Why is SpongeBob 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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Why does SpongeBob get dumber?

[Spongebob] The reason SpongeBob gets dumber over time is due to lead poisoning.
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Is SpongeBob smart or dumb?

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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Did SpongeBob get dumber?

As the show evolved, SpongeBob got dumber and the overall sense of humor of the series changed as well, leaning more into kid-friendly physical humor and gross-out moments.
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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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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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Why you shouldn't let your kid watch SpongeBob?

A beloved cartoon character may be slowing children's mental functions, a new study led a professor at the University of Virginia says. The new study suggests that watching just nine minutes of the Nickelodeon show "SpongeBob SquarePants" can cause short-term attention and learning problems in 4-year-olds.
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What is SpongeBob's age?

This shows a birth date of July 14, 1986, which would make him 13.
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Is SpongeBob a kid or a grown up?

He began developing SpongeBob SquarePants into a television series in 1996, and in 1997, a seven-minute pilot was pitched to Nickelodeon. The network's executives wanted SpongeBob to be a child in school, but Hillenburg preferred SpongeBob to be an adult character.
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Is SpongeBob kid appropriate?

According to Nickelodeon, the show was the top-rated animated kids' show on television for over 10 years, but millions of viewers in every age category tune in to watch the cartoon every month. Designed for children between the ages of 6 and 11, the show is rated TV-Y.
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Does watching SpongeBob lower your IQ?

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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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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Is SpongeBob immortal?

Note: The life of a sea sponge is only about 20 years, so no matter what, Spongebob has some special quality that has allowed him to live this long. The fact that no one seems to care that he's 1.5x the normal age at which a sponge will die implies that the characters are aware of his immortality.
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Is SpongeBob a virgin?

Made in 2001, shortly after 9/11, SpongeBob Loses His Virginity is a lost short where SpongeBob has sex with Sandy Cheeks.
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Is SpongeBob a girl?

So it turns out, SpongeBob SquarePants is a male, not a female. He is voiced by comedian Tom Kenny and has been for the entire show.
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How did SpongeBob end?

At the end, Squidward cries and admits that he will actually miss SpongeBob, who comforts him and realises he must leave now. His friends say goodbye to him as he leaves and Patrick tries to prevent SpongeBob from doing so and SpongeBob remembers some good times with his friends from the series.
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Does SpongeBob have a disability?

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If you remember the episode where “Musclebob Buffpants”, you will recall that he had a constant struggle with low muscle mass. People suffering from Williams-Beuren Syndrome inhibit the same symptoms.
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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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Did SpongeBob ever have a girlfriend?

They also share many hobbies together. In fact, in the special "Truth or Square", SpongeBob and Sandy get married, albeit, for a play!
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Why is Patrick so silly?

Starfish, for starters, don't have a brain but have a complex nervous system, and that explains why Patrick is dumb. This was even referred to in the episode “Patrick SmartPants”, where he lost the top part of his head after falling off a cliff.
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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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