Eugene H. Krabs

Eugene H. Krabs, better known as simply Mr. Krabs, is a fictional character on the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Eugene H. Krabs is the penny-pinching owner and founder of the Krusty Krab, a fast food restaurant in Bikini Bottom. In his childhood, he formed a friendship with Sheldon J. Plankton which eventually turned into a bitter rivalry. He is voiced by Clancy Brown.

Biography

Early life

Mr. Krabs, born Eugene H. Krabs on November 30, 1942, was the son of Betsy Krabs and an unknown father. He is a descendant of the medieval King, King Krabs. Ever since medieval times, his family has kept a secret recipe for the secret sauce of the family burger- the Krabby Patty. Later in life, Krabs would go into business selling these. In his childhood, times were rough and Mr. Krabs and his family were poor. Mr. Krabs' mother had to sew rags for clothes. Their neighbor, Old Man Jenkins of whom Mr. Krabs thought as family helped them through rough times.

Sheldon J. Plankton, born on the same day as Krabs, was his best friend from birth. While at the carnival, Mr. Krabs was amazed at a penny he found, when Plankton told him all about money. Since then, Eugene H. Krabs has always been a penny-pinching financial genius, like he is in the present day. In the episode "My Pretty Seahorse", Mr. Krabs told SpongeBob of a story about his father giving him a dollar at the age of five years old. He recalls that he loved that dollar; however, he spent it on a soda, one hot day at the beach.

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Young Eugene and Sheldon in "Friend or Foe."

Because of his family's poverty, Krabs was teased at Poseidon Elementary School, where Plankton was his only friend. The only place to get a burger in Bikini Bottom, was Stinky Burger, which was owned by a wealthy citizen, Stinky. Krabs and Plankton wanted to get a burger there but Stinky did not like them hanging around his restaurant. After seeing Stinky's wealth, this inspired Krabs and Plankton to create their own burger. When they finally completed it, no one was around to buy it. Upon seeing Old Man Jenkins there, he was the first to try the "Plabs burger." However, the burger was contaminated and Jenkins was knocked out. This caused Plankton and Krabs to argue about the burger. Plankton attempted to steal the formula, which ripped in half. Plankton took his half of the formula and decided to go into business alone. A shelf in their dump restaurant collapsed, which combined certain ingredients together to form a perfect burger batch. Both Plankton and Krabs attempted to sell their separate creations separately, where only Krabs succeeded. Since the recipe is said to be an old Krabs family recipe, Mr. Krabs' accidental recipe for a burger patty combined with his family's secret sauce. This leads Mr. Krabs to start a business which lead his family out of poverty. Mr. Krabs and his family lived in a pink house where Betsy Krabs lives in the present and his bed and toys are still there.

Career

Mr. Krabs' career began after a war, where he was secluded in a deep depression that seemed endless. His luck changed when he bought a local bankrupt retirement home, "The Rusty Krab," which he decided to turn into a restaurant, adding a K to "Rusty". He decided to go into business selling his family's Krabby Patty burger. It was revealed to be a family secret in "Enemy In-Law." and it was King Krabs who named the burger, back in the Middle Ages. In 1959, a chum famine wiped out all of the chum crops, causing Krabs to give breaks to his employees. An Olympics-type sporting event that was started about 1981, called The Fry Cook Games, runs every year. Krabs and Plankton compete in the games, in which Krabs hopes to glorify his restaurant. Mr. Krabs won gold one year for a challenge by lifting a pickles-dumbell, however lost to Plankton in the Onion-Ring Routine. The Krusty Krab has come close to going out of business due to such rival restaurants as the aforementioned Chum Bucket, Pretty Patty stand,and KelpShakes just to name a few. The building is also in serious disrepair, as its walls ooze green slime, and it has seriously faulty electrical wiring. Mr. Krabs' idea of maintenance is to simply place giant bandages on cracks in the walls, which obviously is inadequate. In the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Mr. Krabs opened The Krusty Krab 2, right next to his original burger joint. He chose Squidward to manage the restaurant, much to SpongeBob's dismay. In Squilliam Returns, he was hired as the Chef, but was really terrible. He had created the monster Appetizer too. It could have devoured him, and he created it whether by genetic engineering or cooking other recipe ingredients that gave the meal DNA.

Character

Krabs sometimes identifies himself as a sailor, most likely because he did serve in the Navy at one point. The Navy was where he earned the nickname "Armor Abs Krabs". During his service, he cleaned toilets on the S.S. Gourmet and "head chef" on the "S.S. Diarrhea". Sometimes when he appears onscreen, sailor's music is played; Krabs uses sea-faring vocabulary; he calls his staff his 'crew', and the disagreement as 'mutiny', calls the bathroom the 'head'. his laugh is also appropriate ('Ar 'ar 'ar 'ar 'ar').

In contrast to his namesake, Krabs is something of a miser; he is known to go insane if he has to give up so much as a penny. In "Born Again Krabs", he gave SpongeBob up to the Flying Dutchman for sixty-two cents, but repented later. When customers leave the restaurant because they do not like the food (which is usually due to SpongeBob or Squidward's inaccuracies), he uses catchphrases - these include "That's me money walkin' out the door!", or "There's gonna be a few changes around here!"

However, he's a caring and thoughtful crab; he appreciates his employees, SpongeBob SquarePants and Squidward Tentacles (who help keep his restaurant afloat), dotes on his daughter, Pearl Krabs, and in one episode, he found his second love (after money), Mrs. Puff (in "Krusty Love"). Mr. Krabs' arch-rival and somewhat friend is Sheldon J. Plankton, the owner of rival restaurant The Chum Bucket across the street from his establishment. He has a mother, Mama Krabs, who lives in a near identical version of his anchor home, except it is pink. His address was also revealed to be 3541 Anchor Way. Mr. Krabs tries to keep it cheap when purchasing anything, even though he's the richest crab in the ocean, which often results in Pearl becoming extremely disappointed in her gifts, such as on her 16th birthday or the infamous Squeaky Boots. Mr. Krabs also owns a pet worm named "Mr. Doodles" as seen in the episode "As Seen On TV". It is also shown in the episode Mid-Life Crustacean that he can extend his arms to great distances to collect items.

Near-Death Experiences

• In the episode Bossy Boots, he had quickly fainted when he heard SpongeBob say ``Pearl, You're Fired, and he would have passed out without the 20-dollar bill in case of him, but was then relieved that Pearl wanted to be fired.
• In the episode The Lost Mattress, SpongeBob and Patrick had bought Patrick a new matress for him to make his aching back feel better. However, they realize the other mattress had his money(and mentioned the Krabby Patty formula in Plankton's Army), so he could have fainted to death. Squidward was put in accusation for his death, so they must look for it or Squidward will got to jail. Also, Mr.Krabs had no insurance, so he was in the halls, the sidewalks outside, and kicked out.
• In Wishing You Well, he wished that he was a butter-steamed meal to prove SpongeBob that the wishing well has no real magic. And he was nearly eaten by a hungry customer with a The End napkin. It is obvious SpongeBob wished him back.
• In Krusty Towers, the hotel had collasped in the same manner of the Twin Towers that fell on September 11, 2001. If the ambulance didn't show up, then Mr.Krabs, SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward would have been passed away in the collapse.
• In Imitation Krabs, he was nearly eaten by a hungry sailor hand when SpongeBob mistakened him for the robot Krabs.
• In Born Again Krabs, he would have lost his soul and be punished severly permanent by the Flying Dutchman. He was given another chance, but he thought it was a dream. When he realized it was the Reality World, he went on a rampage of trying to reclaim back his dignity and original personality. But then, he was nearly doomed, until SpongeBob saved his life.
• In Squiliam Returns, he was nearly eaten by the monsterous Appetizer that chased Squillaim's friends in the fancy diner.
• In Dying For Pie, he was very nearly killed in the explosion of the Pie-Bomb that was set to go off if it was reacted with other people by touching it. However, it is assumed that he only was harmed in injuries because the first explosion had almost killed him too that occured at the Krusty Krab, but still managed to survive.
• In The Krusty Plate SpongeBob resorted to using maximum power to clean a plate and it exploded when Mr. Krabs opened the door.
• In The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie, he was nearly killed by King Neptune after he was frozen in ice for six days, and was very nearly killed by King Neptune's sword that had aimed fire at him just before the crown delivered by SpongeBob dives in and saves Mr. Krab's life.

Quotes

• SQUIDWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, SPONGEBOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
        —Mr. Krabs

• "I'm Mr. Krabs! I love money!"