The character was created and designed by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. "[25] Conversely, political activist Howie Klein of The Huffington Post offered a more positive interpretation of the character, saying in 2006 that Mr. Krabs is not "exactly an evil villain; he's just a greed-obsessed Republican type." Clancy Brown, Actor: The Shawshank Redemption. In "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" Mr. Krabs is heartbroken over losing SpongeBob and even says he will give it all away to have him back. He also raised the price of Krabby Patties to $50.00 in "The Googly Artiste.". It was written by PolarTem and FireMatch. He sometimes struggles to let go of his greed for Pearl but does what is right for her in the end. Hillenburg changed the name shortly before production began on the show's pilot episode, deciding that K's were funnier and more memorable. "[16], When Hillenburg first created Mr. Krabs, his and Pearl's surname was spelled with a C rather than a K. Thus, the name of Krabs' restaurant was the "Crusty Crab." 1. Included as part of Yo La Tengo's first tour, it starred Ira Kaplan as Mr. Eventually, the other fry cook quit too, once again leaving the restaurant without a fry cook. He is also the largest protagonist villain, although in some episodes that mainly focus on him, he is not portrayed as an antagonist/villain. Color: Pearl has quite a few members of her family. However, he is so used to Plankton making attempts to steal it that if Plankton doesn't make any attempts for a certain length of time, he begins to lose his sanity. Not much is known, though he appears to have a good relationship with him because he gave him a dollar when he was five. He is also shown to abuse his employees, most notably in "Fear of a Krabby Patty," in which he forces them to work nonstop 24 hours a day, seven days a week without rest for more than 40 days. Puff, and he reluctantly spends $100,000 just for their date. [18] The decision to have Mr. Krabs and Pearl live in an anchor was made after production on the first season had started. Green (according to his license and seen in "Krabby Patty Creature Feature" and "Plankton Paranoia")BlackBrown (as seen in "Squeaky Boots")Orange (as seen in "The Hankering") Here is the known list. Krabs promptly kicks Patrick out when he discovers that he never intended to pay at all, shouting, "No one eats at my restaurant for free, king or no king!" Male [24] Mr. Krabs cares very deeply for her and raised her by himself. ", He will even abuse SpongeBob and Squidward at work in many episodes. [10] Krabs also makes it his duty to ensure that the Chum Bucket never has any business whatsoever. However, the owner was not greedy, with this detail added by Hillenburg to "give him more personality. Mr. Krabs showed off his Krabby Patties. He is prone to fits of insanity if he has to give up as much as a penny. Some restaurants or businesses that he owned were a reformed version of the original Krusty Krab, a separate store, or a different idea. Owner and founder of the Krusty KrabNaval cadet (formerly) Eugene Harold Krabs (born November 30, 1942; age 78), more commonly known as Mr. Krabs, sometimes called Krabs by Plankton and frequently called Eugene, is a crimson, red, sea crab who is the owner, manager and founder of the Krusty Krab as well as the employer of both SpongeBob and Squidward. In "Whale of a Birthday" It is revealed that Mr. Krabs ruined 15 of Pearl's birthday parties due to being cheap, and almost ruined her 16th birthday party, only angry to find out that SpongeBob bought a lot of gifts with his credit card. The restaurant's success is built on little competition and the popularity of the Krusty Krab's signature sandwich, the Krabby Patty, the formula to which is a closely guarded trade secret. When they do interact though, they seem to get along. Hillenburg approved of the walk after Wiese demonstrated it on a pencil test machine. In the same episode, he forces SpongeBob to serve a contaminated patty that he found under the grill, refusing to let anything that he could potentially make money with go to waste. (We open in the living room of Hoopla … Encyclopedia SpongeBobia is a FANDOM TV Community. He and his crew were devoured by the beast and forced to wait "for nature to take its course" to escape the creature's stomach. He and his relatives are very similar looking, all almost looking the same except with a few different facial features. First appearance: Patrick Star is the deuteragonist of the popular Nickelodeon animated series,SpongeBob SquarePants.He was created by the series' creator,Stephen Hillenburg, and is voiced by Bill Fagerbakke. SpongeBob bought several things, including a menu, a microphone, and a light-up arrow. or "The money is always right." The burger was delicious, but it knocked out Old Man Jenkins. Mr. Krabs can breathe air, much like real crabs, as seen in ", Despite his employees being underpaid, Mr. Krabs pays them a standard employee's salary in ", Mr. Krabs also admitted he pays SpongeBob minimum wage in ". "[33] Mr. Krabs is also the favorite SpongeBob character of football running back Cedric Benson. He looked for a job when he was looking for something to do which led him to become the dishwasher in "Selling Out.". He slowly morphs into Moar Krabs, ripping the faces off of the guards assigned to guard him, and escapes the jail through the sewer pipes in a reference to The Shawshank R… Eugene Harold Krabs (better known simply as Mr. Krabs or called Krabs by Plankton)is a major character and occasional antagonist of the Spongebob Squarepantsfranchise. Plankton explained that it was money and that he could buy things with it. Mr. Krabs and Pearl own a pet worm named Mr. Doodles, as seen in "Sandy's Rocket" and "As Seen on TV." Before long, SpongeBob arrived back with the spatula (to the disbelief of Mr. Krabs and Squidward) and after proving his competence as fry cook, Mr. Krabs gave SpongeBob the job.[3]. According to Hillenburg, his manager was redheaded, muscular, and a former army cook; these three traits were adapted into Krabs' character, with Krabs' red color standing in for hair. In "Hello Bikini Bottom!," he sold his restaurant to fund a band tour for SpongeBob and Squidward, but almost went bankrupt. Pearl is the only thing Mr. Krabs loves more than money. There are two times where Mr. Krabs' license is shown, in “Sleepy Time” (the old and most known one) and “Mall Girl Pearl” (the relatively recent one). Critical reception for Mr. Krabs was positive upon the series' debut but has been mixed as the show progressed. Though like Squidward and Sandy, Mr. Krabs often gets annoyed with Patrick's stupidity. Pearl was born to Mr. Krabs and Mrs. Krabs. As shown in Plankton Paranoia, Mr. Krabs is willing to leave the formula in plain sight, make new laws about all Krabby Patties having to be eaten on Krusty Krab premises, and even ban his customers and his employees just to get Plankton to reveal himself, and he often ends up hallucinating that Plankton is everywhere. In "Out of the Picture," Krabs, after SpongeBob telling him that when paintings get older, they get more expensive, buys all of Squidward's paintings, including the one that SpongeBob bought. He bought a retirement home named the Rusty Krab and made it into the Krusty Krab restaurant we see today. Everything [to Krabs] is about the bottom line, not about what's socially responsible. In "SpongeBob You're Fired," he fires his best employee simply to save a nickel and opts to do the fry cooking himself, which backfires since his terrible fry cook skills scared all the customers away. "[30] Paul Mavis of DVD Talk named the Krabs-centric episode "Krusty Krab Training Video" one of the series' best, calling its humorous portrayal of Mr. Krabs' backstory the highlight. Sometimes, he becomes the villain in some episodes of the show, with Mr. Krabs being just as bad as, if not worse than, Plankton himself.Ever since the events were seen in the fourth season (seasons that released after the first film, but is not chronologically set after the movie), Mr. Krabs' role as a father figure to SpongeBob has … ― Mr. Krabs Creature From The Krusty Krab is the first episode of the first season of SpongeThorne. In "Krusty Love," Krabs finds his second love after money: Mrs. "[29] In a review of the season four episode "Have You Seen This Snail?," television critic Tom Shales described Krabs as "good-natured" and as one of "the things people love about SpongeBob. Mr. Krabs can also be incredibly petty. Mr. Krabs hates the notion of treating his employees fairly so much that a manual of labor conditions gave him hives and the word "overtime" horrifies him astronomically. He also apologizes for selling SpongeBob for 62 cents in "Born Again Krabs.". ", When Stephen Hillenburg created the main characters of the show, he wanted each one to be a different animal. in which his net worth is stated to be $5,249,351. In " Squeaky Boots ", he lifts the whole Krusty Krab, filled with numerous customers, like a feather. [14] Former showrunner Paul Tibbitt has stated that this Krabs-SpongeBob dynamic is his favorite part of the show, telling Digital Spy in 2011 that "the aspect of SpongeBob I love the most is his undying loyalty to Mr. Krabs. Gender: Family He is overprotective of his money, as shown in "Squid's Day Off," "Can You Spare a Dime?," and "Clams." Sheldon J. Plankton is a character and the Main Antagonist in the SpongeBob SquarePants TV series. His only interest is to have money, and he could not care less for anybody, including his customers, employees, family, or even himself. In "Krabs à la Mode," he forces them to work with the thermostat at 62 degrees, making them freeze in the process. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. His love for Mrs. Eugene H. Krabs was born on either November 30, 1942 (his birthdate given in \"Sleepy Time\") or September 25, 1960 (his birthdate given in \"Mall Girl Pearl\"), but in both cases he was born 56 years ago to Victor and Betsy Krabs. [47] In his pre-Broadway review of the musical, Variety's Steven Oxman asserted that the musical's version of Mr. Krabs "fall[s] flat" compared to his animated counterpart, and that the theatrical adaptation "finds no humor or wit or even edge in Mr. Krabs' obsession with money, nor in the nonsensical element that his daughter is a whale."[47]. 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