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For other uses, see Squishy (disambiguation)

The Jellyfish are one of the minor characters in Finding Nemo. Unlike most characters in the film, they do not talk. They live above a large trench near the East Australian Current.

Finding Nemo[]

"A squishy little jellyfish might look cute on its own, but a whole forest of them can be a deadly menace. Silently, these mysterious ocean drifters can engulf you, dazzle you with their beautiful colors, and trap you inside their sinister, stinging tentacles. Luckily, the tops of these creatures are harmless, and you can escape them―as Marlin and Dory do―by bouncing on them like trampolines. Jellies may not be talkative, but rumor has it they are secretly very brainy and spend all day pondering deep math problems."[1]

In Finding Nemo, the jellyfish surround Marlin and Dory when "Squishy" calls for them after Dory annoys him. Marlin and Dory are forced to bounce on the jellyfish to get out of the field of "stingers." Dory gets severely stung by a jellyfish and passes out, forcing Marlin to retrieve from the jellies. Marlin and Dory but there was no use. while also getting stung himself and passes out right after exiting the jellyfish forest (although he is used to these kinds of stings because he lives on the reef). They are later rescued by Crush and his gang of sea turtles.

Squishy[]

Dory: "I shall call him "Squishy," and he shall be mine. And he shall be my Squishy. Come here, Squishy. Come here, little Squishy. (does baby talk, but the jellyfish stings her) Ow!"
Marlin: "Dory! That's a jellyfish!"
Dory: "Bad Squishy! Bad Squishy!"
Marlin: "Shoo! Shoo, shoo! Get away!"
―Dory, when she encounters "Squishy"[src]
Squishy

Squishy

Squishy, as nicknamed by Dory, is a tiny jellyfish Dory encounters after Marlin decides that he and Dory swim over the trench (rather than through it, as previously told by the school of Moonfish because it had death written all over it). Dory tries to coax "Squishy" into being her "pet" by baby-talking, but it stings her. This makes Dory scold the tiny jellyfish by saying, "Bad Squishy! Bad Squishy!" before Marlin shoos it away by giving it a big slap with his fin.

Trivia[]

  • Unlike real jellyfish, the jellyfish in Finding Nemo sting by electrifying other fish. While real ones sting other fish with a really poisonous toxin with no antidote.
  • Even though the jellyfish do not return in Finding Dory, model jellyfish can be seen hanging from the ceiling above the Marine Life Institute's "Open Ocean" exhibit.
  • The Moonfish may have known about the jellyfish, hence why they warned Marlin and Dory to not go over the trench.
  • Small jellyfish appear as enemies in the bouncing sections of the Finding Nemo video game. According to the manual, their official name is Squishy.

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