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* StrippedToTheBone: When Squidward starts playing his clarinet again while un-morphed he manages to blow off the skin of one of the audience members, reducing him to a skeleton.
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* MergingMistake: Sandy's teleportation device malfunctions when sending [=SpongeBob=] to work, causing him to bring Squidward back with him and merge them into one body.

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'''Patrick:''' Oh, just observing this interesting sub-species.\\

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'''Patrick:''' Oh, just observing studying this interesting amazing sub-species.\\


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* StrippingSnag: During Squidward's recital, his cape gets snagged on a nail on the stage and rips off, revealing to the audience that he's melded to [=SpongeBob=]
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Squidward receives this when he tampers with Sandy's ray gun, leaving him motionless and his head stuck on the blob holding everyone together. However, everyone else must suffer the consequences of Squidward's reckless actions, even though they did nothing wrong.
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** Shouldn't brain coral look more like a brain and not a starfish head?

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** Shouldn't brain coral look more like a human brain and not a starfish head?forehead? May also qualify as RealityIsUnrealistic, as the coral in the episode looks more like normal coral than some brain corals.
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** Moreover, a sea star's brain isn't in any one of their limbs, instead being in their core. Though this could be different for Patrick since he's an anthropomorphic sea star and notably goes limp when he "unplugs" the brain coral, whereas he had been walking around fine without his upper head after his first crash landing.

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** Moreover, a While the episode accurately depicts sea star's brain isn't stars like Patrick as brainless, the nerve ring, which serves as a crude equivalent of one, is situated along the mouth at the center of the body rather than being in any one of their limbs, instead being in their core.limbs. Though this could be different for Patrick since he's an anthropomorphic sea star and notably goes limp when he "unplugs" the brain coral, whereas he had been walking around fine without his upper head after his first crash landing.
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* InsufferableGenius: Patrick becomes this when insulting Sandy and Squidward. Although, in Squidward's case, [[JerkassHasAPoint Patrick wasn't wrong when he bluntly told him he was terrible at playing clarinet]] but shouted at him, "Find yourself a new mentor!", thus lacking patience. After insulting Sandy's intelligence, she orders him to leave, not before saying that he's better when he's a barnacle head.

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* InsufferableGenius: Patrick becomes this when insulting Sandy and Squidward. Although, in Squidward's case, [[JerkassHasAPoint Patrick wasn't wrong when he bluntly told him he was terrible at playing clarinet]] but shouted at him, "Find yourself a new mentor!", thus lacking patience. After insulting Sandy's intelligence, she orders him to leave, not before saying that he's better when he's a barnacle head.stating she preferred the old ditzy Patrick better.
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** You can be smart all you like, but no one will like {{Insufferable Genius}}es.

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** You can be smart all you like, but no one will like respect {{Insufferable Genius}}es.
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*** Alternatively, if your original personality isn't intolerable to those closest to you, don't fix it.
** People don't like {{Insufferable Genius}}es.

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*** Alternatively, if your original personality isn't intolerable insufferable to those closest to you, don't fix it.
** People don't You can be smart all you like, but no one will like {{Insufferable Genius}}es.
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*** Alternatively, if your original personality isn't intolerable to those closest to you, don't fix it.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Squidward and Sandy seldom pull punches about how stupid Patrick usually is. When the intellectually boosted Patrick [[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine starts being condescending to]] ''[[ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine them]]'', they predictably get offended very quickly.
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[=SquidBob TentaclePants=]

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[=SquidBob TentaclePants=]
'''[=SquidBob TentaclePants=]'''

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[[caption-width-right:350:Such a beautiful friendship, brought down by intelligence.]]

'''Patrick [=SmartPants=]'''




!! Patrick [=SmartPants=] contains examples of:

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!!"Patrick [=SmartPants=]"
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** Don’t forget your friends, even when you develop something new.

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** Don’t Don't forget your friends, even when you develop something new.



** People don’t like {{Insufferable Genius}}es.
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Shouldn't brain coral look more like a brain and not a starfish head?
** Maybe there was a brain inside the coral.

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** People don’t don't like {{Insufferable Genius}}es.
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: ArtisticLicenseBiology:
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Shouldn't brain coral look more like a brain and not a starfish head?
** Maybe there was a brain inside the coral.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Rock on, freaky bro!]]

[=SquidBob TentaclePants=]




!! [=SquidBob=] [=TentaclePants=] contains examples of:

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\n!! [=SquidBob=] [=TentaclePants=] ----
!!"[=SquidBob TentaclePants=]"
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-->'''Therapist:''' So, what seems to be the problem, Mr. Tentacles?
-->'''Squidward:''' It all started... when I was born.

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-->'''Therapist:''' So, what seems to be the problem, Mr. Tentacles?
-->'''Squidward:'''
Tentacles?\\
'''Squidward:'''
It all started... when I was born.
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* AnAesop: Don't tamper with equipment. You never know what the outcome could be.


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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Larry the Lobster is seen in the concert hall when Squidward causes Sandy's device to malfunction, but he isn't seen on the blob holding the characters together.
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* LegoBodyParts: The reason Patrick became smart was because the top of his head fell off and [=SpongeBob=] replaced it with a piece of brain coral, which not only looks like Patrick's head, but also comes with a plug that matches the outlet inside Patrick. It could be a cartoonish representation of the brain coral stimulating his neurons[[labelnote:*]]A sea star's core brain is in their center, not their head[[/labelnote]], but a plug is seen coming out of his head when he takes the brain coral off later as well while none had been present dangling when Spongebob first plucked the coral off the ground.

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* LegoBodyParts: The reason Patrick became smart was because the top of his head fell off and [=SpongeBob=] replaced it with a piece of brain coral, which not only looks like Patrick's head, but also comes with a plug that matches the outlet inside Patrick. It could be a cartoonish representation of the brain coral stimulating his neurons[[labelnote:*]]A sea star's core brain is in their center, not their head[[/labelnote]], any one limb[[/labelnote]], but a plug is seen coming out of his head when he takes the brain coral off later as well while none had been present dangling when Spongebob first plucked the coral off the ground.

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** Moreover, a sea star's brain isn't in any one of their limbs, instead being in their core. Though this could be different for Patrick since he's an anthropomorphic sea star and notably goes limp when he "unplugs" the brain coral, whereas he had been walking around fine without his upper head after his first crash landing.



* LegoBodyParts: The reason Patrick became smart was because the top of his head fell off and [=SpongeBob=] replaced it with a piece of brain coral, which not only looks like Patrick's head, but also comes with a plug that matches the outlet inside Patrick.

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* LegoBodyParts: The reason Patrick became smart was because the top of his head fell off and [=SpongeBob=] replaced it with a piece of brain coral, which not only looks like Patrick's head, but also comes with a plug that matches the outlet inside Patrick. It could be a cartoonish representation of the brain coral stimulating his neurons[[labelnote:*]]A sea star's core brain is in their center, not their head[[/labelnote]], but a plug is seen coming out of his head when he takes the brain coral off later as well while none had been present dangling when Spongebob first plucked the coral off the ground.
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* EurekaMoment: After Patrick throws himself off the cliff again to try to repeat the process that gave him his intelligence and reverse it, he finds that he feels unchanged from it. He then remembers [=SpongeBob=] said he found his head last time and after declaring the spot where [=SpongeBob=] found it should have been impossible, he uses his intelligence to find his true head, with him and [=SpongeBob=] realizing he was accidentally given brain coral.

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** If your new personality doesn’t go over well with your friends, don’t keep it.

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** If your new personality doesn’t go over well with your friends, don’t keep drives you away from people, change it.



**Maybe there was a brain inside the coral.



* InsufferableGenius: Patrick becomes this when insulting Sandy and Squidward. Although, in Squidward's case, [[JerkassHasAPoint Patrick wasn't wrong when he bluntly told him he was awful]] and shouted at him, "Find yourself a new mentor!" After insulting Sandy's intelligence, she orders him to leave, not before saying that he's better when he's a barnacle head.

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* InsufferableGenius: Patrick becomes this when insulting Sandy and Squidward. Although, in Squidward's case, [[JerkassHasAPoint Patrick wasn't wrong when he bluntly told him he was awful]] and terrible at playing clarinet]] but shouted at him, "Find yourself a new mentor!" mentor!", thus lacking patience. After insulting Sandy's intelligence, she orders him to leave, not before saying that he's better when he's a barnacle head.



* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Patrick starts speaking in big words that [=SpongeBob=] can't quite understand.

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* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Patrick starts speaking in big words large terms that [=SpongeBob=] can't quite understand.several characters have difficulty understanding.



* WeWantOurIdiotBack: The smarter characters like Sandy and Squidward initially enjoy Patrick's newfound intellect, but even they get annoyed at Patrick over time when he respectively calls them dumb and talentless. Even Patrick himself gets sick of his intellect and seeks to find a way to get rid of it, as he realizes that he's alienated everyone, including [=SpongeBob=].

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* WeWantOurIdiotBack: The smarter characters like Sandy and Squidward initially enjoy Patrick's newfound intellect, but even they get annoyed at Patrick over time when he respectively calls them dumb and talentless.with his arrogance. Even Patrick himself gets sick of his intellect and seeks to find a way to get rid of it, as he realizes that he's alienated everyone, including [=SpongeBob=].
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* WeWantOurIdiotBack: The smarter characters like Sandy and Squidward initially enjoy Patrick's newfound intellect, but even they get annoyed at Patrick over time when he respectively calls them dumb and talentless. Even Patrick himself gets sick of his intellect and seeks to find a way to get rid of it, as he realizes that he's alienated everyone, including [=SpongeBob=].

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* AnAesop: Don’t forget your friends, even when you develop something new.

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* AnAesop: AnAesop:
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Don’t forget your friends, even when you develop something new.



* ShoutOut: [[Franchise/StarTrek "I find all this laughter to be highly illogical."]]

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** After Patrick becomes smart, his first words are,
[[Franchise/StarTrek "I find all this laughter to be highly illogical."]]
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* SharingABody: The main premise of the episode, with [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward being merge together.
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* WhoEvenNeedsABrain: When Patrick removes the brain coral from the top of his head, he just stands around drooling until [=SpongeBob=] attaches his real head.

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* WhoEvenNeedsABrain: When Patrick removes the brain coral from the top of his head, he becomes a Type I and just stands around drooling until [=SpongeBob=] attaches his real head.
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* WhoEvenNeedsABrain: When Patrick removes the brain coral from the top of his head, he just stands around drooling until [=SpongeBob=] attaches his real head.
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* InsufferableGenius: Patrick becomes this when insulting Sandy and Squidward. Although, in Squidward's case, [[JerkassHasAPoint Patrick wasn't wrong when he bluntly told him he was awful]] and shouted at him, "Find yourself a new mentor!"

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* InsufferableGenius: Patrick becomes this when insulting Sandy and Squidward. Although, in Squidward's case, [[JerkassHasAPoint Patrick wasn't wrong when he bluntly told him he was awful]] and shouted at him, "Find yourself a new mentor!"mentor!" After insulting Sandy's intelligence, she orders him to leave, not before saying that he's better when he's a barnacle head.



'''Sandy''': I don't need your kind of help, Mr. Know-it-all! I LIKED YOU BETTER WHEN YOU WERE A BARNACLE HEAD!

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'''Sandy''': I don't need your kind of help, Mr. Know-it-all! [[SuddenlyShouting I LIKED YOU BETTER WHEN YOU WERE A BARNACLE HEAD!HEAD!]]
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* RecurringCameraShot: A high-angle shot of Patrick falling off of a cliff is used near the beginning of the episode, and reappears when he deliberately jumps off of the same cliff near the end of the episode.



* TeleporterAccident: How [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward get melded together.

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* TeleporterAccident: How [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward get melded together.together.
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'''Original air date:''' 10/21/2005

A fall off a cliff somehow turns Patrick into a genius. However, his newfound intellect means he might not be able to be [=SpongeBob=]'s best friend anymore.

!! Patrick [=SmartPants=] contains examples of:
* AnAesop: Don’t forget your friends, even when you develop something new.
** If your new personality doesn’t go over well with your friends, don’t keep it.
** People don’t like {{Insufferable Genius}}es.
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Shouldn't brain coral look more like a brain and not a starfish head?
* EverybodyLaughsEnding: After Patrick goes back to normal, the episode ends with [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick laughing and playing together.
* FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome: Really, this episode comes pretty close to being a WholePlotReference to the TropeNamer (well, with all the sad/mature parts surgically removed, anyways).
* GeniusSerum: Patrick becomes an InsufferableGenius from attaching brain coral to his body instead of his head, drawing the annoyance of everyone around him. Miserable from his newfound intelligence, Patrick tries to figure out how he turned so smart and rebuild his friendship with [=SpongeBob=].
* ImpactSilhouette: Patrick leaves this in the "DANGER CLIFF" sign twice; first, when he tries to read it as he is running towards it, and second, when he does it on purpose in order to find out where his original dislodged forehead was.
* InsufferableGenius: Patrick becomes this when insulting Sandy and Squidward. Although, in Squidward's case, [[JerkassHasAPoint Patrick wasn't wrong when he bluntly told him he was awful]] and shouted at him, "Find yourself a new mentor!"
-->'''Sandy''': Well, Pat, the new you gets an A+.\\
'''Patrick''': Why, thank you, Sandra. I find your intellect rather stimulating as well.\\
'''Sandy''': Oh, really? Well, thanks. Well, Patrick, what do you think about this problem?\\
'''Patrick''': You simply change the literal term to a coefficient and the minuend will achieve the desired quotient. Even the simplest of mammals can figure it out with a little thought.\\
'''Sandy''': What do you mean by that, Patrick?\\
'''Patrick''': I'm merely suggesting you lack the ability to solve remedial equations.\\
'''Sandy''': Are you suggesting that I'm ''dumb''?!\\
'''Patrick''': [[BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord I'd use a more sophisticated word like "impaired"]].\\
'''Sandy''': [[TranquilFury I think you'd better leave]].\\
'''Patrick''': I was only trying to help.\\
'''Sandy''': I don't need your kind of help, Mr. Know-it-all! I LIKED YOU BETTER WHEN YOU WERE A BARNACLE HEAD!
* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: After becoming smart, Patrick can no longer enjoy the things he used to do with [=SpongeBob=], and is rejected by others for being condescending to them.
* IWillShowYouX: When Patrick is studying Plankton under a microscope.
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Are you feeling better now, Patrick? What are you doing?\\
'''Patrick:''' Oh, just observing this interesting sub-species.\\
'''Plankton:''' I'll show you sub-species!
* LegoBodyParts: The reason Patrick became smart was because the top of his head fell off and [=SpongeBob=] replaced it with a piece of brain coral, which not only looks like Patrick's head, but also comes with a plug that matches the outlet inside Patrick.
* RedOniBlueOni: Smart Patrick is the blue oni to [=SpongeBob=]'s red.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Patrick starts speaking in big words that [=SpongeBob=] can't quite understand.
* ShoutOut: [[Franchise/StarTrek "I find all this laughter to be highly illogical."]]
** The scene where Patrick falls from a cliff is a reference to the ''WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner'' cartoons.
** Among the many photos in Patrick's book is a parody of Leonardo da Vinci's ''Vitruvian Man'' with a starfish replacing the man.
* SmartJerkAndNiceMoron: Smart Patrick is the smart jerk to [=SpongeBob=]'s nice moron.
* ThinkingWheels: When [=SpongeBob=] puts the brain coral on Patrick, it leads to the gears in his head to start turning, making him smart.

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'''Original air date:''' 11/4/2005

A malfunction in Sandy's newest invention melds Squidward and [=SpongeBob=] together. Can Sandy separate them in time for Squidward's big recital?

!! [=SquidBob=] [=TentaclePants=] contains examples of:
* AppleForTeacher: Sandy demonstrates her transporter by using it to transport an apple on Mrs. Puff's desk.
* BodyHorror: Getting melded to [=SpongeBob=] is this to Squidward. More disturbing are the transformations caused by Sandy's first attempts to fix them, and especially when ''everyone'' gets melded at the end.
* ConjoinedTwins: [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward are this.
* DownerEnding: Squidward's attempt to reverse Sandy's ray gun backfires, melding everyone into a single, sickly mess. It is clear that they are all suffering horribly for this mistake.
* HereWeGoAgain:
-->'''Therapist:''' So, what seems to be the problem, Mr. Tentacles?
-->'''Squidward:''' It all started... when I was born.
* MaliciousMisnaming: Squidward calls [=SpongeBob=] "[=SpongeBoob=]" on his way to the Krusty Krab.
* NoMoreForMe: "I gotta lay off the hot sauce."
* RousingSpeech: [=SpongeBob=] gives one to Squidward in order to convince him to go forward with his clarinet recital.
* ShoutOut: Squidward's hair in his fantasy is similar to Kenny G's.
* TeleporterAccident: How [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward get melded together.

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