Gary the Snail/appearances

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Appearances

Gary was not originally a main character. Stephen Hillenburg created Gary as a background joke; he thought it would be funny if SpongeBob's "pets" were a singing clam named Shelley and a meowing snail named Gary. He included these ideas in his series bible, not as major characters, but as "things in SpongeBob's house." As the first season went into production, the writing team found much more use for Gary than they did for Shelley. Nickelodeon's marketing team also found that Gary "emerged as an unsung hero" in terms of popularity with kids.

For season 2, Gary was promoted to the show's main character sheet. He was the first new main character to be promoted, but he would not be the last; Plankton and Karen were added later. Since his promotion, Gary has appeared in numerous episodes. The vast majority of his roles are background cameos, but he has had a number of significant roles, such as "Have You Seen This Snail?" The third theatrical movie features him as a major plot element.

Episodes

Image	#	Episode	Role in episode
Season 1
	1a	"Help Wanted" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	3b	"Plankton!" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	4a	"Naughty Nautical Neighbors" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	4b	"Boating School" (tr • ga)	Minor
	5b	"Home Sweet Pineapple" (tr • ga)	Supporting
	6b	"Pickles" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	7b	"Jellyfish Jam" (tr • ga)	Minor
	8a	"Sandy's Rocket" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	8b	"Squeaky Boots" (tr • ga)	Cameo
File:Nature Pants 127 (1999).png	9a	"Nature Pants" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	9b	"Opposite Day" (tr • ga)	Minor
	10a	"Culture Shock" (tr • ga)	Minor
	11a	"MuscleBob BuffPants" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	12a	"The Chaperone" (tr • ga)	Minor
	12b	"Employee of the Month" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	13a	"Scaredy Pants" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	13b	"I Was a Teenage Gary" (tr • ga)	Major
	15a	"Sleepy Time" (tr • ga)	Minor
	15b	"Suds" (tr • ga)	Minor
	16b	"The Paper" (tr • ga)	Minor
N/A	17b	"Rock Bottom" (tr • ga)	Mentioned
	19a	"Fools in April" (tr • ga)	Minor
N/A	20a	"Hooky" (tr • ga)	Cameo (voice)
	20b	"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" (tr • ga)	Cameo
Season 2
	21a	"Your Shoe's Untied" (tr • ga)	Supporting
	22a	"Something Smells" (tr • ga)	Minor
	22b	"Bossy Boots" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	23a	"Big Pink Loser" (tr • ga)	Cameo
N/A	24a	"Dying for Pie" (tr • ga)	Mentioned
File:Grandma's Kisses 068.jpg	26a	"Grandma's Kisses" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	27a	"Prehibernation Week" (tr • ga)	Cameo
N/A	27b	"Life of Crime" (tr • ga)	Mentioned
	28	"Christmas Who?" (tr • ga)	Cameo
File:Dumped 115.jpg	29b	"Dumped" (tr • ga)	Major
	32b	"The Smoking Peanut" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	33b	"Gary Takes a Bath" (tr • ga)	Major
	34b	"Frankendoodle" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	35a	"The Secret Box" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	37a	"Procrastination" (tr • ga)	Minor
	37b	"I'm with Stupid" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	40b	"Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm" (tr • ga)	Cameo
Season 3
	43b	"The Bully" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	44b	"Idiot Box" (tr • ga)	Cameo
N/A	45a	"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" (tr • ga)	Cameo
N/A	45b	"Doing Time" (tr • ga)	Mentioned
	46a	"Snowball Effect" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	47a	"As Seen on TV" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	47b	"Can You Spare a Dime?" (tr • ga)	Minor
	49a	"Krab Borg" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	49b	"Rock-a-Bye Bivalve" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	51	"Party Pooper Pants" (tr • ga)	Minor
	53a	"New Student Starfish" (tr • ga)	Cameo
File:Clams 130.jpg	53b	"Clams" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	55a	"The Great Snail Race" (tr • ga)	Major
File:I Had an Accident 185.jpg	56b	"I Had an Accident" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	57a	"Krabby Land" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	58a	"Missing Identity" (tr • ga)	Minor
	59	"The Sponge Who Could Fly" (tr • ga)	Minor
	60a	"SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" (tr • ga)	Minor
Season 4
File:Fear of a Krabby Patty 100.jpg	61a	"Fear of a Krabby Patty" (tr • ga)	Name
	63	"Have You Seen This Snail?" (tr • ga)	Major
File:Ghost Host 019.jpg	70b	"Ghost Host" (tr • ga)	Minor
	71b	"Karate Island" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	72a	"All That Glitters" (tr • ga)	Cameo
File:Once Bitten 016.jpg	73b	"Once Bitten" (tr • ga)	Major
	74a	"Bummer Vacation" (tr • ga)	Minor
File:Squidtastic Voyage 002.jpg	75a	"Squidtastic Voyage" (tr • ga)	Cameo
File:The Thing 052a.jpg	76a	"The Thing" (tr • ga)	Minor
	76b	"Hocus Pocus" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	77a	"Driven to Tears" (tr • ga)	Minor
	77b	"Rule of Dumb" (tr • ga)	Minor
File:The Pink Purloiner 022.jpg	79a	"The Pink Purloiner" (tr • ga)	Minor
	80a	"Best Day Ever" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	80b	"The Gift of Gum" (tr • ga)	Cameo
Season 5
	82b	"Night Light" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	83a	"Rise and Shine" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	83b	"Waiting" (tr • ga)	Minor
	83c	"Fungus Among Us" (tr • ga)	Major
	85a	"New Digs" (tr • ga)	Minor
	85b	"Krabs à la Mode" (tr • ga)	Minor
	87a	"To Love a Patty" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	89b	"Sing a Song of Patrick" (tr • ga)	Minor
	92	"Atlantis SquarePantis" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	93a	"Picture Day" (tr • ga)	Cameo
File:BlackJack 003.jpg	93c	"BlackJack" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	94a	"Blackened Sponge" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	98	"What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" (tr • ga)	Minor
	100a	"Banned in Bikini Bottom" (tr • ga)	Minor
Season 6
	102a	"Penny Foolish" (tr • ga)	Minor
File:Nautical Novice 034.jpg	102b	"Nautical Novice" (tr • ga)	Minor
	107a	"Giant Squidward" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	108a	"Patty Caper" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	109a	"Boating Buddies" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	110a	"The Slumber Party" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	110b	"Grooming Gary" (tr • ga)	Major
	111	"SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	112a	"Porous Pockets" (tr • ga)	Cameo
File:Squid's Visit 250.jpg	116a	"Squid's Visit" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	116b	"To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" (tr • ga)	Minor
File:Pet or Pests (49).png	118a	"Pet or Pests" (tr • ga)	Major
	119b	"Overbooked" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	121b	"Shell Shocked" (tr • ga)	Major
	123-124	"Truth or Square" (tr • ga)	Minor
	125a	"Pineapple Fever" (tr • ga)	Cameo
Season 7
	127a	"Tentacle-Vision" (tr • ga)	Cameo
File:Model Sponge 044.jpg	130b	"Model Sponge" (tr • ga)	Minor
	131b	"A Pal for Gary" (tr • ga)	Major
	132a	"Yours, Mine and Mine" (tr • ga)	Cameo
File:A Day Without Tears 107.jpg	136a	"A Day Without Tears" (tr • ga)	Cameo
File:Gary in Love 031.jpg	137b	"Gary in Love" (tr • ga)	Major
File:Rodeo Daze 167.jpg	138b	"Rodeo Daze" (tr • ga)	Minor
File:The Cent of Money 083.jpg	139b	"The Cent of Money" (tr • ga)	Major
	140a	"The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom" (tr • ga)	Minor
	140b	"Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle" (tr • ga)	Minor
N/A	142a	"Trenchbillies" (tr • ga)	Indirectly mentioned
N/A	142b	"Sponge-Cano!" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	144a	"That Sinking Feeling" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	144b	"Karate Star" (tr • ga)	Minor
	145b	"Enchanted Tiki Dreams" (tr • ga)	Minor
File:The Abrasive Side 085.jpg	146a	"The Abrasive Side" (tr • ga)	Minor
	146b	"Earworm" (tr • ga)	Minor
	147b	"Shellback Shenanigans" (tr • ga)	Major
	148b	"Whelk Attack" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	149a	"You Don't Know Sponge" (tr • ga)	Cameo
Season 8
	155a	"A Friendly Game" (tr • ga)	Minor
	155b	"Sentimental Sponge" (tr • ga)	Minor
	156	"Frozen Face-Off" (tr • ga)	Supporting
File:Ghoul Fools 085.jpg	162	"Ghoul Fools" (tr • ga)	Cameo
File:Mermaid Man Begins 016.jpg	163a	"Mermaid Man Begins" (tr • ga)	Cameo
File:Pet Sitter Pat 022.jpg	164b	"Pet Sitter Pat" (tr • ga)	Major
File:House Sittin' for Sandy 020.jpg	165a	"House Sittin' for Sandy" (tr • ga)	Minor
	166b	"The Way of the Sponge" (tr • ga)	Cameo
File:The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom 146.jpg	167a	"The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom" (tr • ga)	Minor
File:Bubble Buddy Returns 033.jpg	167b	"Bubble Buddy Returns" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	168b	"Fiasco!" (tr • ga)	Minor
File:Are You Happy Now 111.jpg	169a	"Are You Happy Now?" (tr • ga)	Minor
File:Planet of the Jellyfish 036.jpg	169b	"Planet of the Jellyfish" (tr • ga)	Minor
	170b	"Home Sweet Rubble" (tr • ga)	Major
File:InSPONGEiac 040.jpg	171b	"InSPONGEiac" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	172b	"Glove World R.I.P." (tr • ga)	Cameo
	174a	"Treats!" (tr • ga)	Major
	175	"It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	176b	"Chum Fricassee" (tr • ga)	Cameo
N/A	177b	"Move It or Lose It" (tr • ga)	Mentioned
N/A	178	"Hello Bikini Bottom!" (tr • ga)	Mentioned
Season 9
	179b	"Squirrel Record" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	180a	"Patrick-Man!" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	180b	"Gary's New Toy" (tr • ga)	Major
	181b	"Squid Baby" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	182a	"Little Yellow Book" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	182b	"Bumper to Bumper" (tr • ga)	Minor
	183b	"Squid Defense" (tr • ga)	Minor
	184b	"Evil Spatula" (tr • ga)	Minor
	187a	"Don't Look Now" (tr • ga)	Minor
	189	"SpongeBob You're Fired" (tr • ga)	Minor
	190b	"Tutor Sauce" (tr • ga)	Minor
	193a	"Sanctuary!" (tr • ga)	Major
	195b	"Larry's Gym" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	196a	"The Fish Bowl" (tr • ga)	Minor
	197b	"Two Thumbs Down" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	199a	"Sold!" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	199b	"Lame and Fortune" (tr • ga)	Minor
	202b	"Snail Mail" (tr • ga)	Minor
	203a	"Pineapple Invasion" (tr • ga)	Major
Season 10
	205a	"Whirly Brains" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	206a	"Unreal Estate" (tr • ga)	Minor
	207a	"Mimic Madness" (tr • ga)	Likeness only; imitated by SpongeBob
	207b	"House Worming" (tr • ga)	Major
	208a	"Snooze You Lose" (tr • ga)	Minor
	209a	"SpongeBob's Place" (tr • ga)	Supporting
	209b	"Plankton Gets the Boot" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	210a	"Life Insurance" (tr • ga)	Minor
	210b	"Burst Your Bubble" (tr • ga)	Minor
	212b	"Sportz?" (tr • ga)	Cameo
N/A	213a	"The Getaway" (tr • ga)	Mentioned
Season 11
	216a	"Cave Dwelling Sponge" (tr • ga)	Minor
	216b	"The Clam Whisperer" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	218a	"Spin the Bottle" (tr • ga)	Minor
	220	"The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom" (tr • ga)	Minor
	221a	"No Pictures Please" (tr • ga)	Minor
	223b	"Bunny Hunt" (tr • ga)	Minor
	224b	"Scavenger Pants" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	225a	"Cuddle E. Hugs" (tr • ga)	Supporting
	225b	"Pat the Horse" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	226a	"Chatterbox Gary" (tr • ga)	Major
	227a	"Drive Happy" (tr • ga)	Cameo
N/A	229a	"Doodle Dimension" (tr • ga)	Mentioned
	230a	"High Sea Diving" (tr • ga)	Minor
	235b	"Library Cards" (tr • ga)	Supporting
	238a	"Appointment TV" (tr • ga)	Minor
Season 12
	242b	"Gary & Spot" (tr • ga)	Major
	244b	"Pineapple RV" (tr • ga)	Minor
	245a	"Gary's Got Legs" (tr • ga)	Major
N/A	245b	"King Plankton" (tr • ga)	Mentioned
	246a	"Plankton's Old Chum" (tr • ga)	Minor
	246b	"Stormy Weather" (tr • ga)	Cameo
	247a	"Swamp Mates" (tr • ga)	Minor
	247b	"One Trick Sponge" (tr • ga)	Minor
	249b	"Insecurity Guards" (tr • ga)	Mentioned and likeness
	250a	"Broken Alarm" (tr • ga)	Minor
	254-255	"SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" (tr • ga)	Minor
	256b	"SpongeBob's Bad Habit" (tr • ga)	Cameo
N/A	266	"Escape from Beneath Glove World" (tr • ga)	Mentioned
	267b	"Dream Hoppers" (tr • ga)	Minor
Season 13
	268a	"A Place for Pets" (tr • ga)	Cameo; he is shown in SpongeBob's house during the song "Pets Are People Too."

Shorts

#	Episode	Role in episode
File:Pie 08.png		"Pie" (tr • ga)	Cameo
N/A		"What if SpongeBob Was Gone? (Gary)" (tr • ga)	Major
		"Balloons" (tr • ga)	Cameo
		"The Outfit" (tr • ga)	Supporting
		"Bike Safety Tips" (tr • ga)	Cameo

Movies

#	Episode	Role in episode
F1	"The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" (tr • ga)	Minor
F2	"The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water" (tr • ga)	Minor
F3	"The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run" (tr • ga)	Major

Video games

Image	#	Episode	Role in episode
PC and console games
N/A		"Legend of the Lost Spatula" (tr • ga)	Appears on Conch Street
N/A		"Operation Krabby Patty" (tr • ga)	Supporting; player must rescue him from Plankton
N/A		"SuperSponge" (tr • ga)	Cameo
N/A		"Employee of the Month (video game)" (tr • ga)	Appears at SpongeBob's house
N/A		"Revenge of the Flying Dutchman" (tr • ga)	Appears in opening cutscenes and story
		"Battle for Bikini Bottom" (tr • ga)	Appears in various levels Playable on the PC version for some minigames
N/A		"SpongeBob SquarePants Typing" (tr • ga)	Appears in menus and on box art
N/A		"The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (video game)" (tr • ga)	Mentioned
N/A		"Lights, Camera, Pants!" (tr • ga)	Appears as an actor
N/A		"The Yellow Avenger" (tr • ga)	Appears at SpongeBob's house
N/A		"Nighty Nightmare" (tr • ga)	Appears in SpongeBob's dream and nightmare levels
N/A		"Creature from the Krusty Krab" (tr • ga)	Appears in Diesel Dreaming and all three endings
N/A		"Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition" (tr • ga)	Cameo in SpongeBob's house
N/A		"SpongeBob's Truth or Square" (tr • ga)	Appears in SpongeBob's house
N/A		"SpongeBob SquigglePants" (tr • ga)	Appears in various nanogames
N/A		"SpongeBob SquarePants Tooncast Studio" (tr • ga)	Appears as a sprite
		"Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated" (tr • ga)	Appears in various levels Playable in horde mode
Mobile apps
N/A		"SpongeBob Moves In!" (tr • ga)	Appears in several quests
N/A		"SpongeBob's Game Frenzy" (tr • ga)	Playable in minigames
N/A		"SpongeBob Game Station" (tr • ga)	Appears in Sponge Run minigame