Knish Krinkle is the Santa Claus of the Chowder universe. He visits every house on Knishmas and vomits up presents if there is a Shmingerbread House there that he likes. If there isn't, he goes into a fit of rage and destroys the entire house. He speaks using only his tongue. He has four parts of his body which all look like big round balls, suggesting that he might be a millipede or centipede. He has a beard and no hands. He wears a white "skin sack" (as Chowder puts it), leaving only his face visible. He has eight legs with shoes on them. He usually kicks people to get their attention. He has foggy breath and can regurgitate presents that he doesn't swallow. When he encountered Chowder in the episode, he kicked Gorgonzola twice. Gorgonzola then kicked Panini, telling her to pass it on to Chowder. Panini got angry and started beating up Gorgonzola. Chowder noticed Kringle, and with the help of Panini's ears and Gorgonzola's flame, Chowder got to the shmingerbread house Mung bought from Ms. Endive first and ate it in one bite.
However, even though there was no Shmingerbread House for him, upon hearing the fact that Chowder did all that so Mung wouldn’t lose his pride and the fact that Chowder learned that Knishmas was all about giving rather than getting, Knish Krinkle rewards Chowder for his passion, selflessness, and generosity by giving him the gift he wanted so very badly.
Trivia[]
- He is an obvious parody of Santa Claus and his name is a play on Kris Kringle.
- Knish Krinkle only talks by sticking out his tongue and making an "Ugh" sound.
- After Knish Krinkle heard the true meaning of Knishmas from Chowder, he gave Chowder a present, an electric broccoli trimmer with detachable non-electric cauliflower trimmers.
- A knish is dumpling-like dish.