Bigmouth is a whale and one of the main protagonists from The Just So Movie.
Background[]
Bigmouth the whale is the first member of the Main Eleven since he had been born and raised in the Grover zoo and is good friends with Humphrey, Wrinkles, Spot, Trunksworth, Joey, Penny, Arnold, Clyde, Carl, Floyd, and Joe. His home is at the aquarium with Clyde; and since he can't come out of the water, all his friends get together with him at the aquarium when Joe's not around. His ancestor is from "How the Whale Got his Throat", which is what made him like all other baleen whales. Bigmouth even gets his name from his enormous mouth.
Bigmouth is a gray whale with gold baleen for eating plankton. Instead of a fin like most other whales, he has bumps on his back.
Appearances[]
In the movie, Bigmouth is seen as a calf in the zoo along with his friends, having grown up ever since Joe became the head zookeeper and before Marty died. When the zoo gets run down, the whale and his friends refuse to leave the zoo like the other animals. Hearing the news about Julia wanting to buy the zoo unless Joe pays his debt within two days, Bigmouth and his friends get together trying to think of how they can save their home when Mother Nature appears, telling the Main Eleven that she will take them back in time to see their ancestors.
While the Main Eleven keep talking and Humphrey wishes for the other animals to return, the others object with Bigmouth saying that he was always kept awake because of the dolphins and seals showing off all the time.
While the Main Eleven is asleep at night, Mother Nature, who is true to her word, takes them back in time to see their ancestors. Bigmouth watches his ancestor while the whole story of "How the Whale Got his Throat" being acted out, though it rather surprises him a bit. Back at the zoo, the next day, the Main Eleven explains about what happened, realizing that their ancestors made them what they are and that they can save the zoo.
When Joe (who has lost all hope) comes to feed them for the last time and explain that he's going to sell, the animals try to tell him about meeting their ancestors, but he can't understand them since animals can't speak human language.
Having lost hope the next day, Bigmouth and his friends decide to make the best of living out in the wild (though they don't know what Julia has in mind for them), when Joe, who finally came to his senses from seeing his own ancestors last night, tells his animals friends that they can save the zoo after all. The Main Eleven gets ready as the sing, "Got to Save the Zoo".
The moment Julia arrives and Mr. Grover stands up to her refusing to sell the zoo, the landlady gets attacked by the Main Eleven. Bigmouth catches Ms. McSteller on a spout from his blowhole and flings her with his tail back to the main gate. After Julia gets arrested, the police allow the zoo to remain open forever, and Sally quits working for the landlady, Joe thanks the Main Eleven for believing in him ever since they were young.
Bigmouth even compliments his friends and his ancestor, knowing that things are going to get much better. After the zoo is renovated, new animals come to live in the zoo, including a new female gray whale who Bigmouth has a calf with.
Video Games[]
Bigmouth appears in the Just So Game as a playable character with abilities to spout, blow bubbles, and slap with his tail. He eats zoo chow to restore his health. When visiting his ancestor, he has to fight off a killer whale.
Trivia[]
- Bigmouth can talk to his friends while he only sings to humans, which is why Joe can't understand him.
- Although gray whales don't really fight, he uses his tail to defeat enemies.