Hooky / Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II

Season 1, Episode 20, Aired
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Hooky:
''Mr. Krabs warns SpongeBob to stay away from mysterious fishing hooks that have suddenly appeared around Bikini Bottom. But then Patrick takes SpongeBob to the carnival, which is really a bunch of hooks, telling him to play on them! Knowing SpongeBob, resisting it could be hard.
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''Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II:
''SpongeBob wins the coveted "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" Conch Call as a prize in a cereal contest, which he can use to summon Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy at any time, for emergencies (of course, to SpongeBob, being unable to open a jar qualifies as an emergency!).moreless
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  • superb end of season 1

    9.0
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    By fsaenz0125, Feb 05, 2012 Report Abuse
    Hooky: A great episode but it was not my favorite. I liked the first half better. It had a bunch of funny moments such as Patrick think that the hooks is a carnival, Patrick eating the cheeses, SpongeBob and Patrick playing with hooks, the customers complaining about Squidward's cooking, and maybe one more parts. The rest of the episode sucked because SpongeBob did made his biggest blunder of riding the hook and then he got hooked. The ending was just horrible to watch. Overall, a great episode yet it ended awful. 8/10

    Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy 2: An excellent episode and it was way better than the first MM and BB episode. No boring scene nor annoying characters. I laughed at the beginning when SpongeBob was excited that he won, SpongeBob using the conch signal (a little repetitive), SpongeBob attacking the Atomic Flounder, then he roared on Barnacle Boy's face, SpongeBob popping the Dirty Bubble, and the last part. Overall, an excellent episode. 10/10moreless

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  • This is a great episode!!

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    By ipps14, Nov 25, 2011 Report Abuse
    I loved this episode it was so serious and funny at the same time. I liked this episode so much it was hilarious. I liked this because it was funny how the episode was just funny. This episode was awesome! I liked it alot. This episode was so great. This was in my top 20 favorite episode.

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  • Season 1 ends with another perfect episode.

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    By jmbsonic555, Oct 31, 2011 Report Abuse
    Hooky: Mr. Krabs warns SpongeBob to stay away from mysterious fishing hooks that have suddenly appeared around Bikini Bottom. But then Patrick takes SpongeBob to the carnival, which is really a bunch of hooks, telling him to play on them! Knowing SpongeBob, resisting it could be hard. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II: SpongeBob wins the coveted "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" Conch Call as a prize in a cereal contest, which he can use to summon Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy at any time, for emergencies (of course, to SpongeBob, being unable to open a jar qualifies as an emergency!).
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    By hp1145, Sep 26, 2011 Report Abuse
    Typical bad Spongebob episode. I don't know why seasons 1 through 3 are looked as great. Some episodes are great and some are not even throughout these "legendary" seasons. Basically we have Patrick who attempts to be funny but most of the time is annoying get Spongebob to skip work to play with the fishing hooks out in the sea. Mr. Krabs notices Spongebob's poor attendance and strange behavior, so he wants to get to the bottom of this. This episode I would give a 4/10 it is bad but not so bad where it gets a 1,2, or 3. Now the second episode of Mermaid Man etc.. Batman and Robin rip off are almost always bad episodes with boring and stupid acting. This is no exception. I can't see how episodes like this are liked a lot. Peacemoreless

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  • Hooky was underrated

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    By thecrad15, Aug 24, 2011 Report Abuse
    Hooky:
    Mr. Krabs warns SpongeBob to stay away from mysterious fishing hooks that have suddenly appeared around Bikini Bottom. But then Patrick takes SpongeBob to the carnival, which is really a bunch of hooks, telling him to play on them! Knowing SpongeBob, resisting it could be hard.

    Grade: 7/10 B-

    Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II:
    SpongeBob wins the coveted "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" Conch Call as a prize in a cereal contest, which he can use to summon Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy at any time, for emergencies I think this episode was bad! Barnacle Boy was out of character.

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  • Trivia

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    • SpongeBob pops the Dirty Bubble in this episode, yet in other episodes, he is alive and well. Edit
    • In "Hooky", how can the fishermen have so much trouble pulling up SpongeBob and Patrick if they weren't pulling back? Edit
    • The man that was shown in "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" is the guard for Nickeledeon. Edit

  • Notes

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    • Goof: Mr. Krabs said that SpongeBob will be eaten, but people don't eat sponges. Edit
    • This episode can be found on the Game Boy Advance Video Cartridge SpongeBob SquarePants: Volume 3. Edit
    • "Hooky" is the first time Patrick is seen eating cheese. Edit

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    • Patrick: Are you going to listen to a big dummy, or are you going to listen to me? Edit
    • Squidward: I think he'll remember this one for a long time. I know I will. Edit
    • Mr. Krabs: What did I tell you about those hooks? Edit

  • Allusions

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    • Conch Signal: Possible reference to the "Bat Signal" from "Batman." Edit
    • Patrick: Hiho silver fish! This is a reference to "The Lone Ranger", a TV show very famous in the '50s. Edit
    • Patrick: We're going to play Hooky! This is obviously a reference to the word commonly used when referring to somebody taking time off of school or work without permission. It is also Patrick's name for the game where you get caught by the hooks and then jump off. Edit

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