The Bar Harbor Times Everybody Loves Pirates By Nan Lincoln Well, the puppets packed them in last Saturday  or perhaps it was the promise of pirates. But in any case, the Criterion was filled with childrens laughter when the Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers presented their new show, Everybody Loves Pirates. If the shows title overstates a bit the publics romance with bloodthirsty buccaneers, it would not be too much of a stretch to say, at least, that everyone there loved these pirates  namely No Eye, One Eye and Scully  the captain and crew of a two-masted schooner that plied the Criterion stage like, well, a ship at sea, its Jolly Roger flying from the foremast. But lets start at the beginning, which finds us aboard a dinghy with Lil Chucky and his pal, Lucy, who are fishing for the legendary Walter  the big fish who always gets away. Despite Lil Chuckys habit of hooking himself and falling overboard, the youngsters actually manage to catch Walter  who is indeed a large and impressive fish  and get towed out to sea for their trouble. Things take an even more exciting turn when Walter coughs up a bottle that contains a treasure map. Of course, the kids make plans to find the treasure, which Chucky hopes consists of gold, diamonds, rubies and pies, and set out the next morning to do just that. On their way, they encounter a loudmouthed jet skier, a superhero Lobster Boy with his sidekick, Crabby, and a Zen-like giant sea monkey who actually does enjoy playing volleyball and barbecuing, just like the comic book ads claim. Oh, and theres also a brief encounter with a flock of imaginary sheep. Meanwhile, aboard the pirate ship, Captain No Eye, who not only sports two eye patches, but two hooks, is berating his dim-bulbed crew for having lost a certain treasure map. As always must happen in tales of pirates, treasure and innocent children, the good guys and the bad guys cross paths, and much confusion, consternation and plankwalking ensues. With the help of Lobster Boys toe pinching skills the good guys are rescued in the nick of time and all ends well. Needless to say, the real fun is in the telling of this tale, and its hard to beat a literal handful of colorful, wisecracking, hyperkinetic puppets as the tellers of such tales. What is often hard to grasp when watching all this activity is that only three people and six hands belonging to siblings Eric, Brian and Robin Torbeck are behind not only the large cast of characters, but the moving scenery, multiple props and a couple of sailing vessels, to boot. Robin Torbeck really shines here as the acerbic Lucy, who also fills in the story with her wry and funny narration, and the dim-witted Scully, whose big goal in life is to lose an eye or a limb like his fellow pirates. It is an ensemble performance filled with visual moments that are so captivating it makes one forget these characters arent self motivated and self propelled. Like when old No Eye falls down the treasure hole and the rest gather round it, staring down with such concentration you catch yourself believing it really is a hole theyre looking at. Or the jet skier bobbing up and down on the waves until it makes you kind of queasy; and, oh, when the pirate ship tacks across the stage towards the deserted treasure island. Just n