| “ | No eating in my classroom! | „ |
| ~ Sergeant Samuel Rodrick after baiting a student into breaking one of his rules. |
| “ | I'm gonna stop this thing. Tell my wife I love her. (jumps in front of the boat in an attempt to stop it) COME GET SOME! | „ |
| ~ Sergeant Samuel Roderick to Mr. Fitz before getting run over, also his last words. |
Sergeant Samuel "Sam" Roderick, also known as Mr. Sharky, is the main antagonist of the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired". He is a shark driving instructor who briefly replaces Mrs. Puff after SpongeBob fails his driving test too many times.
He was voiced by the late Robin Sachs who also played Sarris in Galaxy Quest.
Biography[]
Sergeant Roderick makes his first appearance where Mrs. Puff was fired for failing to teach SpongeBob how to drive so many times by Mr. Fitz, so she was replaced by Roderick.
Roderick acts much like a military personal and was very strict, forcing everyone to follow his rules, even throwing two of them through doors when they broke them, causing everyone but SpongeBob to run away. He then makes SpongeBob learn every inch of a difficult driving course, first by crawling, then by walking barefoot with him on his back, then by running through it and finally doing the whole course blindfolded. Soon SpongeBob could complete the course while driving blindfolded.
When it came to SpongeBob's test for his license, he attempted to put on his blindfold but was told not to because driving blindfolded was illegal. Since SpongeBob never learned how to drive without his eyes closed, he begins to drive out of control, destroying part of Bikini Bottom in the process and accidently picking up Mrs. Puff while she was painting. When SpongeBob removes the brake pedal due to a misunderstanding, Roderick jumps out and tries to stop the boat but was easily run over.
Because of the damage he did to the city, SpongeBob failed his drivers test again and Mrs. Puff was rehired, much to her sadness. It was unknown what happened to Roderick afterwards, but its possible that he was killed by the boat.
Quotes[]
| “ | Roderick: Hello, worthless students. I'm your new instructor. [crash] No one's ever failed my class... that's lived through it. I can assure you these next four weeks will be the worst years of your miserable lives. Your spine will break, your teeth will ache, your eyes will be bloodshot. You will drive out of this school in style or you will be carted out in your granny's hand basket. Everyone will follow the rules of the class. First rule: No talking. Peterson: Does that mean... [Roderick throws Peterson through the door] Roderick: Second Rule: no eating in my class. Would anyone care for a bon-bon? Monroe: Uhh, I'll eat one. [all gasp. Monroe walks to Roderick] Roderick: Pick your favorite. [Monroe takes one and eats it] How's it taste? Monroe: It's a delightful taste sensation. Roderick: No eating in my classroom! [throws Monroe through another door] |
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| ~ Sam explaining the rules of the class. |
Trivia[]
- Sam Roderick is clearly based on Gunnery Sergeant Hartman from the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket.
- Despite his name, his uniform rank stripes on his sleeves are not those of a sergeant but of a corporal. They are also upside down. According to Greek military insignia, however, this is correct.
