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Filburt Shellbach, or in early episodes Philbert Robert Norbert Wilbert Turtle III, is a main/supporting character of Rocko's Modern Life. Starting out as a background character with very little dialogue in the first season, Filbert became a major character by the second season. Whenever Filbert feels uncomfortable or disturbed he is known to say, "I'm nauseous! I'm nauseous!". When upset, he also tends to say "oh fishsticks"!
[edit] Family and background
Not much is known about Filburt's parents, but his birth place is Kerplop-it-goes Island (named after the Galápagos Islands). Filburt is likely inspired by Woody Allen due to his mannerisms and glasses.
Filbert and Dr. Hutchison have four children, Gilbert, Shellbert, Norbert, and Missy who all came from the same egg. Gilbert and Shellbert look exactly like Filbert while Missy is a miniature version of Hutchison. Norbert, on the other hand, has Filbert's eyes but oddly resembles Heffer. Norbert also often thinks that Rocko is his father. Filburt may seem to have a couple jobs, but still very few, but actually he has the job record with nine (no, it's not Heffer). These include a cashier at a grocery store (Rocko's Happy Sack), cashier at Kind-of-A-Lot-O-Comics (Power Trip), license checker at the Department O' Motor Vehicles (Skid Marks), film runner at the GooglePlex Cinemas (Popcorn Pandemonium), lounge singer (The Lounge Singer), Christmas tree seller (Rocko's Modern Christmas), photographer (Hair Licked), cook at Stuff on a Stick (Pranksters), and a food sample carrier (Put out to Pasture). In one episode, it is shown that when between jobs, Filbert apparently supports himself by recycling an enormous collection of empty cans in his trailer; this prompted Rocko to comment, "So this is why he never works."
