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SpongeBob SquarePants: Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI - The Motion Picture

 

Episode Score

 
8.1 Great
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Air Date

Friday October 7, 2005

Production Code

67A

Episode Summary

The adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are being told in a thrilling new motion picture. But as SpongeBob and Patrick soon learn, their heroes are not in the movie. The real Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy were considered too old, so their filmic counterparts will be two young actors that are nothing like the heroes. SpongeBob is outraged, and he sets out to make his own version of the Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy movie using the real guys fresh from their retirement home.

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    8 Great

    Not bad, I guess. hide show

    This episode was alright. I've definitely seen worse from this season, but I've also seen better.

    I'll start with the bad stuff. Firstly, Sandy was way out of character as the boom operator. Okay, maybe not out of character, but annoying. "Did somebody say boom?" Bleh. Also, there was Pearl crying, which I hate. I wish she was never on the show in the first place. Honestly.

    That said, there was plenty to laugh at. There was a classic SpongeBob-esque close-up (of his mouth), then there was Squidward's "makeover" for MermaidMan and BarnacleBoy. And of course, there was Patrick and that darn ol' lens cap.

    So, overall, a pretty good ep.

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    8.5 Great

    It was pretty good, but it was kind of annoying. hide show

    Overall, this was a great episode, especially for an MM and BB episode, but I was a little annoyed by it, which is why I didn't give it a higher score. The thing that annoyed me about it was Pearl's part. She acted waaaaaayyyyyyyy too immature! One of the things I did like about this episode, however, was how she had to play the car in the movie. I also liked how bad the movie Spongebob made turned out and the expression on his and Pat's faces when they were eating their popcorn! Mermaid Man was at his best in this episode in my opinion. I liked how he couldn't remember why he had started crying and didn't know how he got up on the table. I also thought it was funny how he kept messing up when they were filming the movie. Overall, this was a great episode and one of the best MM and BB episodes. Marebear2009, out!

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    10 Perfect

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    Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy six the motion picture was awesome. it was probably the best episode of season four.I liked Mermaidman's enemy the Kelp thing. he was cool. I also liked the animation. I liked it when mr. Krabs wanted a Krabby patty to be in the movie. It was funny how Plankton wanted to play Man ray. I loved Sandy as the Boom operator. Everytime somebody said boom, she blew up Mermaidman and barnacle boy. I also liked how Peral played the invisible boat mobile. Spongebob was gross when he ate the worms. spon gebob,s movie turned out funny but horrible.

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    10 Perfect

    Good episode. hide show

    IMO this is a good episode that is worth watching and i believe it to be a classic, maybe not on par with some higher classics, but still a classic. In it Spongebob and Patrick and their friends make a film starring Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy after a real director does but they're angry because he is using actors, not the real Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. The film is not a grand success but Mermaid Man feels happy he's been on the big screen. All in all i think it's a good episode and one that is quite entertaining.

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    10 Perfect

    Best episode of Season 4! hide show

    This was a wonderful episode! I LOVED it! I mean this is WAY better than a regular episode wuold be for Season 4. This was just perfect! I loved how Squidward made over MM and BB! That was HILARIOUS! I mean they look like muscle men! I also loved the part where Sandy keeps blowing MM and BB up. Whenvever someone said boom she would blow up MM and BB. I also loved how bad their movie turned out. Spongebob and Patrick are cheering, while everyone else hates the movie. I loved how Mermaid Man kept messing up the line: "We have to get back those stolen Krabby Patties!" LOL!

    Overall, this episode gets an...A+++++++++(100%)!

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  • When Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy are playing Bingo, the caller says "A29". But "A" isn't a letter on the Bingo board. []
  • Towards the end of the episode, SpongeBob asks Patrick about the lens cap to which he says it was on the whole time they were filming, but if you watch throughout the episode the cap is off the camera and off when Pearl crashes into it. []
  • In the bingo scene, Mermaid Man erroneously says Bonko instead of Bingo. []
More Trivia
  • Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway are billed as Special Guest Stars. []
  • "Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI - The Motion Picture" is number 14 on Tom Kenny's Top 20 on iTunes. []
  • As of this episode, the next "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" episode won't be for a while. []
More Notes
  • Bingo Caller: B-47.
    Mermaid Man: Byncko!
    Barnacle Boy: It's bingo.
    Mermaid Man: Get your hands off me, woman! []
  • Mermaid Man: If there's one thing I remember, it's how to forget! []
  • SpongeBob: (nervous) Patrick, what is that?
    Patrick: Oh, it's a camera.
    SpongeBob: No Patrick, this.
    Patrick: Oh, that's a lens cap.
    SpongeBob: Did you just put that on?!
    Patrick: Well, I didn't want to lose it, so I put it there right before we started filming. []
More Quotes
  • Fort Knox
    The fort that was in the Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy film at the end, which was called Fort Lox, is a parody of Fort Knox, a vault which stores a large portion of the United States Gold. []
  • Lights, Camera, Pants!
    This episode is similar to the SpongeBob game, Lights, Camera, and Pants!, where SpongeBob and the gang audition to star in a new Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy episode. []
  • Sandy: Did somebody say BOOM?!
    This is a common gag from The Muppet Show. []
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