When SpongeBob continuously jabbers about Patrick's alleged criminal status, the Strangler steams with fury and eventually gives up to reveal his true identity. The real Strangler falsely accuses Patrick of being him, leading Patrick to turn himself in. After several hours of running errands and attempting to gain entrance to SpongeBob's house, the two finally get inside, but are subsequently interrupted by SpongeBob's on-time party and birthday party, preventing the Strangler from revealing his true identity and intentions.Īfter the partying ends, the Strangler finally plans to strangle SpongeBob, only for Patrick to enter his house. The Strangler later disguises his notorious identity using a gag mustache, and SpongeBob, deceived by the disguise, accidentally hires him as his bodyguard.Īfterwards, the Strangler suggests that they hide somewhere private so he can get revenge on SpongeBob, unbeknownst to the latter. However, due to his strength, he manages to escape from his cuffs. After finding out that he is the one responsible for this, SpongeBob calls the police on the Strangler and succeeds in getting him arrested. He is first seen littering on the Krusty Krab property when SpongeBob is on litter patrol.
Role in series "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" In his next appearances as a background character, he seems to have made amends with SpongeBob and bears no intent to harm him. He has an irreverent, despicable, and irresponsible attitude, as he has sworn to strangle any and all of his victims for reporting him to the authorities, when they completely have a reason to.ĭespite his intimidating demeanor, he has a weakness, which is annoyance at the hands of SpongeBob. He is a pure criminal who has no respect for police officers and will stop at nothing to break the law.
The Tattletale Strangler is a notorious individual, as even the bravest and toughest fish fear him.
He wears a fake mustache when he pretends to be SpongeBob's bodyguard. When he is about to strangle someone, his fins turn into fingers. He wears gray pants, black boots, and a dark blue jacket, and under it is a white shirt. He is a large, buff army green fish with a unibrow, brown hair, spiky teeth and a stitch on the left side of his head.