Film & TV ‘SpongeBob’ Fans Believe Sandy Cheeks Is From Houston. They’re Wrong. H-Town is the cartoon character’s alleged hometown, but she seems more like a Conroe gal to me.

Sandy Cheeks takes center stage in Netflix's new installment in the "SpongeBob SquarePants" universe, "Saving Bikini Bottom: ...

In this new film, Sandy Cheeks must preserve the loving citizens of Bikini Bottom who have been held captive in a Texas laboratory. The main antagonist is Sue Nahmee, played by Wanda Sykes.

For the uninitiated, Sandy Cheeks is the name of SpongeBob’s STEM-luvin’ squirrel friend, not a reference to the level of grit currently chafing the cheeks of her square-panted pal. More from ...

Dropping exclusively on Netflix, “Saving Bikini Bottom: A Sandy Cheeks Movie” shifts the focus ever so slightly away from our porous … er, eponymous hero.

Voice actor Carolyn Lawrence and director Liza Johnson discuss "Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie," on Netflix Friday, and its new revelations about SpongeBob SquarePants' squirrel friend.