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Hey, who are those two?
~ Barnacle Boy to Mermaid Man after seeing SpongeBob and Patrick for the first time in "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy".

Barnacle Boy is a supporting character in Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants series.

He is a resident of Bikini Bottom, along with Mermaid Man. They are the favorites of SpongeBob and Patrick and both live in a retirement home doing things retired people do. While being on superhero duty, fighting off villains including Man Ray (arch-nemesis) and Dirty Bubble (second arch-nemesis).

He was voiced by the late comedian Tim Conway.

Personality[]

Barnacle Boy is depicted as being the under-credited and underappreciated younger sidekick of Mermaid Man. Crabby and slightly bad-tempered, Barnacle Boy is notable for his brooding, moody disposition and exasperation with his partner's absentminded behavior as a result of old age, and even into his golden years, Barnacle Boy is still treated in a juvenile fashion, coddled in an infantile way.

Quotes[]

Well, we used to be, but now we're retired."
~ Barnacle Boy
"Stop calling me boy."
~ Barnacle Boy
"That's Barnacle Man."
~ Barnacle Boy

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Trivia[]

  • They are a parody of the following superheroes:
    • Aquaman and Aqualad because of their appearance similarities.
    • Batman and Robin because their action and adventures are based on their first show.
      • Their version of Jingle Bells song is also a spoof of Batman version of the song Jingle Bells which was usually sung at Christmas.
    • Young Barnacle Boy was voiced by Burt Ward (who also portrays Robin in the 1966 live-action television series of the same name).
      • Incidentally, Young Mermaid Man was voiced by the late Adam West, Burt Ward's co-star on the live-action series as Batman.
  • Mermaid Man is about 5'9 and 225 lbs while Barnacle Boy is about 5'6 and 160 lbs.
  • His real name is based on his late voice actor Tim Conway.
  • Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, along with Grandma SquarePants are the three retired characters from SpongeBob SquarePants series, after Mermaid Man's VA Ernest Borgnine passed away in 2012.
  • Barnacle Boy's VA Tim Conway passed away in 2019.

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Main Heroes
SpongeBob | Patrick | Squidward | Mr. Krabs | Sandy | Mrs. Puff | Pearl | Gary | Plankton | Karen

Movie Heroes
King Neptune | Princess Mindy | David Hasselhoff | Shell City sea creatures | Bubbles | Sage | Otto | Bubbles |

Other Heroes
Mermaid Man | Barnacle Boy | Incidentals | Angler Fish | Larry the Lobster | SpongeBuck | The Wise Old Crab | Bubble Buddy | Chip Plankton II | Spot | Jack Kahuna Laguna | Clean Bubble |

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