Blue Peter "Sailors Hornpipe" was used instead. The opening theme has been updated several times. The following is a list of all the versions of the "Blue Peter" signature tune, "Barnacle Bill" that have been used on the show : The debut of a new version of the famous theme tune "Barnacle Bill" is sometimes accompanied with an introduction by the presenters at the time explaining the reasons behind the new rendition. Mike Oldfield appeared on the programme around 1979, and his version of the theme tune was so popular with viewers that the producers decided to record it for use as
Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy Boy remembered from differing perspectives). Barnacle Boy is depicted as being the undercredited and underappreciated younger sidekick of Mermaid Man. Grumpy and slightly ill-tempered, Barnacle Boy is notable for his brooding, moody disposition and exasperation with his partner's absentminded behavior as a result of old age, and even into his , Barnacle Boy is still treated in a juvenile fashion, coddled in an infantile way. He has largely maintained his nondescript slender physique over time. In the video game "", it is revealed that Barnacle Boy has a son, a daughter-in-law, and four grandchildren which he notes to be his