Editing Sandy Cheeks (section)

==Role in ''SpongeBob SquarePants''==
Sandy is a close friend of [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]. She is a proud [[Texas|Texan]] and speaks in a stereotypical [[Southern American English|Southern drawl]]. In order to live underwater, Sandy resides in a bubble-like dome<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nickelodeon.se/nick/whats_on/characters/characterDetail.jhtml?articleId=30049880|title=Sandy - Nickelodeon Sweden|work=[[Viacom International Media Networks Europe|MTV Networks Europe]]|publisher=[[Viacom International]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051018105124/http://nickelodeon.se/nick/whats_on/characters/characterDetail.jhtml;jsessionid=W3MG1WGZDUDW3QFIAIISFE4AVABBEIV0?articleId=30049880|archive-date=October 18, 2005}}</ref> and wears an [[atmospheric diving suit]] when outside her house.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X-oi8LiETHIC&q=Krusty+Krab&pg=PA85|title=Everything I Need to Know, I Learned from Cartoons!|last=Brown|first=Arthur|publisher=Arthur Brown|year=2008|isbn=978-1435732483|location=USA|page=85}}</ref> Inside the treedome, her normal attire consists of a green and purple [[bikini]]. Conversely, as revealed in ''[[Tea at the Treedome]]'', other characters must wear "water helmets" with opposite functionality when visiting her house. Sandy possesses extraordinary scientific skills such as the ability to construct complex inventions.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Chimps Ahoy|series=SpongeBob SquarePants|season=4|number=70b|network=Nickelodeon|airdate=May 5, 2006|credits=Writers: [[Luke Brookshier]], Tom King, [[Steven Banks]]}}</ref> Sandy is shown to possess a number of tough, tomboyish character traits and interests; she is skilled at [[karate]], engages in bodybuilding,<ref>{{cite episode|title=MuscleBob BuffPants|series=SpongeBob SquarePants|season=1|number=11a|network=Nickelodeon|airdate=September 25, 1999|credits=Writers: Ennio Torresan, Jr., [[Erik Wiese]], [[Mr. Lawrence]]}}</ref> and is a [[rodeo]] champion.<ref name="Rodeo">{{cite episode|title=Rodeo Daze|series=SpongeBob SquarePants|season=7|number=138b|network=Nickelodeon|airdate=February 6, 2010|credits=Writers: [[Luke Brookshier]], Nate Cash, Richard Pursel}}</ref> She is also a close friend of [[Patrick Star]], SpongeBob's best friend and neighbor, though she sometimes gets annoyed by him like [[Squidward Tentacles|Squidward]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/spongebob-squarepants-patrick-met-became-friends-how-when/|title=How SpongeBob & Patrick First Met (& How the Story Changes)|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=July 11, 2021}}</ref>