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{{Character
|name = Mrs. Krabs
|image = TBA.png
|gender = Female
|species = [[Sperm whale]]
|first-appearance = "[[MuscleBob BuffPants]]" (indirectly mentioned)
|latest-appearance = "[[Goons on the Moon]]" (indirectly mentioned)
|spouse = [[Eugene H. Krabs]] (husband/ex-husband/widower)
|children = [[Pearl Krabs]] (daughter)<br>[[PlanKrab]] (stepson/ex-stepson)
|nephews = [[Mr. Krabs' nephews|Three unnamed]] (in-law)
|descendants = [[Krabs family]]
|other-relatives = [[Krabs Senior]] (father-in-law)<br>[[Betsy Krabs]] (mother-in-law)<br>Mr. Krabs' sister (sister-in-law)<br>[[Grandpa Redbeard]] (grandfather-in-law)<br>[[Grandma Krabs]] (grandmother-in-law)<br>[[Alan Quaterkrab]] (uncle-in-law)
}}
'''Mrs. Krabs'''<ref>[[:File:Briny-Buddies-Pearl.jpg|''Briny Buddies'': Pearl]]</ref> is an unseen character in the series. She was the mother of [[Pearl Krabs]] and the wife of [[Eugene H. Krabs]].

She is confirmed to be a whale like her daughter, as revealed the official [[SpongeBob SquarePants Trivia Book|trivia book]], written by former episode writer [[David Fain]] in {{Time|2000}}. In the book, Mr. Krabs says that Pearl is a whale because she "takes after her mother that way."

Pearl's lack of a mother is a reference to the phrase "mother of Pearl," which Mr. Krabs often says when something surprises him. [[Stephen Hillenburg]] was against revealing the identity of Mrs. Krabs and had kept it a secret throughout the series. For this reason, Mrs. Krabs has never made a physical appearance.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230321161750/https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/711211491983110146</ref>{{Rewrite|[[Talk:Mrs. Krabs (Pearl's mother)#False info?]]}}
''Briny Buddies'', a section featured in various British [[Nickelodeon]] magazines, asked readers to come up with a possible design for Mrs. Krabs in {{Time|2008}}. The winning designs were featured in later installments. Additionally, the fact sheets from ''Briny Buddies'' for both Pearl and Mr. Krabs list Mrs. Krabs as a member of their family.

[[Bikini Bottom Mysteries#The Cunning Con Man! (Episode 18)|Episode 18]] of the web series ''Bikini Bottom Mysteries'' features a "fake-out" reference to Mrs. Krabs. At the end of the episode, the narrator introduces another bonus mystery about the identity of someone connected to Pearl. He says that viewers have wondered about this topic since they first saw Pearl. It seems like he is about to say who Pearl's mother is; he says, "Who... is... Pearl's..." but then finishes the sentence with "best friend?"

==Mentions==
The exclamation "Mother of Pearl!" is used in the following episodes, usually by Mr. Krabs:
*"[[MuscleBob BuffPants]]"
*"[[Hooky]]"
*"[[Selling Out]]"
*"[[The Smoking Peanut]]"
*"[[The Main Drain]]"
*"[[Squirrel Record]]"
*"[[Eek, an Urchin!]]"

"[[Married to Money]]" is the first time that Mrs. Krabs is directly referenced. In the episode, Mr. Krabs tells Pearl that he may have found her "a new mom." This greatly upsets Pearl, who responds with "''No way!''" and begins to describe how terrible a stepmother would be.

"[[Goons on the Moon]]" has {{Link|Sandy}} saying to {{Link|SpongeBob}}, Pearl, and {{Link|Squidina}} that "[their] mamas won't save [them] now."

==Scrapped origin episode==
According to the current show-runner [[Vincent Waller]], Stephen Hillenburg received many letters requesting an origin story for Pearl.<ref name="Waller2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230321191632/https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/621880509635784704 Vincent Waller on Twitter]</ref> A plot outline for a special double-length episode revealing Pearl's origin, as well as the identity of her mother, was written during [[season 5]] and started early development stages. However, the episode was shelved for an unknown period of time due to Hillenburg's disapproval of the concept, and it will never be finished.<ref name="Waller2" />

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center">
SpongeBob SquarePants - Trivia book page.png|"She's a whale y'see (takes after her mother that way)."
Briny-Buddies-Pearl.jpg|Pearl's fact sheet, listing "Mum: Mrs Krabs"
Briny-Buddies-Mr-Krabs.jpg|Mr. Krabs' fact sheet, listing "Wife: Mrs Krabs"
Briny-Buddies-Mrs-Krabs.jpg|''Briny Buddies'' design contest for Mrs. Krabs
</gallery>

==References==
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[[de:Perlas Mutter]]
[[pt-br:Mãe da Pérola]]
[[ru:Миссис Крабс (мама Перл)]]
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