Mermaid Man:
[slaps forehead] The story. Yes. [a new flashback begins, very similar to the first one] I was a young, handsome muscular lad, soaking up the sun's rays on the beach, when suddenly I became drowsy. [Mermaid Man in the flashback falls asleep instantly] A wave came ashore and drew me back into the ocean!
Young Mermaid Man:
Help! [coughing]
Mermaid Man:
[narrating] Suddenly, I realized I was being sucked under by a violent whirlpool! I was running out of oxygen fast. [sinks to the bottom of the sea and gives up trying the struggle] But before I drowned, I was rescued by mermaids. [carried through the ocean by 2 mermaids] They took me to the ocean floor, where they gave me a magic sea star that allowed me to breathe underwater. [Mermaid Man in the past inhales and exhales deeply, then falls asleep, the present Mermaid Man falls asleep also]
Barnacle Boy:
Wake up, you old coot.
Mermaid Man:
[wakes up after being nudged by Barnacle Boy] Huh?
Barnacle Boy:
Finish the story.
SpongeBob:
[excitedly] Yeah, Mermaid Man. What about Barnacle Boy?
Patrick:
Yeah, how'd you 2 meet?
Mermaid Man:
[slapping his temples] Oh. Sorry, boys. There I was in the ocean, the only human who could breathe underwater. [flashback resumes] Alas, such a life got lonely real fast, I had no other humans to talk to. What was a man to do? Then my question was answered. [the bottom of a boat is seen in the flashback, then the port side of the boat is shown, where a very young Barnacle Boy is scraping barnacles off the wood. The captain of the boat appears]
Captain:
Hey, Barnacle Boy. Make sure you scrape the barnacles underneath, too.
Young Barnacle Boy:
Aye, aye. [takes a deep breath and lowers himself underwater to get the barnacles under the surface]
Young Mermaid Man:
A boy in trouble! I've got to act fast or he'll drown. [he swims to Barnacle Boy] Fear not, young man, I'll take care of this.
Mermaid Man:
[narrating once again] I used my new telekinetic powers to draw barnacles into Barnacle Boy's body, where they took the place of his lungs so he could breathe underwater, too. [Young Barnacle Boy inhales] It was at that moment when we decided to team up.
SpongeBob:
[the flashback has ended] Ohhh, so that's how you guys got together.
Barnacle Boy:
No, no, no. [shaking head and crossing arms] The reason I teamed up with this joker is because... I was stuck breathing underwater for the rest of my life.
Mermaid Man:
Oh... yeah.
Barnacle Boy:
[to SpongeBob and Patrick] Anyway, from that day forward, we became…
Johnny:
...Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, superhero crime fighters!
Young Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy:
[new flashback begins, an alarm is clanging while people are shouting] A crime in progress! [A bank robber laughs maniacally as he is stealing bags of cash from the First Nautical Bank]
Banker:
Stop, thief!
Young Barnacle Boy:
See if you think this is funny, evildoer. [He rapidly spits barnacles at the robber, knocking him down] Who's laughing now, thieving scum?
Banker:
[shaking Mermaid Man's hand] Thank you, sir and to whom do I owe this debt of gratitude?
Young Mermaid Man:
You can thank me, Mermaid Man. [Barnacle Boy's seen shaking in indignity in the background]
Man Ray:
[new flashback begins, Man Ray has the upper hand in a duel against Barnacle Boy. He laughs] You're mine!
Young Barnacle Boy:
[shoots web a web of cheese-like material that binds and gags Man Ray] How'd you like to taste my tentacle zapper, Man Ray?
Young Mermaid Man:
[dialing a pay phone] Hello? [indistinct response] So, what are you wearing? [indistinct response] Oh. In that case, can I get a large pepperoni pizza, extra cheese? Thanks. [Barnacle Boy slaps his head in disgust]
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