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— Sergeant Roderick, "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired"
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Sergeant Roderick[1] is a strict and authoritarian instructor who appears in the episodes "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired" and "Sandy, Help Us!"
Description[]
Sergeant Roderick's model sheet.
He is a dark gray buff male goblin shark with a drooping nose and a light gray dorsal fin. He wears an olive green hat and shirt, dark green pants with a dark brown belt with a golden buckle, and dark brown boots.
In "Sandy, Help Us!" Sargent Roderick has a slightly different redesign. His outfit is now composed of a white shirt, a black tie, an olive green jacket with various military awards on it, and a general's hat. Additionally, he now has a light brown moustache, and his dorsal fin appears to have a bite taken out of it.
Personality[]
Roderick's personality is that of a stereotypical drill sergeant who is very serious about his job.
Role in series[]
"Mrs. Puff, You're Fired"[]
He replaces Mrs. Puff after she is fired from her position as driving instructor, due to SpongeBob's stupidity and failing too many driving tests. While teaching SpongeBob, Roderick's strict training technique of forcing him to complete the course blind-folded allows SpongeBob to drive perfectly. However, when SpongeBob begins his official driving test, Roderick finally convinces SpongeBob not to wear a blindfold, despite his training only being done with one.
SpongeBob then reverts to his old ways, rampaging across the city. Roderick, in an attempt to stop the dangerous driving of SpongeBob, sacrifices himself to stop the boat, stating that he wants Mr. Fitz to tell his wife that he loves her. His attempt is unsuccessful and he is simply flung away upon impact with the oncoming boat.
"Sandy, Help Us!"[]
He works for the Undersea Space Agency. He calls in Sandy to help prevent a meteor from destroying the Earth.
Trivia[]
Credits
- Sergeant Roderick's name is never spoken in the episode, but the credits reveal it.
- Even though Roderick is said to be a sergeant, the insignia on his shoulder shows that he is a corporal. Both of these insignias look very similar to one another. Sergeant is a higher rank than a corporal. This is correct according to Greek military rank insignia, however, as Greek insignias are upside down and sergeant is only two chevrons.