How is Patrick Star so dumb?

SpongeBob grabbed something that looked like his head and screwed it back on, after which Patrick suddenly became (very) smart. It was later revealed that SpongeBob grabbed a piece of brain coral instead of Patrick's head, which they then put back into Patrick's body, thus reverting to his dumb self.
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Is Patrick Star dumb or smart?

Patrick is generally a very dumb character, with occasional moments of intelligence just to drive the plot of the episode forward or for laughs.
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Is Patrick pretending to be dumb?

Some fans have even pointed out certain episodes where Patrick pretends to be dumb just to mess with others, including SpongeBob, as he did in the episode “The Secret Box”.
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What does Patrick Star suffer from?

Due to his lack of superiority in contrast to the other characters, Patrick suffers from low self-esteem and can exhibit varying levels of jealousy when witnessing the success of others.
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What is Sandy SpongeBob IQ?

Mr krabs: 112 IQ. Squidward: 121 IQ. Gary: 172 IQ. Sandy: 192 IQ.
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Who is dumber SpongeBob or Patrick?

Patrick is the ignorant but humorous best friend of SpongeBob SquarePants. He is portrayed as being an overweight pink starfish, who serves as the village idiot of the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. Patrick gets dumber throughout the series and has been shown to make many ludicrous mistakes.
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What is SpongeBob's mental illness?

DIAGNOSIS: WILLIAMS-BEUREN SYNDROME: Apparently the goofy spongebob was suffering from Williams-Beuren Syndrome.
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Does SpongeBob give ADHD?

What surprised me was that the boy's father asked me, “Does Spongebob cause ADHD?” I replied, “No.” There is no direct link to Spongebob causing ADHD. There was a study in 2011 that suggested watching just nine minutes of that program can cause short-term attention and learning problems in 4-year-olds.
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Does SpongeBob make you dumber?

According to research published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, watching fast-paced cartoons like SpongeBob, even for just a few minutes, hinders abstract thinking, short-term memory and impulse control in preschoolers.
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Is SpongeBob smarter than Patrick?

While SpongeBob is the star of the show and one of the most beloved cartoon characters of all time, he, too, is not the brightest. He's just slightly smarter than his buddy Patrick. Yes, he has many other positive qualities that make him lovable, but when it comes to intelligence, he has a low ranking.
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Is Patrick actually a genius?

Faced with the prospect of failing an intelligence test, Patrick surreptitiously switches exam papers with Phil. When the school psychologist Dr. Pryor analyzes Patrick's results, he identifies that Patrick is a genius, to the delight of SpongeBob and Sandy, who decide to enroll him in a new school for gifted children.
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Does Patrick have a brain?

Patrick's brain is an internal organ located inside Patrick's head. It first appears in the episode "Patrick SmartPants." Patrick's brain is the primary cause of his stupidity, as it fails to function well.
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Why is Squidward so grumpy?

The simple answer to why Squidward is sad all the time is because he has a negative view of life, most likely because of the fact that he works at a job he hates, is too narcissistic and is surrounded by characters who don't appreciate the “good things in life” as he does, such as classical music, ballet, art, and more ...
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Does SpongeBob rot your brain?

Four-year-olds who watched nine minutes of the fast-paced cartoon SpongeBob Squarepants showed temporary attention and learning problems, researchers found.
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Does Squidward have OCD?

Squidward has developed OCD due to conditioning as a child. He was operantly conditioned to over work and to remain extremely organized. Through this conditoning, he was taught to be obsessive to the point of no control.
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Do cartoons rot your brain?

Mom and Dad warned that television would rot your brain, and a new study suggests it's true — at least from certain frenetic-style cartoons.
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Is SpongeBob straight?

Back in 2005, creator of Spongebob Squarepants Stephen Hillenburg firmly said that Spongebob is neither straight nor gay. “It doesn't have anything to do with what we're trying to do,” he said to Reuters, according to People.
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Is Patrick Star mentally challenged?

Given Patrick's dim-witted nature and inability to perform simple tasks, he has been labeled as the representation of intellectual disability, while Sandy has BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder). Sandy's “diagnosis” comes from his extreme mood swings and impulsivity, which leads her to perform very risky activities.
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Is Sandy Cheeks a narcissist?

Bubble Bass and Flats the Flounder as both having narcissistic personality disorder (overt narcissism), and Larry the Lobster, with Sandy Cheeks, as having compulsive exercise but not bipolar disorder.
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Why does Patrick live under a rock?

Patrick's house is usually pinkish-brown or very dark brown. Patrick is not good at making a house, so this is why his house is just a rock, but Patrick did manage to build the rooms and put his stuff in it. It is revealed that Patrick's parents kicked him out and got rid of him, so he had to make his own house.
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What race is Squidward?

Squidward is a Jew who moved away from his segregated community to live in Bikini Bottom and make it as an artist.
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Does Squidward have depression?

Squidward exhibited many of the symptoms and hallmarks of major clinical depression. At the Krusty Krab, he was always tired and regularly regretted getting out of bed and going to work. He was apathetic about his own existence, and the existence of others.
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