Inc customer
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— Inc customer, "The Krusty Sponge"
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The inc customer, also known as Musician 3, and Prisoner 12 is an unnumbered incidental character[1] who first appears in the episode "The Krusty Sponge."
Description
He is an overweight light orange fish with brown hair that has long sideburns, orange lips, a shaved beard, and a yellow dorsal fin. He wears a light green shirt, glasses, and brown pants.
Musician 3
He is light blue with bluish gray lips, has a light yellow dorsal fin, has black hair, lacks stubble, and wears a dark gray tuxedo with a red bowtie and black shoes.
Prisoner 12
He wears a black and white striped prisoner's uniform, brown shoes, and a red bow tie.
Role in series
The inc customer has made a few appearances throughout the series so far. He was firstly portrayed to be a minor character who acts as a customer at the Krusty Krab. He has made other appearances as a generic background character in future episodes.
Roles
"The Krusty Sponge"
He is a customer at the Krusty Krab. He orders kelp fries.
"What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?"
He appears in a crowd with New Kelp City citizens.
"Truth or Square"
He appears in the crowd during SpongeBob's "marriage."
"Hello Bikini Bottom!"
He appears as one of the customers at the supermarket. He uses a pretzel as a whistle.
"Krusty Katering"
He plays a saxophone in the band that performs for the party. After Squidward tries to join the band, the fish and the other members run away. He is later seen running as food gets thrown on him.
"Old Man Patrick"
He appears in the pool at the start of the episode. Joshua appears inside his back flabs, licking a lollipop.
"The Ballad of Filthy Muck"
He appears in an angry mob as one of the Bikini Bottomites who wants Filthy Muck out of town.
"The Krusty Slammer"
He appears as one of the prisoners that Mr. Krabs keeps at the Krusty Slammer. After Mr. Krabs sets the prisoners free, the orange fish is part of the group of criminals that enter SpongeBob's house to coordinate a "jail break-in."
"Squidness Protection"
He plays the flute during Squidward's performance.
Trivia
- This character is used as a mascot for the parody Youtube channel "Saberfart" due to his striking, yet unintentional resemblance to cartoon reviewer Saberspark
- His design could also be loosely inspired by Gary Larson's "Far Side" comics and how a lot of his characters would have round framed glasses with no visible pupils
