Pearl (SpongeBob SquarePants)

Pearl Krabs
SpongeBob SquarePants character
First appearance	"Squeaky Boots"
Last appearance	"The Check-Up"
Created by	Stephen Hillenburg
Voiced by	Lori Alan
Information
Species	Sperm whale
Gender	Female
Occupation	Assistant at the Bikini Bottom Mall, future owner of the Krusty Krab
Relatives	Mr. Krabs (father)

Pearl Krabs is a fictional character in the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. She is voiced by actress Lori Alan and first appeared in the season one episode "Squeaky Boots" on September 4, 1999. She was created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, who was inspired to design a whale character while supervising whale watches at the Orange County Marine Institute in Dana Point, California.

Pearl is a teenage sperm whale who lives in an anchor with her greedy father Mr. Krabs, the founder of the popular Krusty Krab restaurant. Pearl will inherit the restaurant and become its owner when she grows older. She is currently employed at the town shopping center, the Bikini Bottom Mall. The identity and whereabouts of Pearl's unseen mother have never been explained directly by the characters. While supplemental materials indicate her father married a whale who gave birth to Pearl, Hillenburg is strongly against revealing this in an episode.

Critical reception for Pearl has been largely positive. Her depiction as the child of a single parent has been praised by critics as an example of SpongeBob's ability to challenge social norms such as the construct of a nuclear family. She has been featured frequently in a variety of merchandise, such as plush toys and video games, and at amusement park attractions. She appears in the 2004 feature film The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and its 2015 sequel The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.

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