Patrick Star is the deuteragonist of SpongeBob SquarePants. He is SpongeBob's best friend. He is an unintelligent, pleasant Starfish. Patrick is quite overweight and loves to eat ice cream and many other foods. He resides under a rock. SpongeBob and Squidward are his neighbors. Patrick and Spongebob like to bug Squidward. Patrick has a big sister named Sam Star, who was first mentioned in Something Smells and appeared in the episode "Big Sister Sam". He has the third most appearances in the SpongeBob series, behind Squidward with 278 appearances and SpongeBob with 332 appearances.
Patrick is portrayed as overweight, lazy, unmannerly, unintelligent, and generally ignorant. He lives on 120 Conch St. Unlike most of the other main characters of the series, Patrick lacks a nose. Because of this, he generally cannot smell (such as in "Something Smells" in which SpongeBob has bad breath). However, in the episode, "No Nose Knows", Patrick receives a nose through plastic surgery. However, when Patrick tries to get rid of every bad smell, SpongeBob, Squidward, Mr. Krabs and Sandy deform Patrick's nose by building a giant ball of trash and sewage, in another episode Patrick is able to grow a nose through sheer force of will. In Season 1, due to unsteady animation, his eyebrows were thin and in the shape of a couple of M's. Beginning in Season 2, his eyebrows were slightly thicker and shaped like Zs. In several episodes, Patrick is shown to variously have a full set of teeth, a single tooth, and sometimes none at all.
Patrick's intelligence is generally low, although it varies from episode to episode. Like from "Hello Bikini Bottom", Mr. Krabs: Unbelieveable! They acutally gathered a crowd! To think that all of these people came out to the middle of the desert to see Squidward and SpongeBob! Patrick: Or... They came to see the meteor shower that passes through the Aurora Borealis... generating a stunning once-in-a-lifetime light show.
In some episodes, Patrick has trouble with even the most rudimentary tasks and displays little common sense or intelligence. His memory can be appalling and he can forget how to do the most instinctual of actions such as eating or how to fall over, he once forgot that he ate a candy bar the second after he consumed it.
However in Patrick SmartPants, Patrick began to be intelligent and smart after he falls off a cliff.
Other times he can appear almost brilliant, and is prone to fits of temporary intelligence which confuse the other characters. In the episode "Tentacle Vision", Squidward asks Patrick "Just how dumb are you?" to which Patrick replies "It varies". In earlier episodes, Patrick appeared to be somewhat more intelligent, often making profound comments and often being very articulate.
Patrick seems to detect malice and sarcasm more easily than SpongeBob, indicating that he is more attentive or emotionally connected than other characters. He also displays witty banter at times and often can be sarcastic. He is generally well intentioned but often inadvertently causes trouble both for himself and also his friends.
In "Rule of Dumb", Patrick was discovered to be of royal blood and briefly reigned as King of Bikini Bottom. The true heir to the throne turned out to be Gary The Snail, who is revealed to be Patrick's cousin.
Appearance
Patrick is a pink starfish. He usually wears green shorts with purple flowers on him. (Just like the ones in the sky) He also in the movie wears a goofy goobers hat. Also in the movie it revealed that he wears goofy goobers underwear. In one episode Patrick wears yellow pants with green stripes through them. He also wears a green shirt with yellow stripes through them. Also one episode he wears a I'm with stupid shirt and a My Best Friend shirt. He was also wearing cufflinks in the episode Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle.
Skills
Patrick, although mentally weak, has many skills such as:
Strength: Patrick has shown to be very physically strong, in many episodes, he can lift his rock. In many video games such as Battle for Bikini Bottom and SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis, his special ability is to pick up and throw heavy objects and even, his friends.
Driving: Patrick has shown to be a good driver, unlike SpongeBob.
Singing: Patrick has never had a solo and is rarely shown singing, however he does it fairly well.
Dancing: Patrick was jazz dancing with SpongeBob in the episode Squidtastic Voyage.
Disguising: In the episode That's No Lady, Patrick stays in disguise as "Patricia" for a long time. He takes off the suit, embarrasing Squidward. Squidward said he had to go to the bathroom and take a shower but the Krusty Krab doesn't had showers or is it because the Krusty Krab is a restaurant, not a resort.
Seahorse riding: In Dunces and Dragons, Patrick does not know how to ride a seahorse, however in A Life in a Day, he can do it, it is likely that he learned how to ride over time.
Survival Skills: In the episode,To Save a Squirrel, he and SpongeBob nearly eat each other to survive.
Jellyfishing: Patrick sometimes forgets how to jellyfish, however once reminded, he does it well.
Eating in one bite: In the episode Pressure, Patrick ate a Double Krabby Patty Deluxe in one bite.
Doing absolutely nothing: In the episode, Stanley S. SquarePants, Patrick showed SpongeBob and Stanley on the art of doing nothing.
Staring: Patrick is good at staring with SpongeBob in their Staring Contest Game in various episodes.
Karate chopping: In the episode Karate Star, Patrick is a skilled karate "genius" at chopping. However, his hand started to go out of control.
Performing anything dangerous: In the episode A Life in a Day, Patrick wanted to live like Larry by torturing himself in life-threatning skills.
Performing extreme stunts: Patrick is then sometimes an ultimate daredevil in I Had an Accident. However, he is literally doing it.
Patrick has also had many jobs. However, he is not very good at any one of them. These are the ones he usually had:
Krusty Krab Worker: This is the main job Patrick usually tries. In the episodes:
Arrgh!: He was hired for 1 second until being instantly fired.
Big Pink Loser: He swept dust all the time, spilled dishes on purpose, and tried to open a jar of jam (which he successfully did).
Bummer Vacation: He was the replacement fry cook. He puts Krabby Patties on himself to make them and cleaned the toilets (or used).
That's No Lady: Patrick, disguised as a girl named Patricia, can do a very good job to stay in town, but Mr. Krabs and Squidward fell in love with him.
Pat No Pay: Patrick Star must make enough money to replace his bill. He destroys the Krusty Krab with trash.
20,000 Patties Under the Sea: He is assistant manager to SpongeBob as the restaurant mobile to bring Krusty Krab to the people He also has a job in kitchen duty.
Lights, Camera, Pants!: (PC Version) He worked his own lemonade stand for a short time. He earned 25¢.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: He was supposed to help SpongeBob clear Mr. Krabs' name when King Neptune blames (and freezes, and nearly kills) him and save Bikini Bottom.
Inventor: He invented the:
Pencil (already invented)
Light bulb (already invented)
Mirror or called a parallel universe (already invented) (A SpongeBob reflection appears and speaks with a very strange accent thinking it was a "pretty good idea".)
Patrick lives under a rock, literally, on 120 Conch Street, two doors down from his best friend, right next to Squidward and 400-yards away from the Krusty Krab. His address is shown on his ID licenses, one from Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III and Driven to Tears. The home's exterior is featureless, apart from a small yellow weather vane, which is shown falling off on numerous occasions. In some episodes the rock has nothing under it, but in some you can see his house like in Patrick's Staycation, The Donut of Shame, No Nose Knows, and other episodes.
Patrick is sometimes shown to sleep on the ceiling of his rock, although far more often he is shown sleeping in a traditional bed. Patrick spends much of his day sleeping under his rock. There are many inconsistencies in the depictions of his house due to the nature of the cartoon and utility treatment of backgrounds: in one episode, his house is depicted to be nothing but a bed and a chest of drawers, yet in others he appears to have a kitchen and a living room. Also, certain episodes tend to depict the surface below the rock to be completely flat, while in others there is a considerable amount of depth below it. Patrick claims to have built the house himself. In 'New Fish in town', he rents his front yard.
As Nickelodeon says of Patrick's house in a commercial bumper: "What's really beneath this famous rock? The home of Patrick Star. While the outside never changes, a closer look inside reveals that Patrick's house is never set in stone. Sometimes, there's just sand. Other times, there's a small den. Occasionally, there's a large master bedroom. And there's the Multi-Room Complex featuring an eat-in kitchen, arched doorways, and a hi-def TV. Rock on!"
Near-Death Experiences
Main article: List of near-death experiences#Patrick Star
Big Sister Sam: Crushed when trying to protect his house from his enraged sister. He regained consciousness when SpongeBob got him to smell cookie dough.
Dumped- Definitely one of his most villainous roles yet. He bluntly keeps Gary away from SpongeBob even though SpongeBob is trying hard to get Gary back.
Rule of Dumb- Becomes king, and abuses his power (up until Squidward spoke out against him).
Driven to Tears- Fighting with SpongeBob, but he and SpongeBob (who smiles literally) got arrested.
Yours, Mine and Mine- He and SpongeBob battles over a licensed KK toy, but he ate it then Mr. Krabs gave two to them.
Patrick's father and Margie's husband. He is the son of Billy Bob Star and Maw Titter. He made his debut in the episode, "I'm with Stupid", when he and Margie went to visit Patrick for Starfish Day. It was then revealed on a family tree in the episode, "Rule of Dumb" that his name is Herb. Herb, like his wife, is quite overweight. He has a large walrus mustache and he also is pink, just like the rest of the Star family. His pants are the same as Patrick's but his top has a slightly lighter color of purple with green stars. Herb is voiced by Thomas F. Wilson.
Gary "the Snail" Wilson, Jr. (better known as just Gary) is Sluggo's son and Patrick's cousin and Herb and Margie's nephew.
Other family members
Sam Star- Patrick's older long-lost sister who appeared in Big Sister Sam. Patrick said he didn't have a sister in Something Smells, but this may have been because he forgot about her.
Billy Bob Star - Sluggo and Herb's father. His wife is Maw Titter. He is Patrick and Gary's grandfather.
Maw Titter - Sluggo and Herb's mother. Her husband is Billy Bob. She is Patrick and Gary's grandmother.
Shriek- Maw Titter's father and Princess Tulsa's husband. He is the great-grandfather of Patrick and Gary.
Princess Tulsa - Maw Titter's mother and Yorick's wife. She is the great-grandmother of Patrick and Gary.
Prince Callows - Princess Tulsa's brother, a son of Amoeba and Mildew. He is Patrick and Gary's great-granduncle.
Prince Dingus - Princess Tulsa's other brother, a son of Amoeba and Mildew. He is Patrick and Gary's great-granduncle.
Carl - Princess Tulsa's other brother, a son of Amoeba and Mildew. He is Patrick and Gary's great-granduncle.
King Amoeba - Princes Tulsa's, Prince Callows', Carl's, and Prince Dingus's father and the husband of Queen Mildew. He is Patrick and Gary's great-great-grandfather.
Queen Mildew - Princess Tulsa's, Prince Callows', Carl's, and Prince Dingus's mother and the wife of King Amoeba. She is Patrick and Gary's great-great-grandmother.
Ed Star - Patrick's cousin. He only appeared in the end of the Story Reader book The Never-Ending Stay. He stayed in Bikini Bottom for 14 weeks.
Patrick Revere - Patrick's great-great-great-granduncle who warned Bikini Bottom about the mollusks.
Pecos Patrick Star - an ancestor of Patrick who lived in Dead Eye Gulch at the time of SpongeBuck, and his name is an obvious parody of the folktale, "Pecos Bill".
The Primitive Star- The distant primate-like ancestor of Patrick who encountered Squidward wile traveling through time.
Patar- Patrick's prehistoric ancestor who discovered fire along with Squog, and Spongegar.
Prehistoric Gary - Gary's ancestor, comes before the Sluggo the Leech, seen in "Ugh"
Cletus - Patrick's great uncle who said the famous quote "Let not your heart walk away from you, must your mind grow legs and follow it." however he was later arrested in a freedom march and never seen again.
Multiverse
An alternate Patrick exists in the universe seen in the shorts 'What if SpongeBob was Gone'. Without SpongeBob, he cannot jellyfish properly, implying that SpongeBob may have taught Patrick to jellyfish.
Relationships
SpongeBob is Patrick's best friend. Squidward is usually his friend, but unlike SpongeBob, Squidward isn't Patrick's friend all of the time. He also owes a lot of money to Mr. Krabs from buying to many free krabby patties.
Trivia
He appears to be able to fly in "The Sponge Who Could Fly". However, he may have just been floating through the water.
His lifelong dream is to defeat the Giant Monkey Men and save the ninth dimension in "Big Pink Loser".
He calls pencils "Writing Sticks".
Patrick is a good driver, unlike SpongeBob.
Patrick's Driver License
At SpongeBob.com, it reveals his attention span is at least .02 seconds.
It is revealed in The Bully that he went to community college.
It is revealed in Rule of Dumb that he is related to Gary.
In Something Smells, Patrick says he doesn't have a sister. Contradictory to this, it was later revealed in "Big Sister Sam" that he does have a sister. It is most likely that Patrick forgot about her.
Like SpongeBob, Patrick wears pajamas instead of his usual underwear whenever he has a visitor or is at a sleepover (usually with SpongeBob or Squidward), possibly to make the episode more appropriate.
Patrick's stupidity can vary in different episodes. Sometimes he is shown to have small signs of intelligence (mainly in Season 1). Other times, he is almost completely stupid (examples include My Pretty Seahorse and many Season 6 episodes). His varying intelligence could possibly indicate he's autistic.
Patrick is dumber than SpongeBob, but has occasionally pointed out signs of knowledge which SpongeBob lacks. An example is in "Jellyfishing", where he suggests to SpongeBob that Squidward doesn't like them (which is true). However, SpongeBob tells him otherwise.
Patrick can be very smart or say intellectual sentences at times, but it mostly happens when he is unaware of what he just said.
Patrick sometimes has one tooth (first seen in Christmas Who?, and would later become heavily used in post-season five episodes).
When Patrick thinks, his brain releases foul smelling steam.File:OH YEAH.jpg
Another Patrick's driver's license
His brain seems to not function as well or as fast as a normal brain, therefore making him become very stupid.
Patrick: "That's not crazy talk, this is crazy talk! GLABLEEB-GLABLAB! GABLEEB-GABLAB! GLEHGLEHGLEH! BLELBLBLBLELBL-" {Sandy punches his head in} "-Sorry."
"That's not disturbing, this is disturbing..." {turns around, makes a face with his back, and makes it look like it's talking} "Hi there SpongeBob, my name is Pat-back!"
Patrick: "Oh, what do you want to be a lifeguard for? Nobody really likes those guys." {Larry is carried by a bunch of fish} "Being a lifeguard is so dumb. All they do is blow, blow, blow on their stupid whistles, rub, rub, rub that white stuff on their noses and show off their gross misshapen fleshy pink bodies!" {Nat walks up seeing Patrick's expanded belly}
Nat: "Dude, put that thing away! There are, like, children here!"
Patrick: {inserts his belly inside his pants but his feet became bigger, stands up then walks away} "I'm going to the snack bar!"
