Charles, also known as the Crusty Old Sea Dog[1] is an old fish who appears in the episodes "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle" and "Stupor-stition," as well as the book Legends of Bikini Bottom.
Description
He is a light purple and gray elderly fish with a light teal dorsal fin and a light gray mustache. He wears a navy blue coat with gold-colored buttons, and underneath, he wears a lime green turtleneck, a navy blue hat, and black eye patch.
Role in series
"Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle"
Charles is the one who warns SpongeBob and Squidward about the Bikini Bottom Triangle, and he explains that when a mysterious fog rolls and mermaids are heard singing, anyone in the fog will be vacuumed to the Triangle.
Charles cooking patties while trapping Plankton.
While SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs are trapped in the Bikini Bottom Triangle, he is the one who makes all of the Krabby Patties for the customers. Hearing that SpongeBob has a case of Bikini Bottom Triangle disease, he quickly makes a Krabby Patty to save his life and delivers it to the Triangle as soon as possible.
After the group returns, Charles reveals he decided to help maintain the Krusty Krab while they were gone. He also shows that he caught Plankton when the latter tried to steal the formula and trapped him in a jar.
"Stupor-stition"
He warned Mr. Krabs back in his old Navy days about bad luck. Regardless, Mr. Krabs doesn't believe in bad luck until he temps himself by walking under a ladder, and having a black snail travel pass him. When he pushes it, a sudden red storm covers the sky, with Charles warning him once again. Later in the episode, he once again tells Mr. Krabs he told him so after the lepre-can't appears.
Trivia
- He appears to be one of the very few characters in the series who is more skilled at fry cooking than SpongeBob. This can be seen when SpongeBob claims that one of the many Krabby Patties he made was the best patty he has ever tasted.