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For other uses, see Nigel (disambiguation)


Nigel is a main character in Finding Nemo. He is an Australian pelican.

He is a friendly pelican with a curious nature, he likes to stick his beak into everything that's going on at Sydney Harbour. One of his favorite spots is Philip Sherman's dentist office, where he loves to discuss the finer points of dentistry with the tank gang.

Finding Nemo[]

"Hatched in a nest on the roof of the dental surgery, Nigel has fancied himself as an expert on teeth ever since. He likes nothing better than to perch on the windowsill and chat with the Tank Gang about the tricky cases of the day, as long as he doesn't get shooed away by the dentist."[2]

Nigel was friends with the Tank Gang, and also met Nemo after he ended up joining them (due to being taken from his habitat by the dentist). However, he is usually driven out by the dentist shortly thereafter. Nigel later told Nemo about his dad Marlin's attempt to find Nemo after hearing it from his pelican friends, which gave Nemo a new drive at sabotaging the filter. He is also annoyed by the Seagulls.

Nigel eventually meets Marlin and his partner Dory when they end up nearly being eaten by his friend Gerald, and after discovering who they were, he quickly makes Gerald spit out Marlin and Dory. He tries to explain to them that he knows Nemo, but they attempt to flee as they weren't willing to be eaten by him. However, Nigel helps Marlin and Dory escape certain death by the Seagulls and brings them to the dentist's office. When he, Marlin and Dory think that Nemo is dead, Nigel takes them to a nearby buoy, puts Dory and Marlin back into the water, and leaves saying, "I'm so sorry. Truly, I am."

Nigel is last seen in the ending credits (apparently after learning Nemo is alive after all).

Quotes[]

  • "An outie. From my neck of the woods, eh? Sorry if I ever took a snap at you. Fish gotta swim, birds gotta eat."
  • "I heard he took on three."
  • "Fasten your seat belts!"
  • "Everybody, hold on!"
  • "I got something to tell ya."
  • "Oh, will you just shut up! You're rats with wings!"
  • "I'm...I'm so sorry, truly I am."

Trivia[]

  • Nigel was voiced by Geoffrey Rush who also plays Captain Barbossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
  • Brown pelicans' (Pelecanus occidentalis) geographical distribution don't extend to Australia; they are only found in the Americas.
  • Nigel was voiced in German by Thomas Fritsch. In German, his name is Niels.

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