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Encyclopedia SpongeBobia
If you were looking for the article about the octopus, then see Roger (octopus).
If you were looking for the article about the fish, then see Roger (fish).
If you were looking for the article about the Rodger from "SpongeBob in RandomLand", then see Rodger.
If you were looking for the article about the voice actor, then see Rodger Bumpass.
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Character

Roger is a chick that appears in the episode "New Student Starfish," the book of the same name, and the video games The Yellow Avenger and SpongeBob Simulator. He is Mrs. Puff's class science experiment.

Description[]

For most of "New Student Starfish," he is unhatched. According to SpongeBob, the purpose of Roger's egg is to teach the students the meaning of life. Roger's shell represents the fragile line between life and death when behind the wheel of a boat. The light bulb on top of Roger represents knowledge; without its energy, Roger would die.

In order for Roger to live, he needs a working lightbulb hanging above to keep him warm, and is held in an egg holder within a glass box.

Role in episodes[]

"New Student Starfish"[]

While SpongeBob and Patrick argue in detention, the light bulb goes out, causing the two friends to apologize and put aside their issues to save Roger. Mrs. Puff, who was watching from her one-way chalkboard, commends the two for their teamwork and awards them each with a gold star.

At the end of the episode, Roger's egg hatches into a chick, who asks what he had missed.

"Friendiversary"[]

He lights up a SpongeBob-esque cannon Squidward flies out of as part of his Sushi-Maker stunt.

Role in The Yellow Avenger[]

He appears in Mrs. Puff's classroom.

Role in SpongeBob Simulator[]

He appears inside of Mrs. Puff's classroom in his egg.

Trivia[]

An early design of Roger chick used in the storyboard version and zoomed out

Roger in the original storyboard version showing an early prototype design.

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Roger's model sheet showing another early prototype design.

  • According to the storyboard version featured on the Sponge for Hire DVD and the model sheet, the design of Roger after hatching out of his egg was originally going to have been drawn in a cartoon style. The storyboard version of Roger at the end is not colored in, but has an early prototype design that is also used in his model sheet. The early prototype design of Roger in the model sheet consisted of him having orange hair on his head (a single feather in the storyboard version), a yellow body, an orange beak, orange legs, wearing a dark blue sweater shirt that has his name written on it in light green letters, and black eyes. In the finished episode, the original cartoon design of Roger was scrapped in favor of a live-action baby chick being used to portray Roger.
    • The cartoon design of Roger finally made a brief appearance in "Friendiversary."
  • The live-action baby chick that portrays Roger after hatching is actually royalty-free stock footage owned by GK Hart/Vikki Hart. The footage can be found on Getty Images.[1][2]
  • Another cartoon design of Roger appears in the book adaptation of the episode. This 2D version of Roger is closer to his live-action form and lacks the sweater his other two cartoon designs had, and has big eyes resembling SpongeBob's without the eyelashes.


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