Old Man Jenkins

Not to be confused with Old Man Walker.

Not to be confused with Incidental 91.

Not to be confused with Incidental 86.

If you were looking for the article about the business employee, then see Jenkins.

“	Respect your elders!	”
	— Old Man Jenkins, "Senior Discount"

Character

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Appearances

Old Man Jenkins Jr.
General information
Residence:	Old Man Jenkins' house, Shady Shoals Rest Home (sometimes), Bikini Bottom, Pacific Ocean
Occupation(s):	Farmer Sailor Stuntman
Physical appearance
Gender:	Male
Color:	Dark green (formerly dark gray)
Eye color:	Black
Classification:	Fish
Family
Parents:	Very Old Man Jenkins Sr. (Father)
Descendants:	Jenkins family
Series information
First appearance:	"The Sponge Who Could Fly"
Latest appearance:	"Hiccup Plague"
Portrayer:	John Gegenhuber (currently) Dee Bradley Baker (up till "High Sea Diving")

Old Man Jenkins Jr. is an elderly fish who debuts in the third season episode "The Sponge Who Could Fly." Since season 11, he has become a recurring character in the series. In previous episodes, the name "Old Man Jenkins" was also given to Incidental 86, Incidental 91, and Old Man Walker.

Description

He is a bald and wrinkly skinny dark green fish with a light gray beard and eyebrows. He also usually wears blue overalls with two golden snaps. He wore a farmer hat in "FarmerBob." In his debut, "The Sponge Who Could Fly," he was a wrinkly dark gray fish with green suspenders, yellow sleeves, and a tan farmer hat. He was also seen wearing a sailor's uniform and a stuntman uniform in this form.

Personality

Old Man Jenkins' personality depends on which version he is. However, most of the time, he is a quiet, yet adventurous and ambitious elder fish. He dislikes flying machines.

Role in series

"The Sponge Who Could Fly"

When SpongeBob finishes his flying machine, the propeller accidentally cuts a hole in Old Man Jenkins' silo. This makes him angry at SpongeBob and Patrick, causing them to run away from him.

After that incident, he decided to give up farming and become a sailor instead. He is about to crash into the lighthouse until SpongeBob manages to replace the lightbulb, causing him to turn around, unfortunately he ends up crashing into a large rock and sinks into the ocean.

When SpongeBob is trying to fly away from the angry mob, Old Man Jenkins becomes a stuntman called "Cannonball Jenkins," and he shoots himself right into SpongeBob and punctures his inflated pants.

"Friend or Foe"

Old Man Jenkins was Mr. Krabs' neighbor during his childhood. Krabs and Plankton have him try their Plab Patty and it knocks him out. The event is placed in the newspaper and it caused an argument that ended Mr. Krabs and Plankton's friendship.

"The Main Drain"

While SpongeBob and Patrick are looking for more information on the main drain, he pulls them into his house when he hears them talking about it. He says the main drain is real but unfortunately, he has no idea where it is located.

"Séance Shméance"

He is the customer who orders a Rusty on Rye, leading SpongeBob to perform a seance to meet Rusty Rickets and learn how to make the sandwich.

"High Sea Diving"

When SpongeBob finally makes it to the surface of the ocean, he finds Old Man Jenkins at the top with a bunch of junk. He tries to get SpongeBob to believe he is King Neptune and SpongeBob playfully tells him he is Poseidon.

Old Man Jenkins believed he was Poseidon at first, but soon realized it was really SpongeBob. He reveals that he accidentally ended up at the surface by getting pulled up by a bunch of balloons. When they end up getting back down to Bikini Bottom, the Bottomites end up believing that Old Man Jenkins is King Neptune, until the real King Neptune himself arrives and zaps Old Man Jenkins for impersonating him.

"Plankton Paranoia"

He appears at Mr. Krabs and Plankton's anniversary party.

"Appointment TV"

After SpongeBob's friends finish the lost Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy episode recital, Old Man Jenkins chases them off for using his outdoor amphitheater. However, he just wanted to play along with them. SpongeBob gladly plays along with him and offers him the role as Mermaid Man. He happily accepts his role and flies off into the sky.

"FarmerBob"

Mr. Krabs has SpongeBob and Patrick work at Old Man Jenkins' farm in order to pay off his grocery bill. They try to finish their assigned tasks and help him prepare for his upcoming barn party, but they end up failing everyone, as well as destroying his barn. After SpongeBob and Patrick do some barn raising, Old Man Jenkins ends up with a brand new barn for his barn party. The party starts out slow until a group of farmer aliens arrive and join the party.

Old Man Jenkins is pleased with SpongeBob and Patrick's help and offers them to come back and visit anytime.

"The Ballad of Filthy Muck"

Whenever people run away from Filthy Muck and Little Yuck because of their rancid smell, Old Man Jenkins is the only one to not run, since he has no sense of smell, thus causing him to be unaffected by their smell.

At the end of the episode, when Patrick reveals to have taken a bath after being kicked out of the Krusty Krab and is in his bath clothes, Old Man Jenkins gets frightened. SpongeBob questions him on this, as he tells him it is because Patrick's bath clothes fell off of him and his butt was being clearly seen by everyone. When everyone realizes this, they all laugh at Patrick's expense.

"Senior Discount"

He comes to the Krusty Krab and disrupts business as normal, and Mr. Krabs tries to get him out. They call for their elders and later get kicked out of the Krusty Krab by them. They then have to go to the Chum Bucket, where Plankton tries to get them to leave but they hit him and tell to respect their elders.

"The Ghost of Plankton"

Old Man Jenkins appears at Plankton's "funeral," but when Plankton is revealed to be alive, Old Man Jenkins suggests that they should stomp on him.

Trivia

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• In early planning stages for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, SpongeBob was going to address part of his speech to an apocalyptic Old Man Jenkins.
• There is also an Old Man Jenkins in the console version of Creature From the Krusty Krab. He seems to resemble Cannonball Jenkins the most.
• In the Croatian dub, he has various names. In "The Sponge Who Could Fly," his name is "Jurica." In "Friend or Foe," his name is "Johnny" (or Džoni), and in "The Main Drain," his name is "Jure."
• A character with the same name is mentioned in the Alvin and the Chipmunks episode "Safety Third."
• In 2018, Vincent Waller stated on Twitter that as of season 11, the skinny green version of Old Man Jenkins is the only one called by that name. For identification purposes, the production crew now calls the fat version "Old Man Walker" instead.​​​​​ It was revealed in "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" that the fat version is really named Old Man Walker and is a separate character from Old Man Jenkins.
• Since "High Sea Diving," Old Man Jenkins has been consistently voiced by guest star John Gegenhuber.
• He is named after his father.