Trouble of a Bubble

"Trouble of a Bubble" is a Mermaid Man vs. Evil episode from season 1. In this episode, the Dirty Bubble kidnaps fish. 
== Transcript ==
(The episode begins with a shot of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy walking down the street)
Mermaid Man: You know, there hasn’t been much crime lately. I’m starting to like it.
Barnacle Boy: I’m kinda thirsty.
Mermaid Man: We can head into my house for some drinks.
(The shot cuts to Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy opening the door of the house and walking in)
Mermaid Man: I got juice, some pop, tea, lemonade, and good ol’ water. Or milk if that’s what you’re into.
Barnacle Boy: I’ll take a glass of lemonade.
(Mermaid Man pours lemonade into two glasses for the two of them)
(They walk into the living room and Mermaid Man puts on the TV)
(Football is on)
Mermaid Man: Ooh. It’s the championship game! And we only missed a few minutes! Go get the snacks, Barnacle Boy!
Realistic Fish Head: We interrupt this game for a breaking news alert. The Dirty Bubble has been terrorizing Bikini Bottom eating innocent citizens.
Mermaid Man: Darn, on the day of the championship too! Hold the snacks, Barnacle Boy! Now we’re in need of some pointy objects.
(The scene swirl transitions to Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy at the place of crime)
Barnacle Boy: (Pointing at the Dirty Bubble) Jumping jellyfish! He’s already eaten about twenty citizens! Look!
Dirty Bubble: (Talking to a fish on the street) Give me your house keys and all the money you have on you and maybe I won’t eat you!
Mermaid Man: Stop it right there, you filthy bubble!
Dirty Bubble: Mermaid Man!?
Mermaid Man: You will now face your surrender!
(Mermaid Man holds out a pin)
Dirty Bubble: You overlooked one thing, Mermaid Man. If you pop me all these fish will come falling down. (Evilly laughs) Now if you don’t mind, I have some business to take care of.
(The Dirty Bubble flies away)
Barnacle Boy: Where’s he heading?
Mermaid Man: I don’t know, but it can’t be good. Let’s go after him.
(Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy get into the invisible boatmobile)
Barnacle Boy: Follow that bubble! (The scene swirl transitions to Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy driving in the invisible boatmobile) Wait, it looks like the road ends here.
Mermaid Man: Barnacles. It’s much too bumpy and rocky to drive through there. We would easily get a flat.
Barnacle Boy: But where in the world is he going?
Mermaid Man: He must have a hideout somewhere down here. Unfortunately, we’ll have to follow him by foot.
(Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy get out of the boatmobile and start to walk)
Barnacle Boy: Mermaid Man, look! He went down a cliff!
Mermaid Man: Time to swim.
(Mermaid Man dives down the cliff and Barnacle Boy follows)
(They swim all the way to the bottom)
Barnacle Boy: I don’t see him anymore! Where’d he go?
Mermaid Man: He probably went into one of these caves. The question is: which one? (The shot cuts to show tens of caves) We better get moving. Try to listen for any sounds. You go to the right and I’ll check the caves on the left. (Mermaid Man puts his ear up to each cave going one by one trying to detect sound) Barnacle Boy, come here! (Barnacle Boy rushes to where Mermaid Man is) Do you hear something in here?
(Barnacle Boy listens for a few seconds)
Barnacle Boy: I sure do.
Mermaid Man: Come on, in here. (They crawl into the cave) (Mermaid Man whispers) There he is.
(The shot cuts to show a bunch of fish tied up above a lava pit as the Dirty Bubble laughs)
Dirty Bubble: (Holding some money) Thanks for cash! (Evilly laughs)
Mermaid Man: You can’t get away this time, Dirty Bubble! We’re gonna stop this before it begins.
(Mermaid Man throws a pin which is narrowly avoided by the Dirty Bubble)
Dirty Bubble: Now I will introduce my new invention! (The Dirty Bubble gets into a see through suit) You won’t be able to pop me through this protective sleeve! (Mermaid Man throws the Mermarang which bounces off of the Dirty Bubble’s protective sleeve) Won’t you look at that! My sleeve is so strong that it dented your boomerang! (A shot of the dented Mermarang is shown)
Barnacle Boy: Don’t worry, Mermaid Man! We may not be able to get him down, but we can free the fish!
Dirty Bubble: Except you can’t! If you untie them they’ll fall right into the lava! (Evilly laughs)
Barnacle Boy: What should I use to cover up the lava, Mermaid Man?
Dirty Bubble: Don’t even worry about that! Even without the lava the fall is from a high enough height to sustain crucial if not deadly injuries!
Mermaid Man: Barnacle Boy, the raging whirlpool!
(Mermaid Man and Barnacle ably doggy paddle around the Dirty Bubble)
Dirty Bubble: Oh, come on! This is the most pathetic thing I’ve ever seen!
(Mermaid Man and Barnacle stop doggy paddling around him)
Mermaid Man: What should we do?
Dirty Bubble: There’s nothing you can do! Nice guys never win!
(Barnacle Boy throws a pin at the Dirty Bubble’s mouth, but it bounces off his protective sleeve)
Barnacle Boy: Wait, you even covered your mouth with that thing?
Dirty Bubble: Of course!
Mermaid Man: Wait a second! Why are you turning purplish?
Dirty Bubble: Oh, you kno-, it’s just a l- ttle hard to bre- athe in this thi-
(The Dirty Bubble keeps getting more and more purple)
(He takes a deep breathe in and them falls to the ground)
Mermaid Man: He’s so stubborn! He outsmarted himself!
(Mermaid Man zips off the protective sleeve and pops the Dirty Bubble)
(He scoops the remaining liquid of the Dirty Bubble into a bubble container)
Barnacle Boy: But what are we gonna do with them? (Points to all the fish above the lava)
Mermaid Man: I’ll call the cops and we can figure it out.
(The scene swirl transitions a life net being installed over the lava)
Policeman: Are we ready to untie them?
Mermaid Man: I believe so.
(The policeman climbs up a ladder)
Policeman: 3, 2, 1…
(The policeman unties the fish who bounce onto the life net to safety)
Mermaid Man: Here you are. 
(Mermaid Man hands the bubble container that has the Dirty Bubble to the policeman)
(The policeman puts on handcuffs on the container)
(The episode ends)
== Production ==
* This episode underwent production on July 17, 2022. 
* The episode was announced on July 19, 2022.
Category:Fan-made Episodes