Rule of Dumb
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| SpongeBob SquarePants episode | |
| "Rule of Dumb" | |
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| Season №: | 4 |
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| Episode №: | 77b |
| Airdate: | 2006 (DVD premiere) February 19, 2007 |
| Credits | |
| Writer(s): | Zeus Cervas(TV) Erik Wiese(TV) Dani Michaeli(TV) Aaron Springer(DVD) Eric Shaw(DVD) |
| Supervising Producer: | Paul Tibbitt |
| Directors | |
| Storyboard: | Zeus Cervas(TV) Erik Wiese(TV) Aaron Springer(DVD) |
| Animation: | Tom Yasumi(DVD) Alan Smart(DVD) |
| Creative: | Vincent Waller(DVD) |
| Technical: | Vincent Waller(TV) |
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"Rule of Dumb" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season four.
Brief Summary: Patrick becomes the legal king of Bikini Bottom, but during his reign, he becomes a mean tyrant.
Time/Date: Unknown
Characters Present:
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Main Characters
Major characters
- Starfish Minister
Minor Characters
- Construction Worker
- Mirror Monster
- Old Man Jenkins
- Soap Actress
- Soap Actor
- Nerdy Fish
Plot
A starfish with a suit, tie, and briefcase comes up to Patrick's house. Patrick thinks he is a librarian and throws out many overdue books like "How to Read". But, once Patrick's "Librarian" says that he is the heir to the royal throne of Bikini Bottom, that all changes. Patrick is pleased when he gets a shiny crown. SpongeBob decides to help out by becoming Patrick's assistant. He starts off by getting a meal at the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs spoils him silly by giving him 4 piles of krabby patties, a pile of fries and 7 shakes. when he realizes Patrick is the king, but when Patrick states he has no money and gets what he wants for free, Mr. Krabs throws him out. Deciding he can't have people give him stuff, Patrick starts misusing his royal authority over all the people of Bikini Bottom to get whatever he wants, starting off by taking food from a citizen, then taking a just reciently completed comic book collection from a nerd (who worked his whole life on it). When the nerd begins to cry, Patrick begins to laugh histarically, and yells that he loves being king. He later gets, among other things, a plasma screen TV, a satellite dish, a baby's pacifier, and a swimming pool, and turns his rock into fancy and beautiful castle. after weeks of ruining people's lives just for his own gain, he goes too far by hiring a construction team to move away Squidward's house, only to build a theme park. Squidward finally explodes and tells everyone that Patrick can't be a king because he is so stupid, and they all believe him and don't do anything for Patrick anymore. Patrick gets extremely mad, and decides to first prove to everyone that he's king, then too ruin Squidward's life. Patrick's insane and awful attitude makes SpongeBob afraid of him, and he slowly walks away, saying he needs to go to the Krusty Krab for work. Realizing that his servant just left him, Patrick goes for a drink. On his way, Patrick looks at himself in the mirror and sees that he is literally turning into a monster. He decides that friendship is more important than power. Then the handsomely dressed starfish comes back and says that Patrick is not a real king. After wiping away a stain, he found that the real king is Gary.
Cultural References
- Rule of Dumb is a pun of the idiom "rule of thumb", which means a principle with broad application that is not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable for every situation.
- Music from Dunces and Dragons can be heard at the Banquet.
- When Patrick hides in SpongeBob's house, he makes a mess. If you look carefully, you can see a book called Guide to Fitness by Richue Salmons. This is a reference to fitness instructor Richard Simmons.
Trivia/Goofs
- While Pat orders an attack on Squidward, his house is black.
- This episode aired in England before it aired in the United States.
- After Patrick abdicates, it is found that Gary is the next ruler of Bikini Bottom. In the family tree it is revealed that they are first cousins. Gary's father, Sluggo, is shown as an older brother of Herb Star. Thus, Gary is the correct heir. However, the Royal Minister is incorrect when he says that Patrick isn't royalty, because his being Gary's first cousin means that, assuming Gary doesn't have any living siblings, neices, nephews, or children, he is the Crown Prince of Bikini Bottom.
- There is a closed captioning error when Patrick starts to become a tyrant. After SpongeBob says, "what being king is all about.", the captions suddenly freeze during the scene where Patrick takes the comic books away from the comic book collector, then, the captions fast forward to the point where Patrick says, "I love being king!", at the point where the captions play correctly. This goof appears every time the episode airs in the US.
- Clips of this appeared in an edition of Nick Extra.
- Shiek and Princess Tusla are a spoof of Shrek and Princess Fiona.
- Patrick keeps on being seen with ketchup on his mouth whenever he is eating.
- While Patrick is eating a krabby patty at the Krusty Krab, the burger is seen at the same display.
- The German title for this episode is "Königlicher Quatsch" translates as "Kingly Nonsense" and in the Netherland it calls "Koning Domheid" translates as "King Stupid".
- The other people in the family line are: King Amoeba, Queen Mildew, Yorick, Princess Tulsa, Prince Callous, Prince Dogus, Carl, Billy Bob, Maw Titter, Sluggo, Herb, Margie and Gary.
- When Patrick is taking items from the citizens there is a small gray tower on his rock. When he is annexing Squidward's house the tower is missing and his old antenna is shown again. When Squidward is saying that Patrick is a bad king, the gray tower is back on the rock.
- The is the second time where Squidward's house is hoisted off the ground. The first time was in the episode Bubblestand.
- The comic book collector fish is naked.
- In the family tree it shows that Prince Callous and Prince Dingus had a child named Carl. How could this be since they're both males?
- When the "devilishly handsome" starfish is going over Patrick's family tree, he says that Patrick is a product of inbreeding. However this is not shown in the family tree at all.
- After Spongebob runs away from Patrick, he rips his coat off. But when it zooms out, the coat isn't there.
- How would the starfish know that Gary was under the coffee stain without rubbing it off first?
- This is the fourth and final episode transcribed into a comic in the Spongebob/Tokyopop book "Mistaken Identity". The other three were Once Bitten, That's No Lady, and The Thing.
APM Music Identification
- Dramatic Cue A - "I knew exactly who you are!"
- The Tip Top Polka/Cliff Polka - "Well, well, well, what can I do for you, Patrick?"
- Drama Link D - "All free?!"
- Dance Macabre - Patrick takes Harold's Krabby Patty; Patrick takes the comic book fish's comic book collection; King Patrick moves Squidward's house.
- Hawaiian Cocktail - The comic book fish cries.
- Stiff Upper Lip - Montage of Patrick abusing his power.
- Aloha Oe - Squidward is seen sleeping.
- Dramatic Cue B - Squidward holds on to his window.
- Entry of the Heroes A - "Get him! Attack!!!"
- Rescue - Patrick sees a monster in his mirror.
Cultural References
- When Patrick gave back the crown, the man from the royal ministry said, "With great power comes great responsibility." - Same as the famous quote used in the first Spider-Man film.
External links
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