The Ugly Barnacle/YMMV


 * Alas, Poor Scrappy: Yes, the barnacle is really ugly, but you have to feel sorry for him when you get to
 * Alternative Character Interpretation: Is the barnacle a pitiful woobie, or pure evil?
 * Does "Everyone" refer to everybody in the world, or a single person named Everyone?
 * Awesome Music: "A Day At The Sea", the music that plays during Bill Fagerbakke's narration.
 * Also, this fan remix.
 * And this one.
 * Complete Monster: One interpretation of the barnacle.
 * Esoteric Happy Ending: Implied by Patrick's cheery expression at the end.
 * Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory: Most people agree that the barnacle represents the Church of Scientology, which is metaphorically killing everyone.
 * The barnacle's "ugliness" could very well be a reference to John Travolta (Creator)'s character in Battlefield Earth.
 * Family-Unfriendly Aesop: If you are ugly, everyone you know - and billions of people you don't - will . Sweet dreams!
 * Funny Moments: The barnacle was so ugly that everyone died.
 * It Was His Sled: Good luck finding someone who knows about this story without knowing its ending.
 * Jerkass Woobie: One interpretation of the titular barnacle.
 * Moment of Awesome: The barnacle single-handedly.
 * Even more awesome when you consider that barnacles don't have hands.
 * Barnacles have He may have used that instead.
 * Moral Event Horizon: One interpretation of the.
 * Nightmare Fuel: Yes, you too could be so disgustingly ugly that
 * Shaggy Dog Story: Averted completely. It really was that ugly.
 * Tear Jerker:
 * True Art Is Angsty
 * Ugly Cute: Fan Art depicting the barnacle as The Woobie will often depict it as this.
 * What Do You Mean It's for Kids?: Everyone . But it is a children's story.
 * The Woobie: The aforementioned ugly barnacle.
 * Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: A combination of the two most popular interpretations.
 * Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: A combination of the two most popular interpretations.