"[9] Borgnine described the voice-over as it is like "stealing money" whereas "your voice becomes the actor... you make that character come alive through your voice. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy first appeared in the eponymous season oneepisode that premiered on August 21, 1999, and have since been featured as recurring characters. The episode "Mermaid Man Begins" reveals that, through a series of meticulous and intricate events, he and his friend were suddenly equipped with aquatically themed superpowers in their youth, and chose to dedicate their lives to brawling undersea crime as a result (it is implied that the backstory behind the duo's powers as described in Bikini Bottom media was in fact far different from the presumably actual backstory Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy remembered from differing perspectives).[6]. [5] Despite this, Mermaid Man has maintained some of his abilities as a skilled crime-fighter, though some of them have been comically shifted to reflect stereotypes commonly associated with his age; however, few of his admirers seem particularly bothered by this. [8], On casting the voice for Mermaid Man, Borgnine's voice cracked when he was giving the "EVIL!" "[7], According to casting supervisor Jennie Monica Hammond, Hillenburg and Derek Drymon, the show's creative director, already knew that they wanted Borgnine and Conway to provide the voices when they were voice casting for Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. [19], Fictional superheroes in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, Mermaid Man (left) and Barnacle Boy (right), "What could you possibly describe about the character that has a thing all over his nose like this... and says "EVIL! They are among the few humans who can breathe underwater and speak to the inhabitants of Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab, "The Interview: 'SpongeBob' Creator Stephen Hillenburg", "Ernest Borgnine won a new generation on 'SpongeBob SquarePants, "Ernest Borgnine: From Marty to McHale to Mermaid Man", "Ernest Borgnine, Voice of Mermaid Man, dead at 95—Watch Clips from His Best Work", "Ernest Borgnine, of 'Marty' and 'Mermaidman' Fame, Dies at 95", "RIP Ernest Borgnine: A Superhero In A Seashell Bra", "Nickelodeon To Honor Ernest Borgnine With Two-Hour 'SpongeBob SquarePants' Marathon", "Nick Offers Special Borgnine SpongeBob Tribute", "Nickeledon Announces Superhero-Themed "SpongeBob SquarePants" DVD", "No, sadly not. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy first appeared in the eponymous season one episode that premiered on August 21, 1999, and have since been featured as recurring characters. and SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab. The character has appeared on the series in the years since Borgnine's death, but has been limited to non-speaking roles. SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are two elderly superheroes who live in a retirement home and are stars of SpongeBob and Patrick's favorite television show. In the 2016 episode "Mermaid Pants", SpongeBob dresses up in a Mermaid Man costume to play with Patrick. He came in for the 2nd SB movie and voiced a seagull, but it wasn't easy for him. In the video game SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, Barnacle Boy has a son, a daughter-in-law, and four grandchildren which he notes to be his son's "four screaming children". Mermaid Man appears to suffer from memory loss and yells a prolonged "evil!" But Borgnine is the most animated guy on the planet. They are among the few humans who can breathe underwater and speak to the inhabitants of Bikini Bottom. As opposed to his sidekick, Barnacle Boy, he is slightly less grouchy and somewhat more tolerant of SpongeBob's ecstatic optimism, but only to a certain extent as SpongeBob's slips or mistakes have triggered serious consequences before in the past, and his partner seems annoyed with Mermaid Man's absentminded tendencies. Barnacle Boy is depicted as being the undercredited and underappreciated younger sidekick of Mermaid Man. However, their two biggest fans, SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star, convince them to come out of retirement in their first appearance.[1][2]. "[3], On July 8, 2012, Borgnine died of kidney failure at the age of 95. [4] As a young adult, Mermaid Man had a muscular, athletic build, but the elderly Mermaid Man is overweight and out of shape. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Music from the Movie and More... Music from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, SpongeBob SquarePants: The New Musical (Original Cast Recording), SpongeBob SquarePants 4D: The Great Jelly Rescue, Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mermaid_Man_and_Barnacle_Boy&oldid=980862942#Mermaid_Man, Fictional characters with memory disorders, Fictional characters with superhuman strength, Fictional characters with water abilities, Fictional genetically engineered characters, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 September 2020, at 22:15. Series creator Hillenburg described the guest appearances of Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway as "so fantastic." Following Borgnine's death in 2012, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy were reduced to non-speaking roles. Hillenburg and Drymon directly approached Borgnine and Conway, and the actors both accepted. [17] As with Mermaid Man, Barnacle Boy's appearances were reduced to non-speaking roles or portrayal by other characters (generally Patrick Star) since Borgnine's death. We started something... and we kept it [the voice] in. He has largely maintained his nondescript slender physique over time. He came in for the 2nd SB movie and voiced a seagull, but it wasn't easy for him", "Tim Conway, uninhibited crack-up artist on 'The Carol Burnett Show,' dies at 85", SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom, Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition, SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights.

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