Squidward lives in a moai, like those of Easter Island.

He appears in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004), The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015), and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020).

Squidward has appeared in many SpongeBob SquarePants publications, toys, and other merchandise. The character's reception from fans has been positive. Squidward works as a cashier at the Krusty Krab restaurant, a job which he dislikes. However, the pair are unaware of Squidward's antipathy towards them and see him as a friend. The character is portrayed as ill-tempered, lazy, cynical, misanthropic, selfish, and pretentious, and he despises his two neighbors' constant noisy behavior. He lives in a moai between SpongeBob SquarePants' and Patrick Star's houses. He first appeared on television in the series' pilot episode ' Help Wanted' on May 1, 1999.Īlthough his name has the word 'squid' in it, Squidward is an anthropomorphic octopus. Squidward was created and designed by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Tentacles is a fictional character voiced by actor Rodger Bumpass in the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Gavin Lee ( SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical)