Administrator Flotsam
| “ | What were you thinking, man! We're trying to run a business here! We can't leave patients out on the sidewalk! | ” |
— Administrator Flotsam, "The Lost Mattress"
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Character
Administrator Flotsam[1] is an administrator fish for the Bikini Bottom Hospital.
Description
Flotsam is a pale green fish with dark green lips. He wears a light gray suit with a light-red tie and a pair of black shoes.
History
He appears in "The Lost Mattress," telling the Actor to move Mr. Krabs off of the sidewalk, while he is in the "cash coma." He also makes a cameo in one of the mini-games in SpongeBob SquigglePants.
Appearances
Episodes
| # | Episode | Role in episode |
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| "The Lost Mattress" (tr • ga) | Debut |
Video games
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Quotes
- "It has come to my attention that your patient, Mr. Krabs, is out on the front sidewalk." —"Lost Mattress"
- "Excuse me, doctor." —"Lost Mattress"
Trivia
- Administrator Flotsam is named after the maritime term "flotsam and jetsam." Flotsam is the cargo and parts of a ship that float in the sea after a wreck, while jetsam is anything thrown overboard during distress that either sinks or washes ashore.
- Flotsam is also the name of a character in the Disney movie The Little Mermaid, an eel minion who works for the sea witch Ursula along with another eel minion named Jetsam.