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Norton
Purple
General information
Residence:	Bikini Bottom, Pacific Ocean
Occupation(s):	Courier
Physical appearance
Gender:	Male
Color:	Light tan
Eye color:	Black
Classification:	Fish
Series information
First appearance:	"Something Smells"
Latest appearance:	"One Trick Sponge"
Portrayer:	Rodger Bumpass Dee Bradley Baker ("Idiot Box" and "Squid Plus One") Tom Kenny ("Chimps Ahoy and "Krabby Patty Creature Feature") Clancy Brown ("Pat the Horse") Doug Lawrence ("Procrastination") Bill Fagerbakke ("The Great Snail Race")

Norton is a fish in SpongeBob SquarePants who first appears in the episode " Something Smells." He appears in many episodes, sometimes as a mail fish or citizen. He is usually seen walking to deliver mail, but in "Idiot Box," he drives a mail truck. His name is revealed in "Squid Plus One."

Description

Norton is a light tan fish with light purple lips and a dark purple dorsal fin. He wears a light blue colored mailman uniform and carries a brown messenger bag with a dark blue hat.

Personality

Norton wants to be friends with people. He likes almost everything Squidward likes, except for clarinets. He is also an introvert.

Role in series

"Something Smells"

SpongeBob says "Hi" to him, but due to his rancid breath, Norton's skin subsequently disintegrates.

"Procrastination"

In this episode, SpongeBob gets his mail from Norton while he is working on his boating school essay. SpongeBob tries to waste time by asking Norton about where he gets his mail from, before Norton reminds SpongeBob that he has an essay to write.

"Idiot Box"

Norton arrives by vehicle to deliver a TV to SpongeBob and Patrick. They then dump the TV and play in the box.

"The Great Snail Race"

Squidward gets a package from Norton delivering his new snail, Snellie. He pronounces Squidward's name wrong by calling him Mr. Tennisballs.

"Waiting"

He comes to deliver the Kelpo toy package SpongeBob was waiting for.

"Squid Plus One"

Norton goes to Squidward's house to deliver the invitation to Galleria Diphteria and tells Squidward what the plus one means. Later, when Squidward is looking for a friend, he finds Norton, who says he is more of an introvert than a kidder. Squidward finds out Norton also likes toast point and fancy art galleries, but after Norton reveals that he hates clarinets, Squidward leaves, and Norton gets upset.

Trivia

• His character design resembles to that of Peterson Nat Tucker, but colored orange and purple, and with the mailman uniform. Also, his dorsal fin is pointier than Nat's.
• Season 2 episode 9 in Bikini Bottom Mysteries talks about Norton being anti-social and trying to be more like Squidward.
  • Also, this episode was uploaded by the SpongeBob SquarePants Official YouTube channel on October 26, 2019, which was exactly 19 years after the episode "Something Smells" premiered, and in which Norton makes his first appearance.