“	It's tickling my DNA!	”
	— Man Ray, "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III"

The tickle belt is an accessory owned by Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. It first appears in the episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III."

Description[]

The tickle belt appears to be a dark blue belt with a golden lock at the front. The belt comes with a remote that can make the belt tickle the wearer at any time.

Powers[]

The belt tickles enemies into submission. The belt can only be taken off by a special key, but it is not very much needed, because it is impossible to try to take it off while being tickled.

It tickles so effectively that it leaves its victim rolling on the ground, giggling continuously unless turned off. It is shown by Man Ray that it is possible to become immune to the tickle belt. It is also shown that the belt's powers can still affect the victim after the belt is removed.

Role in episode[]

The tickle belt is used on Man Ray throughout the episode whenever he does something bad while SpongeBob and Patrick are training him to be good. Eventually, Man Ray is able to trick SpongeBob into freeing him from the tickle belt by making him believe he turned good.

Man Ray then disintegrates SpongeBob and Patrick and proceeds to rob a bank. However, he is unable to as he keeps laughing stating that the tickle belt's powers are still affecting him despite having it taken off so he feels that he cannot do any bad deeds anymore so he hands the belt back to SpongeBob and Patrick at the end of the episode.

Trivia[]

• SpongeBob claims it is seen on episode 17 of The Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.
• Man Ray still wears the Tickle Belt in his later depictions, seemingly only for aesthetics.

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy (V • E)
Episodes:	I • II • III • IV • V • VI: The Motion Picture • Night Light • Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob • The Card • Ditchin' • Shuffleboarding • Back to the Past • The Bad Guy Club for Villains • Mermaid Man Begins • Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go! • Patrick-Man! • Mermaid Pants • Man Ray Returns • Appointment TV • Swamp Mates • Dirty Bubble Returns • Captain Pipsqueak • The Dirty Bubble Bass • Super Sitters (The Patrick Star Show) • X Marks the Pot (The Patrick Star Show) • Movie Stars (The Patrick Star Show) • Mermaid Men and Barnacle Boys (Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years)
Characters:	Mermaid Man • Barnacle Boy • Dirty Bubble • Man Ray • Atomic Flounder • The Moth • Kelp Thing • Sinister Slug • Jumbo Shrimp • Clam Head Candy Cad • Every Villain Is Lemons • The chief • The International Justice League of Super Acquaintances • The Quickster • Elastic Waistband • Captain Magma • Miss Appear • Prawn • Pyrite Ponderer • Robot Mantis • Sneaky Hermit • Aquatic Adventurers • Lighthouse Lass • Green Harpoon • Flying Fish • Invisible Isopod • Edwardian Age Mermaid Man • Commanding Conch • Catfishstress • Hoodoo Guru
Locations:	Mermalair • Shady Shoals Rest Home • Motel Evil • Locker of Memories • Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's time machine • Retirement Zone
Music tracks:	The Lineman • Mermaidman and Barnacle Boy Action Theme • Arizona Fanfare • Police Car • Caped Crusader • Life on the Wild Side • Proud to be a Fish • Mermaidman Brass Hits • Mermaidman Sting • Superfriends Wipe • Ramblin' Man from Gramblin'
Video games:	Battle for Bikini Bottom • Lights, Camera, Pants! • The Yellow Avenger • Creature from the Krusty Krab
Home video:	Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy: Defenders of the Deep • The Adventures of SpongeBob SquarePants • Heroes of Bikini Bottom
Books:	The Adventures of Man Sponge and Boy Patrick in Goodness, Man Ray!• The Adventures of Man Sponge and Boy Patrick in What Were You Shrinking? • The Adventures of Man Sponge and Boy Patrick in E.V.I.L. vs. the I.J.L.S.A. • The Adventures of Man Sponge and Boy Patrick in The Mega-Justice Collection
Other:	Invisible boatmobile • Man Ray's power glove • Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy • The Adventures of Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy Theme Song • Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy Lost Episode • Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's time machine • The Tickle Belt • Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy Fan Club • Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy Trading Card No. 54 • Mermarang • The Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy • Mermaid Man's belt • Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy Bran Flakes • Breakfast Bites • Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy Paddle Ball Set • The Real Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy Movie • Orb of Confusion • Conch signal • Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy action figures • He's Our Mermaid Man • Mermaid Man-a-Thon