"Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 5. In this episode, Plankton hypnotizes Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. Time/Date: 10 months after Bummer Vacation.
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- Characters
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Sheldon J. Plankton
- Mermaid Man
- Barnacle Boy
- Eugene Krabs
- Squidward Tentacles
- Tyler
- Monroe Timmy
- Man Ray
- Karen
- Sally
- Nat Peterson
- Tom
- Fred
- Harold
- Sadie Rechid
- Evelyn
- Tina
- Frank
- Nancy Suzy Fish
- Billy
- John
- Lenny
- Jimmy
- Nathiel (cameo)
- Medley
- Vera
- Debbie
- Abigail
- Clayton
- Bill (cameo)
- Charlie
- Ralph (cameo)
- Franco (cameo)
- Francis (cameo)
- Perch Perkins
Synopsis
SpongeBob introduces Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy to the Krusty Krab, by including toys in the new meal for children. Mr. Krabs' profits increase, as children flock to the Krusty Krab. When Plankton finds out, he uses mind control to turn Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy against Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob. Then everyone goes to the Chum Bucket and waits for Plankton to make food. Then, SpongeBob brings a big truck and feeds Mermaid Man an
d Barnacle
Boy fiber which brings them back to normal. Then everyone goes back to the Krusty Krab. When Plankton comes back with food, he sees the customers are gone and gets upset.
Production
Music
Original Music
- Vibe Sting - #1: "Wait a minute, what's this?" {Nicholas Carr}
- Steel Sting - A shot of a smashed-up package. {Jeremy Wakefield}
- Vibe Sting - #2: "Food? Oh, yeah." {Nicholas Carr}
APM Music
- The Lineman - #1: Title Card.
- Caped Crusader - Episode opening.
- Police Car - #1: A shot of the Krusty Kids' Meal.
- The Four Horsemen - "*laughs evilly* A delicious new treat? No mortal can resist!"
- Tripping Along - "Ooh, I just love the little Pipsqueak Patty, small fries and cold juice product."
- Captain Pugwash - "Everyone loves the new Krusty Kids' Meal! And for a limited time, get your free toy inside!"
- Cell 501 - Plankton watching TV.
- Life on the Wild Side - The scene of a kids party at the Krusty Krab.
- The Tip Top Polka/Cliff Polka - "Gotta hand it to ya, boy. Getting Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy to shill for me restaurant was a stroke of genius." / "All in the line of duty. Mr. Krabs!"
- Wooden Bear - Karen returns from the Krusty Krab and gets Plankton a Krusty Kids' Meal.
- Death Trap - "Why didn't I think of this before? If Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy can build Krabs up, they can tear him down TOO! *laughs evilly*"
- Hawaiian Link (b) - Exterior shot of the Shady Shoals Rest Home.
- Sweet and Lovely - Plankton, disguised as a salesman, advertises his hypnotizing product.
- Frankenstein's Niece A - Plankton reveals the "Mind Control Shampoo".
- Bring on the Girls - The Krusty Krab parade the arrival for Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy.
- Abject Terror - SpongeBob visits the destroyed Shady Shoals Rest Home.
- Kerry Polka - Perch Perkins interviews Mr. Krabs.
- Editor's Falling Over (a) - SpongeBob falls through the roof of the Krusty Krab.
- Blaze of Brass (d) - "Ladies & Gentlemen, I present Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy!"
- Police Car - #2: Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy smash through the doors.
- House Of Horror {W. Merrick Farran} - #1: Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy approach the conference stage.
- House Of Horror {Larry Hochman} - Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy (under Plankton's control) express digust of the Krabby Patty.
- Black Stockings - Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy drool at the sight of the Krabby Patty.
- House Of Horror {W. Merrick Farran} - #2: Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy (under Plankton's control) stomp on the Krabby Patty and march out.
- Adventurers - SpongeBob introduces himself as "FryBoy".
- Ramblin' Man from Gramblin' - FryBoy (aka SpongeBob) fights Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.
- Robot March - Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy run to the Chum Bucket.
- The Lineman - #2: SpongeBob bursts through the Chum Bucket with a fiber truck and feeds it to Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.
- Dancing The Hula - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are back to normal.
- Arizona Fanfare - Everyone charges back to the Krusty Krab.
Trivia
- The episode's title card is similar to the way Nickelodeon is copyrighted in artwork.
- When Plankton got the meal, he saw Mr. Krabs smiling on the side of the krusty kids happy hero meal box, he then preceded to hit it multiple times with the Mermaid Man action figure and the pencil with a Barnacle Boy eraser and then he began stomping on it, the smile of Mr. Krabs on the box then turned into a frown.
- When Squidward delivers a meal to a birthday party he says its for a twins party while all of the kids were different, but maybe they were fraternal twins (siblings born on the same day, but look different).
- It is shown many times that to get the Krabby Patty formula, Plankton just needs 1 Krabby Patty to figure out what is in it. But since Plankton got a kids meal, it would of come with a Krabby Patty, meaning the formula could have been pretty much his.
- The title card in this episode states that "Mermaidman" is one word altogether.
- Time Warner Cable calls this episode Mermaid Man vs. Sponge.
- 53rd time Patrick doesn't appear.
- After the Krusty Kids meal commercial, you can see that Karen is at the Krusty Krab getting a Krusty Kids meal, even though usually Karen would've been the screen Plankton watched the commercial on in the first place.
- When Mermaid Man did the spine blaster on SpongeBob, you can see SpongeBob's leg bones, even though sponges are invertebrates.
- When Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy enter the Krusty Krab, it kind of looks like Whale of a Birthday when Pearl leaves the Krusty Krab, throwing everyone on the ground.
- Squidward delivers six boxes of Krusty Kid's Meals to the "Tarpon Twins". The tarpon is a type of fish.
- Chummy Joes is a pun on the real-life food item, Sloppy Joes.
- In Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V, Barnacle Boy balked at the idea that he be served a Pipsqueak Patty instead of the standard Krabby Patty. However, in the commercial, both he and Mermaid Man promote the Krusty Kid's meal, the main course being a Pipsqueak Patty.
- Oddly enough, when Karen brings Plankton the Krusty Kids Meal, a Pipsqueak Patty is included, meaning he would of had the opportunity to use the Analyzer and get the Secret Formula.
- Although Plankton liked the Mermaid Man toy and the Barnacle Boy pencil so much, it is unknown whether Plankton watches the Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy TV show often.
- Plankton, in this episode, knew Squidward's name, but in Sweet and Sour Squid he didn't know his name in the episode.
- The Krusty Krab Uniform that spongebob wears is very similar to the costume he wore when he hung out with Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy in Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II. the only difference is in Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II he wore white underwear and in this episode he wore red underwear with a utility belt.
- During the commercial at the beginning, the music that plays during the last part is "Trumpet Hornpipe", better known as the theme for the BBC children's series Captain Pugwash.