Everyone knows who lives in a pineapple under the sea, but far fewer know who lives in the bubble-like biodome just a few doors down. But that’s the home of Sandy Cheeks, a Texas-born, science-minded squirrel, and a supporting character on the popular animated kids’ show, SpongeBob SquarePants. Now, for the first time ever, Sandy Cheeks is getting her very own feature film, aka Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, which is coming to Netflix this weekend.
Directed by Liza Johnson, with a screenplay by Tom Stern and Kaz, The Sandy Cheeks Movie marks the fourth movie in the SpongeBob franchise, and the first of the spin-off films. But don’t worry: Even though the movie is about Sandy, her pal SpongeBob still tags along for the ride. And even though the animation looks different, the original voice actors from the Nickelodeon series, Carolyn Lawrence and Tom Kenny, star as the voices of Sandy and SpongeBob, respectively.
As the title of the movie suggests, the underwater town of Bikini Bottom is in peril, and it’s up to SpongeBob and Sandy to save it. To do so, the duo must travel above the sea to Sandy’s home state of Texas. With a combination of computer-generated animation and live-action, this movie is sure to have SpongeBob fans flopping like fishes. Here’s what you need to know about how to watch The Sandy Cheeks Movie online, including what time Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie will be streaming on Netflix.
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie will begin streaming exclusively on Netflix on Friday, August 2. You’ll need a Netflix subscription to watch the movie, or a login from a friend.
The Sandy Cheeks Movie is not playing in theaters. Sorry! The only way to watch Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie is by streaming the movie on Netflix.
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie will begin streaming exclusively on Netflix on Friday, August 2.
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie will begin streaming on Netflix on Friday, August 2 at 12 a.m. Pacific Time, or 3 a.m. Eastern Time, on Friday morning. That means if you live on the West Coast, you’ll be able to watch The Sandy Cheeks Movie on Netflix as early as midnight, if you stay up late on Thursday.
If the clock strikes 12 a.m. PT / 3 a.m. ET on August 2 and you don’t yet see the new SpongeBob movie on Netflix, try refreshing the page, or logging out and logging back in. Aye, aye, Captain!