Gary's food bowl

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Appearances

Gary's food bowl is a bowl that belongs to Gary the Snail and is seen in most episodes that feature him, starting with "Help Wanted."

Description

It is often seen on top of two newspapers. The bowl is dark green and contains Gary's name written on it in dark olive-green text.

Role in series

"I Was a Teenage Gary"

SpongeBob tells Squidward to feed Gary three times a day in Gary's bowl (one in the morning, afternoon, and night) while he and Patrick leave for a jellyfishing event. Three days later, when SpongeBob and Patrick return from the event, Squidward is panicking. He quickly grabs the snail food, puts it in Gary's bowl, and tries to feed him, but fails. As a result, Squidward eats all the food in one bite.

"Have You Seen This Snail?"

Gary leaves home because SpongeBob forgets to fill his food bowl and feed him. SpongeBob later realizes that Gary is missing when he looks at his empty food bowl.

"There Will Be Grease"

When SpongeBob takes home the grease between the Krusty Krab and the Chum Bucket, he feeds it to Gary. He then eats it for his own breakfast, licking it out of a bowl labeled "My Own."

Trivia

• Gary's bowl once read "LARY." This is because in the episode "Dumped," SpongeBob gets a new snail named "Larry." However, the name on the bowl is misspelled.
• In "A Pal for Gary," SpongeBob writes "/PUFFY FLUFFY" on the bowl with a marker so it says, "GARY/PUFFY FLUFFY." This is so Gary can share it with his new "playmate."
• There are three instances in which it is not colored green.
  • In some of the SpongeBob SquarePants video games, the bowl is purple.
  • In "Rule of Dumb," the bowl is orange.
  • In the Bikini Bottom Undersea Party LEGO set, the bowl is yellow.
• In "Snooze You Lose," the bowl is used as a popcorn bowl by SpongeBob.
• There is a LEGO and Mega Bloks piece based on this bowl.