The new Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy trading cards are on sale, and SpongeBob is determined to get the super special rare talking card. He’s stunned when Patrick immediately finds the card without even trying. And to make matters worse, he doesn’t treat it with the care and respect SpongeBob believes it deserves.
Mr. Krabs hatches up yet another get-rich-quick scheme: professional wrestling. But he won’t be the one wrestling; he’s going to be the manager – and money-handler – for the newest tag-team wrestlers in Bikini Bottom: SpongeBob and Patrick.
When SpongeBob suddenly becomes the richest citizen of Bikini Bottom by selling a clam shell he mistaked for a volleyball, he finds himself surrounded by lots of new “friends” who are more than happy to help him spend his money. As SpongeBob spends more time with his new pals, he spends less time with his best buddy Patrick and jeopardizes their friendship.
SpongeBob enters Gary in a pet show, but when he sees the other pets well-groomed, he decides to gives Gary a makeover. But Gary isn’t happy about being made into a pretty show snail, and neither are the other pets.
Pearl’s getting ready for her slumber party, but Mr. Krabs’ meddling in the party preparations is getting out of control. Pearl forces him out of the house and orders him to stay at SpongeBob’s until the party’s over, so Mr. Krabs sends his #1 employee SpongeBob to be his undercover spy.
SpongeBob loses his memory and ends up as the mayor of Kelp City. Now, he must decide if he wants to go home with strangers, or stay as a mayor where he’s a hero.