Dale

"Hey man, I haven't done nothing!" - Dale, "Ditchin'"

Dale, main production name Incidental 108 is an incidental character who first appears in the episode "Valentine's Day." His incidental type is currently unknown.

Names

Like most incidentals, he has not been given a permanent name by the crew. However, in "Ditchin'" he is named Dale, and he has not been given any other names in the series.

Description

He is a thin oval-shaped faded brown fish with a light-brown mouth and black eyes. He wears a red tank top.

Role in series

Dale is a somewhat commonly used incidental character in the series. He has had many notable/speaking roles as well as minor/non-speaking ones. He makes his biggest role yet in "Ditchin'" and he was firstly designed to be a patron at the Valentine's Day Carnival.

Major roles

"Valentine's Day"

He is part of the crowd of fish who were cornered at the Valentine's Day Carnival pier by Patrick during his tantrum.

"Dying for Pie"

He is one of the three kids SpongeBob introduces Squidward to.

"Christmas Who?"

He is seen trying to convince Squidward to come out of his house and celebrate Christmas.

"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV"

He kicks down the bones supporting SpongeBob's hip.

"As Seen on TV"

He talks about a performance that he saw on T.V. last night with Incidental 39 and SpongeBob assumes that they were referring to him.

"Mid-Life Crustacean"

He is one of the kids at Bunny Buns chanting "Can you feel it Mr. Krabs?"

"Wigstruck"

He impatiently asks SpongeBob to remove his wig because it was blocking the movie screen.

"Best Frenemies"

He is first seen having a Kelp Shake with Incidental 106 at the Krusty Krab. He is later seen being disturbed by Mr. Krabs' fake sneezing at Kelpshake.

"Breath of Fresh Squidward"

He is seen entering Patrick's party with Incidental 37B and Incidental 48.

"The Krusty Sponge"

He appears near the beginning of the episode beside Incidental 27 impatiently waiting for Musician 3 to finish his order at the Krusty Krab.

"Le Big Switch"

Squidward takes his Krabby Patty and insults him, which makes him cry and SpongeBob then comforts him like a baby.

"Atlantis SquarePantis"

He is seen admiring Squidward's posing in his thought bubble.

"Blackened Sponge"

He questions what Jack M. Crazyfish looks like from SpongeBob's dream when he sees Crazyfish walk into the Krusty Krab.

"The Inmates of Summer"

He appears as a Camp Sun-N-Fun or Bust camper.

"A Life in a Day"

He is seen having a picnic with Incidental 45 until it gets disturbed by Larry the Lobster's motorcycle riding.

"Giant Squidward"

He appears as one of the Boy Scouts sleeping under Giant Squidward's toenails.

"Porous Pockets"

He asks SpongeBob for some money and SpongeBob asks if he wanted ice cream but he says he is allergic to it but he offers to be SpongeBob's friend.

"Choir Boys"

He is part of the Bikini Bottom Men's Choir.

"Ditchin'"

His biggest role yet. He appears as Sandy's teammate during their badminton game against SpongeBob and Patrick. SpongeBob manages to beat them but he then gets arrested for eating Quasi-Gummy Chewy Candy Fish because it is "of his own kind." It is then revealed by Incidental 37A that he used to be a good student in boating school until he started cutting class, which lead him into criminal notoriety. This scares SpongeBob since he is doing exactly the same thing.

"Professor Squidward"

He appears as a student in Squilliam Fancyson's class.

"Truth or Square"

He appears at a bus stop with some other fish until he hears SpongeBob singing "Oh, Krusty Krab" and heads to the Krusty Krab.

"Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy"

He laughs at a naked Sandy with Incidental 41 and Incidental 42.

"Squidward in Clarinetland"

He is one of the fish that was trying to collect Incidental 14's loose change until he and the other fish trying to collect the change gets scared away by Mr. Krabs.

"SpongeBob's Last Stand"

He is shown approving of the Shelly Superhighway in Plankton's flashback and claims that he likes things that are super. He later appears as one of Buxton's servants during "Give Jellyfish Fields a Chance." He then appears as part of the choir in the Shelly Superhighway parade.

"Summer Job"

Mrs. Puff runs into his table while rolling on a barrel.

"The Play's the Thing"

He is seen at the Krusty Krab with Incidental 48 where they get disturbed by Squidward.

"The Cent of Money"

Mr. Krabs eyes his bucket of coins at the Fun Arcade and he later stares at Mr. Krabs when he raises Gary the Snail.

"The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom"

He watches Rrarrg read a magazine at the news stand.

"The Curse of the Hex"

He is the only customer leaving the Krusty Krab that did not get sucked into a tornado like the other customers, due to him not having an umbrella with him. Although he was unaware about how lucky he was to not have an umbrella with him.

"Sponge-Cano!"

Squidward complains to him about always leaving his trash at the table at the Krusty Krab. He is also one of the fish who carry Squidward over to the volcano to toss him in.

"Krusty Dogs"

SpongeBob delivers his and Incidental 48's Krusty Dogs.

"The Wreck of the Mauna Loa"

He, Scooter, and Incidental 48 fall off of The Wreck of the Mauna Loa amusement park ride and happily run off.

"Drive Thru"

He is seen wanting to make an order at the Krusty Krab drive-thru when Mr. Krabs moves Squidward's boat right next to the drive-thru. He later appears complaining in the drive-thru with Incidental 115 and Incidental 157.

"Squidward's School for Grown-Ups"

He drives past SpongeBob and Patrick during their "game" while Patrick was sleeping and SpongeBob attempted to yell at his boatmobile without Patrick, but he admits that it isn't as fun without Patrick.

"Oral Report"

He appears as one of the ravenous customers at the Krusty Krab at the beginning of the episode.

"Two Thumbs Down"

He is seen in a trench coat and fedora flipping a coin with his thumb during the thumbs song.

"The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom"

He tells everyone in Bikini Bottom to keep running away from the Giant Krabby Patty until Incidental 107 points out that it stops which Incidental 108 believes but it is revealed that the Krabby Patty only stopped because of the red traffic light and it then continues to roll and devour citizens when the light turns green.

"Fiasco!"

He appears as a disguise for the cop.

"Glove World R.I.P."

He is one of the fish that falls off of a Glove World! roller coaster and lands onto a glove pole until it collapses.

"Chum Fricassee"

He is seen at the Chum Bucket asking Squidward to sign his Chum Fricassee with Incidental F3 and the fancy dandy fish. He then appears tossing a plate of Chum Fricassee onto the wall during the riot.

"Hello Bikini Bottom!"

He appears at the supermarket with Incidental 40 where they clang two can to the tune of SpongeBob and Squidward's performance.

"It Came from Goo Lagoon"

He is first seen in the opening of the episode as the main focus, eating an ice cream cone while walking down the beach. He is also seen at the top of a jet ski pyramid with other fish where Patrick collapses the entire pyramid by running into it with a goo bubble.

"Pull Up a Barrel"

He is part of the sunburn brigade.

"What's Eating Patrick?"

He is seen eating at the Krusty Krab where Mr. Krabs happily back flips into his table, destroying it and sending him flying away, but he then comes flying back to his table when Krabs back flips in reverse.

"SpongeBob LongPants"

He is seen shocked when SpongeBob enters the Krusty Krab with long pants.

"Two Thumbs Down"

He is seen flipping a coin with his thumb during the thumbs song.

"Lame and Fortune"

He gets a fortune cookie that says something wonderful is about to happen to him, a group of baby worms then come up and start licking him and Incidental 108 happily thanks the fortune cookie. He then purchases another cookie from Squidward that was made by Plankton that says that he will get stomach cramps from the Krusty Krab. He lastly tells all of the customers at the Chum Bucket to go back to the Krusty Krab after Plankton admits that the fortune cookies he made were fake.

"Trident Trouble"

He is seen eating a dancing Krabby Patty with Incidental 48 at the Krusty Krab.

"The Clam Whisperer"

He is seen as a child on a seesaw with Incidental 27 until the clams come and attack them.

"Lighthouse Louie"

He is seen panicking at the shadows from the lighthouse with Bubble Bass and Larry.

"Friendiversary"

He reprises his same role from "Dying for Pie" with Incidental 103 and Incidental 109 as one of the kids who toss rocks at Squidward wearing a salmon suit in one of his many attempts to get SpongeBob's memory back.

"FUN-Believable"

He is seen riding on a rollercoaster at Glove World!

"Pat-a-thon"

He appears as one of the callers at the Pat-A-Thon where he receives a call near the end of the episode.

"Is There a Director in the House?"

He is seen as a lawnie throughout the episode. He realizes the Sandy is trying to warn the viewers of an evaporation event. Bubble Bass also fires Dale when he is briefly put in charge of the show.

Trivia

• In the episode "Porous Pockets," he reveals that he is allergic to dairy.
• He makes his first speaking role in "As Seen on TV."

• Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years uses Incidental 108's model number for a different character in a storyboard of "Sugar Squeeze," in a storyboard of "Lake Crashers," and in a storyboard of "The Switch Glitch."

References

1. "Incidental model sheet 3"

Gallery

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Incidental 108 with a group of baby worms.

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