SpongeBob SquarePants Gary The Snail Died & Was Replaced Theory Explained

SpongeBob SquarePants: Gary The Snail Died & Was Replaced Theory Explained

SpongeBob SquarePants is often accompanied by his pet snail, Gary, and a fan theory suggests he died at some point and was replaced.

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SpongeBob SquarePants Gary The Snail Died & Was Replaced Theory Explained

SpongeBob SquarePants has two pets, but the one that is always by his side and goes on various adventures as well is Gary the Snail, and a fan theory suggests the Gary in the first episodes isn’t the same currently seen in the show. SpongeBob SquarePants has become the longest-running Nicktoon and the most successful one as well, making its debut on Nickelodeon in 1999. SpongeBob and company have been unstoppable since then, and have also expanded to other media, most notably film and streaming, with a prequel series titled Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years.

SpongeBob SquarePants follows the adventures of the title character in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom and who is often accompanied by his best friends Patrick Star and Sandy Cheeks, his neighbor and coworker Squidward Tentacles, and his greedy boss Mr. Krabs. Another important companion that is sometimes left in the background is Gary the Snail, SpongeBob’s pet who seems like he doesn’t do much, but has a lot of secrets of his own and is actually a very well-educated being. Gary is also at the front and center of a fan theory, which isn’t as cheerful as SpongeBob.

The story of how SpongeBob and Gary met is unclear as there are different versions, but Gary has been with SpongeBob since the beginning of the series. Little is known about Gary’s backstory, only that he is the only child of Sluggo and he’s Patrick’s cousin, but some easy-to-miss details throughout SpongeBob SquarePants have made fans believe SpongeBob and Gary are hiding a dark and very sad secret. A fan theory shared on Reddit suggests that Gary died at some point in the series and was quickly replaced with a snail identical to the original one and who SpongeBob also named Gary.

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The theory is supported by how, in the episode “Treats!”, SpongeBob called Gary “Gary Wilson Jr.”, showing that there is or was a Gary Sr. As mentioned above, Gary’s father is named Sluggo (this as shown in the family tree revealed in the episode “Rule of Dumb”), so the only way a “Gary Sr.” could have happened was if SpongeBob had another pet snail named Gary. The author of the theory, then, suggests the Gary seen in the first seasons of SpongeBob SquarePants is the original one, but he died at some point, perhaps when the series went through a change of tone (following the release of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie), and was replaced by another one.

The author went as far as to suggest Gary Sr. died as a result of the mind control he was subjected to in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, making the theory a lot darker. Another user added that the episode where Gary goes missing is all about SpongeBob confronting Gary Sr.’s death and his grief, as his new pet – Gary Jr. – went missing shortly after adopting him. However, it’s worth noting that the SpongeBob SquarePants episodes that aired after the release of the first movie are considered as “prequel episodes”, so the theory could be invalidated through that simple but important detail. Ultimately, and like with most theories, viewers will decide if this theory makes sense or if it’s just a weird coincidence or continuity mistake.

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