SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights! Camera! Pants! the city of Bikini Bottom is producing a show called "The Adventures of Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy" in which the titular SpongeBob wishes to play as the starring role. SpongeBob must compete with the other characters in the series – including Patrick Star Sandy Cheeks Squidward Tentacles Mr. Krabs and Sheldon J. Plankton – in order to impress the talent scouts and land the lead role of the villain.