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Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V (Episode)
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| + | '''"Superfriends: Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V"''' is a ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode from Season 3. It premiered on June 1, 2002. | ||
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| + | '''Brief summary:''' Although he is a man, Barnacle Boy is being treated too much like a boy. Tired of it, he becomes a villain. It's up to Mermaid Man to get him back to his old self, so he recruits SpongeBob, Squidward, Patrick, and Sandy to help him. | ||
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| + | '''Time/Date:''' Unknown | ||
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| + | '''Time cards shown:''' None | ||
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| + | '''Characters Present:''' | ||
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| + | '''Main Characters:''' | ||
| + | *[[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants/Quickster]] & | ||
| + | *[[Patrick Star|Patrick Star/The Elastic Waistband]] | ||
| + | *[[Sandy Cheeks|Sandy Cheeks/Miss Appear]] | ||
| + | *[[Squidward Tentacles|Squidward Tentacles/Captain Magma]] | ||
| + | *[[Mermaid Man]] | ||
| + | *[[Barnacle Boy|Barnacle Boy/Barnacle Man]] | ||
| + | *[[Dirty Bubble]] | ||
| + | *[[Man Ray (SpongeBob SquarePants)|Man Ray]] | ||
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| + | '''Major Characters:''' | ||
| + | *[[Eugene H. Krabs|Mr. Krabs]] | ||
| + | *Chief of the Superheroes | ||
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| + | '''Minor Characters:''' | ||
| + | *[[Krusty Krab]] customers | ||
| + | **Tom | ||
| + | **Fred | ||
| + | **[[Pearl Krabs]] | ||
| + | *People at Make-out Reef | ||
| + | **John | ||
| + | **Nancy | ||
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| + | '''Songs:''' | ||
| + | *The Ramblin' Man from [[Grambling]] (Background music) | ||
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| + | ==Plot== | ||
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| + | Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are holding up the line at the Krusty Krab, trying to decide what to order. Finally, Mermaid Man orders a Krabby Patty and a Pipsqueak (child's) Patty for Barnacle Boy. Barnacle Boy demands an adult-sized burger, claiming that since he is very old, he should no longer be treated as a child. But when Mermaid Man and the Krusty Krab patrons begin to tease him, Barnacle Boy breaks his friendship with Mermaid Man and joins Man Ray and the Dirty Bubble to form a villainous group known as E.V.I.L. (Every Villain is Lemons). | ||
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| + | Mermaid Man cannot defeat this new threat on his own, and he recruits SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward and Sandy to reform the International Justice League of Super Acquaintances(They were gonna order pizza but Mermaidman falls down). They attack E.V.I.L. at a teenage gathering spot called Makeout Reef. Despite numerous advantages, the incompetent Super Acquaintances defeat themselves.Spongebob was defeated by Squidward and defeats Patrick.Mermaidman mistakes Squidward for Spongebob and washes him up(water is the weakness of fire).Sandy defeats herself by not noticing the boat behind her coming to hit her off the cliff. | ||
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| + | Having "defeated" the heroes, Barnacle Boy demands three things of Mermaid Man: That he be treated as a superhero, and not a sidekick; that he be called "Barnacle Man"; and that he be allowed to eat an adult-sized Krabby Patty. He then immediately rejoins the side of good, though when the heroes return to the Krusty Krab, Barnacle Boy admits that he cannot eat an entire Krabby Patty.Everyone laughs throughout the ending (the gang,Man-ray,Dirty Bubble,and the chief). | ||
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| + | ==Culture References== | ||
| + | *This episode parodies the [[Justice League]] and the [[Super Friends]]. Each member of the IJLSA is a sendup of a well-known superhero: the Elastic Waistband (Patrick) is a parody of [[Mr. Fantastic]], Captain Magma (Squidward) is a parody of the [[Human Torch]], Miss Appear (Sandy) is a parody of the [[Invisible Woman]], and The Quickster (SpongeBob) is a parody of [[Flash (comics) | The Flash]]. | ||
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| + | ==Trvia== | ||
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| + | *This is the last episode to use the classic "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" styled title cards. For [[Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV]], a new title card is used. | ||
| + | *After Mermaid Man yells, "To Make-Out Reef," he falls back in his chair, with chair coming down with him. But when the Elastic Waistband says, "Does this mean we're not getting pizza," if you look closely, you'll see his chair is standing back up. | ||
==Transscript== | ==Transscript== | ||
[[Episode Transscript: Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V]] | [[Episode Transscript: Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V]] | ||
Revision as of 05:39, 16 November 2007
"Superfriends: Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from Season 3. It premiered on June 1, 2002. Template:Spoiler Brief summary: Although he is a man, Barnacle Boy is being treated too much like a boy. Tired of it, he becomes a villain. It's up to Mermaid Man to get him back to his old self, so he recruits SpongeBob, Squidward, Patrick, and Sandy to help him.
Time/Date: Unknown
Time cards shown: None
Characters Present:
Main Characters:
- SpongeBob SquarePants/Quickster &
- Patrick Star/The Elastic Waistband
- Sandy Cheeks/Miss Appear
- Squidward Tentacles/Captain Magma
- Mermaid Man
- Barnacle Boy/Barnacle Man
- Dirty Bubble
- Man Ray
Major Characters:
- Mr. Krabs
- Chief of the Superheroes
Minor Characters:
- Krusty Krab customers
- Tom
- Fred
- Pearl Krabs
- People at Make-out Reef
- John
- Nancy
Songs:
- The Ramblin' Man from Grambling (Background music)
Contents |
Plot
Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are holding up the line at the Krusty Krab, trying to decide what to order. Finally, Mermaid Man orders a Krabby Patty and a Pipsqueak (child's) Patty for Barnacle Boy. Barnacle Boy demands an adult-sized burger, claiming that since he is very old, he should no longer be treated as a child. But when Mermaid Man and the Krusty Krab patrons begin to tease him, Barnacle Boy breaks his friendship with Mermaid Man and joins Man Ray and the Dirty Bubble to form a villainous group known as E.V.I.L. (Every Villain is Lemons).
Mermaid Man cannot defeat this new threat on his own, and he recruits SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward and Sandy to reform the International Justice League of Super Acquaintances(They were gonna order pizza but Mermaidman falls down). They attack E.V.I.L. at a teenage gathering spot called Makeout Reef. Despite numerous advantages, the incompetent Super Acquaintances defeat themselves.Spongebob was defeated by Squidward and defeats Patrick.Mermaidman mistakes Squidward for Spongebob and washes him up(water is the weakness of fire).Sandy defeats herself by not noticing the boat behind her coming to hit her off the cliff.
Having "defeated" the heroes, Barnacle Boy demands three things of Mermaid Man: That he be treated as a superhero, and not a sidekick; that he be called "Barnacle Man"; and that he be allowed to eat an adult-sized Krabby Patty. He then immediately rejoins the side of good, though when the heroes return to the Krusty Krab, Barnacle Boy admits that he cannot eat an entire Krabby Patty.Everyone laughs throughout the ending (the gang,Man-ray,Dirty Bubble,and the chief).
Culture References
- This episode parodies the Justice League and the Super Friends. Each member of the IJLSA is a sendup of a well-known superhero: the Elastic Waistband (Patrick) is a parody of Mr. Fantastic, Captain Magma (Squidward) is a parody of the Human Torch, Miss Appear (Sandy) is a parody of the Invisible Woman, and The Quickster (SpongeBob) is a parody of The Flash.
Trvia
- This is the last episode to use the classic "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" styled title cards. For Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV, a new title card is used.
- After Mermaid Man yells, "To Make-Out Reef," he falls back in his chair, with chair coming down with him. But when the Elastic Waistband says, "Does this mean we're not getting pizza," if you look closely, you'll see his chair is standing back up.
