 Squidward has received positive reception from critics and fans . SpongeBob 's voice actor Tom Kenny named Squidward his favorite character on the show . He said , " He has an extra dimension where SpongeBob and Patrick 's capacity of play mystifies him , but he 's also jealous of it . When he tries to participate , he just fails utterly because he doesn 't believe in it . " Staff writer Casey Alexander said , " Squidward is the character I relate to the most . In an exaggerated way , he 's the most human character . If I knew a human like SpongeBob , I probably would react to him like Squidward does " . American singer Pharrell Williams , who says he is a fan of the show , said that " Squidward is my favorite , though . If he was a human , I would hang out with him . " 
