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If you were looking for the article about the series character, then see The Fisherman.

If you were looking for the article about the live-action fisherman, then see Fisherman.

Character

The fishermen are two humans who appear as antagonists of the episode "Hooky" and made a cameo in "A Fish Called Sandy."

Description

They are live-action humans. In the opening scene, they appear as photos edited onto the image of Bikini Atoll. Later in the episode, independent film stars John Lurie and Jim Jarmusch cameo as the fishermen. The live-action scenes used for these people are archive recordings from the 1991 television series Fishing with John.

Role in episode

It is implied that the fishermen frequently cast their fishing lines near Bikini Atoll, creating a Fish Hooks Park to lure unsuspecting fish to eat them. Patrick thinks that their fishing lines are carnival rides.

Mr. Krabs, having apparently ran into these predators in the past, is one of the few sea creatures who understands the fishermen's intentions. In the episode, he warns everyone that "the hooks" have returned to Bikini Bottom. He explains that the fishermen are using them to reel sea creatures out of the ocean and into land, followed by cooking and devouring them, or worse, being sold at a gift shop or getting stuffed inside tuna cans. After finishing his speech, he strongly urges everyone, including SpongeBob, to stay away from them.

Despite the threat these predators face to Bikini Bottom, Patrick sees no harm in the hooks and indulges in the free cheese attached to them. SpongeBob tells him that Mr. Krabs warned him about the hooks, but Patrick encourages him by saying that Mr. Krabs did not say he could not "ride on them like a horsey." Conforming to peer pressure, SpongeBob eventually joins Patrick in playing on the hooks. The fishermen reel in their lines every time they feel a pull, but SpongeBob and Patrick jump off every time, much to the fishermens' disappointment.

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 {{Character
 |name = Fishermen
-|image = SBe19.png
+|image = Hooky 073.png
-|interests = Fishing
 |gender = Male
 |species = Human
-|appearance = "[[Hooky]]"
+|first-appearance = "[[Hooky]]"
+|latest-appearance = "[[A Fish Called Sandy]]"
+|portrayer = [[John Lurie]]<br>[[Jim Jarmusch]]
 }}
-The '''Fishermen''' are humans that appear as the secondary antagonists of the episode "[[Hooky]]" (the main antagonists being the hooks and the tertiary antagonist being [[Squidward Tentacles]]).
+The '''fishermen''' are two humans who appear as antagonists of the episode "[[Hooky]]" and made a cameo in "[[A Fish Called Sandy]]."
-==History==
+==Description==
+They are live-action humans. In the opening scene, they appear as photos edited onto the image of [[Bikini Atoll]]. Later in the episode, independent film stars [[John Lurie]] and [[Jim Jarmusch]] cameo as the fishermen. The live-action scenes used for these people are archive recordings from the 1991 television series ''{{W|Fishing with John}}''.
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+==Role in episode==
-[[Category:Characters]]
+It is implied that the fishermen frequently cast their fishing lines near Bikini Atoll, creating a [[Fish Hooks Park]] to lure unsuspecting fish to eat them. {{Link|Patrick}} thinks that their fishing lines are carnival rides.
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-[[Category:Live-action characters]]
-[[Category:Villains]]At the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs warns everyone that the hooks have returned to Bikini Bottom. He explains that the fishermen are using them to reel sea creatures out of the ocean and into land, followed by selling them at a gift shop or trapping them inside a tuna can, which contains the smell of mayo, to eat them. After finishing his speech, he strongly urges everyone to stay away from them.
-Upon returning to the kitchen, Patrick pops his head into a window and tells SpongeBob that the carnival has come to town and suggests that he take a break from work to join in on the fun. Although reluctant at first, the latter adheres to this and follows him to the "carnival," which then turns out to be Fish Hooks Park. Upon witnessing this, SpongeBob is worried about his best friend's well-being.
+{{Link|Mr. Krabs}}, having apparently ran into these predators in the past, is one of the few sea creatures who understands the fishermen's intentions. In the episode, he warns everyone that "the hooks" have returned to [[Bikini Bottom]]. He explains that the fishermen are using them to reel sea creatures out of the ocean and into land, followed by cooking and devouring them, or worse, being sold at a gift shop or getting stuffed inside tuna cans. After finishing his speech, he strongly urges everyone, including {{Link|SpongeBob}}, to stay away from them.
-Patrick sees no harm though, and indulges in the free cheese attached to the hooks, much to SpongeBob's horror. SpongeBob then tells him that Mr. Krabs warned him about the hooks, though Patrick encourages him by saying that Krabs didn't say he couldn't "ride on them like a horsey." Conforming to peer pressure, SpongeBob eventually joins Patrick in playing on the hooks and the pair then proceeds to jump off after reaching their destined height, to the fishermen's disappointment.
+Despite the threat these predators face to Bikini Bottom, Patrick sees no harm in the hooks and indulges in the free cheese attached to them. SpongeBob tells him that Mr. Krabs warned him about the hooks, but Patrick encourages him by saying that Mr. Krabs did not say he could not "ride on them like a horsey." Conforming to peer pressure, SpongeBob eventually joins Patrick in playing on the hooks. The fishermen reel in their lines every time they feel a pull, but SpongeBob and Patrick jump off every time, much to the fishermens' disappointment.
-Playing on the hooks with Patrick has caused SpongeBob to miss his a majority of his job. Amongst witnessing him and Patrick playing on the hooks, Mr. Krabs warns them about doing so and strictly recommends that they never do it again, to which they promise.
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+[[Category:Live-action characters]]
-The following day, Patrick breaks his promise and plans on playing in Fish Hooks Park again, encouraging SpongeBob to skip work and do the same. However, the latter refuses and keeps his promise. Upon walking to work, SpongeBob encounters a hook in the middle of the street and tries to resist, but eventually gives up and plays on them once again.
+[[Category:Background characters]]
+[[Category:Characters portrayed by Guest Stars]]
-The hook manages to be unremovable from his pants. Attempting to hide it, SpongeBob confronts Mr. Krabs about the hook and eventually admits that he ''was'' playing on them despite several warnings not to. As a result, the only solution to recovery is removing his pants, which SpongeBob reluctantly does. However, the hook has got SpongeBob's underwear as well, and he is required to them off too, which he refuses to do and is about to be reeled in by fishermen. To prevent his death, he grabs onto the Krusty Krab's clam sign as a means to remove the hook from his underpants, which results in them being ripped off and his naked body crashing into the Krusty Krab's doors, to the laughter of Pearl and her friends.
-An embarrassed SpongeBob has learned his lesson and runs home, attempting to cover his crotch and buttocks in the process.
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