And in Bikini Bottom, that individual is Patrick Star. To civilians, Patrick is just SpongeBob’s best friend — the goofy sidekick with no job, no ambition and a brain full of cotton candy.

Back in the ’90s, the Star Trek: The Next Generation crew shared several adventures with the X-Men. Fun fact: This means Patrick Stewart met Professor X years before he played him on screen.

In a whimsical twist that might surprise residents of a pineapple under the sea, SpongeBob SquarePants and his aquatic friends are now ...