Occy

Occy is a pet “octo-puppy in the tv show The Snorks.

The Snorks are a race of small, colorful beings that live happily in the underwater world of Snorkland. They have snorkels on their heads, which are used to propel them swiftly through the water. As evidenced by the cartoon series, when a Snork becomes excited their tube makes a “snork” sound. They have much of the same technology as contemporary humans, adapted to their own aquatic environment. The Snorks use clams as currency (clams is also a slang termfor money).
According to the Snork back-story, which was described in the show’s first opening theme, a few ventured to the surface (which the Snorks believe is “outer space”) in 1643, and watched a Royal Navy ship being attacked by pirates. The captain wound up in the water, and that was the first contact between the species when the Snorks saved his life, to which the captain then expressed his gratitude by writing a book about the Snorks, although very few humans believe in the existence of the Snorks. Since then, Snorks have adopted several human habits, such as wearing clothes.

There are a few episodes which have human encounters with the Snorks.

Occy & Junior

Occy was born in Snorkland, and once belonged to a snork named Wellington Wetworth, Jr. aka “Junior“ (voiced by Barry Gordon, – An orange-skinned, male Snork with bluish hair who is a spoiled snob that takes after his parents, especially his Governor father. Before Bigweed becomes the villain in season 3, Junior is seen as minor villain-like, due to his rude attitude towards other Snorks, especially Allstar and his gang. He constantly seeks wealth, status, and to outperform Allstar, whom he frequently calls “Allwet”, in everything. Usually learns his lesson at the end of the episode. Used to be best friends with Allstar when he was younger until standing up for himself went to his head. During the first two seasons, he appears to have a crush on Casey, but starting from season 3 he is often seen with Daffney, and hangs out more with Allstar’s gang). Following his birth, Junior attempted to train him to be an “attack puppy,” but being a nice puppy Occy kept failing to follow his orders. For example, instead of shredding the newspaper like he was told, he fetched it, and later glued the torn pieces back together, which greatly annoyed Junior.

Casey, Occy & Allstar

His first encounter with Junior’s classmate and frien-emy, Allstar Seaworthy (voiced by Michael Bell – An athletic, yellow-skinned, male Snork, generally considered to be the hero of the series. He is smart, brave and generous, usually serving as the leader of his gang during their various adventures. Allstar has a big interest, and excels, in science and inventions, much like his uncle, Dr. Galeo Seaworthy. Whenever AllStar reaches a “light bulb moment”, his belt buckle would start to spin, giving him a “starbright idea”. He is Casey’s love interest, and used to be best friends with Junior when they were younger. He has a baby sister named Smallstar. Allstar has once joked that he will never understand female Snorks in the episode “Learn to Love Your Snork” when he fails to understand why Casey is upset.), took place at school when he was guarding Junior’s locker. While on a field trip, he got stuck in a large piece of coral while trying to retrieve a frisbee for Junior, so Allstar and fellow classmate, Casey Kelp (voiced by B.J. Ward – A light-pink-skinned, female Snork with reddish hair tied up into bunches by green hair bows. Usually wears a midriff green shirt and matching pants. Intelligent, brave, and kind-hearted, she dislikes bullies or being bullied and will stand up for herself as well as others. Also pretty good at drawing. Once upset about her “giant” snork and goes out of her way to hide/shrink it. She is Allstar’s love interest and Daffney’s best friend. In season 4, however, she has a big crush on a star Snorkball player named Stevie and eventually becomes his date for the school prom, making her relationship with Allstar seem nonexistent.), got him out. He and Junior were later being chased by a snork-eater and a baby snork-eater while they were trying to catch a butterfly shrimp. Occy saved Allstar in the process, but Junior later disowned him for not obeying his commands. Shortly afterwards, Allstar adopted him.

Occy & Allstar

Personality/Traits

Occy is kind and friendly to most snorks. He is very loyal to Allstar, and loves Allstar unconditionally. He only growls at Junior, going as far as ripping off the back of his pants, and certain creatures he’s not familiar with. He inks in defense when surrounded by danger.

Appearances

Occy is a dark magneta colored octopus with eight tentacles. He has yellow eyes, and when he is not laying down, he appears to be about the same size as Allstar and his friends.

Trivia/Background

Occy courting a female

• He gets along with every snork, except Junior.
• Occy gets along very well with Tooter as Tooter can communicate with animals well. (A Snorking We Will Go)
• He has fallen for female octopuses, one of them actually being a fishing lure (Hooked On a Feeling, The King of Kelp)
• He is very successful at keyboarding, which made him a star in Allstar’s band (Allstar’s Allstar Band)
• He can also bounce eight basketballs at once (Which Snork Snitched)
• Occy also eats snork food such as kelp cakes, seaburgers, and steak (Allstar’s Double Trouble, Junior’s Octopuppy, Wish Or Wish Out)
• Despite eating regular snork food, he hates airline food (The Day the Ocean Stood Still)
• He even once saved Ms. Buckfish’s collection of shells right before her house got destroyed, despite Junior stealing them at first (The Old Shell Game)
• He saves Allstar a countless number of times, once from Slugworth (I Squid You Not)
• Occy is also one of the long lost pets of the Snorkhamptons; one time, he left Snorkland to live in a big mansion for quite a while. He soon missed Allstar and his friends, so the master set him free because he felt Occy and Allstar have an unconditional bond (Little Lord Occy)
• Occy does not appear in Seasons 3 and 4 as often as he does in Seasons 1 and 2. In fact, his terminology changed in the later seasons – he went from being classified as an octopuppy/octopus to being classified as a dogfish.