Flipper slippers are shoes that Mr. Krabs buys for Pearl in the episode "Squeaky Boots." They seem to be popular with teenage girls in Bikini Bottom.
Description[]
They are tan-brown pointed slippers with pink and purple flowers in the middle.
Role in series[]
"Pickles"[]
At the Krusty Krab, incidentals 7 and 8 wear flipper slippers that are gray and red, respectively.
"Hall Monitor"[]
Incidental 8 is seen wearing black flipper slippers.
"Squeaky Boots"[]
For her birthday, Pearl wants a pair of flipper slippers, because all her friends wear them, but Mr. Krabs disappoints her by giving her squeaky black fishing boots instead, which are then given to SpongeBob since Pearl does not want them.
At the end of the episode, Mr. Krabs decides to buy her flipper slippers and they leave on vacation, during which Pearl admires her new shoes.
"Grandma's Kisses"[]
Incidental 7 wears the gray flipper slippers again.
"Whale Watching"[]
A fish attending the breech party is seen wearing them.
"SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout"[]
Cindy and Incidental 11 appear at SpongeBob's surprise party, both wearing their flipper slippers.
"Single-Celled Defense"[]
Plankton chops apart a pair of flipper slippers into logs when learning karate from Sandy.
"In the Mood to Feud"[]
The Narwhals drop various shoes on the Planktons to crush them, including a pair of flipper slippers.
Trivia[]
- The shoes they're wearing resembles as Dutch wooden clogs.
- They look similar to the shoes that Patrick makes and puts on SpongeBob's feet for his costume of the Flying Dutchman in "Scaredy Pants." The only difference is that there are no flowers on those shoes.