The undersea landscape of Bikini Bottom is home to some of the greatest cartoon characters the
world has ever known. From a certain absorbent sponge who lives in a pineapple to his numerous
nautical neighbors, Spongebob and his continuously growing array of supporting characters have been
entertaining viewers for years and years at this point. While you’re probably unlikely to
ever meet somebody who dislikes characters like Spongebob or Mr. Krabs, don’t let that make you
think for even a second that every single one of the show’s characters is beloved. For a show
that’s been on the air for over two decades now, it should come as no surprise that there have
been more than a few characters in the Spongebob franchise that have become infamous among fans.
From the annoying to the mean, from the recurring faces to the simple one-offs, it’s time to look
at just some of the characters that we’d hope not to run into in an underwater excursion!
I’m Kifinosi with WickedBinge, and this is
The Worst Spongebob Squarepants Characters (And Why They Suck)
Up in fifth place, we begin our list of the worst characters with the one, the only,
Squilliam Fancyson! Squilliam is a rich snob in every sense of the world. Beyond the fact that
his last name is quite literally “Fancyson”, everything about Squilliam oozes a sense of
egotism and superiority. While his rival Squidward works at a restaurant and desperately tries to
find a career in music, Squilliam lives a life of luxury and success that Squidward can only dream
he will one day obtain. Unsurprisingly, while Squidward is a fun and often relatable character,
Squilliam is one of the more pompous and unlikable characters in the entire show, earning him this
spot on the list. He is a total narcissist, and is completely lacking in any sort of compassion
toward the other characters in the show. For as much of a stick in the mud as Squidward can
be at times around Spongebob and the others, at least he has his goodhearted moments. Even
villainous characters like Plankton and The Flying Dutchman showed they had hearts on occasion!
There aren’t any moments like that when it comes to Squilliam, which just makes him even
less likable as a character. He shows absolutely no sympathy towards any of the characters in the
show, instead seeing their misfortunes as the source of a good laugh. Though Squilliam can
be a real jerk the majority of the time, we will admit that he has most definitely had his moments
throughout the show’s long history. At his best, he can serve as the type of antagonist you love
to hate. Admittedly, that means he’s still an unlikable character, but praise is praise at
the end of the day! He also tends to get his comeuppance in most of the episodes he appears
in. For all his bragging, he nearly always gets his just desserts, which makes most of
his appearances surprisingly enjoyable. Speaking of which, we cannot forget that it was he who
kicked off the plot to the iconic episode that is “Band Geeks”! That’s one thing Squilliam has going
for him that nobody else on this list does, and it’s enough to make him the best out of a rotten
bunch! See, it looks like there is something Squilliam really is the best at after all!
Fourth place brings us to Spongebob’s cousin, Stanley S. Squarepants! The two things that
separate Stanley from his ever-so-popular cousin are his height, and more importantly,
his clumsiness. Stanley has a tendency to destroy anything that he touches. It’s the reason he stays
with Spongebob in his debut episode, and it is also where we take issue with his character.
Whether it’s Spongebob’s beloved spatula or some high-tech science equipment created by Sandy,
if it can be destroyed, Stanley will find a way to do just that, no matter how crazy it may seem.
Although the episode he appears in only runs for the standard eleven minutes, this one joke gets
very grating, very fast. Beyond that, there really isn’t much to Stanley as a character,
which we also see as a big problem. If this trait of his was more toned down and he was
given a genuine personality instead, we’d probably look at him in a far better light.
There does exist a brief moment in the episode where it’s suggested that Stanley might be
actually good at taking others' pictures, but nothing is ever done to follow up on
that. Instead, this scene just serves to create more conflict between Spongebob and Stanley,
which is about as much depth as their relationship gets in the episode. He’s a
one-note character in every sense of the term, and not a particularly funny one at that. 2.etween an
obnoxious personality quirk that is stretched to its breaking point, there isn’t a lot that
makes Stanley that compelling of a character, and that is why we place him here on our list. Perhaps
future episodes could offer Stanley a chance at redemption, which would undoubtedly better his
stance, but at the moment, this is one member of Spongebob’s extended family we could do without!
Besides, he never even showed up to any of his birthday parties throughout the show! Some cousin!
As we get to the top three, let’s look at one of Spongebob’s most classic adversaries,
Bubble Bass! Although this fish has appeared in numerous episodes over the show’s run,
and even managed to find his way into the Kamp Koral spin-off series, it was his debut in
“Pickles” that really gets him this spot on the list! Bubble Bass is your classic rude customer
that anyone who’s ever dealt with customer service will be more than familiar with. This is a large
part of why he gets such a high spot on this list. While not everyone has likely dealt with
a rich snob or a destructive cousin, we have all dealt with big-mouthed customers in one way or
another! His main goal in his debut episode was to get as much free food as humanly possible by
lying that Spongebob was consistently getting his orders wrong. While it worked for a while,
causing the yellow sea sponge much trouble, he was later proven to be a liar, which caused him to run
away like a coward. And don’t think he gets better in his later appearances, because he doesn’t!
In a far more recent episode, Spongebob and Patrick are forced to help him move out of his
home after he again lies, this time about being involved in an injury that made him unable to pack
his belongings. Even after all this time, Bubble Bass is just as arrogant as he was when he first
rolled into town! Besides being a liar and the worst type of customer, he’s also just straight-up
rude to everyone on the show. He sees everyone as below him, giving him an ego that’s just as giant
as he is! He tosses Squidward around, calls Spongebob a loser, and has no issue wasting
everyone’s time if it means he gets the chance to kick back and laugh. Undoubtedly one of the
most mean-spirited and self-centered characters in the entire show, Bubble Bass is unlikable to
his very core, and one pretty much every viewer has had some sort of experience with. If you
think the customer really is always right, this guy is proof that that’s not always the case!
In second place, we have a character who is just as adorable as he is monstrous, Puffy Fluffy! Like
Stanley, Puffy is another one-off character. A pet that is taken in by Spongebob to keep Gary company
while at work, Puffy Fluffy may seem cute and harmless at first, but when around other animals,
he turns into a grotesque being that is capable of consuming anything and everything in his
path. Despite being warned that this would happen before even getting the creature,
Spongebob decides to go along with getting the pet, and anytime Gary is visibly afraid of him,
Spongebob believes Gary is the one who doesn’t get along with Puffy, rather than the other way
around. To be completely honest, this more than anything else is the main issue with Puffy Fluffy
as a character. It’s not really his personality or lack thereof, although that doesn’t help, but the
episode and its storyline as a whole that makes this character one of the worst in the series to
date. Even when both Spongebob and Gary are about to be eaten by him, Spongebob remains oblivious to
the danger Puffy Fluffy represents, and continues to chastise Gary. As the episode draws to a close,
Puffy escapes, but Spongebob remains angry at Gary, and the two get no sort of resolution
for their conflict. It’s quite a weird episode, especially since Spongebob and Gary have had one
of the healthier relationships in the whole show. Seeing them at odds all because of a
misunderstanding is a rather weak plotline for an episode, and Puffy Fluffy unfortunately doesn’t
make it much better. While we will admit that his dual forms are a pretty interesting gimmick,
the use of this character, and the episode he made his sole appearance in, force him near the
very bottom of our list. Maybe in a better version of the episode, Puffy could have been one of the
more intriguing villains the show has come up with. Sadly, this character is uninteresting
at his best, and at his worst, he’s the second-worst face to come out of Bikini Bottom!
Last and most certainly least, we give first place to Kevin C. Cucumber! The leader of a
Jellyfishing fan club known as the Jellyspotters, and interestingly enough, the fourth character on
our list to be portrayed by veteran voice actor Dee Bradley Baker, what makes Kevin so bad as a
character is how he feels like an amalgamation of all the worst traits of the prior entries.
He has Squilliam’s snobbiness, Bubble Bass’s rudeness, Stanley’s foolishness, and the list
goes on and on! He is completely lacking in care toward anybody else, and that is true even of his
own loyal fans. He has no problem sending them out into harm's way and he repeatedly puts Spongebob
in the path of danger after he proclaims that he’s his biggest fan. From telling him to punch
himself in the face to getting him to jump off a tall building, there are no depths Kevin won’t
sink to if it means he can get a laugh off of someone else’s misery. And you wanna know what
makes it all the worse? Despite his reputation as the king of all Jellyfish enthusiasts,
Kevin isn’t even interested in jellyfishing! In his own words, “he was only in it for the
fashion”! More than anything else, this really does prove how superficial of a person Kevin is.
He simply wants fame and power to feed his ego, even if he has to fake his way to getting
it. Instead of finding friends and a hobby, he has infiltrated something he doesn’t have any
interest in, and used others to prop himself up. Not to give him too much credit, but even
Squilliam at least worked to get to where he is! As a result of all of these combined elements,
we have concluded that Kevin is the clearest candidate for the worst Spongebob character of all
time! While Kevin might no longer be the leader of his fan club, he can at least take solace in
the fact that he has this claim to fame. In the word of one of his many anchovy followers, “ouch”!
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