SpongeBob SquarePants: Who Pearl’s Mom Is (Explained By Canon)

SpongeBob SquarePants is full of colorful creatures, and perhaps the one with the most mysterious backstory is Pearl, Mr. Krabs’ daughter who has sparked a lot of questions as she’s not a crab, but a whale. The show hasn’t revealed who her mother is, but other canon material has – and here’s who she is. Created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg, SpongeBob SquarePants debuted on Nickelodeon in 1999 and has since become the most successful Nicktoon to date, as well as one of the longest-running American animated series.

Over the course of more than 10 seasons, viewers have met all types of characters from the underwater city of Bikini Bottom and beyond, among those SpongeBob’s best friends Patrick Star and Sandy Cheeks, his neighbor Squidward Tentacles, and his boss Mr. Krabs. The latter has his own mysterious backstory, and his family life is also a mystery, as he has a daughter, Pearl, who is a whale – and which makes a strange combination. The Krabs family has made way for a lot of theories, but SpongeBob SquarePants has already answered part of the mystery, though not in the series.

One of the many canon SpongeBob SquarePants products has already revealed who Pearl’s mother is, though her story still has more gaps that need to be filled.

SpongeBob SquarePants: What Happened To Pearl’s Mother?

Pearl Krabs is Mr. Krabs’ teenage whale daughter, who lives off her father’s money and isn’t interested in the Krusty Krab business, though she was in charge of it once and gave it a full makeover. Pearl was the second main character Hillenburg created, and his answer to why Pearl is a whale and her father a crab is because he wanted each member of the main cast to be a different animal. Still, an in-universe reason hasn’t been revealed in the series, but the official SpongeBob SquarePants Trivia Book did share some light on the matter.

Pearl’s mother is Mrs. Krabs, and the book states that she takes after her mother, who was also a whale. However, it’s unknown if she died or if she and Mr. Krabs are divorced, as she hasn’t been mentioned in the series – and the reason for that is that Hillenburg was strongly against revealing the identity of Pearl’s mom, and so it remains a secret in the series. Though SpongeBob SquarePants has already gone against some of Hillenburg’s demands, such as having guest stars, Pearl’s mom doesn’t seem like one that won’t be respected, as it adds a lot of mystery not only to the series but to Mr. Krabs and Pearl, and will keep viewers wondering about what Mrs. Krabs looks like and what happened to her.

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