First appearance "Tea at the Treedome" Color Brown | Gender Female Eye color Black | |
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Occupation Inventor, Former Krusty Krab Employee, Scientist Awards 8th Annual Goo Lagoon Anchor Toss Competition Champion Foes Plankton, Burger-Beard the Pirate, Man Ray, The Dirty Bubble, Udon, Barnacle Man, The Mawgu, Kenny the Cat Similar Mr. Krabs, Patrick Star, Squidward Tentacles | ||
Sandy cheeks and sleeping on the beach
Sandra "Sandy" Cheeks is a fictional character in the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. She is Voiced by Carolyn Lawrence and first appeared in the episode "Tea at the Treedome" on May 1, 1999. Sandy was created and designed by Stephen Hillenburg, the show creator.
Contents
- Sandy cheeks and sleeping on the beach
- Sandy cheeks texas song
- Role in SpongeBob SquarePants
- Voice
- References
Sandy cheeks texas song
Role in SpongeBob SquarePants
Sandy is an intelligent, scientific, anthropomorphic Squirrel who resides in Bikini Bottom and features as a close friend of SpongeBob SquarePants. She is from Texas and it is for this reason that she is heard speaking in a Southern accent, and is proud of her home state which is frequently brought up throughout the course of the series. She lives in a bubble-like dome under sea that traps air in, so she can continue to live and breathe. This, of course, is a creation attributed to her knowledge in science. Sandy has been shown to possess a number of tough, tomboyish character traits and interests; she is skilled at karate and frequently enjoys practicing it with SpongeBob, in which she tends to most often win; she is also shown to be an excellent bodybuilder, is a rodeo champion, and possesses extraordinary scientific skills and can construct complex inventions. She must wear a deep sea dive suit when underwater with a helmet in order to breathe, and vice versa when SpongeBob, Patrick, or any other sea creatures visit her tree-dome. While Sandy is normally portrayed as kind, helpful, and understanding, she has been shown to possess a vindictive side too. In "Texas", she violently attacked SpongeBob and Patrick when they insulted her native land several times, while in "Band Geeks" she stuck Patrick up a trombone and later tried to do the same thing with a trumpet when he kicked her twice.
A professional scientist, Sandy resides in Bikini Bottom as part of a research project funded by three land-based chimpanzees, who make occasional appearances in the series.
Voice
Carolyn Lawrence, who also lends her voice to various characters in the series, portrays Sandy Cheeks. Lawrence secured the role while she was in Los Angeles, specifically in the Los Feliz area. It was there on a sidewalk that she encountered casting director Donna Grillo, through an acquaintance familiar with Grillo. Upon hearing Lawrence's distinctive voice, Grillo invited her to audition for the part, which ultimately led to Lawrence being cast as Sandy.
Before a recording, Lawrence prepares when the crew sends a storyboard. She explains, "I absolutely love that! Not only do I get to read the script, I can actually see what the artists have in mind. It is an amazing process and I feel so fortunate to be able to work that way![...] I would prefer to let the script come alive in me before a taping."