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{{RP|voice actor|Bill Fagerbakke}}
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{{RP|tour guide|Bill}}
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{{Character
|name = Barnacle Bill
|name = Barnacle Bill
|image = Barnacle mermaid.jpg
|image = <gallery>
|caption = Barnacle Bill with [[Mermaid Man]]
Barnacle Bill.jpg|Comic
|prototype = [[Barnacle Boy]]
Barnacle bill prototype.jpg|Prototype
</gallery>
|occupation(s) = Sailor
|gender = Male
|gender = Male
|color = White
|color = Caucasian
|species = Human
|species = Human
|children = Gangplank Gus/Barnacle Baby (son)
|first-appearance = ''[[SpongeBob Comics No. 55]]''
|latest-appearance = ''[[SpongeBob Comics No. 56]]''
}}
}}
'''Barnacle Bill''' is something of a prototype of [[Barnacle Boy]]. He was created to be [[Mermaid Man]]'s friend who was a sailor.
'''Barnacle Bill''' is a character who appears in the two-part comic story ''[[The Ballad of Barnacle Bill]]'', featured in ''[[SpongeBob Comics No. 55]]'' and ''[[SpongeBob Comics No. 56|56]]''.


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==Description==
He is an old man with a pink nose and wears glasses whose body is a tree stump. He has a white shirt and his limbs are pointy.
 
==Creation and development==
Barnacle Bill was originally something of a prototype of [[Barnacle Boy]]. He was created to be [[Mermaid Man]]'s friend who was a sailor. His wooden body was a result of an unexplained maritime mishap. He has the ability to breathe in seawater.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/document/520748698/SpongeBob-Bible-1997</ref> He also has a pet woodpecker named Corky.
 
His name was later used in "[[Party Pooper Pants]]" as one of the singers that Patchy mentions that Potty could have brought to his party.
 
==Trivia==
*Barnacle Bill's role in ''SpongeBob Comics #55'' and ''#56'' is an obvious reference to the popular cartoon character {{W|Popeye}}.
*As shown in ''SpongeBob Comics #56'', he suffers from brain damage due to woodworms eating his wooden brain.
*He bears a resemblance to ''Popeye the Sailor'', as well as resembling Seamus from ''Family Guy'', and Eustace Bagge from ''Courage the Cowardly Dog''.
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Prototypes]]
[[Category:Non-series characters]]
[[Category:Book characters]]
[[Category:Comic book characters]]
[[Category:Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy]]

Latest revision as of 20:40, 10 February 2025

If you were looking for the article about the voice actor, then see Bill Fagerbakke.

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If you were looking for the article about the tour guide, then see Bill.
Character

Barnacle Bill is a character who appears in the two-part comic story The Ballad of Barnacle Bill, featured in SpongeBob Comics No. 55 and 56.

Description

He is an old man with a pink nose and wears glasses whose body is a tree stump. He has a white shirt and his limbs are pointy.

Creation and development

Barnacle Bill was originally something of a prototype of Barnacle Boy. He was created to be Mermaid Man's friend who was a sailor. His wooden body was a result of an unexplained maritime mishap. He has the ability to breathe in seawater.[1] He also has a pet woodpecker named Corky.

His name was later used in "Party Pooper Pants" as one of the singers that Patchy mentions that Potty could have brought to his party.

Trivia

  • Barnacle Bill's role in SpongeBob Comics #55 and #56 is an obvious reference to the popular cartoon character Popeye.
  • As shown in SpongeBob Comics #56, he suffers from brain damage due to woodworms eating his wooden brain.
  • He bears a resemblance to Popeye the Sailor, as well as resembling Seamus from Family Guy, and Eustace Bagge from Courage the Cowardly Dog.

References