Rule of Dumb (SpongeBob SquarePants)

Rule of Dumb is an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants from season four. In this episode, Patrick becomes king after a gift from the Royal Ministry.

Synopsis
A starfish from the Royal Ministry comes to visit Patrick for a gift, and Patrick becomes a king. However, Patrick misuses his power as king and therefore becomes a mean tyrant.

Dumb Qualities

 * 1) Patrick is extremely unlikeable as he acts cruelly and wrongly toward everyone. The examples include:
 * 2) * Refusing to pay taxes at the Krusty Krab.
 * 3) * Steals a Krabby Patty and drinks from a fish.
 * 4) * Takes a diamond from a museum, then puts it on his belly button.
 * 5) ** Plot Hole: Patrick puts a diamond on a belly button after stealing it from the museum, but in real life, he could get hurt due to the bottom part being sharp.
 * 6) *** After this, the diamond that Patrick uses for his belly button was never seen again.
 * 7) *He also make children heartless due to his intense behavior:
 * 8) **Steals a kid's whole comic book collection, making the kid cry.
 * 9) **Steals lollipops from children.
 * 10) ** He takes a baby's pacifier away, puts it in his mouth, making the baby cry.
 * 11) * He continues to steal and take things from other Bikini Bottomites.
 * 12) * He screams at SpongeBob for disobeying him, and he shudders, shrinks down to tiny and runs away in fear.
 * 13) ** That can be considered justifiable since SpongeBob convinces something to Patrick for being a selfish jerk and the latter asking that the former is abusing his powers. Also, the former tries to confront his powers, only for the latter to shout at him (as mentioned above)
 * 14) Patrick’s cruel bullying isn’t something he would do to anyone!
 * 15) Patrick is not the king of Bikini Bottom since no one has heard of it.
 * 16) * By the way, Bikini Bottom is a city and there is no reason for him to become king there.
 * 17) * Also, he is not living in the Royal Ministry and is living in Bikini Bottom.
 * 18) Patrick is wrong for stating that everything is owed to him.
 * 19) He requested the constructionist to demolish Squidward's house all just to create a useless royal Ferris wheel.
 * 20) Patrick even got angry with Squidward for calling him out for his wrongdoings when it was his fault and he deserved it. This shows that Patrick can't handle criticism and since he was acting like he was the king, all country leaders must take criticism from townsfolk and subjects when they make a mistake.
 * 21) Even SpongeBob is somewhat out of character, as he joins in on Patrick putting all the turmoil on everyone in Bikini Bottom and does not realize Patrick's behavior and wrongdoings until near the end of the episode.
 * 22) The ending, while okay, is unexpected. Gary is included in the Royal Ministry family tree and becomes king, although he is just a pet that SpongeBob owns.
 * 23) * What makes it a bit insulting is that even after Patrick is no longer declared king, the civilizations of Bikini Bottom never get their stuff back from him, making it another plot hole.

Ruling Qualities

 * 1) Squidward calling out Patrick for his unjustified actions and the townsfolk abandoning him as a result of his bullying is one of the most satisfying moments about this episode.
 * 2) In the Krusty Krab scene, there are some creative moments.
 * 3) Eventually, Patrick realizes his wrongdoings (though not entirely) and gives up being king, passing on the title to Gary.
 * 4) * The way they did this is also pretty funny!