Squidward Tentacles

Squidward Johannsen Tentacles is a fictional character in the animated cartoon television show SpongeBob SquarePants. Although he resembles an octopus, Squidward has stated that he is a squid. He has only 6 tentacles (which has been suggested as a cause for his attitude and is easier to animate): he uses two of them as arms and the other four as legs. He is believed to be born on October 23, 1975. The character is voiced by Rodger Bumpass. At the end of the episode, Funny Pants, his laughing voice was laughed different like SpongeBob's laugh, which is the Tom Kenny laugh. His regular Rodger Bumpass will be back to normal in the other episode.

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Fictional character - Animated cartoon - Television - SpongeBob SquarePants - Tentacle - October 23 - 1975 - Rodger Bumpass - Funny Pants - SpongeBob - Tom Kenny

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Squidward lives in between SpongeBob and Patrick in an Easter Island head. He wants peace and quiet, but SpongeBob and Patrick make it nearly impossible with their high level of childish immaturity and silliness. He works as the cashier at the Krusty Krab restaurant. SpongeBob and Patrick always encourage Squidward to participate in their games, but this only annoys him. In particular, SpongeBob and Patrick want him to go jellyfishing with them. While seemingly the eternal pessimist, he tries to have fun, but does not ever get the hang of it. In one episode, however he finds himself putting a piece of paper on his nose and dancing a jig in insanity.

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SpongeBob - Patrick - Easter Island head - Pessimist

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An avid patron of the arts, Squidward has a strong affection for interpretative dance, sculpture, painting, and playing the clarinet, but shows no significant talent for any of them. He has often tried to impress the public with his artistic exhibitions, but is always either unrecognized, mocked by his audience, or upstaged by SpongeBob.

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Sculpture - Painting - Clarinet

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He finds SpongeBob a complete annoyance, although ironically, he secretly likes SpongeBob, and is afraid to show it. When under extreme pressure, he has admitted to liking SpongeBob. Squidward is really a good person with a good heart, despite his gruff exterior.

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His rival is Squilliam Fancyson, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Squidward, but wears a robe and has a unibrow. Squilliam is a very rich squid, usually with many people behind him. He constantly shows up Squidward.

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Squidward's character could be read as one who represents adults, while characters like SpongeBob and Patrick represent children, the target audience for the program. Squidward seems to have had high hopes for his life, and seems to hold himself to very adult standards (he keeps his home clean, cultivates a taste for "mature" things, craves peace and quiet), and the silliness of his neighbors annoys him greatly. His obsessions with greatness and failure seem to peg him as a grownup: in one episode, he's spotted trudging to a cemetery to lay flowers at a headstone that reads, "Here Lies Squidward's Hopes and Dreams." Secretly, however, he seems to yearn to "cut loose", but won't admit it. Altough he is secretly scared of human resources (henchman), He also hates SpongeBob's crying more than his laughing, and in one episode laughed like SpongeBob cause he broke his own laugh box.

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