Sandy Cheeks

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**Sandra** **Jennifer** "**Sandy**" **Cheeks** is one of the ten main characters in the *SpongeBob SquarePants* franchise. She is an American squirrel 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 built both her treedome and air suit herself. She is also a member of the Gal Pals along with Karen, Mrs. Puff, and Pearl.

## 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. 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."

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. 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."

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

Sandy is most commonly seen wearing her suit for oxygen when she is outside of her treedome. The suit is white and has a yellow square-shaped patch with an acorn 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 yellow center and five pink floral petals. She also wears graphite boots with one red dot on each side of them.

In various spin-off media, she's slightly redesigned. In *Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years*, she wears pink glasses and braces, as well as a purple dress that resembles her bikini, and a red handkerchief. In *The Patrick Star Show*, her design is the same as the main show, with the only difference being black glasses.

When Sandy appears inside her treedome, she wears violet clothing, primarily a violet bikini top and a green and violet skirt-like bottom. In "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy," when her fur pelt is off, she wears a violet bra and matching panties.

When she is on her exercise 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 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 nightgown throughout the episode. In "Overbooked," she wears a violet nightgown while giving a presentation to her colleagues.

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

She was dressed up like a goldfish in "Scaredy Pants," but only her head resembles one.

## Personality

Sandy is usually kind and caring for SpongeBob and is known to help him out when he's feeling lost, as seen in many newer episodes, such as "Lost in Bikini Bottom". However, in older episodes, she is shown to be much crazier. In "Prehibernation Week", she is shown to be crazier than ever when she forces SpongeBob to play dangerous games, thus leading to him running away. 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 and shown with her Texan accent. She had a lot of experience there and won't stand any insults of it, as shown in "Texas," where she cries several times throughout the episode because she missed her old homeland and even made a song dedicated to it. SpongeBob and Patrick then make fun of the state. She is offended by them 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 just because he kept making jokes about her.

In "Survival of the Idiots," Sandy is shown during her hibernation as an obese, 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.

She can be overly competitive, which is best seen in "Squirrel Jelly," where she even harms her friends due to her competitive nature. Also, in the same episode, she burnt Jellyfish Fields to capture all the Jellyfish with her super suit.

Despite her pride and competitive nature, she's 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

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 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 did 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. This indicates she may also be skilled in playing the instrument.
* **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 boatmobile with the style of a jeep.
* **Survival skills**: Sandy is shown to have good survival skills in "To Save a Squirrel."
* **Sandboarding**: In "Prehibernation Week," Sandy is sandboarding on Sand Mountain. Also, in "Mooncation," Sandy is "Moon-Crater Boarding."
* **Jellyfishing**: Sandy is fascinated by Jellyfish. The *Employee of the Month* video game, "I Had an Accident," and "Squirrel Jelly" show her jellyfishing.
* **Bodybuilding and muscle growth**: In "MuscleBob BuffPants," "Christmas Who?," "Karate Island," and "Whelk Attack," Sandy is shown to have huge muscles, and seems to get bigger and huge each time they are displayed, and growing at almost pure will.
* **Cooking**: She is shown to make fantastic Nutty Butter. She is a stunt chef, with the ability to cook food rapidly. She was eventually hired by Mr. Krabs to perform tricks with SpongeBob.

## Appearances

### *SpongeBob SquarePants*

Season 1
* *Episode* –  Tea at the Treedome
* *Episode* –  Ripped Pants
* *Episode* –  Sandy's Rocket
* *Episode* –  Nature Pants
* *Episode* –  Culture Shock (*not named*)
* *Episode* –  MuscleBob BuffPants
* *Episode* –  Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost (*cameo*)
* *Episode* –  Scaredy Pants
* *Episode* –  Karate Choppers
* *Episode* –  Sleepy Time
* *Episode* –  Suds
* *Episode* –  Valentine's Day
* *Episode* –  Texas
* *Episode* –  Fools in April (*cameo*)

Season 2
* *Episode* –  Bubble Buddy (*voice only in the International version; mentioned in Indonesia version*)
* *Episode* –  Wormy
* *Episode* –  Prehibernation Week
* *Episode* –  Life of Crime (*mentioned*)
* *Episode* –  Christmas Who?
* *Episode* –  Survival of the Idiots
* *Episode* –  Squirrel Jokes
* *Episode* –  Pressure
* *Episode* –  The Smoking Peanut
* *Episode* –  Band Geeks
* *Episode* –  Procrastination (*does not speak*)
* *Episode* –  Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm

Season 3
* *Episode* –  Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV
* *Episode* –  No Weenies Allowed
* *Episode* –  Party Pooper Pants
* *Episode* –  Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V
* *Episode* –  The Great Snail Race (*not named*)
* *Episode* –  I Had an Accident
* *Episode* –  SpongeBob Meets the Strangler (*does not speak*)
* *Episode* –  Pranks a Lot (*not named*)

Season 4
* *Episode* –  Funny Pants
* *Episode* –  Dunces and Dragons (*mentioned*)
* *Episode* –  Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture
* *Episode* –  Patrick SmartPants
* *Episode* –  SquidBob TentaclePants
* *Episode* –  Chimps Ahoy
* *Episode* –  Karate Island
* *Episode* –  Wishing You Well
* *Episode* –  Wigstruck
* *Episode* –  Squidtastic Voyage
* *Episode* –  Best Day Ever
* *Episode* –  The Gift of Gum

Season 5
* *Episode* –  Waiting (*not named*)
* *Episode* –  Spy Buddies
* *Episode* –  To Love a Patty
* *Episode* –  SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget
* *Episode* –  A Flea in Her Dome
* *Episode* –  Atlantis SquarePantis
* *Episode* –  Blackened Sponge
* *Episode* –  To Save a Squirrel
* *Episode* –  Pest of the West
* *Episode* –  What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?
* *Episode* –  Stanley S. SquarePants

Season 6
* *Episode* –  Gone (*does not speak*)
* *Episode* –  No Nose Knows
* *Episode* –  Patty Caper
* *Episode* –  The Krabby Kronicle
* *Episode* –  SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One
* *Episode* –  Ditchin'
* *Episode* –  To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants
* *Episode* –  Overbooked
* *Episode* –  Single Cell Anniversary (*does not speak*)
* *Episode* –  Truth or Square

Season 7
*To be added*

Season 8
*To be added*

Season 9
*To be added*

Season 10
*To be added*

Season 11
*To be added*

Season 12
*To be added*

Season 13
*To be added*

## Voice Actors

* Carolyn Lawrence
* Michèle Lituac (*French*)
* Hélène Chanson (*French*)
* Mercedes Prato (*Latin American Spanish*)
* Anabella Silva (*Latin American Spanish*)
* Yaraivi Alcedo (*Latin American Spanish*)
* Lidia Abautt (*Latin American Spanish; Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture only*)
* Lileana Chacón (*Latin American Spanish*)
* Monika Pikuła (*Polish*)
* Cathlen Gawlich (*German*)
* Letícia Quinto (*Brazilian Portuguese*)
* Montse Herranz (*European Spanish*)
* Lottie Hellingman (*Dutch*)
* Stella Nikolothanasi (*Greek*)
* Maria Zervou (*Greek*)
* Tatiana Etimova (*Bulgarian*)

## Trivia

* Stephen Hillenburg stated in 2014 that he created Sandy as "a strong female character that could be a friend to SpongeBob but not a love interest.
	+ Tim Hill, who helped Hillenburg write his series pitch bible, supposedly wanted to introduce a romantic element to the show. This never ended up happening.
* 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.
* 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.
* Sandy's voice actress, Carolyn Lawrence, also voices Cindy Vortex on the show The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, who, like Sandy, practices martial arts. However, Cindy practices Tae-Kwon-Do, while Sandy practices karate. She also voiced Ashley Graham in Resident Evil 4.