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'''"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy"''' is a ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode from season one. It premiered on August 21, 1999.
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'''Brief summary:''' When SpongeBob and Patrick learn that their retired heroes [[Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy]] are living nearby, they try to convince the two to come out of retirement. Little do they know how difficult that proves to be.
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'''Time/Date:'''
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'''Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy''' is an episode from [[Episodes/Season 1|Season 1]]. In the episode, after hearing that his favorite superheroes, the titular [[Mermaid Man]] and [[Barnacle Boy]], are retired, SpongeBob wants them to become superheroes again and he and Patrick try a lot of things to do just that.
*2:00 PM: SpongeBob and Patrick walk into Shady Shoals.
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'''Time cards shown:''' None
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==Info==
 
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===Characters===
'''Characters Present:'''
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*[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]
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*[[Patrick Star]]
 
*[[Patrick Star]]
 
*[[Mermaid Man]] (debut)
 
*[[Mermaid Man]] (debut)
*[[Barnacle Boy]] (debut)
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*[[Barnacle Boy]] (debut)            
 
*[[Squidward Tentacles]]
 
*[[Squidward Tentacles]]
*Shady Shoals manager
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*[[Shady Shoals]] manager
*Shady Shoals staff and occupan
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*[[Mable (Old Lady)|Mable]] (debut)
**Old Man Jenkins
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*[[Dennis (Cameo Character)|Dennis]] (debut)
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*[[Miss Shell]] (debut)
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*[[Mary]] (debut)
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*Other old people
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*[[King Neptune]] (debut, mentioned)
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*[[Man Ray]] (debut, mentioned)
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===Places===
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*[[SpongeBob's House]]
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*Outside [[Squidward's House]]
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*[[Shady Shoals]] (debut)
  
 
==Plot==
 
==Plot==
Whilst pestering [[Squidward]], [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob]] and [[Patrick Star|Patrick]] learn that their heroes, [[Mermaid Man]] and [[Barnacle Boy]], are in fact living in the Shady Shoals underwater retirement home, and they try to bring the two out of retirement, much to the annoyance of the geriatric Bikini Bottom superheroes who only want their TV fixed.  SpongeBob and Patrick go through all kinds of hilarious antics to reunite their superhero pals and eventually succeed, thereby creating Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's new show: ''The New Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy''. '''Note:''' It's the first episode that involves the superheroes in a [[checkers]] match. When Mermaid Man sits down, a comic book bubble appears and dramatizes the word "SIT!!". This is an obvious pun on the old Batman Series. The phone gets broken, and when Mermaid Man hangs up the phone, the bubble appears again and says '' "HANG UP!". Will our heroes ever get their phone fixed? Tune in next week and find out''. And when SpongeBob winks, a yellow bubble comes up and says "WINK!!!!" The ironic thing about this is that in most comic books, the dramatization of simple words usually comes in on action fighting scenes, but in this SpongeBob episode, it exaggerates the word dramatization.
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Whilst pestering Squidward, SpongeBob and Patrick learn that their heroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, are in fact living in the Shady Shoals underwater retirement home, and they try to bring the two out of retirement, much to the annoyance of the geriatric Bikini Bottom superheroes who only want their TV fixed.  SpongeBob and Patrick go through all kinds of hilarious antics to reunite their superhero pals and eventually succeed, by Barnacle Boy getting tired  of them and calling other former superheroes, thereby creating Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's new show: ''The New Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy''.
 
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==Cultural References==
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*When Spongebob and Patrick devote themselves to help Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, music from [[Jurassic Park]] is heard in the background.
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*Mermaid Man's outfit and super powers are both very similar to [[Aquaman]].
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==DVD Recorder==
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Bikini Bottom Best Friends Collection
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==The Series==
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This episode is followed by a mini-series of sequels:
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*Mermaid Man & Barnicle Boy II
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*Mermaid Man & Barnicle Boy III (which do not incude Mermaid Man and Barnicle Boy)
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*Mermaid Man & Barnicle Boy IV
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*Superfriends: Mermaid Man & Barnicle Boy V
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*Mermaid Man & Barnicle Boy VI: The Motion Picture
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*Mermaid Man & Barnicle Boy VII
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==Trivia/Goofs==
 
==Trivia/Goofs==
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*When SpongeBob and Patrick devote themselves to help Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, music from Jurassic Park is heard in the background.
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*Mermaid Man's outfit and super powers are both very similar to Aqua Man, while Barnacle Boy is a parody of Aqua Lad. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are also parodies of Batman and Robin.
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*The Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy theme as introduced in this episode is called "The Lineman", which was originally composed by Sam Spence for NFL Films.
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*Barnacle Boy was not the original sidekick of Mermaid Man. Originally, he was to hang out with an old coot named Barnacle Bill. Barnacle Bill, due to his marine mishaps, had a body made entirely out of driftwood. He also had flippers for arms and legs, wore a hat that looked similar to SpongeBob's Krusty Krab workhat, smoked through a wooden smoker (though he produced bubbles instead of smoke), and had a head that resembled that of the famous cartoon sailor Popeye. Stephen Hillenburg, though, couldn't find a use for Barnacle Bill, so he replaced him with Mermaid Man's current sidekick, Barnacle Boy.
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*Mermaid Man illegally moves one of his checkers into a red space before the screen switches to "King me!"
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*When Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy say "Dog paddle away!" and start dog paddling, you can clearly see Mermaid Man's socks are missing. After, they return when they dog paddle around SpongeBob and Patrick.
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*When SpongeBob and Patrick are first asking the man at the front desk to see Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, an article on the inside of his newspaper reads, "School Drop Out Rate Increases and Global Ocean Warming".
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*When SpongeBob and Patrick pretend their doughnuts are rings, Patrick first grabs a chocolate, but is later shown with a glazed.
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* SpongeBob quotes: "Do you remember in episode 346 when the food supply in Atlantis was severely low?" That must mean that SpongeBob knows about Atlantis already, but in [[Atlantis SquarePantis (Episode)|Atlantis SquarePantis]], he does not. However, he could've thought it was a fake place since Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy is a TV Show.
  
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==Transcript==
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[[Episode Transcript: Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy|Transcript for Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy]]
  
*When Patrick takes the doughnut from the box its normal but when they "unite", it shows he has the chocolate one which was left in the box. After that scene it shows he has the normal doughnut again.
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*Mermaid Man illegally moves one of his checkers into a red space before the screen switches to "King ME!"
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*When Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy say "Dog paddle away!" and start dog paddling, you can clearly see Mermaid Man's socks are missing. After, they return.
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*When Spongebob and Patrick are first asking the man at the front desk to see Mermaidman and Barnacleboy, an article on the inside of his newspaper reads, "School Drop Out Rate Increases."
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==Transscript==
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[[Episode Transscript: Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy]]
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Latest revision as of 01:13, 15 November 2024

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy
Titlecard Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.jpg

© Viacom

Episode No.: 6a
Season: 1
Airdate: August 21, 1999
Previous Episode: Home Sweet Pineapple
Next Episode: Pickles
Characters Voice actors
SpongeBob SquarePants Tom Kenny
Patrick Star Bill Fagerbakke
BBB.jpg
Barnacle Boy
© Paramount Global

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy is an episode from Season 1. In the episode, after hearing that his favorite superheroes, the titular Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, are retired, SpongeBob wants them to become superheroes again and he and Patrick try a lot of things to do just that.

Contents

[edit] Info

[edit] Characters

[edit] Places

[edit] Plot

Whilst pestering Squidward, SpongeBob and Patrick learn that their heroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, are in fact living in the Shady Shoals underwater retirement home, and they try to bring the two out of retirement, much to the annoyance of the geriatric Bikini Bottom superheroes who only want their TV fixed. SpongeBob and Patrick go through all kinds of hilarious antics to reunite their superhero pals and eventually succeed, by Barnacle Boy getting tired of them and calling other former superheroes, thereby creating Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's new show: The New Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.

[edit] Trivia/Goofs

  • When SpongeBob and Patrick devote themselves to help Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, music from Jurassic Park is heard in the background.
  • Mermaid Man's outfit and super powers are both very similar to Aqua Man, while Barnacle Boy is a parody of Aqua Lad. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are also parodies of Batman and Robin.
  • The Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy theme as introduced in this episode is called "The Lineman", which was originally composed by Sam Spence for NFL Films.
  • Barnacle Boy was not the original sidekick of Mermaid Man. Originally, he was to hang out with an old coot named Barnacle Bill. Barnacle Bill, due to his marine mishaps, had a body made entirely out of driftwood. He also had flippers for arms and legs, wore a hat that looked similar to SpongeBob's Krusty Krab workhat, smoked through a wooden smoker (though he produced bubbles instead of smoke), and had a head that resembled that of the famous cartoon sailor Popeye. Stephen Hillenburg, though, couldn't find a use for Barnacle Bill, so he replaced him with Mermaid Man's current sidekick, Barnacle Boy.
  • Mermaid Man illegally moves one of his checkers into a red space before the screen switches to "King me!"
  • When Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy say "Dog paddle away!" and start dog paddling, you can clearly see Mermaid Man's socks are missing. After, they return when they dog paddle around SpongeBob and Patrick.
  • When SpongeBob and Patrick are first asking the man at the front desk to see Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, an article on the inside of his newspaper reads, "School Drop Out Rate Increases and Global Ocean Warming".
  • When SpongeBob and Patrick pretend their doughnuts are rings, Patrick first grabs a chocolate, but is later shown with a glazed.
  • SpongeBob quotes: "Do you remember in episode 346 when the food supply in Atlantis was severely low?" That must mean that SpongeBob knows about Atlantis already, but in Atlantis SquarePantis, he does not. However, he could've thought it was a fake place since Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy is a TV Show.

[edit] Transcript

Transcript for Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy
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