<P> For the voice of SpongeBob , the main character , Hillenburg approached Kenny , who previously worked with him on Rocko 's Modern Life . Drymon said , `` Steve ( Hillenburg ) wanted to find an original sounding voice ( for SpongeBob ) . '' Hillenburg utilized Kenny 's and other people 's personalities to help create the personality of SpongeBob . The voice of SpongeBob was originally used by Kenny for a minor character in Rocko 's Modern Life . Kenny forgot the voice initially as he created it only for that single use . Hillenburg , however , remembered it when he was coming up with SpongeBob and used a video clip of the episode to remind Kenny of the voice . Kenny says that SpongeBob 's high - pitched laugh was specifically created to be unique . They wanted an annoying laugh in the tradition of Popeye and Woody Woodpecker . Voice acting veteran Clancy Brown voices Mr. Krabs , SpongeBob 's boss at the Krusty Krab . For the character , Brown uses a voice that he describes as `` piratey '' with `` a little Scottish brogue . '' According to him , his Mr. Krabs voice was improvised during his audition and it was not challenging for him to find the correct voice . Bumpass provides the voice of Squidward Tentacles , and other characters . Squidward was `` a very nasally , monotone kind of guy '' , said Bumpass . He said that the character `` became a very interesting character to do '' because of `` his sarcasm , and then his frustration , and then his apoplexy , and so he became a wide spectrum of emotions '' . </P>
<P> For the voice of SpongeBob , the main character , Hillenburg approached Kenny , who previously worked with him on Rocko 's Modern Life . Drymon said , `` Steve ( Hillenburg ) wanted to find an original sounding voice ( for SpongeBob ) . '' Hillenburg utilized Kenny 's and other people 's personalities to help create the personality of SpongeBob . The voice of SpongeBob was originally used by Kenny for a minor character in Rocko 's Modern Life . Kenny forgot the voice initially as he created it only for that single use . Hillenburg , however , remembered it when he was coming up with SpongeBob and used a video clip of the episode to remind Kenny of the voice . Kenny says that SpongeBob 's high - pitched laugh was specifically created to be unique . They wanted an annoying laugh in the tradition of Popeye and Woody Woodpecker . Voice acting veteran Clancy Brown voices Mr. Krabs , SpongeBob 's boss at the Krusty Krab . For the character , Brown uses a voice that he describes as `` piratey '' with `` a little Scottish brogue . '' According to him , his Mr. Krabs voice was improvised during his audition and it was not challenging for him to find the correct voice . Bumpass provides the voice of Squidward Tentacles , and other characters . Squidward was `` a very nasally , monotone kind of guy '' , said Bumpass . He said that the character `` became a very interesting character to do '' because of `` his sarcasm , and then his frustration , and then his apoplexy , and so he became a wide spectrum of emotions '' . </P>
who does the voice of squidward on spongebob squarepants
who does the voice of squidward on spongebob squarepants
Bumpass
Bumpass