Rocky is a pet rock owned by Patrick and/or Squidward. It first appears in the episode "The Great Snail Race."
Description[]
Rocky is light brown and is the same size as a snail. Also, it looks like a scaled-down version of Patrick's rock but without the antenna.
In "Buried in Time" and "The Endless Summer," Rocky is lumpy and light gray. In "A Place for Pets," Rocky now has a blue collar with a golden ring, and a face with eyes and a squiggly mouth drawn on it.
Role in series[]
"The Great Snail Race"/The Great Snail Race/Meow...Like a Snail?![]
Patrick enters Rocky in a snail race, thinking the rock is a snail. Rocky competes against Gary and Squidward's snail, Snellie.
Rocky actually wins the snail race despite not showing any signs of sentience. Squidward himself is left confused by how his pet snail lost to a rock.
"The Endless Summer"[]
When Patrick says to Mr. Krabs that he and the people of Bikini Bottom are moving to colder climates, he is shown holding a stick with Rocky strapped with a rope to the end of it.
"Buried in Time"[]
Patrick wants to donate Rocky to the time capsule.
"Patrick's Staycation"[]
When SpongeBob remarks about a puppet show, Patrick shuts him down while holding Rocky.
"A Place for Pets"[]
He appears in the Krusty Krab alongside Patrick at a table.
Role in books[]
Best in Show/The Best Pet/The Pet Show/Four Absorbing Stories[]
Squidward enters Rocky in the Bikini Bottom Pet Show, winning first place after SpongeBob lets Gary withdraw from the contest.
Role in games[]
What's Your Bikini Bottom Pet?[]
He is one of the pets featured on the title screen in this online game.
Trivia[]
- According to Patrick, Rocky has nerves of steel. Whenever someone mentions to Patrick that his pet is an actual rock, Patrick continually mentions this, by saying, "Yeah, thanks, I know, he's got nerves of steel."
- Him winning the snail race despite being a rock is a reference to the popular quote "slow and steady wins the race" from the fable The Tortoise and the Hare.
- As of "A Place for Pets", Rocky made its final appearance, cause Patrick gets a new pet rock named Rolly, who later to be confirmed to be a dragon fish in "Pet the Rock".
- Patrick's pet rock, Rocky, is a clear reference and/or play on the toy, "Pet Rock". Which the episode above this, is also one.