#4
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(Don’t worry. This is the last pre-movie episode on the list.)
DEAR LORD! HOW IN THE NAME OF THE UNIVERSE DID I RANK THIS ATROCITY SO DARN LOW ON MY ORIGINAL COUNTDOWN? I’m sorry, but I am honestly shocked that I actually went so easy on it the first time. Now, I’m going to tear it apart like I should’ve done a long time ago!
It starts off with Spongebob finding Patrick in his house with a neat-freak attitude. He asks him why he’s acting like this, and Patrick says that his parents are coming to visit for Starfish Day. Patrick then gets upset, and reveals that his parents think he is "dumber then a sack of diapers" and would just think that he would be a big stupid loser.
So, Spongebob offers to act dumb in front of Pat’s parents so that Patrick will look smart by comparison. When Patrick’s parents arrive, Spongebob introduces himself like a dummy and starts doing weird and stupid things like one. I’ll admit, I actually find this scene to be rather amusing.
Unfortunately, this is where things take a turn for the worst. Patrick starts to believe that Spongebob really is stupid, so he decides to act like a raging douchebag and treat him like garbage for half the episode. Eventually, it gets to a point where Spongebob takes Patrick into the kitchen and tries to convince him to not be so hurtful. But since this is jerk Patrick we’re talking about, Patrick doesn’t listen to him, and he decides to wear THIS:
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Oh, but it only gets worse!
SpongeBob confesses to his parents that he isn't really a dummy, and that he was only playing the part of one so that they would appreciate Patrick more. But guess what? Instead of getting the sense that what Spongebob is saying is actually true, they think that Spongebob was TAUGHT the basic things in life by Patrick. And here’s the worst part.
Instead of defending Spongebob and making the confession that Spongebob really IS smart and that he just acted dumb so that he would be appreciated more by his parents, Patrick does the exact opposite and he TAGS ALONG WITH THEM, MAKING EVEN MORE HURTFUL AND IRRITATING INSULTS AGAINST SPONGEBOB!
WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH YOU GIGANTIC DIRTBAG? DON’T YOU HAVE THE SLIGHTEST CONSIDERATION FOR YOUR BEST FRIEND’S FEELINGS? AT ALL?? AND IF YOU DO, THEN WHY THE HECK ARE YOU HORRIBLY MAKING FUN OF AND ABUSING YOU FRIEND LIKE HE’S DIRT, HUH?! IS HE SOME KIND OF DOORMAT TO YOU WHO YOU THINK YOU CAN STOMP AND SPIT ON? WHY IS IT THAT YOU FEEL THE NEED TO ABUSE SPONGEBOB? WHAT DID SPONGEBOB, SPONGEBOB OUT OF ALL PEOPLE, DO TO YOU TO FREAKING DESERVE THIS? I SWEAR, THE DAY HE FINALLY SNAPS AND TELLS YOU HOW HORRIBLE YOU CAN BE WILL BE MY HOLIDAY!! I swear, Patrick has got to be at his worst here! He acts like a gigantic jerk to his best friend, not even considering how hurtful he’s being. He doesn’t even stop to defend Spongebob, ONCE! He just keeps on abusing him horribly without even having the slightest decency to at least apologize for how horribly he acted towards Spongebob. He’s worse here than he is in The Card, Dumped, The Main Drain, Pet Sitter Pat, or even Yours Mine and Mine! I swear, it boils my blood when Patrick treats his best friend so horribly and doesn’t even feel bad for what he does.
• Patrick: It wasn't easy, dad!
• SpongeBob: [sputtering] But... but, but, but, but, but, but...
• Janet: Hey, it looks like it's time for your next lesson, young man!
• SpongeBob: Now, listen to me! I'm not dumb! I have a brain! See, here's a picture of it! [He shows them a small picture of his brain]
• Patrick: That must be actual size!
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate.
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE!!!
This all drives Spongebob up the wall, so he makes the smart decision and gets out of there as fast as he can. I would too, if I was being taken advantage of like that! His parents commend Patrick on his supposed intelligence, and later is revealed their names Janet and Marty. Patrick, confused and outraged, asks who they are. Before anything else can occur, Squidward comes to Patrick's house with his real parents Herb and Maggie, and says, "Does this lovely couple belong to you? They've been standing outside my house saying "Where's Patrick?" all day! It's driving me nuts". Patrick recognizes his real parents, and he, Herb, and Maggie have a good laugh as they finally meet. And what happens to Janet and Marty? Apparently they realize that they never had a son, so they walk away (Whaaaaaaaaaaaa--?). Wait, if you never had a child… THEN WHY DID YOU EVEN ARRIVE HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE?!
While I thought the ending to the episode was rather nice, Patrick (as well as Janet and Marty) ruin the episode for me. It’s one thing for the “parents” to abuse and insult Spongebob. But it’s a completely different thing when Patrick, Spongebob’s supposed “Best Friend”, starts bullying Spongebob, not even considering poor Spongey’s feelings and not at all defending him (or at least apologizing for his behavior)! God, I hate this episode’s guts.
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