List of Sponge. Bob Square. Pants characters. The main characters of the series. Krabs, Sandy, Sponge.

Bob, Patrick, Squidward, Mrs. Puff, and Pearl. The characters in Sponge. Bob Square. Pants were created by artist, animator, and former marine biologist. Stephen Hillenburg. In addition to the series' main cast, various celebrities have voiced roles in Sponge.

The first season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, aired from May.

Bob Square. Pants. Notably, Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway voice the roles of recurring characters Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy respectively (Joe Whyte assumed the role of Mermaid Man shortly after Ernest Borgnine's death in 2.

Creation and conception. He is a yellow anthropomorphic sea sponge who physically resembles an artificial, rectangular, kitchen- type cleaning sponge clad in brown short pants, a white shirt, and a red tie. He lives in a pineapple house and is employed as a fry cook at a fast food restaurant called the Krusty Krab. Sponge. Bob's hobbies include practicing karate with Sandy, as well as jellyfishing, blowing bubbles, playing games with his best friend, a starfish named Patrick Star, and unintentionally irritating his other neighbor, Squidward Tentacles. He attends Mrs. Puff's Boating School but has never passed; his lack of a driver's license is a running gag throughout the series.

Green and purple were early color choices for the character before yellow was chosen. He is usually seen as weak and fragile, and he first appears in . He is best friends with Sponge. Bob and often encourages activities that get the two into trouble, especially when Squidward Tentacles is involved. While typically unemployed throughout the course of the series, Patrick holds various short- term jobs as the storyline of each episode requires. He is generally good- natured and is .

Patrick is shown to have a mean temper in certain episodes. He first appears in . He is Sponge. Bob and Patrick's ill- tempered neighbor with a dry, sarcastic sense of humor. He has no artistic or musical ability but believes himself to be extremely talented. He plays the clarinet and loves to paint self- portraits in different artistic styles, which he hangs up around the walls of his moai- shaped house.

He loathes Sponge. Bob and Patrick (although they are oblivious to his animosity, and consider him a close friend) as well as his current occupation at the Krusty Krab. He regularly acts condescendingly toward customers and is often seen sleeping on the job. Sandy Cheeks (voiced by Carolyn Lawrence) is a squirrel from Texas. She has a number of athletic interests, such as . She also works as a scientist (Mainly after the movie), explorer, and inventor.

Being from the surface, she lives in a tree inside a glass dome so she can breathe. To survive underwater, she wears a diving suit and helmet to travel outside of her treedome. Whenever any aquatic creatures enter her air- filled dome, they must wear helmets filled with water to breathe. Mr. Krabs (voiced by Clancy Brown) is a red crab who owns and operates the Krusty Krab restaurant where Sponge. Bob works. He lives in an anchor with his daughter Pearl, who is a whale.

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The Krusty Krab was originally a retirement home called . He takes pride in making money, his invention of the Krabby Patty, and his superiority over his rival Plankton's restaurant, The Chum Bucket. Gary (voiced by Tom Kenny) is Sponge. Bob's pet sea snail. Within the series, snails are analogous to kitty cats and are usually kept as pets throughout the cartoon series.

Gary almost always vocalizes like a kitty cat. Depicted as a level- headed character, Gary sometimes serves as a voice of reason for Sponge. What Not To Wear Season 4 Episode 1.

Bob, and solves problems that his owner cannot. Plankton (voiced by Mr.

Lawrence) is a plankton who owns the Chum Bucket, the rival restaurant to the Krusty Krab. As the self- proclaimed archenemy to Mr. Krabs, he constantly tries to steal Krabs' secret recipe for Krabby Patties (except in The Sponge.

Bob Movie: Sponge Out of Water), but is always unsuccessful (except, temporarily, in The Sponge. Bob Square. Pants Movie). Sometimes, not only does he wish to run Mr.

Krabs out of business, but he also wishes to rule the world. His wife is Karen, a computer of his creation. Though he is considered the main antagonist of the series, he has been portrayed as a protagonist or anti- hero on several occasions. Recurring characters. She apparently has a mind of her own to the point of making fun of Plankton. Karen usually helps Plankton in his schemes to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula, although on occasions Plankton rejects her ideas and then takes them as if they were his own.

She has a sarcastic attitude towards Plankton, and it is revealed in The Sponge. Bob Square. Pants Movie that she never agreed to marry Plankton. Mrs. Puff (voiced by Mary Jo Catlett). Her first appearance within the episode . As a running gag, she frequently gets in trouble with the police due to Sponge. Bob's inability to drive without causing public damage.

She can also change her voice to need. Pearl Krabs (voiced by Lori Alan) is Mr. Krabs' teenage sperm whale daughter. The series has yet to explain their disparity in species, although in the book Sponge. Bob's Trivia Book, Mr. Love Live School Idol Project 2 Episode 1 English Sub more. Krabs explains that Pearl takes after her mother, suggesting that her mother is a whale.

Her mother is never seen or mentioned in the series. Pearl is frequently embarrassed by her father's cheap attitude and often forces him to try and change his habits. Mermaid Man (voiced by Ernest Borgnine) and his sidekick Barnacle Boy (voiced by Tim Conway). Mermaid Man is known for completely forgetting things, yelling a prolonged .

The 3rd season episode . Since Borgnine's death (besides their appearance in . Aquaman artist Ramona Fradon drew the Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy comic book adventures. Lawrence) is a lobster lifeguard of the Goo Lagoon.

Larry is a bodybuilder and workout fanatic, and has occasionally been seen hanging out with Sponge. Bob and Patrick. The Flying Dutchman (voiced by Brian Doyle- Murray) is an irascible pirate ghost named after a ghost ship, The Flying Dutchman. His first appearance is in the Halloween- themed episode . He lives underwater in a giant pirate ship and, as a Satan- like or Satanist character, collects souls. He also resides in a cavern containing the Davy Jones' Locker, a literal locker stuffed with countless smelly socks, which within the series seems to be analogous to Hell. In the series, . In one episode the musician Davy Jones made a cameo appearance throwing socks from the locker at The Flying Dutchman. Patchy the Pirate (portrayed by Tom Kenny) is a live- action character who is a pirate, the president of the Sponge.

Bob Fan Club, and the host of the Sponge. Bob Square. Pants specials. He lives in an unnamed suburb of Encino, California, and is normally present in specials, often in a dual narrative with the animated Sponge. Bob, although sometimes he merely introduces the episode. He made a special guest star appearance on Big Time Rush in the episode .

Many People believe that he may be similar to Captain Feathersword from . Potty is a crudely made puppet controlled by very obvious strings. He is obnoxious and often annoys or talks back to Patchy. Officer Nancy (Sirena Irwin) and Officer John (Dee Bradley Baker/Thomas F. Lawrence) are partners and the two most commonly seen police in Bikini Bottom, appearing most prominently in Season 3.

Nancy is a purple female police fish with blonde hair and John is a male police fish, whose colour varies. Although John still regularly appears on the show, Nancy has been mostly retired from the series. Dr. Gilligan Scales (voiced by Rodger Bumpass) is a purple Doctor fish Bikini Bottom doctor. Elaine (voiced by Mr.

Lawrence/Tom Kenny) is a live- action announcer and news anchor fish, resembling a cut- out of a bass fish. Elaine appears in numerous episodes, including the intro to the show. His name is revealed to be Elaine in . Lawrence/Dee Bradley Baker) is a Yellow perch and field news reporter.

He is usually seen in the series reporting about events that occur.