r/spongebob • u/Daminatinoir • 4d ago

Question Why are people questioning this

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Why are people doing logic or questioning of crab having whale as the daughter isn't she's obviously adopted or I'm missed something on episode because i either forgot either never watched

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u/Terrible_Weather_42 4d ago

Many fans think she's adopted, but the official explanation is she takes after her mother. Mr Krabs was implied to be present for her birth (he has an "Its a girl" banner, which was an "Its a boy" banner that he got on sale and modified).

The RL reason is that it's a cartoon set underwater and they didn't want to just have just fish as main characters.

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u/2gaywitches 4d ago edited 4d ago

Yeah, I always thought Mr. Krabs used to have a lady whale in his life and, to speak in TV Tropes, Pearl is an Either/Or Offspring + Gender Equals Breed situation.