Bikini Bottom Banter - Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy Quiz

Answer: Ernie and Tim

Named after their late voice actors Ernie Borgnine and Tim Conway, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are just about never actually addressed by their real names in the show.

Answer: Shady Shoals

Shady Shoals is a generic retirement home for the elderly of Bikini Bottom. It lies just above the Mermalair, accessible to the superhero duo even from their room.

Answer: Mermalair

The Mermalair, according to the show's creator Stephen Hillenburg, was meant to be a parody of the Batcave. It has a super computer along with a wide arsenal of weapons and other gadgets, is based underground and within a cave just like the Batcave.

Answer: The Quickster

"With the ability to run... Really, really quick!" The Quickster's power is pretty self explanatory.

Answer: Krakatoa

By yelling "Karaktoa!" The small volcano on Squidward's head will erupt, shooting out a large swath of magma that lands on an area Squidward targets. this sounds great, but is quickly quenched when Mermaid Man accidentally misfires with a Waterball, which Squidward is extremely weak to, and completely reduces Squidward to mere ashes, despite the fact that they all live underwater.

Answer: Elastic Waistband

To be honest "Rock-Star" would have probably been cooler, but Elastic Waistband is sillier, fitting the theme of the team a bit better. Patrick's power is the ability to stretch his limbs at extreme lengths and distances.

Answer: Miss Appear

Sandy's power is quite simple- she can turn invisible at will. She is ultimately betrayed by this power, as she gets hit by a motor-operated boat, which knocks her off a cliff to her doom.

Answer: Seashell bra

Mermaid Man wears a small seashell bra on the outside of his shirt to satisfy the "Mermaid" moniker. He does this both as an elderly, retired superhero and as his younger/more fit self.

Answer: 68 years old

This is revealed in "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V." Barnacle Boy shows his identity when Mermaid Man orders him a Pipsqueak Patty at the Krusty Krab, as a way of proving that he doesn't deserve to get treated like a child.

Answer: Sulfur Vision

While Mermaid Man's belt-based powers are stronger, Sulfur Vision has proven to be exclusively accessible to Barnacle Boy. As the power suggests, this is mostly a generic laser-vision power used to melt away at hardened surfaces which would be difficult to penetrate otherwise.

Answer: Every Villain Is Lemons

After this acronym is a read off, a lemon with an angry face appears on the screen. This causes Mermaid Man to enter a berserk state, running around and repeatedly yelling "evil!" until he has to be restrained by the retirement home staff.

Answer: Barnacle Boy

Barnacle Boy expresses that he has reached his limit with being treated like a child by Mermaid Man, promising to cross over to "The Dark Side." He joins forces with the Dirty Bubble and Manray, creating "EVIL" and entering a large conflict against Mermaid Man and the IJLSA at Makeout Cove.

Answer: False

EVIL actually prevails, mostly because of how poorly coordinated the IJLSA ends up being. Still, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy make peaceful amends with one another, EVIL gets disbanded, and the town is saved by the superhero duo.

Answer: Meatloaf

Barnacle Boy becomes angry if he shows up the retirement home cafeteria for lunch and they end up being out of meatloaf. Mermaid Man also expresses disappointment at the home's lack of "our favorite dietary supplement."

Answer: Being retired from the show

In 2012, Ernest Borgnine, the voice actor for Mermaid Man, passed away. In his honor, the show decided to retire Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy rather than have Mermaid Man's voice actor be replaced.