Gurgle is a main character in Finding Nemo and a minor character in Finding Dory. He is a purple and yellow royal gramma that was bought by the dentist from "Pet Palace."
Raised in a run-down pet shop, Gurgle was covered in so much slime he thought he was green. After being sold, Gurgle was very grateful to the cleaner shrimp Jacques for revealing his true colors. Since then, Gurgle has sworn never to get his fins dirty again.
As a fish of finer feelings, Gurgle is reluctant to get too close to a real-life reef fish like Nemo. He is also quick to show his disgust at the escape plan that involves everyone making the water in the tank filthy.
Gurgle's rainbow colors reflect his feelings. When he's anxious, he turns a fetching shade of blue. Scummy slime and dangerous Darla are the two things guaranteed to have this effect on him.
Finding Nemo[]
"Not many members of the tank gang are brave enough to tell Gill that his escape plans are nutty, but this royal gramma fish likes to speak his mind. He was covered in green slime when he first arrived in the tank, and was very grateful to cleaner shrimp Jacques for cleaning him up and revealing his rainbow colors. Now he fears being contaminated again, and is reluctant to get too close to a real-life reef fish like Nemo."[1]
Gurgle is a royal gramma fish that resides in the dentist's office fish tank. He is a germophobic and incredibly pessimistic, doubting the possibility of Gill's plans working and getting increasingly nervous and frustrated when the plan to break the tank filter goes into motion. Regardless, he eventually escapes with the rest of the tank fish into the ocean.
Quotes[]
- "Ah, The Ocean. THE OCEAN!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!! He hasn't been decontaminated yet! JAQCUES, CLEAN HIM!!"
- —A fearful Gurgle on Nemo's contamination.
- "Ugh. The human mouth is a disgusting place!"
- —A disgusted Gurgle's fear of human mouths.
- Gurgle: This is not a hedstrom file, that's a K-Flex.
Bloat: It's got a teardrop cross section, clearly, a hedstrom.
Gurgle: No, no. K-Flex.
Bloat: Hedstrom.
Gurgle: K-FLEX!!!
Bloat: HEDSTROM-!!!! [inflates] - —Gurgle and Bloat arguing.
- "You're...COVERED WITH GERMS!!! AAAH!!"
- —Gurgle
- Gurgle: Bloat, that's disgusting!
Bloat: Tastes pretty good to me. [burps]
Gurgle: Ewww! Don't you people realize we are swimming in our own-
Peach: Shhh, here he comes! - —Gurgle breaking the fourth wall.
Trivia[]
- The model for Gurgle was reused for the fish in Boundin'.
- Like Bubbles, Gurgle was one of those members of the Tank Gang who wasn't referred to by name in the film. His name was given in promotional material of the film, however.
- When the fish start bashing the AquaScum 2003 for foiling their escape plan before Dr. Sherman scoops Nemo out of the tank, Gurgle appears to hate the AquaScum the most, with him swimming up to it and yelling, "CURSE YOU, AQUASCUM!!!"
- Ironically, after Gurgle yelled, "CURSE YOU, AQUASCUM!!!", his wish that the AquaScum filter would break down came true at the end of the movie when he and the rest of the Tank Gang escaped to freedom.
- Like all royal gramma fish, Gurgle is sensitive in many ways. Grammas are just not too sociable or expensive.
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