Squidward Tentacles

Squidward J.Q. Tentacles, also known as Squid, Squidward Tentacles, Mr. Squidward, Handsome Squidward and Captain Magma, is one of the main characters from the SpongeBob SquarePants series.
== Charactah Account ==
A cranky perfectionist octopus who despises SpongeBob and Patrick for their annoyingly cheerful attitudes and stupidity. He is SpongeBob's next-door neighbor and works as a cashier at the Krusty Krab. His hobbies include playing the clarinet and painting self-portraits.
Squidward is rude, snobby, grumpy, and sometimes sadistic. He views the world in such a negative light that he is rarely seen greeting anyone with a smile. He loathes his job at the Krusty Krab and is often seen sleeping or reading on the job.
In spite of his temper, Squidward is still one of the most intelligent and educated characters. He has a sarcastic attitude and sees others as uncivilized morons, while failing to accept his own personal shortcomings. Squidward sees himself as misunderstood and unappreciated, blaming society for his failures.
== Appearance ==
=== Cartoons ===
* Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
* SpongeBob SquarePants
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 4
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 6
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 7
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 8
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 9
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 10
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 11
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 12
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 13
* The Patrick Star Show
=== Comics ===
* SpongeBob Comics
* Spongebob Comics Annual Giant Swimtacular
* Spongebob Freestyle Funnies
* SpongeBob SquarePants
* SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie
=== Movies ===
* The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
* The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
* The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
=== Video Games ===
* Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition
* Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix
* Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway
* Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3D
* Nicktoons Basketball
* Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots
* Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island
* Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy
* SpongeBob HeroPants
* SpongeBob Moves In
* SpongeBob SquarePants
* SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom
* SpongeBob SquarePants: 3D Obstacle Odyssey
* SpongeBob SquarePants: A Day in The Life of a Sponge
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Atlantis Squarepantis
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature From the Krusty Krab
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month
* SpongeBob Squarepants: Legend of the Lost Spatula
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty
* Spongebob Squarepants: Nighty Nightmare
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman
* SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge
* SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake
* SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Typing
* SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off
* Spongebob's Boating Bash
* SpongeBob's Truth or Square
* SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off
* Super Brawl Universe
* The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
== Trivia ==
* Despite being the tritagonist, Squidward appears in more episodes than Patrick (the deuteragonist).
* In "Help Wanted," Squidward's skin color is PMS 332, but he became PMS 333 for every episode after.
* "The Paper" is the first episode where Squidward is seen shirtless.
* SpongeBob is seen imitating Squidward in "Ripped Pants," "Opposite Day," "I Had an Accident," "Gone," "Mimic Madness," "CopyBob DittoPants," "The Getaway," and "SpongeBob's Bad Habit."
* He is acrophobic/afraid of heights in "Are You Happy Now?," but in "No Hat for Pat," he is not when he is on the diving board with Patrick.
* Squidward sometimes uses a recumbent cycle for transport, such as in "Choir Boys." This alludes to his voice actor, Rodger Bumpass, who also owns a recumbent cycle.
* Squidward is claustrophobic, as revealed in the episode "Wishing You Well."
* In the episode "Reef Blower," when SpongeBob sucks the water out of the ocean he is shown to be a shade of purple, but in other out of water appearances, such as The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, he is his normal shade of PMS 333.
* In early concept art for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Squidward's superhero form (Sour Note) depicted him as a realistic giant Pacific octopus. In the final version of the film, this gag was given to Sandy instead, and she becomes an overly realistic squirrel.
* During October 2007, where Nickelodeon characters were shown dressed up as various monsters during commercial breaks, Squidward was dressed as what appears to be the Phantom of the Opera.
** Squidward can also be seen dressed in a Santa costume during a "Happy Ha-Ha Holidays" commercial, due to his portrayal of Santa Claus in "Christmas Who?" to avoid hurting SpongeBob's feelings.
* In "Feral Friends," it is revealed that Squidward is allergic to nuts.
** Is also revealed that Squidward is allergic to Seaberry Pie ("Restraining SpongeBob") and Snails ("Sanctuary!").
* Squidward appeared or was mentioned in every episode between 21 and 28. Ironically, he did not appear for six episodes from the 29 to 31 duo.
* Squidward often breaks the fourth wall by referencing 11 minutes, the usual length of a SpongeBob SquarePants episode.
* Squidward is right-handed. This can be seen in several episodes, including "Artist Unknown" during the scene in which he tries to draw a circle.
* Squidward has a distinct laugh, which always makes his nose inflate and deflate, much likely being a reference to the octopus' contractile mantle.
* Squidward's height relative to Mr. Krabs changes depending on the episode. He occasionally appears to be much taller, but they are the same height counting Krabs' eyestalks in some other scenes.
* At the Krusty Krab, Squidward sometimes has different jobs from his regular cashier job, usually replacing SpongeBob as fry cook when he is absent.
* A character resembling Squidward makes a cameo appearance in the Japanese anime Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
* It is revealed that Squidward used to have a full head of blonde hair in "The Original Fry Cook."
* In the episodes "Employee of the Month," "Bubble Buddy," "Breath of Fresh Squidward," "The Good Krabby Name," and "Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!," Squidward can successfully cook Krabby Patties. However, he does it unprofessionally in "Pickles," "Hooky," and "The Algae's Always Greener."
* In some episodes, Squidward reads magazines during his job.
* In the French dub, Squidward's first name has been changed to "Carlo."
* In Japanese, Squidward's name has been changed to "Ikarudo Tentacles" (Ikarudo Tentakuruzu). Ikarudo is a portmanteau of ika (the Japanese word for "squid") and the presumably technical romanization of "Squidward" (su-ku-i-do-wa-ru-do).
* Squidward is allergic to seaberries, snail slime, nuts, soda, and pets.
* It is revealed in "The Fish Bowl" that Squidward's favorite food is ice cream.
* Squidward reveals that he has a father in "Krab Borg," although his father has never been seen in the series.
** His father appears in the book Hooray for Dads!, where he is shown to have a similar personality to his son.
* In the audio commentary for "Karate Choppers" and The Absorbing Tale Behind The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Squidward is referred to as Squidward J. Tentacles by his voice actor, Rodger Bumpass.
* In the 2018 film Avengers: Infinity War, Tony Stark insults Ebony Maw by calling him "Squidward."
* In 2000, a spin-off series of SpongeBob shorts was made called Astrology with Squidward. It focused on Squidward as a psychic telling audiences about different zodiac signs using other SpongeBob characters.
* Squidward earned his given name from a pun on "squid" and "Edward."
* He is the first SpongeBob character to appear in a flash animation in the short Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show short.
* The Book of Silly Stuff lists Squidward's middle name as Quincy.
* Squidward is shown to be reading numerous magazines, each episode has Squidward reading a different magazine.
* In Spain and Latin America, his name is "Calamardo." That is because in Spanish "squid" is "calamar" and "Edward" is "Eduardo."
* In the episode "SpongeBob's Bad Habit," it is revealed that Squidward has a nail-biting problem.
* When Squidward blushes, his nose also has a red tint like his cheeks.
* In the episode "Are You Happy Now?," it is revealed that Squidward owns a fax machine.
* In the episode "Jolly Lodgers," it is revealed that Squidward likes conga music.
* Google bought the domain "squidward.com," and to this day, it redirects to google.com.
* According to the series pitch bible, Squidward was originally going to play the oboe, instead of the clarinet.
* Squidward's voice actor, Rodger Bumpass, is more than 10 years older than SpongeBob's voice actor, Tom Kenny.
* In a 2002 promo, Squidward joked about being the new host of Blue's Clues before Joe responds with "Squidward, stop telling people that."
* In the episode "Drive Thru," it is revealed that Squidward never went to college.
* In the movie Sponge Out of Water, it is canonically known that Squidward now has rock hard abs as given by SpongeBob.
* Squidward has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (along with Yogi Bear and Samurai Jack) in the Disney+ film Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Squidward Tentacles at Encyclopedia SpongeBobia
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