His real name is based on his voice actor Tim Conway. This episode contains the first mention of Man Ray, although never appeared physically until ", The sequels to this episode used the same title card art until ", Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are parodies of both. The Big One;" 2010), Nominees: Devon Bowman, Justin Brinsfield, Nicolas Carr, Andrea Anderson, Mishelle Fordham, Monette Becktold, Jeff Hutchins, Eric Freeman, Tony Orozco and Danny Tchibinda (for "Gary's New Toy;" 2013) • Mishelle Fordham, Monette Becktold, Jeff Hutchins, Timothy J. Borquez, Tom Syslo, Eric Freeman, Bobby Crew, Keith Dickens, Gabriel Rossas and Tony Orozco (for "It's a SpongeBob Christmas! They decide that such crime fighters have nothing to do in retirement, and come to the Shady Shoals nursing home, where they are met by its caretaker. On September 27, 2018, SpongeBob showrunner Vincent Waller confirmed that Conway would not reprise his role as Barnacle Boy again. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy fight one of their toughest enemies, ManRay, after Spongebob and Patrick free him; Spongebob tells mean squirrel jokes. He said "From the very beginning, the first real guest stars were [Ernest] Borgnine and [Tim] Conway[...] When you have a guest artist, you don't know how it's going to turn out. Mermaid Man's outfit and super powers are both very similar to Aqua Man, while Barnacle Boy is a parody of Aqua Lad. Chronology  ‣ Hawaiian Link (a) - Richard Myhill [later...] [18], Conway died of normal pressure hydrocephalus on May 14, 2019. All customers get FREE Shipping on orders over $25 shipped by Amazon. Paul TibbittMark O'HareDoug Lawrence SpongeBob SquarePants 131 Suds. They were on top of the list of actors they wanted to cast, and Hillenburg and Drymon were known to like them from their roles in McHale's Navy. 4.5 out of 5 stars 9. SpongeBob and Patrick learn the superhero's origin story straight from the source in this official clip. SpongeBob and Patrick look at the journey of the famous superheroes - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. Directed by Stephen Hillenburg, Jay Lender, Paul Tibbitt. After that scene, it changes to the normal doughnut again. He plays being Mermaidman for a while and starts touching the buttons. SpongeBob Squarepants S03E01 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV. and start dog paddling, Mermaid Man's socks are missing. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. And finally, for the third time, they are lucky: they are helped by elderly residents of a nursing home who pick up SpongeBob and Patrick and push them back into their homes. 9:35. and SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab. SpongeBob and Barnacle Boy saying "There's evil afoot!" Airdate: When Patrick comes over he accidentally shrinks […] While SpongeBob is telling this, the caretaker comes again and throws him right out to his house. They decide to visit Squidward, who is annoyed by the antics of his friends. In this episode, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are revealed to have come out of retirement but in later episodes, they seem to be still staying in Shady Shoals, such as in ". When Barnacle Boy shouts, "It's not me, old coot," the sclerae on both his eyes turn blue. 10:00 am In this episode, SpongeBob and Patrick learn that their heroes are retired.  ‣ Queen's Aloha Oe B - Kapono Beamer, Queen Lili'uokalani [lunch] Have fun and share! ", A younger Mermaid Man (left) and Barnacle Boy (right), SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month. Tune in next week and find out." By calling Squidward Reflecto, SpongeBob and Patrick learn that their characters actually live in a nursing home and have long since retired. 1 ‣ Super Hero - Tony Hymas ["Donuts!"] FREE Shipping by Amazon. Mermaidman and Barnacleboy IV: Mermaidman and Barnacleboy are eating at the Krusty Krab when Mermaidman accidentally drops his utility belt. The old captain is played by Don Newhouse, the man who guarded the gates at, When Mermaid Man picks up the phone during the game of checkers, the phone's ringtone is the same sound effect used for number 11 of the 13 bad words in ", This is the first episode to use music from the. When Patrick takes the doughnut from the box, it is orange, but when they "unite," it is replaced with the chocolate one which was left in the box.