The New Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy

"The New Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" is the 10th episode of season 6 and the second episode in the SpongeBob SquarePants series.

Synopsis
SpongeBob and Patrick take over for Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy

Plot
SppngeBob and Patrick are jelly fishing when they hear a loud cry. They walk over to see Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. Barnacle Boy tells them that their TV show was cancelled because they were too old. SpongeBob and Patrick offer to serve as their replacements, and they agree.

Later, SpongeBob and Patrick as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy look for crimes. They see a criminal stealing a lady's purse and rush over to help.

At the start, the criminal beats the two of them up. Then, SpongeBob gains the upper hand and wins the fight. As Patrick hands over the purse to the lady, he notices candy inside and tries to take it. The lady smacks him before he can and storms off.

SpongeBob and Patrick decide they're not cut out for the superhero life, and go to tell Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. Then, they notice a man on top of a building who needs help getting down.

Since SpongeBob and Patrick are the only ones around, they decide to help. They climb the building, and SpongeBob brings the man down acting as a parachute. Later, they give up the status back to Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, while still knowing that they're good heroes.

Characters

 * SpongeBob
 * Patrick
 * Mermaid Man
 * Barnacle Boy
 * Old Lady
 * Criminal

Locations

 * Jellyfish Fields
 * Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's Cave

Objects

 * Mermaid Man's Star
 * Barnacle Boy's Hat
 * Old Lady's Purse

Music

 * N/A

Trivia

 * Patrick breaks the fourth wall by saying, "If you say 'no', there won't be meaning to the title."
 * This is Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's first appearance in season 6.