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— Old Man Walker, "SpongeBob You're Fired"
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Old Man Walker,[1][2] also known as Incidental 83,[3] one of the old fish coming down the stairs (along with Incidentals 81 and 82), and Incidental PM7, is an incidental character who first appears in the episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy." He is classified as an elderly-type incidental.
Description[]
Evolution of Old Man Walker's default design.
He is a short light green elderly fish with light orange liver spots on top of his head, and beige colored lips that greatly resemble the lips of a clam. He wears a light blue hospital gown and has thick glasses. In his older appearances, the lenses of his glasses had a black outline instead of their current teal outline, and his lips had a black outline instead of their current olive green outline. The old fish coming down the stairs has the same appearance as Old Man Walker's old colors variant.
Incidental PM7[]
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Incidental PM7.
He is an elderly patty monster with army green fins and light orange lips. He wears thick glasses and uses a walker with tennis balls to walk around.
Personality[]
Mr. Krabs swiping Old Man Walker's wallet out of his pocket.
Though Old Man Walker is an incidental, he has been shown to have a consistent personality in many episodes. He is usually portrayed as a meek and clueless elderly man. Because of this personality, other characters in the show usually do things to him such as taking advantage of him and even using or seeing him as an inanimate object. It was revealed in the episode "Hysterical History" that he is secretly planning on being the future ruler of Bikini Bottom, where he appears to plot acting as an evil tyrant, revealing that he secretly has a more dark and sinister side and is willing to brutally silence anyone who discovers this personality in question it order for it to be revealed towards the public.
Names[]
Hoops.
- Old Man Walker is the most consistently used name for Incidental 83, it has been used for him in many episodes starting with the season 12 episode "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout," although it did also appear in credits of past episodes starting with the season 11 episode "Plankton Paranoia" and on File:Incidental Character Models 2.jpg.
Other[]
- In The Patrick Star Show episode "The Lil' Patscals" and the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "We ♥ Hoops," a young version of Old Man Walker is given the nickname Hoops.
Role in series[]
Old Man Walker is a fairly commonly used incidental character, as well as one of the most commonly used elderly incidentals. He is shown to usually have a consistent personality and voice throughout the series, much like a minor character, although he is still mainly identified as an incidental character. Like other elderly incidentals, he is usually portrayed to be a resident at Shady Shoals Rest Home. He makes his biggest appearance yet in the episode "We ♥ Hoops" where nearly the entire episode revolves around him.
Major roles[]
SpongeBob SquarePants[]
"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy"[]
Old Man Walker in the riot.
He is seen rioting towards SpongeBob and Patrick and is seen lifting SpongeBob into the air with Incidental 85.
"Your Shoe's Untied"[]
He is part of the riot against Squidward where he asks him what the hold up is and is then seen leaving the Krusty Krab.
"Prehibernation Week" / Tales from Bikini Bottom[]
Sandy has him, Scooter, and Incidental 41 look inside a cave for SpongeBob, but they run out when they find out the cave is really an elephant fish.
"Christmas Who?"[]
He asks Squidward dressed as Santa Claus where his Christmas present is.
"The Algae's Always Greener"[]
Old Man Walker talking to a support beam.
He runs into a Krusty Krab support beam and begs its pardon. He then grabs the ketchup bottle that Plankton is hiding in and accidentally shoots him right through the wall of Mr. Krabs' office due to his bad aim.
"SpongeGuard on Duty"[]
SpongeBob rubbing sunscreen onto Old Man Walker's back.
SpongeBob rubs sunscreen onto his back.
"Doing Time"[]
He is one of the seniors at Shady Shoals whose white clothes get ruined by the big flood of fruit punch due to Incidental 6 opening a window for them.
"As Seen on TV"[]
"Hey, I saw you on TV last night!"
He watches a Bran Flakes commercial and mistakes SpongeBob as the cereal box on TV.
"Krusty Krab Training Video"[]
He is one of the residents at the Rusty Krab.
"Plankton's Army"[]
He and Mary were featured in a deleted scene in the episode where Plankton's cousins attack them at the Krusty Krab.
"SpongeBob Meets the Strangler"[]
The Tattletale Strangler accusing Old Man Walker of being the Strangler.
The Tattletale Strangler accuses him of being the Strangler in disguise.
"Fear of a Krabby Patty"[]
Old Man Walker floating in the montage.
He is shown randomly moving on the screen during the montage of the Krusty Krab's 24-hour business shown on the Bikini Atoll screen.
"SquidBob TentaclePants"[]
He makes some notable appearances in the audience in a few shots during Squidward's recital.
"Once Bitten"[]
"Whose to say we're not all zombies?!"
He suspects that Patrick is a zombie for telling SpongeBob that he would "put his eye on him" and then gets everyone else in the Krusty Krab to believe that they are all zombies.
"Rule of Dumb"[]
SpongeBob confiscates his walker to give to King Patrick, which causes Old Man Walker to fall face down.
"Born to Be Wild"[]
He is a member of the Mild Ones.
"The Original Fry Cook"[]
Old Man Walker figuring out what to order.
He doesn't know what to order at the beginning of the episode. Squidward tells him, he already order and Walker demanding Squidward to stop rushing him.
"Fungus Among Us"[]
Old Man Walker infected by the ick.
Squidward gives him his change covered in ick, which gets him infected.
"Krabs à la Mode"[]
Old Man Walker about to slurp his soda.
Plankton appears inside his soda while he is spying on Mr. Krabs to find out that touching his thermostat triggers him. After 4 hours, Old Man Walker leaves the Krusty Krab bathroom after closing time and tries to exit but the doors were locked and he states he is locked in again. He later appears at the Krusty Krab when it becomes frozen and is heard complaining about what is taking so long. He then reappears in the frozen Krusty Krab again wearing snow gear where he complains where his Krabby Patty is. SpongeBob then shoots his Krabby Patty right into his mouth which causes him to slam onto the window. He then claims his patty is delicious.
"Roller Cowards"[]
He tries to ride the Fiery Fist O' Pain on his birthday, but Harold forbids him from doing so because he has a serious medical condition.
"Money Talks"[]
He is shown eating with Mary at the Krusty Krab, with the latter narrating the amounts of chews he takes to finish his Krabby Patty and Walker demanding her to stop rushing him. They are eventually kicked out because of a deal made by the business man to sit at their table. He later appears at the Krusty Krab with her again when Mr. Krabs walks in while kissing his money. Mary then asks him why he never kisses her like that and Old Man Walker tells her not to start it.
"Sing a Song of Patrick"[]
Old Man Walker enjoying Patrick's song.
He is shown to be the only citizen of Bikini Bottom that enjoys hearing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Patrick Star."
"Goo Goo Gas"[]
He appears as one of the elders whacking Plankton while he is trapped in a net.
"Dear Vikings"[]
He is seen at the bus stop with Viking 12, Fred, and Incidental 93.
"Toy Store of Doom"[]
SpongeBob asking Patrick if he wants to play with Old Man Walker.
He was found in SpongeBob and Patrick's toy chest.
"SpongeBob's Last Stand"[]
He is one of the elders featured in the Shelly Superhighway parade.
"The Cent of Money"[]
Old Man Walker's coins flying away.
Mr. Krabs uses Gary the Snail to steal his coins from the coin machine at the Fun Arcade and Old Man Walker then complains about it to the guard. He later appears at the coin machine again where a flood of coins come out of the machine before he was about to deposit more coins from it.
"Tunnel of Glove"[]
He is seen riding a roller coaster at the beginning of the episode.
"Bubble Buddy Returns"[]
Shiny Bubble knocking Old Man Walker down.
He gets knocked down by Shiny Bubble.
"Glove World R.I.P."[]
He is seen riding the roller coaster that plunges into the ground while SpongeBob and Patrick walk to the Ferris Wheel.
"Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!"[]
He is seen dancing with Mary at the Ladies' Choice dance.
"Little Yellow Book"[]
Just Old Man Walker.
He is first seen as the only customer sitting at the Krusty Krab near the beginning and is later seen gnawing on a support beam with other ravenous customers. He then receives his Krabby Patty from SpongeBob and tells him that he order pickles on his Krabby Patty which causes SpongeBob to shoot his pickles out of his ears. He then later appears as one of the items SpongeBob finds in a toilet.
"SpongeBob You're Fired"[]
Old Man Walker trying to use the pay toilet.
While SpongeBob is flooding the Krusty Krab with his tears, Old Man Walker floats on a barrel and says "I'm not a strong swimmer." He is also seen at the end of the episode, trying to find a nickel in order to use the restroom.
"Lost in Bikini Bottom"[]
He is shown to be tangled in the barbered wire that was covering SpongeBob while he walks up to Squidward at the register.
"What's Eating Patrick?"[]
He is seen competing in the Krabby Patty eating contest during Mr. Krabs ' flashback where he gets shoved aside by an inflated Mrs. Puff.
"The Sewers of Bikini Bottom"[]
SpongeBob and Squidward almost flush Old Man Walker down the toilet.
SpongeBob and Squidward nearly flush him down the toilet until they realize they accidentally picked him up and put him back at his table.
"Two Thumbs Down"[]
SpongeBob and Patrick step on his head during the thumb war at the Krusty Krab.
"Bulletin Board"[]
Old Man Walker is lost.
He is posted on the bulletin board as a lost object.
"House Worming"[]
Old Man Walker tied to Mr. Krabs and Squidward's long object.
He is part of the long object that Mr. Krabs and Squidward use to push a worm-infested SpongeBob out of the Krusty Krab.
"Snooze You Lose"[]
He boards the bus that heads to the Philharmonic Concert Hall.
"Plankton Retires"[]
SpongeBob disguises himself as Old Man Walker while Mr. Krabs is disguised as Mabel to spy on Plankton.
"Trident Trouble"[]
He appears at the Krusty Krab where Incidental 41 and Incidental 42 can be seen arguing over him.
"Out of the Picture"[]
He is one of the customers at the beginning of the episode who Squidward tries to interest in buying his art.
"The Clam Whisperer"[]
He gets attacked by the clams at the Krusty Krab.
"No Pictures Please"[]
He shows disgust when Mr. Krabs mentions Squidward's moles.
"Krabby Patty Creature Feature"[]
Incidental PM13 shoving Incidental PM7 aside.
Incidental PM7 is one of the many patty monsters that take over Bikini Bottom throughout the episode.
"Grandmum's the Word"[]
SpongeBob makes his table Plankton-themed.
"Plankton Paranoia"[]
Old Man Walker has been banned.
He appears as one of the sick customers after the Krusty Krab red alert mode. He later appears trying to hide Krabby Patties under his ten gallon hat until Mr. Krabs discovers them and stamps him with a "banned" stamp. He also appears as one of the barreled customers that Mr. Krabs bats out of the Krusty Krab.
"Call the Cops"[]
Plankton lifting Old Man Walker.
He is one of the elders in the Bikini Bottom Police Department's evidence room.
"Appointment TV"[]
He watches SpongeBob give Incidental 82 a foot rub.
"The Grill is Gone"[]
He is part of the big car crash during the race.
"Bubbletown"[]
Old Man Walker nearly dying.
He nearly dies from waiting too long at the Krusty Krab.
"Pineapple RV"[]
Old Man Walker as the Krusty Krab cashier.
He takes over Squidward's job as Krusty Krab cashier while he goes on his road trip to visit the Warbling Water Lily.
"Stormy Weather"[]
He is one of the incidentals who say "aww" from seeing SpongeBob with Drizzle Jr.
"Broken Alarm"[]
He cries when Mr. Krabs says that SpongeBob passed away.
"Shell Games"[]
Old Man Walker getting run over by Patrick's stomach.
He is strolling under Tony's shell and gets ran over by Patrick's stomach.
"Dirty Bubble Returns"[]
The Dirty Bubble chewing on Old Man Walker's laundry.
He is seen in the comic where the Dirty Bubble chews on his laundry, making it dirty. SpongeBob then stops the Dirty Bubble and puts him inside a washer.
"SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout"[]
Old Man Walker as Mermaid Man.
He helps SpongeBob's friends prepare for SpongeBob's surprise birthday party. Mr. Krabs has him keep watch for SpongeBob and alert everyone else when he arrives. However, when SpongeBob does arrive, he and Patrick send him zooming away on his walker, therefore, failing his given duty. He also acted as a side gag a few times throughout the episode as well.
"Who R Zoo?"[]
Patrick confiscates all of his sharp and pointy objects before entering the Bubble Zoo.
"A Place for Pets"[]
He was at the Chum Bucket, looking for glue not noticing it was on his head.
"Food PBFFT! Truck"[]
He is seen in the Krusty Krab line where Mr. Krabs swipes his money from his hand.
"Upturn Girls"[]
He appears as the old man feeding the clams in SpongeBob's brochure.
"Say Awww!"[]
He is seen helping form a pyramid when the Bikini Bottomites try to escape Q.T.-π for the first time.
"Patrick the Mailman"[]
An overjoyed Old Man Walker with mail.
When SpongeBob and Patrick are delivering mail, they make a stop at Old Man Walker's house. He is sad because he never gets any mail. SpongeBob and Patrick find this out and give him all the mail, making him overjoyed.
"Captain Pipsqueak"[]
He is one of the customers that becomes shocked when Man Ray arrives at the Krusty Krab.
"My Friend Patty"[]
He auditions to eat Krabby Patty, who turns him down because he has an open grave for the patty in his mouth.
"The Goobfather"[]
"Hey look, is that a sale on brass knuckles?"
He is part of the Krusty Krab's security system to protect against the Goobfather, alongside Old Man Jenkins.
"Allergy Attack!"[]
He makes multiple cameos throughout the episode, being one of the Krusty Krab customers who is allergic to Squidward's cologne.
"We ♥ Hoops"[]
Old Man Walker flying while carrying SpongeBob and Patrick with his hoops.
His biggest role in the series yet. He appears as Hoops in The Kelpbed Kids show that SpongeBob and Patrick watch which causes them to decide to meet Hoops in person, only to discover that he is really Old Man Walker as a kid. SpongeBob and Patrick decide to help Old Man Walker defeat Ajax Magee like the Kelpbed Kids would after he shoots eggs at his house. They help him create a tank in order to fight Ajax at Shady Shoals Rest Home. They manage to beat Ajax in the battle which causes Old Man Walker to rescue SpongeBob and Patrick by holding the, with his two hoops, only for him to drop them shortly afterwards.
"SpongeChovy"[]
He gets hit by Mr. Krabs' office door.
"Momageddon"[]
When Tom (Inc 6) protests his Krabby Patty not being made with love, he stands up and throws it on Old Man Walker.
"Pet the Rock"[]
When Patrick is taking Rolly for a walk, he drags it over Old Man Walker's foot.
"Tango Tangle"[]
It's Ray Ray Baby!
Karen accidentally shoots him with Plankton's weapon, which turns him into Ray Ray.
"Hysterical History"[]
Old Man Walker as the ruler of Bikini Bottom in the future.
He appears as the security guard for the Museum of Bikini Bottom History where he constantly tells SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy not to fool around in the museum. The three of them eventually go to his secret floor of the museum and learn he is planning to be the ruler of the future. He tries to stop the three after they find out but ends up going up with the museum.
"Biscuit Ballyhoo"[]
Pearl tries to sell him biscuits, but he says someone stole his dentures, so he cannot eat them.
"Pinned"[]
Old Man Walker holding up a shoe.
SpongeBob calls him for help, but Old Man Walker answers his shoe instead of the phone.
"Firehouse Bob"[]
He is part of of the fire department and breaks his skeleton after falling from a tree. Later in the episode, when the fire department is on fire, he rescues SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, and Larry from the building and easily extinguishes the fire.
"Bizarro Bottom"[]
His Tankini Top counterpart, Young Man Powerwalker, dashes right past SpongeBob in downtown Tankini Top.
"Squidward's Tough Break"[]
He appears on the Wall of Toughest Guys at The Salty Spitoon.
"Gorilla Suit Day"[]
When Patrick warns the Bikini Bottomites about a gorilla on the loose which is actually SpongeBob in a Gorilla suit. They run away with Old Man Walker running slowly.
"Laundro-Madness"[]
He was at The Wash! where he is going to washes a sock but he slips on the soap, goes up the ramp been ironed by Gertruden and folded.
"Pardon My Wand"[]
When SpongeBob got Howdini's wand inside him. He turns Gary into Old Man Walker.
The Patrick Star Show[]
"Bummer Jobs"[]
He is seen standing cluelessly at the Scuttle-N-Save while Patrick juggles various store products.
"Squidina's Little Helper"[]
He is shown to be half buried in the sand after Patrick's performance ends.
"Terror at 20,000 Leagues"[]
The camera about to zoom into Old Man Walker's mouth.
The screen zooms right into his mouth during the introduction of the episode.
"Survivoring"[]
He is seen standing alone in an empty corn field after Cecil Star's RV zooms past it.
"Mid-Season Finale"[]
Tinkle bites him in the butt, making him fall down a well.
"The Lil' Patscals"[]
Hoops stopping the guard toilet.
Old Man Walker, named Hoops as a kid, is one of the Kelpbed Kids. He stops the guard toilet from attacking Patrick and GrandPat by trapping its mouth shut with a hoop. Later on, he explores Old Man Jenkins' house, but gets attacked by a skeleton and shot out of the chimney. When Old Man Jenkins activates his house's defense system against Officer Murphy, he drops a piano that falls on Hoops. Old Man Walker appears as his present-day self at the end, joining GrandPat for a reunion.
"The Patrick Show Sells Out"[]
When Mr. Krabs doesn't like the Patrick Show, he is about to turn it off, but Old Man Walker pleads for him not to. He imitates Patrick's actions on the show and trips himself, then buys a Krabby Patty.
"Neptune's Ball"[]
He trades hunting stories with the other old men at King Neptune's castle, claiming to have caught a creature "with naught but a bowie knife and these two fins."
"Olly Olly Organ Free"[]
He drives through a puddle and splashes Incidental 7.
"Get Off My Lawnie"[]
Old Man Walker showing off his Granny Tentacles T-shirt.
He is one of the lawnies who stalk Granny Tentacles throughout most of the episode.
"The Star Games"[]
Patrick is about to put him through an extreme obstacle course, but he gets crushed by the rest of the Star family.
"Super Stars"[]
He needs help crossing the street. Squidina uses her ink to make portals and pushes him in, but he falls out of the second one and injures himself, making him ask to go to the hospital instead.
"Family Plotz"[]
He appears as one of the zombies that attack the Star family.
"Dr. Smart Science"[]
He is shown twice, dialing in to Patrick's show to order the products he advertises.
"All Bot Myself"[]
He is in the audience, watching Patrick's show. He gets chased by a sea bear.
"Rube Tube"[]
He became Patrick's new director.
"Sea Haw"[]
He appeared at the intro.
"Li'l Past-Cals"[]
Hoops and the other Kelpbed Kids lost their kicking can in the time capsule so they went to the future to get it back but Ms. Mayor decided to put in the Bikini Bottom Museum of Everything but comes face to face with his future self.
Major roles in movies[]
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water[]
He is featured as one of the marching characters in the end credits.
Major roles in games[]
Battle for Bikini Bottom (home console)/Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated[]
He appears as an NPC at Shady Shoals.
SpongeBob Run[]
He is one of the incidentals who constantly cheer for SpongeBob throughout the game.
Bikini Bottom Mysteries Search[]
His gym uniform wearing variant appears as a suspect in the game.
Minecraft x SpongeBob DLC[]
He appears as one of the common citizens of Bikini Bottom.
Trivia[]
- A running gag with this character is that he is known to wander around and be found in random places, similar to Joshua.
Old Man Walker as an official figural bag clip on the bottom right.
- He appears as a SpongeBob figural bag clip for series 4.
- He makes his first speaking role in "Your Shoe's Untied."
- He has two alternate models: Incidental 83A and Incidental 83B.
- He is allergic to Cephalopod Spice.
- He and Incidentals 1, 6, 7, 32, 37B, 38, 39, 40, 45, 80, 86, 87, 107, 118B, 154, 156, and 173 are the only regular incidentals with consistent names.
- His birthday is on the same day the Fiery Fist O' Pain first opens.
References[]
- ^ "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. July 12, 2019. Television.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20210705151803/https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/961681425203281920
- ^ Incidental model sheet 2