Sandra "Sandy" Cheeks is a fictional character in the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. She is an anthropomorphic squirrel who wears a diving suit and lives underwater. Sandy is first appeared in the episode "Tea at the Treedome" that premiered on May 1, 1999.
At the beginning of each season of the Battle for Dream Island series, the contestants form teams. The challenges in each episode pits teams against each other. Later on the season, teams break down, forcing each contestant to compete individually.
