Well remember guys, the writers have to include the minor characters in some episodes as well or else viewers will be like, "Yeah, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy don't appear in many episodes anymore." You never know. Ratings could go down on the show. When you have a bunch of minor characters like that, it is very important to put them in a decent amount of episodes here and there. Maybe the writers felt that they had to put them in the newer episodes; even if they weren't as good as normal in those episodes.
Edited on 04/16/2009 6:24pm