He lives in a moai between SpongeBob SquarePants' and Patrick Star's houses. He first appeared on television in the series pilot episode 'Help Wanted' on May 1, 1999.Īlthough his name has the word 'squid' in it and he has only six tentacles, Squidward is an anthropomorphic octopus. Stephen Hillenburg -marine biologist and animator created and designed Squidward. Tentaclesis a fictional character voiced by actor Rodger Bumpass in the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. About: Sinister Squidward About Squidward