Ranking EVERY SpongeBob Incidental Fish

[@zaccwiggins]

The fact that one of the nicest guys in Bikini Bottom is only considered nice because he let Spongebob have some marshmallows just shows the quality of civilians in Bikini Bottom

[@zachlander5604]

Tbf, if you offered me marshmallows i'd respect you for life.

[@HardPourCorn]

I love how in the shows, the citizens are wonderful and helpful. But in the games, they're holding up delivery boys for the supervisor's lunch order. 😂

[@ggguNeck]

Till this day I wanna run a fade with Nancy😂 I fxckin hate her

[@friedtoads13]

it's not about the giving of the marshmallows, it was the enthusiasm he had for the marshmallows themselves. he was so enthralled by the gooey sugary goodness that he couldn't care WHO took some. just a simple, "mhmm!" heck, i'm sure he was delighted that his favorite snack could bring happiness to another fish. sorry i just really vibe with that guy.

[@darcash1738]

If that guy were a person irl he’d be hella chill. Ofc he’s at the top

[@cattopalyt]

This entire video i was just going "Oh hey its that guy"

[@friedtoads13]

with the occasional "who tf is that"

[@SobbleWobble13]

​@@friedtoads13 yeah

[@spacegod1062]

And also with the random "Nice Character design"

[@Slavko-yh3kg]

And also the "f this idiot"

[@MintyArisato]

It’s look who it is

[@yehynah1946]

Did i spend 50 mins watching cartoon fishes get ranked? Yes i did

[@KingKing-zx6fj]

Real

[@menshsgt6706]

Not like you have something better to do with your time

[@Krabnut]

Anchovies as S tier just feels right

[@danielbaker1248]

meep

[@sahaprocks7751]

meep

[@isopodcrane]

meep

[@danielbaker1248]

@@isopodcrane "I WANT MY MOMMY, MR. SQUIDWARD!!!!"

[@NutyRiver]

meep

[@yaboytroy357]

23:09 the build up to “hey spongebobs back” guy is fucking fantastic

[@NexusKirin]

The homeboy The true supporter

[@cezarjulian0320]

Yakuza 5 daigo theme can do that

[@sleepybearcubxx]

Cant believe you forgot to mention that Tom was the "What did you do to my drink???!" Guy 😔

[@kirbyfan4]

YOU WHAT

[@demi-femme4821]

Tom has so fucking many iconic roles.

[@daishawn2884]

Oh yeah and it took him 3 days to make potato salad

[@leociresi4292]

Haw haw haw haw haw Haw haw haw haw🐟

[@purplepitbullpuppy5669]

YEEEEEES thank you "You asked for two ice cubes in your drink, and I only gave you one!" "Huh, I guess that is pretty funny." Absolutely iconic

[@tres4945]

The fact that i recognised every single of them because of my time spent at the SpongeBob wiki is insane

[@Alex.the.thunder.walker]

i know them all cuz i once downloaded 300 images of incidentals for my spongebob infection au

[@deethwarrior]

​@@Alex.the.thunder.walkerhilarious

[@walrusArmageddon]

This gave me flashbacks to sifting through spongebob dvd extras

[@varalyn9714]

I recognize all of them because I’ve watched every episode of SpongeBob countless times

[@calambrito07]

Are you getting the help that you need

[@HiImEden92907]

The fact that we remember background characters in SpongeBob just goes to show the quality of the writing in the show.

[@bespectacledheroine7292]

I've always loved the "he's not in the poison sea urchin cove" fish because he gets revenge on Sandy in Squirrel Jokes by going along with the bullying.

[@funneldude524]

Which number is he

[@bespectacledheroine7292]

@@funneldude524 #28!

[@shaynehughes6645]

You're 100% wrong and the Bob's Burgers profile picture adds to your growing lunacy in the public eye.

[@bespectacledheroine7292]

@@shaynehughes6645 You say that like I'm primed to disagree with you.

[@CalebJones2008]

​@@shaynehughes6645but Bob's Burgers is good.

[@connorbeith3232]

The eel girl is a very underrated one, underutilized species, cute design, and a nice, soft voice.

[@hellgazer8370]

ooo u wanna kiss her so bad (projection)

[@spamton_main]

You wanna kiss the eel girl don't you...

[@tallussy_hallussy]

i wanna kiss her so bad

[@fizzyjam]

@@spamton_main who doesnt

[@sackerlacker5399]

Is it number 165?

[@BinglesP]

Fun fact: #25 and #26 are so similar and so close, that they were chosen together to represent Gemini in the Astrology with Squidward bumpers. Considering most characters for each signs are wearing some form of costume to represent them, and #25 and #26 aren't(just them being side by side is enough), just shows how much they be twinning. And I guess that could confirm their zodiac, in that regard, too.

[@i-work-at-enron]

"YOU ATE OLD MAN JENKINS!!!" "I don't wanna be a burden"

[@gojizard704]

"What did I miss?"

[@animatedmonkey5882]

I love the young people

[@citrus.airways]

Incidental #70 is HANDS DOWN the best incidental. I don't know why, he's just the best to me. "H-h-h-hey, SpongeBob's back!"

[@416Mordo]

“h h h heyy spongebobs back”

[@monsterislandtales5788]

“h h h heyy SpongeBobs back”

[@NunyaBizniz-om6xf]

"H H H Heyy, Spongbob's back!"

[@demonkingnetsu4045]

"H h h heyy, Spongbob's back!"

[@sonofastudstudios4552]

“H h h heyy SpongeBobs back”

[@yeahokbuddy2510]

I was literally watching this scene as I was reading this comment S TIER

[@j_varesi]

Background character fish in the older seasons resemble actual fish. The ones in the newer seasons just look like goofy cartoon characters and their being fish is an afterthought. Stephen Hillenberg was a marine biologist and it shows!

[@saucy0347]

9:55 HES STILL IN THAT POSE pickles: "hey! i just got my license" spongebob: "hey im getting mine next!" pickles: "hey! doubt it"

[@mrthrowaway5414]

The name isnt pickles “pickles” is just the episode they appeared in first

[@cheesecake1767]

pickles😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🥣😭

[@YoshisVinyl]

Yeah that would mean a lot of these guys are named pickles lol

[@sodagender]

can I just say that I really appreciate you adding captions to your videos! captions make videos a lot easier for me to watch and a lot of youtubers tend to neglect them so thank you for putting in that extra effort to add them in. I love spongebob and finding your channel was really great, Ive been enjoying all the stuff youve put out so far!

[@maddiemcnugget1076]

As a fellow caption enjoyer, I agree. I didn’t watch this one with captions but other btan vids I have and helps me pay attention!

[@Autumn-Leafeon]

Not to mention the fact that additional captions matching the tone of the video adds so much more comedic value! I loved the “braunvubbeabeabrabrabrbumbum” when the guitar solo was happening. I really felt immersed

[@btanman]

Thanks! I try to add them where I can (mostly since I think my voiceover sucks sometimes and the clarification can help). I'm glad people like them, because man they are soul crushing to write sometimes, especially 50 minutes lol

[@itshel2677]

soda gender? Mogai levels of based!

[@elijah__diaz]

@@btanmanthe electric guitar captions were peak 👌

[@yellowrobertorty]

115 is friends with Squillium. That's all I know

[@willbunnell889]

29:06 my favorite appearance of this Incidental in particular is in Squid on Strike, where Squidward says “You’ve all been cheated and lied to!” and this Incidental, because Squidward said that, presumes that Incidental 92 cheated on her, and says “I knew it!” before slapping poor Incidental 92 in the face!

[@vulgarblvck2888]

I'm almost certain that 92 is also a fish in that episode where Spongebob "learns to fly." The town has him flying around doing menial tasks and chores for them and 92 has Spongebob rub his scalp. His name is Dennis and he apparently attended school with Spongebob. "Wait a minute! wait a minute! wait a minute!... I don't even know who you are." "We attended preschool together :c" "Dennis?! 😮"

[@kisaragi_momo05]

25:12 The same old man who wrote a memoir of his life, written in red ink, but then his memoir got destroyed by a pool of fruit punch in Doing Time. 😔

[@MoonMoonTM]

My favorite ever incedintal is Old Man Walker. He stole my heart with the line "what a nice cereal box"

[@nezo4x]

Legendary recommendation from youtube. Can’t believe you only have 500 views and 8k subs. You deserve way more

[@LucyKosaki]

well, now it has 80k

[@MegrelMamba]

140k views 🔥🥶

[@corrodan2995]

I hope going forward they introduce nothing but kid incidentals for the revision of this video.

[@btanman]

you MONSTER

[@johnwhitney5840]

​@@btanmanmy favorite spongebob fish is fred and chocolate guy they're the ogs and I love bubblebass what's your favorite spongebob fish

[@AveryTurner-ot9hx]

Tom Also made some pickled potato salad that took 3 days to make

[@AveryTurner-ot9hx]

Is Lou Australian?

[@AveryTurner-ot9hx]

He sounds Australian during “Big meaty claws”

[@carlblaskovich2812]

*T H R E E D A Y S*

[@leonasnake]

tHREE DAYS.

[@hightidekraken]

@@AveryTurner-ot9hxhe’s doing an impression of the way Lou says the line in Band Geeks

[@TSwany]

I especially love that so many of the incidental fish (at least in the first 3 seasons) are voiced by the same couple of people

[@spec7441]

6:47 mfer really became John Cena's intro for a second

[@galaxytsd]

I love how all (or maybe most idk) of the background characters have their own personality and life, and arent just filler so that the episode doesnt feel empty

[@Super_Top_Secret_Area]

Incidental 70 came out of nowhere, disappeared for like 20 years and made his triumphant return due to popular demand. What a time to be a SpongeBob fan...

[@yaboytroy357]

14:06 Oh, it’s an all time favorite background fish from SpongeBob

[@unlikelygamer]

Number 11 has always been my fave. Especially because she's proof to all those who suggest otherwise that Squidward is NOT a squid, he's an octopus. She is the squid.

[@sodagender]

this got uploaded right when i was about to start eating dinner. perfect timing btan!

[@nezo4x]

bassed pfp (fish pun intended)

[@sodagender]

@@nezo4x thanks!! you too :3

[@Wepawnet]

h

[@sillybilly-o2y]

I WAS ALSO WATCHING THIS WITH MY DINNER IS THIS THE SUPREME DINNER VIDEO???

[@exiity]

tysm for adding subtitles. they really help as someone who’s hard of hearing but still loves spongebob rankings. you earned a new subscriber :)

[@ChaseWeldon-xh5nj]

After watching this entire video I still think that Fred earns the trophy for my number 1 most favorite character. “My leg” is the most iconic line in SpongeBob. In my opinion.

[@bushwoom]

"i just really like children" -btan 2024

[@mrfrog0913]

I didn't know he had a minecraft channel!

[@hasbruh2987]

Same tbh

[@gergopiroska5749]

I know this is a joke but you can like children in a normal way too you know..

[@ligma212]

I didnt know he was donald trump

[@Miss_Heed_Lover]

The first thing you thought of was pedophilia? Thath's talking more about you bro

[@runuponme3765]

38:33 152 even talked to the Flying Dutchman and was chill about it

[@cashcreations8797]

(23:30) The fact that he was photographed next to 66 makes him even better

[@tark646]

28:54 i dont get how he's supposed to be elderly when clearly in the episode The Sponge Who Could Fly, it was specifically mentioned he went to elementary school with Spongebob, also more respect on my guy Dennis 🗣️❕ B tier

[@Youmu_Konpaku_]

15:10 scooter is also in the Dirty bubble psp game. He was a part of the main quest there. It was funny And in bubble buddies he dies

[@PaperMalte]

You forgot to mention how #11 seemingly got into a relationship recently with the blue fish girl from Pearl's Birthday in season 1.

[@RikkiLove0317]

A win for sapphics

[@ChiefBret]

The entrance of incidental #70 brought a tear to my eye. Also the use of background music from Huniepop right after was... unexpected.

[@KennyHavoc]

How’d you know this was the perfect video rn

[@chriskeller3705]

70 is a chill, happy little dude with a beer gut

[@RelentlessSketchStudios]

16:25 You forgot the fact that this dude ate a King-Sized Ultra Krabby Supreme with the works on a stick and chugged mayonnaise in the "Just One Bite" episode from Season 3. This dude is a legend in my book for doing that.

[@hitekkaifighter1825]

30:25 correction, masochists enjoy being in pain, sadists enjoy inflicting pain on others (or at least seeing others in pain)

[@darklordoreo6740]

Bro used one of the best songs from one of my favorite games for one of the best incidentals (23:09). Thats a sub from me my guy, love the video.

[@b2trappy888]

I’m so glad I found this channel man, I love listening you talk about these things despite how random and small they are. Another banger video man.

[@cordyceps7531]

How do you mention Tom and not bring up "YOU WHAT?!". Also he didn’t yell at his kid over ice cream, he was just reasonably frustrated.

[@meowinmeows]

I LOVE INCIDENTAL 11 / SQUID WITH SKIRT GIRL!! shes always been my favorite character even though she has no lines. I love her so much S tier 🥹💕

[@funnyass731]

3:29 you can't convince me that's the same fish. he's just a completely different color!

[@awkward1290]

We love Incidental #70

[@Natedog1520]

i love these random rankings with surprising information. You wouldn't think pass them just being in the background

[@rattypattylittleladdie]

Incidental Fish #29 “I’m not gay, Incidental #21” Incidental Fish #21: *sob*

[@trickytreatster]

this might be one of the best videos i've ever watched . this tickles my spongebob loving brain so much

[@yecksd]

thank u btan i genuinely adore your videos brother

[@d-manthecaptain1382]

30:24 The term is not Masochist, the word you're thinking of is Sadist. If he was a Masochist he's enjoyed suffering himself, not watching others suffer.

[@CODA96]

I love the big meaty claws fish, he literally always started trouble and i love him for it. Hes pure chaos

[@TankEngineMedia]

I was not expecting someone to make an entire video of the background fish characters of Spongebob but it was very entertaining

[@CaseyRunoff]

4:26 congrats on her transition

[@bulbtech1310]

Same

[@knightofvideos4268]

His*

[@tallussy_hallussy]

@@knightofvideos4268did you just misgender a cartoon fish... 💔💔

[@mr.monotone1908]

@@knightofvideos4268 yo Beldam's alternate account

[@knightofvideos4268]

"Yo Beldam's Al-ACCKK!"

[@Michipicoten]

46:40 Coelacanth is pronounced ‘See-low-canth’, and I absolutely love those fish!

[@7evenproductions271]

I just KNOW this'll end up getting a ton of views, and well deserved quite frankly. Good vid!

[@danielthedude]

Came for the fish ranking. Stayed for the Yakuza references.

[@btanman]

real

[@gummyneighborino7217]

​@@btanman yakuza 0 w or l?

[@rachelharvey977]

I can't believe this video is how I found out there was a Patrick Star show

[@lillycutie3806]

Epic video. I also love that every single Incidental Number in the top left is customized to the incidental, It's a detail that you could definitely skip but it's a cool detail!

[@btanman]

Thanks! As far as I can tell you are the first person to make note of that lol

[@galacticnewok]

oh my god i watched this whole thing on my tv and checked the channel to subscribe and it only had (at the time) 700 views??? genuinely such a good video i was thoroughly shocked it wasnt at a LOT more. keep up the great work man!

[@galacticnewok]

update: its getting the views it deserved, just got here early lmaoo

[@2011supergamer]

Old Man Walker is actually one of my favorites strictly because hes one of the only incidentals to have his own backstory. He was a kid star on a popular Little Rascals spoof in the 50s.

[@Wakwise]

You hate #86 because he enjoys physics. I hate #86 because acceleration isn't squared in Newton's Second Law. We are not the same.

[@xmaslieder]

I enjoyed this video more than I'm comfortable to admit

[@Badderpillar]

What a lovely video, looking back at all these funny fish characters reminds me of so many great memories watching SpongeBob. Thank you for the trip down memory lane.

[@wtfox8206]

Does anyone remember the origin or validity of a video where someone said SpongeBob's walk was based on how Hillenburg "marched" and that during an interview one of the cast members said having Hillenburg in the room was like having SpongeBob there with them?

[@tidmouthmilk12]

I like how a handful of these incidental fish were used as the basis for the background characters in Battle For Bikini Bottom too. As much as I like to defend Revenge of the Flying Dutchman, I will concede their designs for the secondary fish characters/enemies just don't feel very Spongebob-y. (The only ones that really fit in are the construction site lobsters but those guys are just Larry re-coloured blue)

[@SporeToothStudio]

Nooooo you forgot the shrimp after Krabs said "so long shimp!" To plankton and then it cuts to the shrimp guy, he has a good design lmao

[@concerninghobbits5536]

I think "D tier. I don't like this guy" has got to be one of the coldest insults with how understated it is. Anyways thank you for this video I'm gonna start asking people who their favourite incidental fish is from SpongeBob now so they know I'm cool and have a social life.

[@why5757]

Amazing knee-slapping story about incidental 84: I'm pretty sure she was one of the people spongebob imitated in the episode where everyone abandoned him because it was national no-spongebob day or something. No clue why I remember this

[@BlueTreeFrog]

I read the title as: 'ranking EVERY spongebob accidental fetish' and the worst part is, that doesn't really seem too out of place tbh

[@DanilegoPlays]

38:59 that was inside a dream I think. Still, solid A tier

[@MjayMilk]

This video is the equivalent of ranking who your favorite people in your town are lmao

[@AidenRKrone]

I needed to hear your short diatribe about how physics is a fake concept. Thank you for that. I wish more people had the opportunity to hear it.

[@godgamesandgeekiness6893]

I’m a casual SpongeBob viewer (I’ll watch it when it comes in) and I never realized how many different fish there were! Thank you for the informative video!

[@DrakoWulf]

I guess I'm bored enough to watch a nearly hour-long video about ranking background characters in SpongeBob.

[@zeroSEA]

gotta love #165, "well i would but, sadly I am only an eel" is something I quote a lot

[@SN0WBL4KES]

dude the whole incidental 70 montage was WILD [positive]

[@Yea___]

This is what people will remember of the 2020s. Videos like this. Ranking extras in spongebob. Not only the video, but the people like me who recognize the absurdity we immersed ourselves in.

[@Grzysweet89]

The reveal of Incidental 70 was fucking *S Tier* in of itself You've convinced me that we need him in All Star Brawl, but like... as a fighter that has *other* incidentals tag along

[@Lilcutiepie95]

The old man “young people” is iconic. I say it CONSTANTLY

[@Suejamin]

I clicked this video on a whim and am surprised I actually watched to the end. I was not planning or expecting to do that. This was enjoyable and I found myself entertained throughout the duration. I’m gonna put btan in S-tier.

[@suzannahagen1790]

me watching this video proves how big of a part SpongeBob played in my life growing up lol

[@CRAMDLE.]

23:30 he's right next to the vault fish COME ON MAN

[@leociresi4292]

🐟:”CHOCOLATE!”

[@maximoesco]

This video is actually insane, I can't imagine how long it took

[@motorhomesuite5757]

Jimmy Neutron is GOATED I don't wanna hear anything else from you AHHHH

[@windws7137]

just realised i watched with manually written subtitles, not the auto captions. Not only you did the video but had to duplicate the funny words into the written format. Respect

[@windws7137]

like im a non native eng speaker and have these caps turned on as default at this point

[@mvlpix4419]

they mostly have scripts already written, so it’s basically just a copy paste thing for the youtube captions. but i still appreciate he did this.

[@N54MyBeloved]

*46:41** Fish enthusiasts in agony hearing this man mispronounce Coelacanth*

[@pocketsizedweeb]

"You're a little barnacle and your brother was, too." is a hilarious edit. A tier.

[@btanman]

THANK YOU, I was waiting for someone to catch that lol

[@4zy1]

"You've lost karma!"

[@windws7137]

12:58 sick quote 41:40 cute! 42:42 bro gone crazy from 20 hours of funny words just realised i watched with manually written subtitles, not the auto captions. Not only you did the video but had to duplicate the funny words into the written format. Respect 45:25 breakdown 50:02 Nope bro, YOURE ALREADY SUBSCRIBED FOR THIS also cool black pfp + thumbnail, very stylish

[@TreytheTendy]

having harold as my pfp is awesome

[@TheWaffleManiac07]

6:40 the gold fish mascot…

[@davidhong1934]

The snack that smies back

[@TahaMedyaTV]

I watched a 50 min video about ranking incidental fish in sponge bob istead of sleeping and fixing my sleeping schedule... Great vid!

[@aubreyterry9453]

btan when an incidental fish is against Bubble Buddy: 👹

[@natedawg6755]

You didn't have to end that with the double nostalgia for spongebob and good mario music, but I appreciate you for it

[@cloudfallen]

honestly you are so goated for using the music from the great ace attorney

[@btanman]

I've been meaning to go and play it, it's in my backlog! (out of the songs I've listened to so far, Partners ~ The Game is Afoot! might be my favorite, I don't know what they were cooking with that but oh man)

[@cloudfallen]

@@btanman please do play it!! i personally think that it's my favorite in the ace attorney series and definitely worth it

[@silhouettecity7804]

I subscribed because going on a tyrade about how physics just generally isn't real is hilarious. Would never have thought this kinda video would make me laugh in such a way... Good job. The I hate physics is relatable, the denial of physics as a whole idea is hilarious.

[@silhouettecity7804]

Oh "only fins" that's funny. You're funny.

[@SomeoneYouDontKnowOfficial]

If I had a nickel for every video I've watched about incidental fish, I'd have 2 nickels! Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.