"SpongeBob SquarePants"
Hooky/Mermaid Man and Barnacleboy II (2000)

Director:

Alan Smart

Writers:

Derek Drymon (developer) &
Tim Hill (developer) ...

TV Series:

"SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999)

Original Air Date:

8 April 2000 (Season 1, Episode 20)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Cult Cartoon | Nudity | Part Live Action | Fast Food | Underwater

Cast

Tom Kenny	...	SpongeBob SquarePants (voice)
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Patrick / Fish (voice)
Clancy Brown	...	Mr. Krabs / Customer #2 (voice)
Rodger Bumpass	...	Squidward / Customer #1 / Fish #1 (voice)
Lori Alan	...	Pearl (voice)
Mr. Lawrence	...	Sheldon J. Plankton / Larry the Lobster / Fred / Tom / Realistic Fish Head (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Atomic Flounder (voice)
Alex	...	Labrador Retriever
Ernest Borgnine	...	Mermaid Man (voice)
Tim Conway	...	Barnacle Boy (voice)
Jim Jarmusch	...	Himself
John Lurie	...	Himself
Charles Nelson Reilly	...	The Dirty Bubble (voice)

Certification:

Australia:G | Canada:PG (Season 1 DVD)

Quotes:

Male fish: PU! You call this food?
Male fish: My sandwich tastes like a fried boot.
Male fish: My sandwich *is* a fried boot!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Aquaman" (1968)

Hilarious episodes with surprise cameo!

This pair of episodes ranks with the best of the entire series. What just tickled me was the out-of-nowhere live-action insert of the fisherman in "Hooky." It is a credited appearance by John Laurie and film director Jim Jarmusch, apparently stock footage from Laurie's short-lived IFC series "Fishing With John." I've never read how this appearance was agreed upon, except that I guess Laurie and Jarmusch are fans of "Spongebob" and Stephen Hillenburg and co. were fans of "Fishing With John." If anyone has any background on this, do share! And finally, I love the use of Sam Spence's NFL Films macho, adrenaline-laced music as a background to the anemic antics of the moth-eaten duo of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy!