Sherlock SquarePants & The Unlucky Seven

Sherlock SquarePants & The Unlucky Seven is a 2021 made-for-television puppet/animation special based on the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Written by Mr. Lawrence and directed by Vincent Waller, the special aired on Nickelodeon on August 13, 2021. The characters are all portrayed with puppets built and performed by the Jim Henson Company, performed in a CGI environment. Puppeteers in this special include Bill Barretta, Julianne Buescher, Tyler Bunch, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Kevin Clash, Alice Dinnean, Eric Jacobson, Peter Linz, Drew Massey, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, and Victor Yerrid, with veteran Muppet performer Dave Goelz voicing Watson and Jennifer Barnhart as the town crier. Additional characters were puppeteered by Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Ryan Dillon, John Kennedy, Tim Lagasse, Bruce Lanoil, Rick Lyon, Noel MacNeal, Joey Mazzarino, Carmen Osbahr, Karen Prell, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, John Tartaglia, and Allan Trautman.

In this parody of neo-noir and mystery films, "renowned private detective" Sherlock SquarePants (played by SpongeBob) is recruited to investigate a seemingly random series of murders throughout Bikini Bottom. The killer is a fish simply known as "The Abyss" (a name SquarePants finds oddly amusing), who was sentenced to life in prison years ago for racketeering, tax evasion, and the massacre of an orphanage full of guppies. Having escaped, the Abyss takes aim at the most notable of Bikini Bottom's residents, with Sherlock SquarePants realizing that the murders revolve around the seven deadly sins (envy, wrath, gluttony, sloth, pride, lust, and greed). Now, SquarePants must stop the Abyss from fully succeeding in his plans.

Cast
SpongeBob SquarePants - puppeteered by Peter Linz, voiced by Tom Kenny

The Abyss - puppeteered by Bill Barretta, voiced by Jason Isaacs

Watson - puppeteered by Eric Jacobson, voiced by Dave Goelz

Patrick Star - puppeteered by Tyler Bunch, voiced by Bill Fagerbakke

Eugene Krabs - puppeteered by Kevin J. Clash, voiced by Clancy Brown

Squidward Tentacles - puppeteered by Andrew Massey, voiced by Rodger Bumpass

Sandy Cheeks - puppeteered by Alice Dinnean-Vernon, voiced by Carolyn Lawrence

Gary the Snail - puppeteered by Victor Yerrid, voiced by Tom Kenny

Sheldon Plankton - puppeteered by Steve Whitmire, voiced by Mr. Lawrence

Pearl Krabs - puppeteered by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, voiced by Lori Alan

Poppy Puff - puppeteered by Julianne Buescher, voiced by Mary Jo Catlett

Perch Perkins - puppeteered by John Tartaglia, voiced by Dee Bradley Baker

Karen Plankton - puppeteered by Matt Vogel, voiced by Jill Talley

Larry the Lobster - puppeteered by Ryan Dillon, voiced by Mr. Lawrence

Old Man Jenkins - puppeteered by John Edward Kennedy, voiced by John Gegenhuber

Squilliam Fancyson - puppeteered by Karen Leigh Prell, voiced by Dee Bradley Baker

Officer Nancy - puppeteered by Stephanie D'Abruzzo, voiced by Jill Talley

Officer John - puppeteered by David Rudman, voiced by Mr. Lawrence

Fred Rechid - puppeteered by Edward Noel MacNeal, voiced by Mr. Lawrence

Sandals - puppeteered by Bruce Lanoil, voiced by Dee Bradley Baker

Old Man Walker - puppeteered by Martin P. Robinson, voiced by Tom Kenny

Scooter - puppeteered by Rick Lyon, voiced by Carlos Alazraqui

Bubble Bass - puppeteered by Allan Trautman, voiced by Dee Bradley Baker

Nat Peterson - puppeteered by Joseph Mazzarino, voiced by Tom Kenny

The Flying Dutchman - puppeteered by Timothy J. Lagasse, voiced by Brian Doyle-Murray

Town Crier - puppeteered by Carmen Osbahr, voiced by Jennifer Barnhart

Realistic Fish Head - voiced by Mr. Lawrence

French Narrator - voiced by Tom Kenny

Bikini Bottomite Puppeteers: Bill Barretta, Julianne Buescher, Tyler Bunch, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Kevin J. Clash, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Ryan Dillon, Alice Dinnean-Vernon, Eric Jacobson, John Edward Kennedy, Timothy J. Lagasse, Bruce Lanoil, Peter Linz, Rick Lyon, Edward Noel MacNeal, Andrew Massey, Joseph Mazzarino, Carmen Osbahr, Karen Leigh Prell, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, John Tartaglia, Allan Trautman, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, Victor Yerrid

Bikini Bottomite Voices: Lori Alan, Carlos Alazraqui, Dee Bradley Baker, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Mark Fite, Sirena Irwin, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Thomas F. Wilson

Additional Puppeteers: Brad Abrell, Catherine Adell, Rachael Appelbaum, Heather Asch, Grant Baciocco, Gregory B. Ballora, William Barkhurst, Nathan Begle, Tau Bennett, Carol D. Binion, Ronald Binion, Timothy Blaney, Matthew Brooks, Lisa Buckley, Kevin D. Carlson, Raymond Carr, Kristen Charney, Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo, Stephen Chiodo, Brian D. Clarke, Ceili Clemmens, Frankie Cordero, Melissa Creighton, Nathan Danforth, Dorian Davies, Jodie Eichelberger, Artie Esposito, Peggy Etra, Genevieve Flati, Thomas Fountain, Mark Gale, Aymee Garcia, Anthony Gardener, Daniel Garza, James Edmund Godwin, Alex U. Griffin, Art Grueneberger, B.J. Guyer, Tanya Hayden, Sam Koji Hale, Terri Hardin Jackson, Andrew Hayward, Rachael Herrick, Gwen Hollander, Mick Morgana Ignis, Hayley Jenkins, John Jennings, Patrick Johnson, Scott Johnson, Sean William Johnson, Avery Lee Jones, Brian Michael Jones, Kate Katz, James Kemp, Donna Kimball, Andrew Rocco Kraft, James J. Kroupa, Erik Kuska, Scott Land, Frank Langley IV, Richard Lazzarini, Len Levitt, Jayden Libran, Spencer Lott, Paul Louis Muller, Laura MacLean, Amanda Faith Maddock, Gregory Manion, Karen Maruyama, Paul McGinnis, Jess MacKay, Ted Michaels, Daniel Montooth, Allison Mork, James Murray, Russell Nauman, Kevin Noonchester, Sarah Oh, Michael Oosterom, Brett O'Quinn, Anney Fresh McKilligan Ozar, Christina Papalexis, Janine Pibal, Felix Pire, Michael E. Quinn, Jared Ramirez, Amber Reeder, Steven Ritz-Barr, Melissa Roja, Carla Rudy, Paul Kevin Rugg, Nicolette Santino, Robert Saunders, Michael Schupbach, Joseph Selph, Pamela Severns, Chad Ethan Shohet, Benjamin Siemon, Micheline Sisti, David Skelly, Colleen Smith, Kenneth Stevenson, James Andrew Stone, Lisa Aimee Sturz, Norman Tempia, Zachariah Tolchinsky, Steven Troop, Art Gonzalez Vega, Jack Venturo, Russ Vick, Alex Villa, Russ Walko, Robin Walsh, April Warren, Mark Bryan Wilson, James Wojtal Jr., Scott Woodard, Chase Woolner

Puppet Captains: Kevin J. Clash

Assistant Puppet Captain: David Allan Barclay

Stunt Coordinator: Kyle Pacek

The Jim Henson Company
Puppet Supervisors: Edward G. Christie, Edward Eyth, Jane A. Gootnick, Rollin Krewson

Puppet Construction & Fabrication: Heather Asch, Grant Baciocco, Gregory B. Ballora, Carol D. Binion, Ronald Binion, Mary Brehmer, Matthew Brooks, Lisa Buckley, Julianne Buescher, Ceili Clemmens, Frankie Cordero, Melissa Creighton, Carole Simms D'Agostino, Brad Elliott, Artie Esposito, Robert Fappiano, Alex "Jurgen" Ferguson, Robert Flanagan, James Edmund Godwin, B.J. Guyer, Paul Hartis, Deborah Hertzberg, Anne Marie Holdgruen, Patrick Johnson, Scott Johnson, Sean William Johnson, James Kemp, James J. Kroupa, Timothy J. Lagasse, Peter MacKennan, Laura MacLean, Amanda Faith Maddock, Andrew Massey, Katherine L. McCullough, Thomas O. Newby, Michael Oosterom, John Orberg, Anney Fresh McKilligan Ozar, Constance Peterson, Jane Pien, Stephen Rotondaro, Michael Schupbach, David Skelly, Norman Tempia, Russ Walko, Robin Walsh, April Warren, Jason Webber, James Wojtal, Victor Yerrid

Puppet Wranglers: Pamela Arciero, Gretchen Crookes

Puppet Costumers: Cheryl Blaylock, Lisa Davis, Polly P. Smith