeBob's Birthday."
  • In Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, when Sandy reveals as Southern Flying Squirrel at once of spun-off Netflix film. While Sandy Cheeks was more actually she was Eastern Gray Squirrel from main SpongeBob SquarePants series.
  • Sandy shares similarities with Sally Acorn, particularly her depiction in the Sonic Archie comics before and after the Super Genesis Wave of the Sonic The Hedgehog franchise.
    • Both Sandy and Sally's names start with "S" (as well as "Sa"), and end with "y".
    • Both being female anthropomorphic squirrels. (Sally being a squirrel-chipmunk hybrid)
    • Both having tomboyish personalities while also being kind and caring.
    • Both being athletic and skilled in combat as well.

See also[]

International names and voice actors[]

Language Name Meaning
Croatian Luna Frnjau, voice Ivana Hajder -
Dutch Sandy Wang voice Lottie Hellingman -
Polish Sandy Pysia voice Monika Pikuła -
Spanish Arenita Mejillas voice Lileana Chacón [Latin American] -


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