Pearl Krabs

Pearl Krabs
Pearl Krabs
SpongeBob SquarePants character
First appearance	"Squeaky Boots"; SpongeBob SquarePants; September 17, 1999;
Created by	Stephen Hillenburg
Designed by	Stephen Hillenburg
Voiced by	Lori Alan
Portrayed by	Jai'len Josey (Broadway)
In-universe information
Species	Sperm whale
Gender	Female
Occupation	Assistant at the Bikini Bottom Mall
Family	Mr. Krabs (father); Mrs. Krabs (mother); Cashina (step mother); Plankrab (half brother);
Relatives	Victor Krabs (grandfather); Betsy Krabs (grandmother); Redbeard Krabs (great-grandfather); Sally (great-aunt); Unnamed aunt; Krabs' nephews (cousins);

Pearl Krabs is a fictional character in the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. She is voiced by actress Lori Alan and first appeared in the season one episode "Squeaky Boots" on September 17, 1999. She was created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, who was inspired to design a whale character while supervising whale watches at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point, California.

Pearl is a adolescent sperm whale who lives in a hollow anchor with her father Eugene "Mr." Krabs, the greedy founder of the popular Krusty Krab restaurant. Pearl will inherit the restaurant and become its owner when she grows older.^[2] She is currently employed at the local shopping center, the Bikini Bottom Mall. The identity and whereabouts of Pearl's unseen mother have never been explained directly by the characters. While supplemental materials indicate her father married a whale who gave birth to Pearl, Hillenburg was strongly against revealing this in an episode.

Critical reception for Pearl has been largely positive. Her depiction as the child of a single parent has been praised by critics as an example of SpongeBob's ability to challenge social norms such as the construct of a nuclear family. She has been featured frequently in a variety of merchandise, such as plush toys and video games, and at amusement park attractions. She appears in the 2004 feature film The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, the 2017 Broadway musical based on the series, in Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years as an infant, and as a young child in The Patrick Star Show.

^ Gold, Michael (May 2, 2018). "Before the Tonys, SpongeBob Seized the Culture With Memes". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2018. The principal characters in 'SpongeBob SquarePants' are ... a teenage sperm whale who is somehow the crab's daughter
^ Kyle Jarrow (June 7, 2016). The SpongeBob Musical (Broadway musical). Tina Landau. Mr. Krabs: Pearl ... one day, all this will be yours. Soon as you graduate high school, I'll start you as manager.

[1] Gold, Michael (May 2, 2018). "Before the Tonys, SpongeBob Seized the Culture With Memes". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2018. The principal characters in 'SpongeBob SquarePants' are ... a teenage sperm whale who is somehow the crab's daughter

[broadway-2] Kyle Jarrow (June 7, 2016). The SpongeBob Musical (Broadway musical). Tina Landau. Mr. Krabs: Pearl ... one day, all this will be yours. Soon as you graduate high school, I'll start you as manager.

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Pearl Krabs
SpongeBob SquarePants character

First appearance	"Squeaky Boots" SpongeBob SquarePants September 17, 1999
Created by	Stephen Hillenburg
Designed by	Stephen Hillenburg
Voiced by	Lori Alan
Portrayed by	Jai'len Josey (Broadway)
In-universe information
Species	Sperm whale^[1]
Gender	Female
Occupation	Assistant at the Bikini Bottom Mall
Family	Mr. Krabs (father) Mrs. Krabs (mother) Cashina (step mother) Plankrab (half brother)
Relatives	Victor Krabs (grandfather) Betsy Krabs (grandmother) Redbeard Krabs (great-grandfather) Sally (great-aunt) Unnamed aunt Krabs' nephews (cousins)