Gary the Snail

Garold "Gary" Wilson, Jr. is SpongeBob SquarePants' pet sea snail and the most seen pet in the series. He lives with SpongeBob in his pineapple house on 124 Conch Street. Gary is voiced by Tom Kenny and first appears in the pilot episode, "Help Wanted." He is a domesticated house pet with similar mannerisms to the real-world cat, most notably his "meow" sound, as snails are the underwater equivalent to cats in the show, he also has the abilities of dogs from fetching to doing tricks. It has been suggested that SpongeBob has had Gary ever since he was a young boy. The episode "Treats!" reveals that Gary was adopted by SpongeBob. In "Plankton's Pet" SpongeBob reveals to have bought Gary at the animal shelter.

Why He Rocks

 * 1) He has an adorable design.
 * 2) He was likable in the episode, "Your Shoe's Untied", for tying SpongeBob's shoes in the end.
 * 3) SpongeBob and him have the best chemistry.
 * 4) He has his funny moments.
 * 5) He de-icked every resident in Bikini Bottom.
 * 6) He's likable in A Pal For Gary for knowing Puffy Fluffy was a bad pet and saved SpongeBob from him.
 * 7) Thankfully, just like Squidward, Karen, and Plankton, he was never flanderized.
 * 8) He was the center of attention in the 3rd SpongeBob movie, Sponge on the Run.
 * 9) He isn't afraid to act brave to save his friends.
 * 10) He may be a small snail but he has a giant heart.
 * 11) "Eh, no."
 * 12) The series wouldn't be as great as it is without this cute snail. (With the exception of SpongeBob.)
 * 13) His chatterbox voice is smooth like jazz.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) He was unlikable in the episode, Once Bitten, for biting everyone in Bikini Bottom.

Trivia
Gary plays a much more major role than as a background character in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run compared to the first two films, where he is snailnapped and it is up to SpongeBob and Patrick to go find him. Concept art from scrapped storylines of Sponge on the Run also confirm that Gary was alway planned to play an major role in the movie. In fact, one of theses storylines would have focused on Gary's origin where he originally was the son of the rulers of a planet inhabited by snails. The episodes "Your Shoe's Untied" and "Earworm" show Gary having a record player under his shell.

Gary on his family tree.


 * SpongeBob sometimes nicknames Gary "Gare Bear" or just "Gare."
 * In "Karate Island," when SpongeBob is waxing Gary's shell, he finds his favorite novelty T-shirt that says, "I love Krabby Patties" in a pile of junk inside his shell.
 * His favorite food is Snail-Po, and later Snail Bites.
 * On the Adventures in Bikini Bottom LEGO set, Gary's shell is orange.
 * Aside from his trademark "Meow," Gary can say the words "Plankton," "Yeah!," and "No!"
 * In the first teaser trailer for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Gary is shown enjoying taking a bath with SpongeBob as the latter plays with his water toys, even though Gary is shown to hate taking baths.
 * It is revealed in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water that Gary hates mayonnaise.
 * Gary has arms, as seen in "Have You Seen This Snail?," "The Gift of Gum," and "Grooming Gary."
 * In addition to this, "Your Shoe's Untied" and "SpongeBob's Last Stand" reveal that he has feet.
 * The scene from "Help Wanted" in which SpongeBob wakes up and greets Gary originally ended with Gary taking a bite from a cactus, about garden snails' tendency to feed on succulent plants. The book Not Just Cartoons: Nicktoons! features the original storyboard of this scene.
 * He is the only major character In the series who has not appeared In Sandy's treedome.
 * In the Croatian dub, his name is "Slavko."
 * In the Dutch dub, his name is "Gerrit."
 * Gary has many things hidden under his shell: a house, SpongeBob's Krabby Patty T-shirt, a record player, a diamond, and many other pieces of junk.
 * In "Help Wanted," Gary's pupils are small red dots and his meow is much squeakier.
 * He has only spoken full sentences in "Sleepy Time" and "Chatterbox Gary."
 * In "The Way of the Sponge," when SpongeBob leaves, Gary's meow sounds like he is saying "farewell."
 * Gary appears as a cameo in both Snail Bob 2 game installments.
 * On older Lego SpongeBob sets, Gary had less detail, especially on the eyes.

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