Gary's toy ball is a pet toy that Gary becomes obsessed with in the episode "Gary's New Toy." It later makes a cameo in "Bunny Hunt."
Description[]
It is a squeaky red toy ball with an air hole. It is implied to have a certain level of sentience when blocking Gary's path near the end of the episode.
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"Gary's New Toy"[]
Due to Gary's abnormal and obsessive chewing of every item in SpongeBob's house, they go to the Pet Store to buy a chew toy for Gary to put an end to this habit. They settle with a shiny red ball that Gary eventually becomes obsessed with. Gary's love for the ball starts to drive him and SpongeBob apart, as Gary is too preoccupied with the ball to pay any attention to his owner.
The next morning, SpongeBob catches Gary chewing the ball while on top of the ceiling. He makes Gary decide between the ball or him. Gary chooses the ball, causing SpongeBob to leave his house to go find a new life.
Devastated from what he had done, Gary finds SpongeBob under the bus stop bench and apologizes for his behavior and the two reconcile.
At the end of the episode, SpongeBob's house explodes and is set on fire. The red ball, now burnt, suddenly appears. Gary hisses at the ball, having outgrown it after realizing SpongeBob was more important.
"Bunny Hunt"[]
It is one of the items on a shelf that Bunny Wunny burns in SpongeBob's house.