He first appears in a tank at Captain Teneal's Seafood Emporium, where Hamton plans to buy a lobster so he can cook and eat it for dinner. After being purchased by Hamton, The Lobster discovers that Hamton plans to cook him in a pot of boling water, then eat him. While trying to run away from Hamton, The Lobster thinks that Hamton's pot-belly stove is a way out, and covers himself with dust. Hamton mistakes him for a giant cockroach and tries to squish him. The Lobster tries to convince Hamton is a family man by showing him pictures, but Hamton is not fooled; he has the same family, as the pictures came with his wallet. The Lobster escapes and duels with Hamton using only his claws as Hamton is armed with a fork. He pinches Hamton in the butt and Hamton flies out of his house, and then bac