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Encyclopedia > Rule of Dumb
SpongeBob SquarePants episode
""Rule of Dumb""
Season №: 4
Episode №: 77b
Production №: 77b
Airdate: February 19, 2007
Credits
Writer(s): Zeus Cervas
Erik Wiese
Dani Michaeli
Supervising Producer: Paul Tibbitt
Directors
Storyboard: Zeus Cervas
Erik Wiese
Animation: Tom Yasumi
Technical: Vincent Waller
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"Rule of Dumb" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season four. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Brief Summary: Patrick becomes the legal king of Bikini Bottom, but during his reign, he becomes a mean tyrant.


Time/Date: Unknown


Characters Present:

Contents

This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Patrick Star is a fictional animated character in the hit Nickelodeon animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Eugene H. Krabs (or simply Mr. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Squidward Tentacles Squidward Tentacles is a fictional character in the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Gary the Snail is a character in the Nickelodeon animated series series SpongeBob SquarePants, which first aired in July 1999. ...

Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

A handsomely dressed starfish comes up to Patrick's house and says that he is the heir to the royal throne of Bikini Bottom. Patrick is pleased when he gets a shiny crown. SpongeBob decides to help out by becoming Patrick's assistant. However, Patrick starts misusing his royal authority over all the people of Bikini Bottom to get whatever he wants. He gets, among other things, a plasma screen TV, a satellite dish, a set of comic books from a geek, and a swimming pool, and turns his rock into a castle. He even goes so far as to hire a construction team to move away Squidward's house! Then, Squidward tells everyone that Patrick isn't a king and they all believe him and don't do stuff for Patrick anymore. Eventually, Patrick looks at himself in the mirror and finds out that he's literally turning into a monster. He decides that friendship is more important than power. The the hamdsomely dressed starfish comes back and says that Patrick is not a real king. Then he gives his throne to... Gary!!!

Spoilers end here.

Cultural References

  • Rule of Dumb is a pun of the idiom rule of thumb. Rule of thumb means a principle with broad application that is not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable for every situation.
  • Shriek is a spoof of Shrek.
  • Music from Dunces and Dragons can be heard at the Banquet.[citation needed]
  • 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 Richard Salmons. This could be a reference to fitness instructor Richard Simmons.

A rule of thumb is an easily learned and easily applied procedure for approximately calculating or recalling some value, or for making some determination. ... This article is about a film. ... Production Order Dunces and Dragons is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from Season four. ... For other persons named Richard Simmons, see Richard Simmons (disambiguation). ...

Trivia/Goofs

  • 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 cousins. Gary's father, Sluggo is shown as an older brother of Herb Star. Thus, Gary being the correct heir.
  • 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. Although, this goof may only apply for the 1st airing.
  • Clips of this appeared in an edition of Nick Extra.
  • Patrick keeps on being seen with ketchup on his mouth whenever he is eating.
  • The German title -- Königlicher Quatsch -- in English, means "Kingly Nonsense".
  • The other people in the family line are: King Amoeba, Queen Mildew, Shriek, Princess Tulsa, Prince Callows, Prince Dingus, Carl, Billy Bob, Maw Titter, Sluggo, Herb and 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 snails "Shriek" and "Princess Tulsa" are parodies of "Shrek" and "Princess Fiona" from Shrek.
  • When Patrick began throwing his overdue library books, there is a book called "How to Read".

This article is about a film. ...

External links

  • Watch (German) episode here
Preceded by
"Driven to Tears"		 SpongeBob SquarePants episodes Followed by
"The Pink Purloiner"


 

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