Barnacle Boy

Kyle "Barnacle Boy" Barnacle Cook (born December 13, 1941) is the sidekick of Mermaid Man. He is voiced by Emmy Award-winning comedian and actor, Tim Conway. He, along with Mermaid Man, are superheroes. He is a parody of both Aqualad and Robin, and his costume is a cross between the Silver Age and Gilligan of Gilligan's Island.

Barnacle Boy is thin, bald, has large nose similar to Squidward's, has a puffy ear and wears a tiny shirt revealing his milkshake jugs, a black mask and a blue cape, and a bad haircut. He also wears dark blue rubber gloves, boots, a red shirt, and rubber black shorts. Being younger, he is more sane and self-aware than Mermaid Man. However, Barnacle Boy is also more cranky and rude. He often calls Mermaid Man an "old coot".

Barnacle Boy possesses powers similar to Mermaid Man, though he lacks the belt powers. Barnacle Boy also has "Sulfur Vision" (a form of heat vision), which Mermaid Man has never been shown to have. Like Mermaid Man, his powers do not work as well as they used to.

Despite being a senior citizen, Barnacle Boy is still treated like a child by his mentor, much to his disdain. In "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V", when Mermaid Man orders a Pipsqueak Patty (a very small version of a Krabby Patty intended for children) for Barnacle Boy at the Krusty Krab, they get into an argument which ultimately results in Barnacle Boy becoming a villain and forming a group called "E.V.I.L." (Every Villain Is Lemons) with Man Ray and the Dirty Bubble. After a protracted fight with Mermaid Man and the "International Justice League of Super Acquaintances (whose costumes and powers are assumed by the main characters of the show), which E.V.I.L. actually wins, he and Mermaid Man patch things up. Barnacle Man, as he likes to be called, gets a little more respect now (even though he mentions that an adult-sized Krabby Patty actually is too big for him).

In the video game Battle for Bikini Bottom, it is revealed that Barnacle Boy has a son, a daughter-in-law, and four "screaming" grandchildren.

Appearances

• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V
• The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (seen on a poster on SpongeBob's wall)
• Have You Seen This Snail? (image/mentioned)
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture
• Night Light
• Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob
• The Card
• Ditchin'
• Shuffleboarding
• Back to the Past (him and younger self)
• The Bad Guy Club for Villains (as younger self)
• SpongeBob's Last Stand

In the Chinese dubbing of SpongeBob Squarepants, Barnacle Boy's name is directly translated into English as 'Penguin Boy'.