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Encyclopedia SpongeBobia

In addition to the ten main characters, SpongeBob SquarePants has a large amount of background characters. They are identified by the artists and animators with individual model numbers. These model numbers correspond to when the characters were designed in production. The following is a list of background characters, sorted by their model numbers.

"Squeaky Boots," the second episode made for season 1 in production order (code #102), was the first produced episode to feature incidental characters. As a result, the first row of incidentals (incidentals 1-11) were all first designed for "Squeaky Boots." Despite this, Incidental 18 appears in that episode as well.

Some characters have been removed from the model sheets, mainly between the second and fourth seasons. Like most animated series, many SpongeBob episodes are worked on at the same time, leading to several incidentals with later numbers appearing in episodes before others with earlier numbers.

List

Number Image Debut (production order)
Incidental 1
(Fred)
001Fred "Squeaky Boots" (episode 102)
Incidental 2 2Archie "Squeaky Boots" (episode 102)
Incidental 3 3Harry "Squeaky Boots" (episode 102)
Incidental 4 4Francis "Squeaky Boots" (episode 102)
Incidental 5 5John "Squeaky Boots" (episode 102)
Incidental 6 6Tom "Squeaky Boots" (episode 102)
Incidental 7 7NancySuzyFish "Squeaky Boots" (episode 102)
Incidental 8 8TinaFran "Squeaky Boots" (episode 102)
Incidental 9 9HenryBart "Squeaky Boots" (episode 102)
Incidental 10 10Franco "Squeaky Boots" (episode 102)
Incidental 11 11Sheila(Squidina) "Squeaky Boots" (episode 102)
Incidental 12 12VeraFishbowl "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 13 13MedleyFishbowl "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 14 14Evelyn "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 15 15Mevis "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 16 16Buddy "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 17 17Perry "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 18 18Horace "Squeaky Boots" (episode 102)
Incidental 19 Unknown
Incidental 20 20Sheldon "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 21 21Halbert "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 22 22JenniferMillie "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 23 23Charlie "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 24 File:Frank the Goldfish.png "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 25 25Joe "Boating School" (episode 104)
Incidental 26 File:26Paramedic.png "Boating School" (episode 104)
Incidental 27 27JimmyGus "Boating School" (episode 104)
Incidental 28 28Phil "Hall Monitor" (episode 108)
Incidental 29 29Molly "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 30 30BlueAnchovy "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 30A File:30ABrownAnchovy.png "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic"
Incidental 31 31Clay "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 32 File:Dc2qkx0-94d35d1f-6179-401b-81c5-85ec988b25bb.png "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 33 File:Purple 33.png "Sandy's Rocket" (episode 110)
Incidental 34 Far-distance fish "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 35 I35 "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 36 36Harold(Red) "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 37A 37AGus "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 37B 37BMartin "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 38
(Scooter)
38Scooter(TheDude) "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 39 File:Lou.png "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 40 File:Dc2qmfq-9ec212ac-bff5-4c6a-96c6-a32c08215c1e.png "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 41 ​​​​​​Dc2qmma-5866c41e-5eea-41cd-b725-2bf5ac36aac1 "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 42 File:Dave-Frank.png "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidentals 43-44 Unknown
Incidental 45 45Shubie "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 46 46NazzMimi "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 47 47Sadie "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 48 48AbigailMarge "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 49 49NormaRechid "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 49A File:49aPattyRechid.png "Opposite Day" (episode 112)
Incidentals 050-059 Unknown
Incidental 60 60NathielWaters "Pickles" (episode 111)
Incidental 61 Unnamed crab "Pickles" (episode 111)
Incidental 62 File:Ivy.PNG.png "Pickles" (episode 111)
Incidental 63 63MarthaSmith "Pickles" (episode 111)
Incidental 64 Dc2qo1y-951165fe-3a3c-4d36-b05d-2e10e51d8783 "Pickles" (episode 111)
Incidental 65 65Billy(Lime) "Pickles" (episode 111)
Incidental 66 Catfish customer "Valentine's Day" (episode 128)
Incidental 67 67Harv "Pickles" (episode 111)
Incidental 68 68LloydRich "Pickles" (episode 111)
Incidental 69 File:Cara.png "Pickles" (episode 111)
Incidental 70 File:Incidental 70.jpeg "Pickles" (episode 111)
Incidental 71 I71Normal "Pickles" (episode 111)
Incidental 72 Unknown
Incidental 73 73Paco "Pickles" (episode 111)
Incidentals 74-079 Unknown
Incidental 80 File:80OldCoot.png "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" (episode 111)
Incidental 81 81Sylvester "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" (episode 119)
Incidental 82 82Mable "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" (episode 119)
Incidental 83
(Old Man Walker)
83OldManJenkins(fat) "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" (episode 119)
Incidental 84 84Mable(Gray) "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" (episode 119)
Incidental 85 85Lonnie "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" (episode 119)
Incidental 86 86OldManJenkins(wheelchair) "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" (episode 119)
Incidental 87
(Mary)
File:87Mary.png "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" (episode 119)
Incidental 088 or 089
(Orange senior)
Orange senior "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" (episode 119)
Incidental 088 or 089
(Elderly shark)
193a - Sanctuary! (205) "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" (episode 119)
Incidental 90 90Richard "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" (episode 119)
Incidental 91 91OldManJenkins(blue) "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" (episode 119)
Incidental 92 File:92Dennis.png "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" (episode 119)
Incidental 93 93MissShell "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" (episode 119)
Incidental 94 94Norma(Edna) "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" (episode 119)
Incidentals 95-101

Inc95-101

"Valentine's Day" (episode 128)
Incidental 102 File:102Girl.png "Valentine's Day" (episode 128)
Incidental 103 File:103Monroe.png "Valentine's Day" (episode 128)
Incidental 104 104DebbieRechid "Valentine's Day" (episode 128)
Incidental 105 File:105Frank.png "Valentine's Day" (episode 128)
Incidental 106 File:106Ivy.png "Valentine's Day" (episode 128)
Incidental 107 Frankie Billy "Valentine's Day" (episode 128)
Incidental 108 Dale "Valentine's Day" (episode 128)
Incidentals 109-113 Unknown
Incidental 114 File:114 Lenny.png "Something Smells"
Incidental 115 115MableMonica "F.U.N." (episode 121)
Incidental 116
(Dr. Gill Gilliam)
Purple Docterfish stock art "I Was a Teenage Gary" (episode 117)
117 Unknown
Incidental 118 Officer Johnson "Hall Monitor" (episode 108)
Incidental 119 File:119Janitor.png "SB-129" (episode 129)
Incidentals 120-149 Unknown
Incidental 150 File:150Girl.png "Bossy Boots"
Incidental 151 File:151Tyler.png "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic"
Incidental 152 Dc2queq-6abff397-1b16-4f17-ae2f-8357cfef3880 "Patty Hype"
Incidental 153 File:Susie rechid.png "The Smoking Peanut"
Incidental 154 Norton model pose "Something Smells"
Incidental 155 File:Frank (Lifegaurd).png "Ripped Pants" (episode 106)
Incidental 156
(Sandals)
156Sandals "Patty Hype"
Incidental 157 File:157BusinessAnchovies.png "F.U.N." (episode 121)
Incidental 158 File:Billy(Brown).png "Prehibernation Week" (episode 151)
Incidental 159 Unknown
Incidental 160 File:Fish brat.png "The Incredible Shrinking Sponge"
Incidental 161 Unknown
Incidental 162 Incidental 162 "The Incredible Shrinking Sponge"
Incidentals 163-168 Unknown
Incidental 169 File:Incidental 169.png "Pat the Horse"
Incidental 170 Unknown
Incidental 171 File:Incidental 171.png "The Grill is Gone"
Incidentals 172-185 Unknown
Incidental 186 File:Male spokesmodel.png "Treats!"
Incidentals 187-199 Unknown
Incidental 200 File:I200.png "Rock Bottom" (episode 138)
Incidental 201 File:I201.png "Rock Bottom" (episode 138)
Incidental 202 File:I202.png "Rock Bottom" (episode 138)
Incidental 203 Unknown
Incidental 204 File:Screenshot 2020-03-23 at 2.20.28 AM.png "Rock Bottom" (episode 138)
Incidental 205 Unknown
Incidental 206 File:I206.png "Rock Bottom" (episode 138)
Incidentals 207-210 Unknown
Incidental 211 Glow fish model pose "Rock Bottom" (episode 138)
Incidental 212 File:I212.png "Rock Bottom" (episode 138)
Incidental 213 Unknown
Incidental 214 I214 "Rock Bottom" (episode 138)
Incidentals 215-219 Unknown
Incidental 220 File:Incidental 220 art.png "Rock Bottom" (episode 138)
Incidental 221 File:I221.png "Rock Bottom" (episode 138)
Incidental 222 Rock Bottom clerk fish model pose "Rock Bottom" (episode 138)

Notes

  • Most background characters have two models: one for their daytime color palette and another for their nighttime color palette. For example, Fred's palettes are labeled "001-DAY" and "001-NIGHT."
  • According to Jay Lender, several of the original incidental characters were removed from the model sheets during the second season after their models were lost in the shuffle during revisions.[1] As a result, many episodes featuring them in storyboards (such as "Christmas Who?" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III") had them replaced with different character models. Despite this, number 62 reappeared in season three's "New Student Starfish."
    • The numbers for these characters are known from storyboards. Specifically, numbers 33, 35, 61, 62, 70, and 71 are known from the storyboards of "Christmas Who?."
  • Fred, Scooter, Old Man Walker, Mary and Sandals are currently the only incidental characters with official confirmed names by the SpongeBob crew. Other characters have been given various names throughout the show, but these are limited to single instances and do not carry over to other episodes.
  • The models for Incidentals 30 and 30A are redraws of the anchovies from "Help Wanted." Unlike the anchovies in "Help Wanted," these incidentals are solid blue and brown, and the brown anchovies have blue shirts instead of white ones.
  • Incidentals 11 (squid), 32 (orca whale), and 61 (crab) are the only background characters who are not fish.

Gallery

These incidental model sheets were uploaded by Vincent Waller to his Twitter on February 8, 2018.

References

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