SpongeBob SquarePants Bizarro Bottom/Squidward's Tough Break (Season 16, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Animation, Comedy, Family

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SpongeBob SquarePants

Bizarro Bottom/Squidward's Tough Break (Season 16, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Animation, Comedy, Family

SpongeBob falls asleep on the bus and ends up in a strange town full of Bikini Bottom doppelgangers. After Squidward loses his memory, he adopts a new tough guy persona.

Directors

Sherm Cohen (supervising director) (segment "Curse of the WereDoodle") | Ian Vazquez (supervising director) (segment "Gorilla Suit Day")

Writers

Mike Bell (written by) (segment "Bizarro Bottom") | Danny Giovannini (written by) (segment "Squidward's Tough Break")

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 12, 2025

Release date

Sep 12, 2025 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 10 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 63 wins & 59 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
11 cast members

Name	Known for
Tom Kenny SpongeBob / SpongeTom / Blue SpongeDad / Barry / Young Man Powerwalker / … (voice) See more SpongeBob / SpongeTom / Blue SpongeDad / Barry / Young Man Powerwalker / French Narrator / French Canadian Narrator / Chest Tattoo Guy / Salty Guy #4 / Salty Gang / Salty Patrons (voice) See fewer	SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Bill Fagerbakke Patrick / Sammy (voice) Patrick / Sammy (voice) See fewer	SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Rodger Bumpass Squidward / Octward / Customer #1 / Green Fish / Salty Guy #2 (voice) Squidward / Octward / Customer #1 / Green Fish / Salty Guy #2 (voice) See fewer	SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Clancy Brown Mr. Krabs / Mr. Claws / Salty Guy #1 (voice) Mr. Krabs / Mr. Claws / Salty Guy #1 (voice) See fewer	The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Carolyn Lawrence Sandy / Preston (voice) Sandy / Preston (voice) See fewer	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
Mr. Lawrence Ted / Rube / Pink Tough Guy / Salty Gang Member / Fish Customer (voice) Ted / Rube / Pink Tough Guy / Salty Gang Member / Fish Customer (voice) See fewer	SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Sirena Irwin Pink SpongeMom / Mo / Salty Gal / Salty Gang / Salty Patrons (voice) Pink SpongeMom / Mo / Salty Gal / Salty Gang / Salty Patrons (voice) See fewer	Harley Quinn (2019)
Dashiell McGaha-Schletter Kids (voice) Kids (voice) See fewer	SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Zoe McGaha-Schletter Kids (voice) Kids (voice) See fewer	Another Period (2013)
'Weird Al' Yankovic I.M. Poster the Pirate (voice) (as Al Yankovic) I.M. Poster the Pirate (voice) (as Al Yankovic) See fewer	Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
Tom Wilson Reg / Salty Guy #3 / Salty Gang / Salty Patrons (voice) Reg / Salty Guy #3 / Salty Gang / Salty Patrons (voice) See fewer	Back to the Future Part III (1990)