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— Incidental 27, "Bossy Boots"
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Incidental 27[1], also known as one of the skiers (along with Incidentals 13 and 28), and BusinessFish 27, is an incidental character who first appears in the episode "Ripped Pants," while his production order debut is in "Boating School." He is classified as a hotdog-type incidental.
Description[]

Evolution of Incidental 27's default design.
He is a hotdog shaped olive green fish with an orange dorsal fin, dark green lips, and beige eyes with black pupils. He wears a lavender shirt and indigo shorts. In his older appearances, his eyes were yellow. In his even older appearances, his dorsal fin was wavy, he had an orange tail fin, thin dark green feet, had bags under his eyes, and has a visible fly on the front of his shorts.

Evolution of Incidental 27's alternate colors design.
He also has an alternate color palette that first appeared in "Something Smells" where he is colored orange with yellow-orange arms, a bright yellow dorsal fin, and dark orange lips. He also wears a faded blue shirt and greenish-gray shorts.
Skier[]

The skier.
He is a distant indigo silhouette of Incidental 27 with skis.
BusinessFish 27[]

BusinessFish 27.
He wears a dark gray suit and pants over a white dress shirt with a striped pink and violet necktie along with black shoes.
Names[]

Gus.

Choking guy.
Incidental 27 has been given two generic one-time names throughout the series:
- In "Hall Monitor," he is named Jimmy.
- In "Good Ol' Whatshisname," a fedora wearing Incidental 27 is named Gus.
Other[]
- In "Good Ol' Whatshisname," two individuals from the finite selection of Incidentals 27 and 42 are named Isabel and Harv.
- In "Lost in Bikini Bottom," a shirtless Incidental 27 is referred as the "choking guy."
Role in series[]
Incidental 27 is a very commonly used incidental character. He has made many notable and speaking roles as well as non-speaking roles and standing in the background. He was firstly designed to be a student at Mrs. Puff's Boating School that recently passed his drivers test.
Major roles[]
SpongeBob SquarePants[]
"Boating School"[]

Incidental 27 showing off his license to SpongeBob.
He tells SpongeBob that he just got his driver's license. SpongeBob then tells him that he will get his license next, but Incidental 27 doubts it.
"Hall Monitor"[]
He appears as a student at Mrs. Puff's Boating School with a bored expression shown on his face near both the beginning and the end of the episode. Mrs. Puff also tries to make Incidental 27 the new hall monitor of the day, but he turns it down and says he has done it already.
"F.U.N." / Tales from Bikini Bottom[]
He is seen running from Plankton's giant robot jellyfish in his flashback.
"Employee of the Month"[]
He is seen receiving "free" Krabby Patties after the Krusty Krab explodes and Krabby Patties come raining down.
"Valentine's Day"[]

Patrick tossing Incidental 27 away.
He tries to ask SpongeBob and Patrick what time it is, but Patrick just tosses him away.
"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II"[]

Production art featuring Incidental 27 doing his cut role from the episode.
In a deleted scene, he appears in as the TV announcer that announces the winner of the Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy contest. This role was replaced by the Realistic Fish Head in the final episode.
"Something Smells"[]
He is one of the many theater patrons that Patrick forces to look at SpongeBob's "ugly" face.
"Bossy Boots"/"Bossy Boots: Puppet Edition!"[]

"Hey buddy, you need a ride? I was just on my way to the big doofus convention!"
He makes fun of SpongeBob for wearing a Kuddly Krab mascot, offering him a ride to the big "doofus convention."
"Life of Crime"[]
He is walking in downtown Bikini Bottom until he comes to a screeching halt from hearing Patrick yell "We stole a balloon!" He then continues to walk away while staring at SpongeBob and Patrick.
"I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" / Tales from Bikini Bottom[]
He appears as one of Kevin C. Cucumber's biggest fans in the ditch.
"The Smoking Peanut"[]

Mr. Krabs stealing Incidental 27's balloons.
He appears as a balloon seller at the beginning of the episode where Mr. Krabs steals his balloons after he gives one to Incidental 103. He is later seen screaming and running around in circles after the loudspeaker tells them to do so due to Clamu's freak out.
"Band Geeks"[]
Incidental 12 is seen squeezing his eyes during the band riot. He is also part of the Bikini Bottom Super Band.
"Sailor Mouth"[]
He looks at the loudspeaker with shock after SpongeBob swears over the intercom.
"SpongeGuard on Duty"[]
He appears in a boat with Incidental 7 where they were about to eat a hotdog together. However SpongeBob disturbs their date by stealing their boat but he then returns their hotdog.
"The Bully"[]
He is one of the fish that beat up Incidental 85 after they believe that he is the one threatening to kick SpongeBob's butt.
"Snowball Effect"[]
He is seen building a fish snowman.
"Born Again Krabs"[]

Squidward serving Incidental 27 the rotten Krabby Patty.
He screams upon smelling the moldy Krabby Patty and backflips out of the Krusty Krab.
"I Had an Accident"[]

"You gotta try this dude!"
He introduces SpongeBob the seven mile spanking machine and then crawls inside it and constantly gets spanked.
"Selling Out"[]
Mr. Krabs collects a dollar from him during "The Feeling of Greed."
"Whale of a Birthday"[]
He becomes concerned when he sees Pearl crying while running towards the Krusty Krab. He is then seen panicking when Pearls runs inside the Krusty Krab.
"Wigstruck"[]
He mocks SpongeBob's wig at the Krusty Krab by saying "How 'bout a little off the top?"
"That's No Lady"[]
He greets SpongeBob and Patricia.
"Best Frenemies"[]

Incidental 27 with a Kelpshake.
He is seen having a Kelp Shake at the Krusty Krab.
"Squid Wood"[]

Incidental 27 convincing the customers to let Mini Squidward dance for them.
He appears at the Krusty Krab where he has all the customers in the Krusty Krab agree to let Mini Squidward dance for everyone.
"The Gift of Gum"[]
He is one of the fish who is trapped in Gummy but gets freed by SpongeBob.
"Good Ol' Whatshisname"[]

SpongeBob underneath Incidental 27's fedora.
He is about to introduce himself to Squidward when entering the Krusty Krab until SpongeBob appears from underneath his fedora and yells out his name, Gus.
"New Digs"[]
He asks SpongeBob about Gary being his snail and tells him to put him on a leash.
"Krabs à la Mode"[]
When the customers angrily leave the frozen Krusty Krab, Plankton asks Incidental 27 through his large telescope if he would want to eat at the Chum Bucket, but Incidental 27 gets freaked out by the telescope and runs away. He is then seen walking back into the Krusty Krab with Incidental 14 through Plankton's telescope, wearing winter gear. He later appears in the Krusty Krab with Incidental 48 when it becomes an ice rink and orders 2 frozen Krabby Patties to use as skates.
"Money Talks"[]
He weirdly watches Mr. Krabs drink a milkshake with a dollar bill during "If I Could Talk to Money."
"The Krusty Sponge"[]

Incidental 27 beside Dale.
He and Dale appear in the Krusty Krab cash register line behind Musician 3, where he offers the two of them to share his food with them, but Incidental 27 asks Musician 3 if they know him. He later appears in the jury of fish who were poisoned by Spongy Patties that find Mr. Krabs guilty.
"Sing a Song of Patrick"[]
His head explodes from hearing Patrick's song and Incidental 42 calls him lucky. He later claims in the angry mob that SpongeBob and Patrick's "new song" got Patrick's old song out of his head.
"Pest of the West"[]
He is one of the cowboys that is eyeing SpongeBuck SquarePants while he is walking down Dead Eye Gulch. He then appears at the Krusty Kantina singing "Dead Eye" with Pecos Patrick.
"Nautical Novice"[]
He is seen as one of the students from Mrs. Puff's Boating School attending the field trip to the Bikini Bottom Museum of Boating.
"Slide Whistle Stooges"[]
He is seen complaining when Squidward goes down a manhole.
"Sun Bleached"[]
He is seen on a hot dog roller near the beginning of the episode. He is later seen being accepted into the party by Craig Mammalton.
"The Krabby Kronicle"[]

Incidental 27 receiving a newspaper from Mr. Krabs.
He receives a newspaper from Mr. Krabs.
"SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One"[]
He calls Sandy a spaceman after her helicopter crashes onto the beach.
"Ditchin'"[]
He appears playing volleyball with Incidental 22 as his teammate against Judy and Frank. He mistakenly uses SpongeBob as a volleyball.
"SpongeBob's Last Stand"[]
He is part of the choir in the Shelly Superhighway parade.
"A Day Without Tears"[]
He appears as one of the choir boys in the boatmobile.
"Gary in Love"[]
Gary the Snail watches him walk his two snails together.
"The Cent of Money"[]
He walks into the Krusty Krab with Incidental 48 where Mr. Krabs uses Gary to steal his coins from his shirt pocket.
"Sponge-Cano!"[]

Incidental 27 being traumatized by the destruction from the volcano.
He rocks his body back and forth on the Krusty Krab floor while the restaurant is being destroyed by the volcano.
"That Sinking Feeling"[]
He is shown to be one of the miners at the end of the episode.
"Whelk Attack"[]
He is seen running from a sea whelk with Tuck Tucker until Tuck Tucker gets devoured by the whelk.
"Krusty Dogs"[]

SpongeBob whispering to Incidental 27.
SpongeBob gives him a Krusty Dog and whispers to him that the Krusty Dogs contain nose hairs and recycled dental floss.
"The Wreck of the Mauna Loa"[]
He listens to Patrick chanting "secret hideout" from the Krusty Krab kitchen.
"Sweet and Sour Squid"[]
He runs out of the Krusty Krab from hearing Squidward's bad clarinet playing.
"Fiasco!"[]
He becomes amazed by the Fiasco when Squidward announces it and asks Squidward what his asking price for it is.
"Planet of the Jellyfish"[]

Incidental 27's Jellien clone scaring SpongeBob.
His jellien clone scares SpongeBob at the Krusty Krab. His clone later appears at the Krusty Krab with Incidental 107's Jellien clone where they rise up from their table when Mr. Krabs' Jellien clone yells out that SpongeBob and Sandy are imposters. SpongeBob then squirts his clone with mayonnaise, defeating it.
"Glove World R.I.P."[]
An injured Incidental 27 is seen being carried into an ambulance by Incidental 25 and Joe. He is later seen falling off of a roller coaster and gets caught onto a glove pole until the pole collapses.
"Hello Bikini Bottom!"[]
He is seen at the supermarket watching the popcorn machine pop to the tune of SpongeBob and Squidward's performance. He later appears in the crowd watching the meteor shower when he claims that the shower is fantastic.
"Patrick-Man!"[]
Patrick Man and Squidward crash into him and his table when Patrick Man attempts to exit the Krusty Krab kitchen through the order window.
"Little Yellow Book"[]

"Do you work here?"
When Squidward starts to take a break at the Krusty Krab register, Incidental 27 disturbs him asking him if he works here. He is then seen gnawing on a table with the other ravenous customers.
"Safe Deposit Krabs"[]
He appears at the Bank of Bikini Bottom Bank where he receives a stack of money from Incidental 49.
"SpongeBob You're Fired"[]
He is seen angrily walking out of the Krusty Krab while Squidward brings SpongeBob back to the restaurant.
"Lost in Bikini Bottom"[]

SpongeBob hugging Incidental 27.
He appears at the Krusty Krab as the "choking guy" where he is seen choking on his food. SpongeBob then hugs him tightly, which causes the piece of food that he is choking on to launch out of his mouth and land on Patrick's Krabby Patty.
"Squid Plus One"[]
He is seen as one of the photographers at the end of the episode taking photos of Squidward and his plus one.
"The Executive Treatment"[]
BusinessFish 27 appears as one of the executives with Patrick in conference room 4B.
"Pull Up a Barrel"[]

Incidental 27 as a member of the sunburn brigade.
He appears as part of the sunburn brigade where he helps Mr. Krabs defeat the pirate queen and her crew.
"The Sewers of Bikini Bottom"[]
He freaks out when he hears Squidward say that SpongeBob is in the toilet.
"SpongeBob LongPants"[]
He is seen eating at the Krusty Krab with Incidental 85.
"Goodbye, Krabby Patty?"[]

Incidental 27 taking a photo of Patrick.
He appears as a photographer at Patrick's house.
"Salsa Imbecilicus"[]

An idiotic Incidental 27 learning how to put pants on.
He appears as an idiot learning on how to put pants on. He ends up putting them on backwards but becomes slightly less stupid.
"Mermaid Pants"[]
SpongeBob and Patrick splatter trash all over him while playing Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.
"Code Yellow"[]
He appears as a doctor in the hallway when Mrs. Puff and SpongeBob go zooming on an iron lung.
"SpongeBob's Place"[]
He is seen eating a Krabby Patty in front of Squidward's house where he is seen blocking his front door, making Squidward struggle to enter his home.
"Burst Your Bubble"[]
Mrs. Puff pops his bubble boat with her boatmobile. He is later seen when Mrs. Puff bounces off his bubble boat during her driving exam.
"The Incredible Shrinking Sponge"[]
He first appears when Squidward is taking his order until he mistakes a small SpongeBob for a sea urchin and knocks Incidental 27 over before he begins chasing SpongeBob with a ladle. He later appears running out of the Krusty Krab when Mr. Krabs tells Incidentals 160, 161, and 162 to use their parents' money to buy them an action figure.
"Sportz?"[]

"Play the squirrel!"
When Sandy challenges Squidward to a game of sports, Incidental 27 yells out "Play the squirrel!"
"The Getaway"[]
He appears as one of the golfers at the golfing range.
"Patrick's Coupon"[]
When he sees the ice cream store employee sweeping up Patrick outside and make cruel insults towards him, Incidental 27 asks if the employee is being a little harsh towards him. The employee then has Incidental 27 have a nice long stare at Patrick, seeing him incredibly hideous and messy, he then walks away and tells the employee to carry on.
"The Clam Whisperer"[]
He is seen as a child at a playground on a seesaw with Incidental 108 where the clams steal and devour their food, causing them to run away along with all the other children on the playground.
"There's a Sponge in My Soup"[]

Incidental 27 dumping his leftovers onto Mr. Krabs' bowl.
He is seen at the Krusty Krab dumping leftover food into the trash where Mr. Krabs quickly collects it to uses as ingredients in the Krabby Soup.
"Larry the Floor Manager"[]
He appears as one of the starving customers outside of the Krusty Krab.
"Stuck on the Roof"[]
He appears as one of the burnt customers near the beginning of the episode and later appears being blown away from the storm.
"Cuddle E. Hugs"[]
Patrick angrily shoves him out of the pile of customers when he becomes upset with SpongeBob.
"Pat the Horse"[]

Incidental 27 as a patient in the book.
He appears as Incidental 116's patient in You Can Be Anything getting a shot in the rear.
"Don't Feed the Clowns"[]
He appears as one of the firefighters alongside the little clown.
"Grandmum's the Word"[]
SpongeBob makes his table Plankton-themed.
"High Sea Diving"[]
He runs towards the crowd surrounding Incidental 172.
"My Leg!"[]
He appear as one of Fred's lumberjack co-workers. He later appears as a hospital patient during the split screen scene of My Leg Is In Love!
"ChefBob"[]

"He scores!"
He watches ChefBob's fight with SpongeBob where he acts as a goalie when they get tossed in the bathroom.
"Plankton Paranoia"[]
Mr. Krabs sucks his clothes off and replaces them with a barrel.
"Surf N' Turf"[]
He flees away from his ship in a bottle when Sandy Cheeks' treedome circles around the competition.
"Squirrel Jelly"[]
He appears in Sandy's pile of injured beachgoers.
"The Nitwitting"[]
He is seen bowling at Bowl where the Empty Head Society bats his ball towards his direction.
"Pineapple RV"[]
Old Man Walker is seen taking his order at the Krusty Krab while he acts as a temporary cashier replacing Squidward.
"Squid's on a Bus"[]

Incidental 27 being amazed by Squidward's arrival.
He appears as a passenger on Squidward's bus and later appears as one of the rioting customers at the Krusty Krab with the bus driver.
"Sandy's Nutty Nieces"[]
He appears as one of Patrick's friends from Glove World!
"Broken Alarm"[]
He is one of the customers who suffer with hunger at the beginning of the episode. He also cries when Mr. Krabs announces that SpongeBob passed away.
"Senior Discount"[]
He suffers from the heat when Mr. Krabs sets the thermostat to nuclear.
"Jolly Lodgers"[]
He is part of SpongeBob and Patrick's conga line. He later appears as one of the fanatics Squidward uses The Zapper on.
"Handemonium"[]
He is seen at Glove World!, running away from the Chum Bucket glove.
"Kooky Cooks"[]
He is one of the sailors in Mr. Krabs' oven.
"Lockdown for Love"[]

Mr. Krabs desperately asking Incidental 27 where the formula is.
He is seen outside the Krusty Krab entrance where Mr. Krabs desperately asks him where the missing Krabby Patty secret formula has gone.
"Sea-Man Sponge Haters Club"[]
He is seen as one of the firefighters putting out the fire at Squidward Tentacles' house.
"Food PBFFT! Truck"[]
He is one of the customers that stuffs money into Squidward at the beginning of the episode.
"Upturn Girls"[]
BusinessFish 27 appears as one of the business fish at the bus stop where he gets wet from a bus splashing a puddle onto him and the other business fish.
"Captain Pipsqueak"[]
He appears as one of the panicking townspeople during Plankton's presentation for the League of E.V.I.L.
"Welcome to Binary Bottom"[]
His "RobotInc" variant is one of the "RobotInc" incidentals that forms an angry mob from downtown Binary Bottom. He eventually gets assimilated to Sandroid with the other robot characters.
"Arbor Day Disarray"[]

Incidental 27 angry at the acorns outside his house.
When a saltwater tree kicks acorns in front of his house, he gets angry at it. The acorns grow into trees that try to run into his house, scaring him.
"The Goobfather"[]

Incidental 27 eating ice cream.
After the Ice Cream King drops his ice cream bomb, Incidental 27 tells everyone about the free ice cream left behind.
"Momageddon"[]

Incidental 27 hammering at the Krusty Krab.
He is featured as one of the many guy friends of the Krusty Krew's dads hanging out at the Krusty Krab where he can be seen hammering a nail into a support beam.
"UpWard"[]
He and his pet worm howl in distress when they hear Squidward's clarinet playing.
"Pablum Plankton"[]
He stops himself before he steps on Plankton, apologizing and letting him walk ahead.
The Patrick Star Show[]
"Late for Breakfast"[]
A cardboard cutout of him appears at the Chum Bucket in Plankton's commercial.
"Lost in Couch"[]

Incidental 27 getting a massage from Incidental 24.
He is seen getting a massage from Incidental 24 during Rube Goldfish's home tour segment.
"Who's a Big Boy?"[]
He is seen watching Patrick's show with Incidental 110 and Incidental 160 until Bunny Star closes the curtains for the TV in front of them due to it being Patrick's bedtime.
"Now Museum, Now You Don't"[]

Cecil kicking Incidental 27 out of the museum.
He is one of the visitors whom Cecil kicks out of the Upturn Museum of Upscale Art.
"Tying the Klop-Knot"[]

"Good luck with the ceremony!"
He is one of the Lawnies Patrick gets rid of to make room for the Klopnodian guests. He yells "Good luck with the ceremony!" as he flies out of the tent.
"Tattoo Hullabaloo"[]
He is seen being stomped on by Incidental 24 at the Salty Spitoon.
"Face/Off-Model"[]
He appears in the audience during season 5 of the Patrick Show.
"Patrick Show Land"[]
He takes the Patrick Show Experience tour.
"Driven to Drive"[]
He is one of the three pit crew workers who delivers the pregnant woman's baby.
"Patty Poo"[]
He appears as a firefighter, putting out a car crash fire with Harold, then going to watch Patty Poo. He gets squashed by him, and walks away after being flattened.
"A Tinkle in Time"[]
Pat the Hapless holds him upside-down in Tinkle during the conquering montage.
Major roles in movies[]
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie[]

"A wing nut!"
When Mr. Krabs is trying to think of the word "kidager" for SpongeBob, Incidental 27 yells out "a wing nut."
Trivia[]
- He is the first incidental character to be given a name in the series, where he is given the name Jimmy in "Hall Monitor."

Times when Incidental 27 is shown to be the only incidental smiling.
- A somewhat common trait for Incidental 27 throughout the series is that when he appears in the background with other incidentals, he can be seen as the only background character who is smiling while the other background characters are not.
References[]
- ^ Incidental model sheet 1