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|latest-appearance = ''[[SpongeBob Comics No. 56]]'' | |latest-appearance = ''[[SpongeBob Comics No. 56]]'' | ||
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'''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]]''. | '''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]]''. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Creation and development== | ==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. | 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. | 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. | ||
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*Barnacle Bill's role in ''SpongeBob Comics #55'' and ''#56'' is an obvious reference to the popular cartoon character {{W|Popeye}}. | *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. | *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 | *He bears a resemblance to ''Popeye the Sailor'', as well as resembling Seamus from ''Family Guy'', and Eustace Bagge from ''Courage the Cowardly Dog''. | ||
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[[Category:Prototypes]] | [[Category:Prototypes]] | ||
[[Category:Non-series characters]] | [[Category:Non-series characters]] | ||
[[Category:Book characters]] | [[Category:Book characters]] | ||
[[Category:Comic book characters]] | [[Category:Comic book characters]] | ||
[[Category:Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy]] | [[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.
Not to be confused with Barnacle Boy.
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.