Incidental 41

“	Hey Plankton, can I get another one of your delicious Chum Sticks?	”
	— Incidental 41, Plankton's Regular

Character

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Appearances

Peterson Nat Tucker / Incidental 41
General information
Residence:	Nat's trailer, Bikini Bottom, Pacific Ocean
Physical appearance
Gender:	Male
Color:	Yellow-tan with lavender lips and dark purple dorsal fin and light green limbs
Eye color:	Black
Classification:	Fish
Series information
First appearance:	"Ripped Pants"
Latest appearance:	"Escape from Beneath Glove World"
Portrayer:	Dee Bradley Baker Tom Kenny Rodger Bumpass ("Greasy Buffoons") Doug Lawrence ("Squid Baby") Bill Fagerbakke Mark Fite ("Banned in Bikini Bottom")

Incidental 41 is a fish who has appeared in various episodes and is one of the most common fish characters in the series. He debuted in "Ripped Pants" and had his first major role in "Plankton's Regular."

Names

• In "Missing Identity," he was named Peterson.
• In "Plankton's Regular," he was named Nat.
• In "Big Sister Sam," he was named Tucker.
• In the SpongeBob Schwammkopf magazine 04/2012 , he was named Gary Greenfish.
• In the SpongeBob Schwammkopf magazine 05/2012, he was named Bastian Roughshark.

Description

He is a yellow-tan-colored fish with light lavender lips and a dark lavender dorsal fin.

He has white eyes with black pupils, and he has a lavender mouth. He also has light green arms and legs and he wears faded light blue shorts. His stomach is dark-yellow/green and he is very slender and skinny.

He often goes without wearing a shirt or shoes. He once wore a suit, when at the snailpo meeting. 

History

He works at Snail-Po Headquarters and a variety of other places. He was also a member of the Bikini Bottom Music Lovers Club. His last name is revealed in the episode "Missing Identity" when Norma Rechid addresses him by the surname "Peterson."

He is friends with Fred, Harold Bill Reginald Scott, and DoodlePants (as seen in Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition). He tells DoodlePants helpful advice on how to defeat DoodleBob. 

He seems to be with Martha Doris Smith in various episodes, although Shubie Peterson may also be his girlfriend/wife, as seen in the episode "SpongeHenge."

Role in series

In "Ripped Pants," when SpongeBob comes between him and Incidental 42 to tell them about his ripped pants much to their annoyance.

In "MuscleBob BuffPants," he is seen in the group of people looking at SpongeBob in the Juice Bar.

In "Employee of the Month," he is seen outside the destroyed Krusty Krab.

In "Karate Choppers," he is seen at the Krusty Krab.

In "Rock Bottom," he is seen as a bus driver when SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally board the wrong bus.

In "Walking Small," he is seen sunbathing, flying a kite and playing volleyball at Goo Lagoon.

In "Fools in April," he is amused by SpongeBob's prank.

In "Neptune's Spatula," he is seen in the group of people at the Fry Cook Museum, seen in the crowd at the Poseidome and seen exiting the Krusty Krab.

In "Hooky," he is seen eating at the Krusty Krab and holding Squidward for his terrible cooking.

In "Something Smells," he is seen in the bathroom at Reef Cinema and Patrick walks up to him and his friends asking if they want to hear about bathroom jokes. They smell Patrick's bad breath and leave.

In "Big Pink Loser," he is seen at the Krusty Krab and making fun of Patrick for using a broom incorrectly.

In "Bubble Buddy," he is seen eating at the Krusty Krab and getting his drink taken by Mr. Krabs.

In "Patty Hype," he is seen when Mr. Krabs buries himself alive and later is seen waiting to buy a Pretty Patty.

In "Prehibernation Week," he is eating at the Krusty Krab and as part of Sandy's search party.

In "Life of Crime," he is seen thinking SpongeBob and Patrick are street performers.

In "Christmas Who?," he is seen wanting to send a letter to Santa Claus. Later, he is seen wanting a present from Squidward (dressed as Santa).

In "No Free Rides," he is seen celebrating someone's birthday in Mrs. Puff's fantasy until SpongeBob runs them over.

In "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic," he is shown as a fan of Kevin C. Cucumber.

In "Squirrel Jokes," he is shown to being the nightly event at the Krusty Krab called Komedy Krab.

In "The Smoking Peanut," he is shown to throwing peanut at Patrick and later Mr. Krabs for upsetting the clam by throwing a peanut at it and later Mr. Krabs for stealing the Clam's egg.

In "Band Geeks," he is shown to be part of Squidward's band.

In "Procrastination," SpongeBob tells about his excitement over getting an assignment and Nat tells him that they will be writing eight 800 words.

In "Sailor Mouth," he hears SpongeBob's swearing over the intercom.

In "Artist Unknown," when Squidward welcomes him to art class, he says "Oh, isn't this cooking?" He also says that he is a better artist than Squidward.

In "Jellyfish Hunter," he is shown wanting a Jelly Patty.

In "The Fry Cook Games," he is shown at the Fast Food Coliseum watching the Fry Cook Games.

In "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm," he is seen at the Krusty Krab.

In "Just One Bite," he is seen as the wedding announcer.

In "Idiot Box," he is seen on a soap opera, giving a box as a gift.

In "One Krabs Trash," he, at one point, offers Mr. Krabs $100,000 for the soda drinking hat.

In "Squilliam Returns," he is seen hanging out with Squidward's arch-rival from high school, Squilliam Fancyson, suggesting that he is wealthy.

He is seen baking a cake in "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired." He is also a bus driver in the episodes "Rock Bottom," "Hocus Pocus," "The Pink Purloiner," "Roller Cowards," "A Flea in Her Dome," and "Nautical Novice." He has a strict no-singing policy.

In "The Great Snail Race," he sneaks into the announcer's box, only to be caught by Sports guy.

He is seen as a cotton candy salesman in "Sing a Song of Patrick."

In "The Battle of Bikini Bottom," he is one of the citizens who reenacted the Battle of Bikini Bottom.

In "Suction Cup Symphony," he is shown to be the drummer of the Bikini Bottom Symphony Orchestra.

In "The Splinter," Squidward pretends to "squish" him.

In "Slide Whistle Stooges," he is seen being stitched by Dr. Gill Gilliam.

In "Plankton's Regular," his most notable appearance, he feigns enjoyment of Plankton's chum in order to fulfill a deal with Karen, Plankton's wife. He is shown to live in a mobile home and apparently possesses great acting skills, as he manages to fend off SpongeBob's persistent attempts to give him a Krabby Patty. However, one can foresee the ending when Nat is forced to taste Mr. Krabs' Krusty Chum and he proclaims that it is the second foulest thing he has ever tasted. The audience can infer that the foulest thing is actually Chum, and Mr. Krabs has thwarted him in that area of food service as well.

At the end of the episode, Nat breaks the news to Plankton and cuts off the deal with Karen, returning the money that she had given him to eat at the Chum Bucket. He is last shown being carted off by medical staff members to have his stomach pumped, which he claims will be the third time he will have visited the doctor on account of Chum.

In "Squid Baby," he yells, My face! My face! Also my leg, but mostly my face!," making a reference to Fred's catchphrase "My leg!"

In "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?," he works as a cashier paying the customers who are buying Frozen Krabby Patties.

Trivia

• His design is similar to Norton, except that his dorsal fin is smoother and he is colored differently.

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