Slinkman

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Mr. Slinkman Physical Information Species Banana Slug Gender Male Origin Property of Camp Kidney Appearance Pale Yellow skin, Short Personal Information Occupation Scoutmaster Assistant Squirrel's Scoutmaster (former) Professional Race Car Driver (former) Affiliation Camp Kidney Scout Red (or Blue) Cabin Scoutmaster's Jelly Cabin Mates Scoutmaster Lumpus Lazlo (Former) Raj (Former) Clam (Former) Position Water boy Production Information Debut Parasitic Pal Voiced by Tom Kenny Slinkman is the assistant scoutmaster to Lumpus and a supporting protagonist of Camp Lazlo. He, like Lumpus, was voiced by Tom Kenny, who also voiced, Chester, Common Cold, and James "Jimmy" Nixon McGarfield in Codename: Kids Next Door. Personality Slinkman is a yellow banana Slug, and like a real Slug, Slinkman is an invertebrate organism. He knows the Bean Scout handbook cover-to-cover (although he seems to always read it upside down). He's shown to be loyal, kind and obedient. Even though Slinkman is the one who basically runs Camp Kidney, he still has to answer to Scoutmaster Lumpus, and often ends up acting as his personal valet. There have been a handful of situations where Slinkman stood up to Lumpus, such as in "Slugfest," where he tried to hold him to a promise made upon Slinkman's employment that he would have three days off when the Slugfest was going on. After Lumpus denied him, Slinkman suffered a temporary emotional breakdown, destroying many of Lumpus' possessions, causing the scoutmaster to panic to the point of apologizing. However, these instances are the exception and are usually only when Slinkman's compliant, non-confrontational nature is pushed to the limit. Slinkman has to do a lot of back-breaking work as assistant scoutmaster, and has been working there essentially non-stop for At least five years. Slinkman loves the campers, particularly those of Jelly Bean Cabin, and sometimes will join their ranks despite being much older. As seen in "Lights Out," Slinkman is a master at shadow puppets, complete with a near-perfect imitation of Scoutmaster Lumpus. In "Beans and Pranks," Slinkman is ordered by Lumpus to infiltrate Jellybean Cabin and find proof that they are the ones pranking him every year on June ninth, only to reveal to the audience, while writing his diary, that he does it each year to get back at Lumpus for forgetting his birthday. He has a not-so-secret desire to be a race-car driver and reads racing magazines, and was a daredevil stuntman back in his youth (until Lumpus secretly sabatoged one of his stunts). Although Slinkman began the series as a spineless yes-man, he would fight back against Lumpus' unreasonable behavior more and more as the show progressed. Trivia Slinkman's first name was never revealed, though it was suggested in "Club Kidney-Ki" that his name "Kahuna," as a "Hawaiin-sounding" name while he was on vacation. According to series creator Joe Murray, Slinkman was originally patterned after Dustin Hoffman's character Raymond "Ray" Babbitt in the 1988 film "Rainman", leading to Slinkman's stunted and flat deliveries. This characterization was lessened as the show continued, with Slinkman developing more of an outspoken personality. Slinkman's birthday is revealed to be June 9th in "Beans and Pranks." Lumpus often forgets Slinkman's birthday, which is why Slinkman pranks him each year on his birthday. What happens to Slinkman in the series finale is unknown. It is not entirely clear if he remained in Camp Kidney, followed Lumpus in the ambulance, or returned home. Slinkman's history is full of contradictions, owing to the show's loose grasp of continuity. In "Slugfest", Slinkman is shown applying as a Scoutmaster's assistant five years prior to the present day, presented as the first time he had met Lumpus. In "Dead Bean Drop", Slinkman's past history as the daredevil "Super Slug" at Camp Kidney was discovered in a time capsule that had been buried fifteen years prior to the show. Slinkman and Lumpus are shown to be acquainted with each other during this time. in "Step Clam", Slinkman and Jane Doe are revealed to have known each other as children, with Slinkman shown to be on close personal terms with Jane Doe after agreeing to pose as her baby brother to allow her to join The Order of the Wingnut. This is at odds with Slinkman and Jane Doe's interactions in earlier episodes, where the two weren't acquainted at all. This also implies Slinkman had been a Bean Scout as well in his youth, as opposed to joining in his adulthood. Camp Lazlo Characters Lazlo Raj Clam Scoutmaster Lumpus Slinkman Edward Platypus Chip and Skip Samson