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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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*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, as well as | *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== | ==References== | ||
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[[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
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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.