Bubble Bass

**Bubble Bass** is an obese bass who first appeared in "Pickles." He was completely absent for the next 12 years of the show, but made a small cameo in season 8 and officially returned to the series as a recurring character starting with the second half of season 9.

## Description

Bubble Bass seems to be a stereotypically rude "neck-beard" character. He is an obese, olive green-skinned bass who wears a light orange tank top, orange-brown pants, and black glasses. His lips and other parts of his body are olive-green, while his stomach is a lighter green. He has a bit of speech impediment and breathes very deeply.

## Abilities and Talents

* **Hiding things under his tongue:** Bubble Bass hid the pickles under his tongue, which drove SpongeBoy insane. Bubble Bass also hid a woman's car keys.
* **Lying:** Bubble Bass can lie well, tricking SpongeBoy and Patrick.
* **Strength:** Bubble Bass is very physically strong. He was able to throw Squidward around like a ragdoll and push away an entire crowd of people with no effort.

## Role in series

### "Pickles"

Bubble Bass places a complicated order, which SpongeBoy serves. However, Bubble Bass claims that SpongeBoy forgot the pickles, so SpongeBoy goes into a state of shock and takes time off of work, claiming he has forgotten how to make Krabby Patties altogether.

However, SpongeBoy later gets his confidence back and resumes his role as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab when Bubble Bass returns once again. Again, he orders a Krabby Patty from SpongeBoy *with* pickles, which the latter delivers, only to hear Bubble Bass claim that there are still no pickles and tells SpongeBoy that he has failed again. However, SpongeBoy realizes that Bubble Bass had been hiding the pickles underneath his tongue the entire time from both Krabby Patties to avoid paying for them and to make SpongeBoy look bad, and exposes Bubble Bass of his true colors.

At the mercy of the angry customers, Bubble Bass escapes before they can punish him by running away.

### "F.U.N''

Bubble Bass makes a minor appearance in this episode when he accidentally plops himself on top of Plankton, essentially smashing him. Bubble Bass gives a mean smile and squishes Plankton with his buttocks when SpongeBoy asks him to move. He eventually leaves when SpongeBoy throws popcorn in his direction.

At the end of the episode, he confuses Plankton for a jelly bean and chases him about his hand;when he starts running for his life.

### "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?''

Bubble Bass makes a minor appearance in when Patrick signs his butt.

### "Bulletin Board"

Bubble Bass supports "P-Star 7," claiming he is a "true hero for our troubled times." He also writes a message on the bulletin board under the name of "HandsomeLad42" and mocks SpongeBoy after he receives an insulting message from P-Star7.

Later in the episode, Bubble Bass himself gets an insulting message from P-Star7 and gets into a fight with Squidward.

### "Whirly Brains"

He is seen walking across the street while eating ice cream. However, as he is walking, the kid's Whirly Brain flies into his butt while SpongeBoy and Patrick's Whirly Brains fly above him.

### "Larry the Floor Manager"

Bubble Bass is holding the line up in the Krusty Krab by ordering a large and very strange order, which causes Mr. Krabs to angrily shoves a Krabby Patty into his mouth and tells him to order what's on the menu.

Later in the episode, when the Krusty Krab is transformed into a gym, he squishes Squidward by accident while complaining about the protein power shake's taste.

Even later, he is seen eating sand when the camera pans to all the hungry customers.

Near the episode's end, he helps SpongeBoy and the other customers turn the Krusty Krab back to normal.

### "Krabby Patty Creature Feature"

Bubble Bass, confronting a zombie Mr. Krabs at night, unaware of his condition, thinks he is wearing a costume and eats the real pickles on his "fake" costume, causing him to transform into a Double Triple Bossy Deluxe.

He is later seen in the Chum Bucket moments after him and the rest of the Bikini Bottomites are cured of the infection from the tainted meat and goes with others to the Krusty Krab to celebrate the town being saved.

### "Squid Noir"

Squidward confronts him about stealing his clarinet as earlier in the episode Bubble Bass gets annoyed by Squidward. After Squidward confronts him and he denies it, he and SpongeBoy fight with action figures in which SpongeBoy won and Bubble Bass ultimately lost.

### "Moving Bubble Bass"

Bubble Bass is the main antagonist in this episode, he is annoyed at living with his mother and decides to move out so he doesn't have to do any chores. Pretending to be injured so he doesn't have to help, SpongeBoy and Patrick move his stuff to his grandmother's home. He then displays his antagonistic nature at the end, as he ate the free lunches that he promised SpongeBoy and Patrick.

However, he gets his comeuppance when the two yell at him and leave him. Then, his mother is revealed to have been packed in the box. She accuses him of doing this and stuffs him in the same box as she wheels him around, intentionally crashing into things as payback for her being stuffed in a box even though he protests his innocence in the act.

### "High Sea Diving"

When Mr. Krabs is selling SpongeBoy merchandise, Bubble Bass approaches him and asks how much Patrick is, thinking he is a standee. Mr. Krabs offers him twenty dollars, but Bubble Bass rips off Patrick's arm and says that he is damaged. Mr. Krabs then offers him ten dollars, and Bubble Bass accepts.

### "Swamp Mates"

Bubble Bass is one of the main characters in this episode. Here his action figure becomes lost and then goes to a swamp to find it.

### "Bubble Bass's Tab"

Like "Moving Bubble Bass," Bubble Bass is the main antagonist in this episode, in the episode, Mr. Krabs becomes conflicted that Bubble Bass has a never payed tab for all the food he eats at the Krusty Krab, so Mr. Krabs order SpongeBoy and Squidward to go to Bubble Bass' house for Bubble Bass to pay his tab.

## Relationship

### SpongeBoy

In his first appearance, Bubble Bass and SpongeBoy were initially enemies and despised each other. However, in recent appearances, SpongeBob seems to be more friendly towards him. SpongeBoy and Patrick even help move Bubble Bass out of his mom's house in the episode "Moving Bubble Bass," until they realized that Bubble Bass was manipulating them and had them do all the work.

Despite hating SpongeBoy, Bubble Bass helps him get the Krusty Krab turned back to normal in "Larry the Floor Manager."

In "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout," Bubble Bass helps Sandy and the others decorate SpongeBob's house for his birthday party. After he returns, SpongeBoy finds the house destroyed and everyone asleep from the party planning. Nevertheless, SpongeBoy is excited that his family and friends would do so much for him. SpongeBoy deems Bubble Bass and the other wonderful friends and how he is grateful to have them. When Patchy the Pirate arrives and sings the birthday song, Bubble Bass along with everyone else wakes up and properly celebrates a happy birthday to SpongeBoy.

### Patrick Star

Bubble Bass and Patrick have had no interaction before Bubble Bass’ official return to the show. Patrick and SpongeBoy even help move Bubble Bass out of his mom's house in the episode "Moving Bubble Bass." However, Bubble Bass was manipulating the pair and had them do all the hard work in exchange for free food. After Bubble Bass revealed he ate the food, Patrick yelled at him for his selfishness, scaring Bubble Bass.

In "Swamp Mates," Mama Bass invites Patrick over to play with Bubble Bass without his constant. The former freaks out about it, especially when Patrick is playing with his action figures. Eventually it gets to the point when Patrick fills the room with swamp water, and a whirlpool forms in the middle of the basement. The Wonder Whale action figure is seen swirling around the center, but the two playmates are too late to save it, and they too, get sucked down. Bubble Bass and Patrick end up in a swamp with a single log as a raft. After realizing what a swamp is like, Bubble Bass notices a figure with his Wonder Whale action figure. They lose him, assuming he is in a shack. The residents of the dilapidated dwelling take them inside, thinking they were trying to steal their illegal hot sauce that could blow anyone's head off, which is what happens to Patrick before he states that it isn't spicy. Bubble Bass and Patrick decide to run away, with the group after them. After a long chase, the hot sauce finally causes Patrick to go full-dragon, so he burns the boat that the hot sauce gang was on. Afterward, the two playmates find the robber again and fell into his snare trap. The villain then reveals himself as Hoodoo Guru, the Voodoo Villain, who stole the action figure to complete his collection. Patrick then offers spaghetti to Bubble Bass, which he got from the net, and Patrick eats the rest, releasing both of them as they land on Hoodoo and retrieve Wonder Whale. But the Voodoo Villain subsequently grabs a Patrick action figure without red spots. This is soon revealed to control Patrick, as his body matches how the action figure posed. After getting back the Wonder Whale action figure, Hoodoo positioned Patrick about to throw Bubble Bass, but the villain unintentionally threw Bubble Bass toward himself, and he once again got defeated. After the swamp mates declare victory, the hot sauce gang re-encounter them, and another chase commences. Unfortunately, the log swam away, but when Bubble Bass was ready to surrender, Patrick gave him trust by becoming his boat. On the other hand, the gang brings the Voodoo Villain with them. But the mention of the power of reluctant friendship freaks them out as they retreat, or that's what Bubble Bass thought. They were running away from a waterfall from behind the two playmates, and the latter fall down the waterfall. Just after, Bubble Bass wakes up as Patrick performs CPR on Bubble Bass, claiming that he was "dead" for ten minutes. The whole thing ended up being a hallucination. Patrick's confidence about the indoor pool, and a slap in the back, release the Wonder Whale action figure from inside Bubble Bass. After his mother complained about the mess in the basement, Bubble Bass says he would prefer the swamp, and Patrick said that was the best play-date ever. The episode ends with The Chief finding a Patrick action figure which completed his collection, a reflection of Hoodoo and his collection.

## Trivia

* In "Plankton's Good Eye," Bubble Bass' voice is higher pitched, although he is still voiced by the same voice actor.
* Bubble Bass is voiced by Ikuko Tani, a woman, in the Japanese dub.
* In "Swamp Mates," it was revealed that direct sunlight gives him gas.
* Bubble Bass still lives with his mother even though he is an adult around the same age as SpongeBoy, due to him being lazy and unemployed.
* "Moving Bubble Bass" is the first episode centered around Bubble Bass since "Pickles."