| “ | 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 franchise.
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 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 and Barnacle Boy's VA Tim Conway passed away in 2019.
- Despite it, he still make minor appearances in the show in the form of silent cameos.
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