each character in the cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants

 SpongeBob SquarePants
 

SpongeBob is a sea sponge who lives with his pet snail, Gary, in a fully furnished, two bedroom...pineapple. SpongeBob's dream in life is to be the ocean's ultimate fry cook, and thanks to his job flipping Krabby Patties at the Krusty Krab, he lives that dream every day.  SpongeBob is as optimistic and earnest as a sea-dwelling sponge gets, but he can't seem to avoid getting himself, and usually everyone else around him, into trouble. While trying too hard, he tends to do things wrong...really wrong...which usually spells disaster. But SpongeBob's always looking on the bright side of life, and his enthusiasm about just about everything makes him downright irresistible.

Patrick Star

Patrick is SpongeBob's neighbor and best friend, and his great ambition in life can be summed up in four words: "Uh...I...uh...forget." As SpongeBob's closest pal, Patrick is always offering his advice and encouragement. Unfortunately, Patrick's not exactly the brightest sea star in the sea (if you catch our drift), and he usually ends up helping SpongeBob into a heap of trouble. Even their simplest plans end in disaster. But for better or worse, Patrick will always be SpongeBob's loyal buddy. 

Squidward Tentacles

Squidward is a mean, whiny, stick-in-the-mud squid who thinks he's better than everyone else. Just about everything annoys him. The Krusty Krab annoys him. The customers annoy him. Mr. Krabs annoys him. But most of all, SpongeBob annoys him, almost 24 hours a day.  Besides working side by side with SpongeBob at the Krusty Krab, Squidward is SpongeBob's next-door neighbor. If it weren't for the fact that SpongeBob is the only one who likes listening to his clarinet playing, Squidward would have nothing to do with him. SpongeBob, on the other hand, thinks the two of them are the lunch shift dream team. 

 

Mr. Krabs

Mr. Krabs is SpongeBob's boss and the owner of The Krusty Krab. Making money is what it's all about for Mr. Krabs, and he can usually be found in his office counting his cash and adding up the day's receipts.  Although SpongeBob gets on his nerves, Mr. Krabs likes that he's willing to work long hours for little pay, and sometimes acts like his mentor.  Mr. Krabs hates his fast food rival Plankton, the owner of The Chum Bucket, but not as much as Plankton hates him. The only thing that has more control over Mr. Krabs than money is his teenage daughter, Pearl.