Sandy Cheeks
Sandy Cheeks (full name: Sandra Jennifer Cheeks) is a character in the Nickelodeon TV cartoon series, SpongeBob SquarePants. She is voiced in all franchises by Carolyn Lawrence.
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Overview[edit]
Sandy is a brown squirrel from Texas. Being active and athletic, she lives the ultimate challenge of living underwater, but in an air-filled treedome, in Bikini Bottom (the SBSP community setting).
Character[edit]
Over the course of the series, Sandy is shown to be a keen athlete and bodybuilder. When she isn't lifting weights or practising karate, Sandy will bring SpongeBob along on one of her thrill-seeking adventures underwater, dressed in her air-filled deep-water suit (similar to a space suit). Sandy otherwise wears a two-piece purple bikini (with a chartreuse bottom) when inside her treedome.
Physical Description[edit]
Sandy is very small and thin. She has a long poofy tail, long neck and large head. Her entire body is covered with thick brown fur. Ironically, in one episode, her fur is fake.
Relationship with SpongeBob[edit]
It is a popular idea among fans of the series that Sandy and SpongeBob are in a romantic relationship, and several episodes have frequently been highlighted as proof of this within the series:
- Tea at the Treedome - Romantic music plays in flashbacks of Sandy.
- Valentines Day - Sandy gives SpongeBob a heart-shaped acorn as a present and tells him that she is "nuts" for him.
- Ripped Pants - SpongeBob sings a song about his friendship with Sandy that includes romantic lyrics.
- Squirrel Jokes - In which Sandy hugs SpongeBob and later signs a letter to him with a heart.
- Sandy, SpongeBob and the Worm - SpongeBob tries almost everything to stop Sandy from attacking a giant worm, saying that he can't allow Sandy to get killed.
- Pre-Hibernation Week - Sandy becomes particularly clingy to SpongeBob during her last week of hibernation and literally tears Bikini Bottom apart when SpongeBob goes missing.
- Flowers for Sandy - In which SpongeBob gives Sandy a bouquet of flowers with a note addressed to: "The smartest, prettiest squirrel in Bikini Bottom".
- WhoBob WhatPants? - Sandy breaks down in tears on hearing that SpongeBob has left Bikini Bottom.
- Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy - SpongeBob calls Sandy a "special friend" when greeting her in the Krusty Krab resteraunt.
However, this claim has been challenged, following claims by the show's creators that SpongeBob is asexual[1], but the pairing remains popular among fans. Several annuals have also officially confirmed that SpongeBob does hold feelings for Sandy, but do not state whether these feelings are returned.[2][3]
A trailer for Truth or Square, which was released on November 6, 2009, features footage of Sandy and SpongeBob getting married, further hinting at a relationship between them.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2313221.stm
- ↑ Apsley, B. (ed.) SpongeBob SquarePants Annual 2005 London: Egmont Books Ltd, Pg. 11
- ↑ Apsley, B. (ed.) SpongeBob SquarePants Annual 2007 London: Egmont Books Ltd, Pg. 14
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rde8uqadJw
See also[edit]
- Sandy Cheeks at Wikipedia