SpongeBob SquarePants Mermaid Man Begins/Plankton's Good Eye (Season 8, Episode 11)
TV-Y7
TV Episode | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

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SpongeBob SquarePants

Mermaid Man Begins/Plankton's Good Eye (Season 8, Episode 11)

TV-Y7

TV Episode | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

SpongeBob and Patrick learn the secret origins of Mermaid Man and Branacle Boy from the heroes themselves. Plankton grows himself a second eye using SpongeBob's DNA, and becomes nice.

Director

Vincent Waller

Writers

Stephen Hillenburg (creator) | Casey Alexander (written by) (segments: Mermaid Man Begins) | Zeus Cervas (written by) (segments: Mermaid Man Begins) | Sean Charmatz (written by) (segments: Mermaid Man Begins) & 10 more

Composers

Steve Belfer | Nicolas 'Nick' Carr (as Nicolas Carr) | Sage Guyton | Barry Trop (as Barry Anthony) | Jeremy Wakefield

Casting Directors

Donna Grillo | Shannon Reed

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 23, 2011

Release date

Sep 23, 2011 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 10 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 61 wins & 57 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
12 cast members

Name	Known for
Tom Kenny SpongeBob / Narrator / Dirty Bubble / Robber / Gary / French Narrator (voice) SpongeBob / Narrator / Dirty Bubble / Robber / Gary / French Narrator (voice) See fewer	SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Bill Fagerbakke Patrick Star (voice) Patrick Star (voice) See fewer	SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Rodger Bumpass Squidward (voice) Squidward (voice) See fewer	SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Mr. Lawrence Plankton / TV Announcer / Captain (voice) Plankton / TV Announcer / Captain (voice) See fewer	SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Dee Bradley Baker Old Man Jenkins / Fish #1 / Bank Teller / Bubble Bass (voice) Old Man Jenkins / Fish #1 / Bank Teller / Bubble Bass (voice) See fewer	American Dad! (2005)
Ernest Borgnine Mermaid Man (voice) Mermaid Man (voice) See fewer	Marty (1955)
Tim Conway Barnacle Boy (voice) Barnacle Boy (voice) See fewer	The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
Bob Joles Man Ray (voice) Man Ray (voice) See fewer	Once Upon a Studio (2023)
Clancy Brown Mr. Krabs (voice) Mr. Krabs (voice) See fewer	The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Jill Talley Karen (voice) Karen (voice) See fewer	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
Mary Jo Catlett Old Lady Fish (voice) Old Lady Fish (voice) See fewer	Serial Mom (1994)
Carolyn Lawrence Sandy Cheeks (voice) Sandy Cheeks (voice) See fewer	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)