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— Frank, "Ripped Pants"
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Frank,[1] also known as Incidental 155, the lifeguard, and the squire, is an incidental character who first appears in the episode "Ripped Pants." He is classified as a secondary character-type incidental.
Description[]
Frank with no whistle around his neck.
Evolution of Frank's default design.
He is a dark teal fish with faded blue lips and light orange fins and limbs. He wears a white tank top and red shorts. He also has a visible chin and wears a silver lifeguard whistle around his neck. In his older appearances, the whistle was colored golden. In many of his appearances, he has been shown to lack the whistle around his neck due to the fact that he has been portrayed to be a regular citizen of Bikini Bottom instead of a lifeguard in many of his appearances.
Squire[]
The squire.
He wears a white and yellow medieval uniform with red shorts with a buckle. He also wears a red hat with a lavender feather.
Names[]
Frank is the only generic name Incidental 155 has been given in the franchise. It was used for him in "Free Samples."
Role in series[]
Frank is a somewhat commonly used incidental character in the series. He was firstly designed to be a lifeguard at Goo Lagoon in "Ripped Pants," but he has also been commonly portrayed as a regular citizen of Bikini Bottom that can usually be seen alongside other incidentals.
Major roles[]
SpongeBob SquarePants[]
"Ripped Pants"[]
Frank unamused by SpongeBob's joke.
He rushes to save SpongeBob after the latter had crashed down with a wave and washed up on the beach. He seemed to be legitimately devastated by what he thought was SpongeBob's last breaths. However, he was not amused to find out that he had faked the fall for his enjoyment.
"Walking Small"[]
Frank looking inside his megaphone.
He does not hear Plankton, but only hears a squeaking noise and thinks there is something in his microphone.
"Bubble Buddy"[]
The beach attendants push his lifeguard stand over.
"Selling Out"[]
He is seen at the Krabby O'Monday's celebrating Incidental 151's birthday.
"Dunces and Dragons"[]
The squire delivering Planktonamor's letter to King Krabs.
The squire delivers a letter from Planktonamor to King Krabs.
"That's No Lady"[]
He receives a flyer for Sunny Shore Resorts from the salesman.
"The Inmates of Summer"[]
He is shown as a prisoner at Inferno Island.
"Giant Squidward"[]
Frank about to put lipstick on Giant Squidward.
He appears as the leader of the angry mob against Giant Squidward where he seemed to do most of the talking on behalf of the angry mob. He first suggests to turn his eyeballs into giant misshapen soccer balls. He then "punishes" Giant Squidward by putting lipstick on him. He then is shown using his nose as a blimp when Squidward starts doing good deeds for the citizens of Bikini Bottom. But when Squidward forgets to say bless you to Incidental 41 after he sneezes, he then leads the angry mob to go after Giant Squidward once again.
"SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One"[]
He calls Sandy's helicopter a "You-Foe" after it crashes onto the beach.
"Choir Boys"[]
He appears in the Bikini Bottom Men's Choir.
"Sand Castles in the Sand"[]
Frank furious over the destruction of his lifeguard tower.
He is seen as a lifeguard when Patrick, trying to catch a Frisbee thrown by SpongeBob, runs into the lifeguard stand that he was on, causing it to crash to the ground, making him furious at the duo's idiocy. He later shows up and points out furiously points out the mess of debris and destruction left by the fight as the two see they went too far.
"Back to the Past"[]
He appears as a prisoner in the Man Rayopolis timeline.
"Karate Star"[]
Frank warning SpongeBob about Patrick.
He runs into the Krusty Krab and yells out for help after Patrick becomes a mad chopper and begs SpongeBob not to handle the situation.
"Earworm"[]
He is one of the customers that Mr. Krabs refused to let exit the Krusty Krab.
"Accidents Will Happen"[]
He is part of the angry mob at the beginning of the episode and desperately asks Mr. Krabs where Squidward is, referring his as the "dude in the boat."
"Drive Thru"[]
"Well I just got this repainted."
He accidentally crashes into Incidental 114 and then they both argue that they just had their things repainted.
"Sweet and Sour Squid"[]
Frank being disturbed by Squidward's clarinet playing.
He jumps out of his lifeguard tower and swims away in the lagoon after hearing Squidward's bad clarinet playing. He later appears as a student at Mrs. Puff's Boating School where her window gets shattered from Squidward's bad clarinet playing.
"Free Samples"[]
Frank getting food poisoning.
He is first seen getting food poisoning from trying a sample of Plankton's chum. He then gets food poisoning once again for trying Plankton's Krabby Patty made of chum. He later on in the episode is the first customer to try a "new" Krabby Patty and starts dancing because of its good taste which causes the other customers to start trying the "new" Krabby Patties as well.
"Home Sweet Rubble"[]
He appears at the long line at the Krusty Krab while no one was there and asks Incidental 42 and Incidental 85 if they know how to make a Krabby Patty and Incidental 42 tells him that he does know how to open a cash register.
"Glove World R.I.P."[]
He is seen riding the roller coaster that plunges into the ground while SpongeBob and Patrick walk to the Ferris Wheel.
"Demolition Doofus"[]
Frank as a demolition driver.
He appears as a driver in the Demolition Derby where three other demolition drivers crash into him instead of SpongeBob.
"Treats!"[]
He looks at SpongeBob when he yells out that Gary the Snail is making a scene.
"Hello Bikini Bottom!"[]
Incidentals 37B and 155 stomping on potato chips.
He appears at the supermarket with Incidental 37B where they crush potato chips with their feet to the tune of SpongeBob and Squidward's performance when they see Patrick rubbing two potato chips together.
"Jailbreak!"[]
He is one of the caged prisoners at the Bikini Bottom Jail that is seen during the opening of the episode. He also appears as one of the prisoners that help Plankton get the Krabby Patty secret formula at the Krusty Krab.
"It Came from Goo Lagoon"[]
SpongeBob bouncing over a surfing Frank.
He is shown to be surfing until Patrick bounces on top of him with a goo bubble.
"Salsa Imbecilicus"[]
An idiotic Frank learning how to eat.
He is shown as an idiot learning how to eat properly, but he fails by flinging his food at Incidental 6. He also appears as one of the student exiting Sandy's class after a semester of school.
"Mustard O' Mine"[]
He is seen enjoying the mustard geyser at the end of the episode.
"The Grill is Gone"[]
He appears morbidly obese with a bunch of trash on top of him. Until SpongeBob vacuums over him, making him a muscular and handsome-looking fish.
"A Place for Pets"[]
Frank running with the pet worm given to him by the health inspector.
He is seen running during Health Inspector Yellowtail Andy's "Pets Are People Too" song where he gives him a pet worm to run with.
The Patrick Star Show[]
"Patrick's Prison Pals"[]
Frank hitting another prisoner with a pillowcase full of coins.
He appears as one of the prisoners at the Bikini Bottom Jail.
Trivia[]
Frank as a SpongeBob Meme Mash'em on the bottom right.
- The unamused face he makes in "Ripped Pants" has become a very famous and well-known meme, known as the "Serious Fish."
- ^ "Free Samples." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. April 6, 2012. Television.