The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom.

While operating the tractor for a chore, they accidentally create crop circles, attracting a group of friendly aliens.

Before entering, SpongeBob is made to remove his brain and hand it in to check-out; however, while doing destructive "community service" with the group, his brainstem shorts out and severely lowers his intelligence.

However, after Plankton is released, and when SpongeBob begins treating the prisoners with expensive luxuries and they drive the customers away, Mr. Krabs lets them all go out of anger.

There, the duo encounter a group of alligators who cook spicy food, and later a Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy supervillain who has stolen one of Bubble Bass's action figures.

Finally, SpongeBob combines parts of all his alarms into a Rube Goldberg machine to take him to work while he sleeps.

Patrick firmly refuses to leave and continues to sit on his shell, earning popularity with Tony's friends.

[c] "Handemonium": In order to beat Mr. Krabs at arm-wrestling, Plankton brings the glove on top of the Chum Bucket to life.

It begins running rampant around town, so Plankton teams up with SpongeBob and Hans, a live-action hand seen during the show's theme song, to stop the glove.

The Flying Dutchman offers to teach him how to be a ghost, with topics such as haunting houses and making scary faces.

When Plankton is finally able to pick up the formula, he realizes that he cannot take it out of the safe; he returns to the Chum Bucket to find that a funeral is being held for him, and tries to get his ghost back into his body.

Being trapped on a deserted island doesn't stop Patchy from celebrating SpongeBob, and other castaways join the party.

Former National Football League player Nate Burleson presents highlights of SpongeBob and friends partaking in sporting activities over the course of the show's run.