History Recap / SpongeBobSquarePantsS4E17DrivenToTearsRuleOfDumb

* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: Patrick is revealed to be a descendant of King Amoeba and Queen Mildew, and according to a scroll, he becomes king for the episode. The ending reveals ''Gary'' is also royalty and the true next-in-line to the throne, because his picture was to the left and covered up by a coffee stain.

* EasilyForgiven: Despite Patrick acting like an arrogant, cocky braggart. He and [=SpongeBob=] reconciled their friendship after [=SpongeBob=] served his prison sentence.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: [=SpongeBob=] was right that Patrick was rubbing passing the boating test in his face (even if it was unintentional at first); however, Patrick is right that it's not his fault he was able to pass the test and he just happened to be lucky to win a free boat especially as it wasn't at Spongebob's expense.

* SeriousBusiness: [=SpongeBob=] observes the speed limit to be 40 mph. Patrick is going 40 and a half mph, with [=SpongeBob=] believing that just going a little bit above the limit is speeding. Of course, at this point, Spongebob is just looking for any reason he can to discredit Patrick legitimately passing the boating exam.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Spongebob was right that Patrick was rubbing passing the boating test in his face (even if it was unintentional at first); however, Patrick is right that it's not his fault he was able to pass the test and he just happened to be lucky to win a free boat especially as it wasn't at Spongebob's expense.

-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Driving genius?! Why would a genius make an illegal u-turn... through an orphanage?!\\

* {{Retcon}}: There's some contradiction between this episode and the first season episode [[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS1E4NaughtyNauticalNeighborsBoatingSchool Boating School]], considering it implied that Patrick already had a driving license (since he claimed the test is easy).

* ForWantOfANail: The episode's plot happens simply because Patrick ate [=SpongeBob's=] flash cards.

* EasilyForgiven: Despite Patrick acting like an arrogant, cocky braggart. He and SpongeBob reconciled their friendship after SpongeBob served his prison sentence.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Spongebob was right that Patrick was rubbing passing the boating test in his face (even if it was unintentional at first), however Patrick is right that it's not his fault he was able to pass the test and he just happened to be lucky to win a free boat especially as it wasn't at Spongebob's expense.

* TheCaligula: Patrick becomes as such, acting like a complete {{Jerkass}} who has the right to take and do whatever he wants. When [=SpongeBob=] tells him that he's "[[{{Understatement}} kinda being a jerk]]", Patrick blows up on him, upon which [=SpongeBob=] [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere runs away]].

** Mr. Krabs lays out a buffet for him, only because he expects to be paid a lot of money for it. But when Patrick declares that he never intended to pay in the first place, and that as king, he's allowed to have anything he wants for free, Krabs literally throws him (along with SpongeBob) out.

** Mr. Krabs lays out a buffet for him, only because he expects to be paid a lot of money for it. But when Patrick declares that he never intended to pay in the first place, and that as king, he's allowed to have anything he wants for free, Krabs literally throws him out.

* KarmaHoudini: Mr. Krabs and Squidward receive no consequences for disrespecting royalty. But then again… Patrick was a spoiled tyrannical king so…

* KarmaHoudini: Mr. Krabs and Squidward receive no consequences for disrespecting royalty.

* SeriousBusiness: [=SpongeBob=] observes the speed limit to be 40 mph. Patrick is going 40 and a half mph, with [=SpongeBob=] believing that just going a little bit above the limit is speeding.

** The name of the episode comes from the song of the same name by Music/ThePolice.

** Squidward also steps in when Patrick orders his house to be moved to make room for a Ferris wheel, pointing out that Patrick is a complete moron who couldn't possibly be king of ''anything''. The other Bikini Bottomites realize he's right and walk away.