This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.

The characters of SpongeBob SquarePants from left to right: Plankton, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, SpongeBob, Squidward, Patrick, Gary, and a jellyfish.

Main characters

SpongeBob SquarePants

• Voiced by: Tom Kenny

SpongeBob SquarePants, the title character, is a friendly and optimistic sea sponge who physically resembles a kitchen sponge, and lives in a pineapple on 124 Conch Street. He works at The Krusty Krab as a fry cook (for which he was named "Employee of the Month" a total of 374 times), practices martial arts, and attends Mrs. Puff's Boating School. SpongeBob's best friend is Patrick and he has a pet snail named Gary.^[1]

SpongeBob was originally named "SpongeBoy" by the series creators, but it was later changed due to trademark issues. Also, the first drafts of the Spongebob character resembled a sea sponge more closely, and even when the show's creators decided to draw him as a conventional kitchen sponge, they toyed with the colors green and purple before settling on a classic yellow.^[2]

Patrick Star

• Voiced by: Bill Fagerbakke

Patrick Star is an overweight, pink sea star who lives under a rock. He is SpongeBob's best friend and a neighbor. Patrick is not very intelligent, however he still offers SpongeBob advice and encourages dangerous or stupid activities which often get the two into trouble.^[3] Patrick's parents, Herb and Margie, are rarely seen in the series. He and SpongeBob's pet snail, Gary, are distant relatives.^[4]

Squidward Tentacles

• Voiced by: Rodger Bumpass

Squidward Tentacles is SpongeBob and Patrick's obnoxious & cranky neighbor. Squidward's species is ambiguous, as has been called both a squid^[5] and an octopus^[6] by the series creators. He is bald with a large nose, plays the clarinet, and lives in a Moai head located between SpongeBob's and Patrick's residences. He works as a cashier at the Krusty Krab, a job he despises. SpongeBob and Patrick consider Squidward to be their best friend, but the feeling is not mutual.^[5] Squidward's main rival is his former band classmate, Squilliam Fancyson, who is the richest squid in Bikini Bottom. The series animators illustrated Squidward with six tentacles, believing that giving him the proper number for an octopus (eight) made him look too burdened.

Mr. Krabs

• Voiced by: Clancy Brown

Eugene H. Krabs is the cheapskate owner and founder of the Krusty Krab.^[7] He is a red crab, though his daughter Pearl is a whale. His arms frequently detach from his body.

Sandy Cheeks

• Voiced by: Carolyn Lawrence

Sandy Cheeks is a squirrel who is SpongeBob's closest friend after Patrick. She is the series' only land-based character, but lives in a large underwater home known as the "Treedome", which contains a large oak tree and is sponsored by three primate scientists who provide her with grants so she can invent mechanical devices. She is a scientific genius, practices karate with SpongeBob, and enjoys several extreme sports.^[8]

Plankton

• Voiced by: Doug Lawrence

Sheldon J. Plankton is a small green copepod who is Mr. Krabs's nemesis and the main antagonist of the series. He runs an unsuccessful restaurant called the Chum Bucket, located directly across the street from the Krusty Krab.^[9] Plankton is married to a computer named Karen, and nearly became Mr. Krabs' stepfather in one episode. His main goal in life is to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula and put Mr. Krabs out of business.^[10] Plankton succeeds at stealing the formula in the movie, but his goal of world domination is thwarted by SpongeBob.^[11]

Gary the Snail

• Voiced by: Tom Kenny

Gary The Snail is SpongeBob's pet sea snail. Within the series, snails are analogous to cats, and as such, Gary vocalizes like one.^[12] He does various chores for SpongeBob, such as making his breakfast and paying the electric bill.

Recurring characters

Mrs. Puff (Mary Jo Catlett) - A white-spotted puffer with blonde hair and green fins who is the owner/teacher of a boating school. She dreads teaching SpongeBob, due to his reckless and nervous boating. Her late husband was made into a lamp.

Pearl Krabs (Lori Alan) -Mr. Krabs' sixteen-year-old whale daughter.

Larry the Lobster (Doug Lawrence) - The crustacean lifeguard of Goo Lagoon, Larry is a bodybuilder and workout fanatic.

Mermaid Man (Ernest Borgnine) and Barnacle Boy (Tim Conway) - Two aged superheroes whom SpongeBob and Patrick watch on television. They reside in the Shady Shoals retirement home.

The Flying Dutchman (Brian Doyle-Murray) - A pirate ghost named after the famous ghost ship of the same name. He lives underwater in a giant ship, and collects souls in a knapsack.

Karen Plankton (Jill Talley) - Sheldon Plankton's computer WIFE (Wired Integrated Female Electroencephalograph) who often expresses human emotions. She helps Plankton in his schemes to steal the Krabby Patty formula, but never agrees to be his wife.

French Narrator (Tom Kenny) - He speaks at the start of some episodes, and has a French accent. He is seen as a scuba diver with a TV camera, and was once hit by SpongeBob when driving a boat with Mrs. Puff. On the November 16, 2004 episode of the NPR program Fresh Air with Terry Gross, Kenny admitted that Jacques Cousteau was the inspiration for the French narrator, as series creator Stephen Hillenburg considered him an idol.

Patchy the Pirate (Tom Kenny) ? A live-action character who is the president of the SpongeBob fan club. He hosts SpongeBob specials and related major events.

Potty the Parrot (Stephen Hillenburg and Paul Tibbitt) - Patchy the Pirate's mischievous pet parrot who enjoys playing practical jokes on Patchy the Pirate.

Harold SquarePants (Tom Kenny) and Claire SquarePants (Sirena Irwin) - SpongeBob's parents, who more resemble sea sponges rather than SpongeBob's shape as a kitchen sponge.

King Neptune (Jeffrey Tambor) - The ill-tempered king of the ocean, King Neptune is a massive green merman with a ginger beard and a bald head. Patrick has a crush on his daughter, Mindy, who appeared only in the movie. He was voiced by Jeffrey Tambor in the movie, and Paul Tibbitt and John O'Hurley in the series.

Minor characters

Bubble Bass (Dee Bradley Baker) - A bass who was SpongeBob's arch-nemesis.

Flatz (Thomas F. Wilson) - A green flounder who went to community college with Patrick and bullied SpongeBob at Mrs. Puff's boating school.

Grandma SquarePants (Marion Ross) and Grandpa SquarePants (Tom Kenny) - SpongeBob's grandparents.

Man Ray (John Rhys-Davies) and The Dirty Bubble (Charles Nelson Reilly) - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's main enemies. Man Ray has a humanoid body with a special mask and helmet, while The Dirty Bubble is capable of encasing enemies inside his body.

Old Man Jenkins - An elderly fish who used to live in the Krusty Krab before it became a restaurant, and currently resides at Shady Shoals. Voiced by Doug Lawrence and Tom Kenny in separate episodes.

Painty the Pirate (Patrick Pinney) - A painting of a pirate head who sings the SpongeBob SquarePants theme.

Squilliam Fancyson (Dee Bradley Baker) - Squidward's successful and snooty rival from high school who owns a band.

Scooter (Carlos Alazraqui) - A fish who enjoys surfing. He dies in the episode Bubble Buddy but returns in later episodes.

Reception

Arthur Brown, author of Everything I Need to Know, I Learned from Cartoons!, believed that Squidward's voice sounded similar to that of Jack Benny.^[13]

References

External links

• Full list of SpongeBob SquarePants characters at the SpongeBob SquarePants Wikia
• List of characters at SpongePedia

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