Gene Scallop

“	Barbara, once I stuck my beak through that door, my appetite flew South for the winter. I mean, I'm not kidding when I say this restaurant smelled like the rear-end of a goat.	”
	— Gene Scallop, "The Krusty Sponge"

Character

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Gene Scallop is a Bikini Bottom News food critic. He has a segment on the TV show called Bottom Feeding with Gene Scallop, which is right after Bob Preflumster and Barbara. He is also a movie critic for Reef Cinema. He first appears in the episode "The Krusty Sponge."

Description

He is a lavender fish with a velvet colored suit with a dark green bow-tie and round light blue glasses. He has black curly hair. He also has a black round mustache and a light yellow dress shirt.

Role in series

"The Krusty Sponge"

He gives a positive review on the Krusty Krab and praises SpongeBob for making such delicious Krabby Patties. His review inspires Mr. Krabs to make SpongeBob the theme of the restaurant. However, this proves to be a bad idea as it poisons his customers with expired patties which were not refrigerated.

Later on, Gene would appear as a thirteenth juror who, like the rest of the jury found Mr. Krabs guilty of all charges. He probably went to the restaurant later and got "spongefied."

"Smartificial Intelligence"

Gene can be seen in the Old Reporters' Row.

Role in video games

SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off

Gene makes an appearance in the first episode of the game.

SpongeBob Moves In!

Towards the beginning of the game, he appears more as a food critic, but as the game goes on he is revealed to also be a film critic, even having his own office at Reef Cinema. He does still act as a food critic, wishing only for more complex meals.

SpongeBob Tower Defense

He appears as a unit.

Trivia

• Gene Scallop is a caricature of Gene Shalit and is portrayed by him as well.
• Gene Scallop has a similar appearance to the DJ in the Thug Tug from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
• Despite his last name, he is not actually a scallop.

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Gene Shallots fact.

• According to "The Krusty Sponge" Bubble Burst Trivia Facts found on Season 5 Volume 1 DVD special features, Gene Scallop could have been named Gene Shallots, since shallots are also food, albeit not seafood.
• In the Welsh dub, Gene Scallop is named Dudley Dwr.
• In SpongeBob Moves In!, during the October 2014 update, Gene Scallop is just called "Gene."