Squidward-Mr. Krabs relationship

Squidward & Mr Krabs laughing

This article is about the interactions between Squidward and Mr. Krabs.

Overview

Unlike SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs' father and son-like relationship, Squidward's and Mr. Krabs' is more of a run-of-the-mill employee and employer. It's very interesting and perhaps worth further research that in the season 2 episode "Bossy Boots," Mr. Krabs daughter Pearl refers to Squidward as "Uncle Squidward." This further supports the very long time that Mr. Krabs and Squidward have been acquainted and are not necessarily biological brothers. They do not necessarily consider each other friends but are shown to get along in certain situations. They are shown to have multiple fights with one another, mostly concerning Mr. Krabs' greed or Squidward's lazy tendencies. Although they don't have too much in common, they do have a long history together, as shown in multiple episodes where it is assumed that Squidward was one of the first, if not the first, employees to work for the Krusty Krab.

Unlike SpongeBob, Squidward is far more aware of Mr. Krabs' character as a greedy, crustaceous cheapskate who almost exclusively cares about his gain and often shows this attitude toward him directly, though Squidward will sometimes respect and listen to Mr. Krabs' authority. Mr. Krabs does also think very lowly of Squidward, often blaming him for mishaps, though he does still see him as a valued member of the Krusty Crew on occasion.

Instances in which they have been on good terms

"Help Wanted:" At first, both of them do not want SpongeBob to join the Krusty Crew, so they try to get him out of sight by making him buy an exaggerated spatula; the two are later reduced to surprised gibberish when the spatula turned out to be real and there was only one in stock. When the anchovies rampage in the Krusty Krab, both hold onto each other for survival.
"Wormy:" They both tell SpongeBob and Patrick that Wormy is not a monster.
"Patty Hype:" They both laugh at SpongeBob's creation of Pretty Patties and mock him with novelties of their own like sequin milkshakes and bow-tie French fries.
"Squid on Strike:" When Mr. Krabs begs him and SpongeBob to come back to their jobs, Squidward agrees and takes a stroll. This ends however when SpongeBob destroyed the Krusty Krab and took what Squidward said literally.
"The Curse of the Hex:" They both make fun of Madame Hagfish and find her creepy.
"Mermaid Pants:" They both dress up as villains, and play with SpongeBob and Patrick. They even fight together against them.
"The Flower Plot:" Krabs is upset at Plankton for misleading Squidward, who fell in love with his Petunia disguise.
Squidward's Shell Phone: In this comic, SpongeBob gives Squidward his phone, which is programmed with an embarrassing and annoying ringtone. It bothers Squidward throughout the day to the point that he throws it in the trash, after which Mr. Krabs asks him to go home, albeit without pay. Squidward does not want to go home and deal with Patrick, so he asks Mr. Krabs if SpongeBob can have the day off instead, which Krabs agrees to.

Instances in which they have been rivals

"Dying for Pie:" Mr. Krabs gets angry at Squidward because of pie exploding on Krusty Krab's office and his unintentional negligence toward Spongebob's life.
"Squid on Strike:" Squidward criticizes Mr. Krabs charging them for ridiculous things, making him go on strike. Throughout most of the episode, Squidward uses SpongeBob to get Mr. Krabs to regret his decision. While the two regret their actions, this continues when Mr. Krabs gets mad at the two since SpongeBob destroyed the Krusty Krab.
"Can You Spare a Dime?:" When Mr. Krabs realizes his first dime is missing, he accuses Squidward of it. Squidward would then strangle Krabs' eyes and quit, causing SpongeBob to comfort Squidward, but when the latter over-abuses him, SpongeBob angrily moves him out and tells Mr. Krabs to give Squidward his job back. Mr. Krabs refuses and SpongeBob strangles him until his first dime drops from his pocket. Krabs then rehires Squidward but accuses him of putting the dime in his back pocket by mistake. They feud once again as SpongeBob faces the inevitable.
"Krab Borg:" After SpongeBob and Squidward realize that Mr. Krabs is acting like a robot, they help each other to restrain him until he admits his recognition. After he refuses to confess, Squidward begins breaking his prized possessions, causing a feud between the two. After SpongeBob brings out Mr. Krabs' last gadget, he whimpers to Squidward, begging him not to destroy his last belonging. Squidward then notices that robots can't emote. The blaming then goes to SpongeBob, who explains how the movie he watched was just his imagination, which leaves Mr. Krabs furious at Squidward.
"Clams:" Once they find out they are clam fishing as their vacation spot, Squidward gets infuriated by this. Yet once Mr. Krabs loses his millionth dollar to the clam, Krabs cries to the point where an annoyed Squidward "agrees" to help him retrieve it. Even after days in the ocean, Mr. Krabs refuses to give up, making Squidward force SpongeBob gives him a replacement and lie to him. Yet Krabs knew that it was a facade, which saddens him to the point of making them starve. Squidward then convinces SpongeBob to escape through the safe boat. Krabs then captures them and interpreting this as mutiny, uses them as sacrifices for the clam so he can get the dollar back. Squidward tells Mr. Krabs that he is completely insane in which Krabs laughs crazily. As Krabs got his dollar back, he was eaten. Squidward cries about the fact that he was tied up with SpongeBob. Krabs then reveals to have survived.
"Born Again Krabs:" After Mr. Krabs sacrifices SpongeBob for 62 cents, Squidward scolds him for this stating that SpongeBob stood up for him and he got sold out shaming Mr. Krabs. Krabs then regrets this decision.
"Krusty Towers:" After Mr. Krabs turns the Krusty Krab into a hotel, he makes Squidward one of the hotel employees, much to his chagrin. When Patrick stays at the hotel, Mr. Krabs makes Squidward do hard labor to serve Patrick, including taking the employee elevator (which is just a flight of stairs). Everytime Patrick needs something, Mr. Krabs forces Squidward to do all the work. Squidward eventually gets fed up and decides to quit. Mr. Krabs refuses to let Squidward quit, but he doesn't listen and quits anyway. Immediately afterward, Squidward returns as a guest and makes Mr. Krabs do the same hard work he was forced to do before. Later on, Mr. Krabs decides to open a hospital and sends Squidward (along with Patrick and Spongebob) to medical school, with Squidward obviously not on board with the idea.
"Accidents Will Happen:" After Squidward gets injured on the job with his twisted ankle he forces Mr. Krabs to pamper him until he recovers and at the end, Mr. Krabs saw Squidward being a faker and forced him to pay.
"Chum Fricassee:" Squidward criticizes the Krusty Krab's surroundings and states that if he ran a gourmet restaurant, his would-be where people could not resist his cooking. Mr. Krabs laughs at this statement, making Squidward leave the Krusty Krab. As Plankton offers Squidward to help at the Chum Bucket, Squidward initially refuses, but Krabs passing by telling him that he does not value him at all makes him quit and accept the offer. As Squidward's Chum Fricassee made success for himself and Plankton, Krabs and SpongeBob investigate the Chum Bucket, only for Squidward to give them a "reserved spot" to where they sadly leave. With Squidward's overwhelming success, a man offers Krabs and SpongeBob a blob of Chum Fricassee. Krabs tastes it and finds it delicious, making him cry that his business is ruined. Fortunately for him, Squidward rushing Plankton to finishing the Fricassee made his grandma come over to save her recipe from him, telling him that his recent chum is undercooked, destroying both Squidward's and the Chum Bucket's success. Krabs then hires Squidward back, both for causing mayhem at the Chum Bucket and as revenge, promotes his as a doormat.
"Yeti Krabs:" Squidward take the time to relax and do nothing since there are no customers. However, Mr. Krabs doesn't approve of Squidward being lazy because he "loses money" if his employees don't work. So, Mr. Krabs proceeds to give Squidward jobs to do, which Spongebob was either already doing or volunteers to do himself. Mr. Krabs eventually heads out, but tells Squidward a story about Yeti Krabs that eat lazy employees to motivate him into doing work. Squidward obviously doesn't believe him and continues being lazy until a Yeti Krab coincidentally shows up to the Krusty Krab. Squidward believes that Mr. Krabs is trying to trick him and Spongebob, until Mr. Krabs walks in. When the Yeti Krab is about to eat all three of them, Mr. Krabs immediately blames Squidward, until it's discovered that the Yeti Krab is just hungry and Spongebob cooks up some Krabby Patties for him, in which he pays them off before leaving. Mr. Krabs then gives Squidward various things to do, but Squidward refuses to do them and Spongebob does them instead.
"Out of the Picture:" Mr. Krabs sends Squidward on many dangerous delivery missions to murder him in exchange for profit.
"Plankton Paranoia:" Due to his mentally insane behavior, Mr. Krabs concluded that SpongeBob and Squidward were secretly working for Plankton and bans them from the restaurant. In the end, it turns out that SpongeBob, Squidward, and the rest of the gang were planning a surprise party for him. Mr. Krabs felt remorseful for his actions and apologized to his friends for banning them in the first place.
"Friendiversary:" After Mr. Krabs realizes Squidward wiped SpongeBob's memories of him, he also wiped out the memory of the combination to the Krusty Krab safe which contains the secret formula, and chews him out.
"Putt Up or Shut Up": The two get into a heated rivalry over golf, making a bet to see who is the better golfer.
"Who's Complaining?": Mr. Krabs ignores all of Squidward's complaints about camp, forcing him to climb a tall tree to register them. When Squidward does, Krabs continues to refuse to address them. Squidward points it out, and Krabs forces him to fix them, threatening to demote him from junior counselor if he does not.

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