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Not to be confused with Incidental 175 or Incidental 176.
It's my ridiculous name! "What Zit Tooya!"
 
— Mystery man vest, "Good Ol' Whatshisname"
Character

Mr. What Zit Tooya, also known as Incidental 178[1], mystery man vest, Incidental 178Zombie[2], and Incidental FG8, is an incidental character who first appears in the episode "Good Ol' Whatshisname." He is likely classified as an elderly-type incidental.

Names[]

Good Ol' Whatshisname 093

Mr. What Zit Tooya's drivers license.

  • In "Good Ol' Whatshisname," mystery man vest is named Mr. What Zit Tooya.


Description[]

He is a light green wrinkled fish, with darker colored spots on his head, orange lips, gray eyebrows, and balding gray hair on the sides of his head. He wears a turtleneck sweater that is teal with a light blue collar, dark blue pants, and brown shoes.

He also has an alternate color palette that first appeared in "Bubble Bass's Tab" where he wears an orange sweater with a yellow collar.

Mystery man vest/Incidental FG8[]

The original variant of Mr. What Zit Tooya. He is colored lavender with brown spots on his head, darker purple colored lips, no eyebrows, and had a purple dorsal fin. He wears a gray jacket, a white shirt underneath, a light blue tie, brown pants, and black shoes. In his preliminary design, he wore a dark gray vest instead of a jacket, despite him name still being "mystery man vest."

Incidental 178Zombie[]

He is an undead zombie of Mr. What Zit Tooya. He has slightly more saggier skin, gray pupils, a few pimples, and torn borders on his sweater.

Role in series[]

Mr. What Zit Tooya has made a few appearances throughout the series so far, for he is one of the incidental characters that didn’t debut in the first two seasons. He was at first used as a one time character that was labeled as "mystery man vest" for the episode "Good Ol' Whatshisname," but then became a redesigned regular incidental character much later in the series where he is usually portrayed as an elderly citizen. He makes his biggest role yet in his debut, "Good Ol' Whatshisname" as part of the main plot for nearly half the episode.

Major roles[]

SpongeBob SquarePants[]

"Good Ol' Whatshisname"[]

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"What Zit Tooya."

His biggest role yet as mystery man vest. When Squidward first asks his name for a contest between him and SpongeBob to earn a prize, his answer sounds like he is annoyed: "What's it to ya?" After many attempts to learn his name, Squidward steals his wallet, and after being chased by him and Incidental 118, he looks at his driver's license to discover that the customer's name is literally "What Zit Tooya" as in "What's it to ya?" After stealing his wallet, Squidward is arrested by the man's request.

"High Sea Diving"[]

High Sea Diving 137

Mr. What Zit Tooya walking away from Old Man Jenkins' birthday party.

He is seen at Old Man Jenkins' party at the Shady Shoals Rest Home. He later walks away back into the retirement home with the other seniors when Jenkins gets lifted to the surface by his birthday balloons.

"The Ghost of Plankton"[]

He appears at Plankton's funeral where he is one of the funeral goers that angrily stomp on Plankton at the end of the episode.

"Bubble Bass's Tab"[]

He is seen writing a check to Mr. Krabs in order to get Bubble Bass's tab all paid up.

"There Will Be Grease"[]

He appears swinging on a pipe for a short time and falls down during the riot at the Dr. Krabton's.

"Karen for Spot"[]

He is part of the collision that Spot causes from devouring a fire hydrant.

The Patrick Star Show[]

"Bummer Jobs"[]

Bummer Jobs 126

Mr. What Zit Tooya sitting on a rocking chair on top of Patrick.

He is seen sitting on a rocking chair on top of the items Patrick was carrying while he was posing as a taxi cab.

"Terror at 20,000 Leagues"[]

Terror at 20,000 Leagues 175

Incidental 178Zombie's head face down on the sneeze guard.

Incidental 178Zombie appears at Famous Zed's Brain Buffet where he at first sneezes his head off and is then seen feasting on Larry the Lobster's brain.

Trivia[]

  • According to his license, he is 7 inches and weighs 5 ounces.
  • Despite him having visible hair, his license says that he has no hair.
  • In the Croatian dub, his name is "Šta Te Briga," which translates to "What Do You Care."
    • It means the same in the European Spanish dub, as he is called "Que Le Importa."
      • However it can also be ''Quele Importa'', as the subtitles in Clan TVE (which is one of the channels that airs SpongeBob in Spain) indicates this.
      • Coincidentally, "Que Le Importa" is also one of Chavo and Chilindrina from the Mexican sitcom from 70s El Chavo del Ocho's catchphrases, usually when Quico asks one of them why they're crying.
  • In the Arabic dub, his name is "لماذا تسأل" which translates to "Why are you asking."
  • In the Romanian dub, his name is "Cu Ce Te Încurcă" which translates to "What Does it Bother You With."
  • He makes his first speaking role in "Good Ol' Whatshisname" as mystery man vest.

References[]

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