Why is the squirrel on SpongeBob using an astronaut vest?

To serve as child-friendly, appropriate clothing. If you think about, normal clothes would look quite bizarre with an astronaut helmet, and by wearing an astronaut vest underwater, it adds to the humour the show wants to create. read more

SpongeBob is every inch an icon, though his dreams are humble. “You’re just a simple sponge, boy. And yet somehow you don’t seem to absorb very much,” Mr. Krabs (Brian Ray Norris), his boss at the Krusty Krab, tells him. read more

Sandra Jennifer"Sandy" Cheeks is a main character in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise. She is a squirrel from the surface. She is usually a friend to SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, and sometimes Squidward Tentacles. read more