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More like, belongs in the trash!
 
— Monty P. Moneybags, "Artist Unknown"
Character

Monty[1] P. Moneybags[2] is a world-famous art collector who first appears in the episode "Artist Unknown."

Description[]

He’s a short stubby fish with a mustache, light salmon colored skin, and faded purple lips. He wears a light yellow and orange checkered jacket, a light blue buttoned up shirt, a dark blue necktie, brown pants, and black shoes. There is a small light green flower on his jacket. Evidently, he doesn't wear socks.

Role in series[]

"Artist Unknown"[]

Monty P. Moneybags enters the Adult Learning Center after Squidward's art class to find art for his art collection. However, he only happens to humiliate and demean Squidward along the way, until he sees a glorious statue that was actually built by SpongeBob. He promises to give Squidward fame, fortune, and basically anything he can imagine, only for the statue to be destroyed. He thinks Squidward can prepare a new one, and leaves Squidward alone, as Squidward scrambles to find SpongeBob.

He later appears during Squidward's rampage. Squidward, thinking that the mess he made looks terrible, quits and leaves janitor Incidental 119 responsible. Monty, seeing an even more glorious statue in its place, dubs Incidental 119 the greatest artist who ever lived.

"Insecurity Guards"[]

Monty later reappears in this episode as one of the tourists in the Bikini Bottom Museum of Everything.

"SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout"[]

Monty appears as one of the many guests at SpongeBob's surprise birthday party.

"Upturn Girls"[]

Monty can be seen walking around in Upturn's just before Pearl and Narlene enter.

"Say Awww!"[]

He is among the many characters who pile up so everyone trapped inside Q.T.-π can reach the uvular and escape.

Trivia[]

  • His first and middle names are a reference to Monty Python.
  • In a close-up shot in "Insecurity Guards," Monty is mistakenly colored light turquoise, though he has his correct orange color in the previous shot.
  • There was an 18-year gap between his debut in "Artist Unknown" and return in "Insecurity Guards."
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Note the fish at the top-right

  • In some concept art for the video game Lights, Camera, Pants! it shows that Monty P. Moneybags may have had Gill Hammerstein's role, before getting replaced.
    • If that were the case, this would have been Monty P. Moneybags' first and only appearance in a video game.


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