History YMMV / ThePatrickStarShow

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: In "Uncredible Journey", when everyone [[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated thinks Tinkle is dead]] (another toilet got destroyed and they mistook it for Tinkle), [=GrandPat=] repeatedly interrupts everyone's mourning to say "You're talking about a toilet!" One interpretation of this is that, since [=GrandPat=] doesn't like Tinkle, he thinks it's stupid to mourn the (supposed) death of a sentient toilet and points out how ridiculous it is. The other is that, since he ''does'' know Tinkle isn't dead (he broke the other toilet), he's pointing out that they're crying over something that was never actually alive and can't ''be'' dead.

** "Shrinking Stars" briefly explores the idea of the Stars living in Shmandor, a futuristic miniature society. It seems like this is going to be a major part of the story, but Shmandor is abruptly destroyed by Cecil and never shows up again in the episode. Thankfully, it would later get its own episode in "The Wrath of Shmandor".

** "Squidina's Little Helper" revolves around Squidina's new intern, Fentin, stealing all the studio equipment and setting up his own show for his sister. The episode ends with the Star family getting "revenge" on Fentin by dropping Tinkle, Patrick's sentient toilet, into their show, and he chases them around on-stage. Squidina is happy about this. This is despite the fact that they have no equipment left, no way to keep making the ''Patrick Show'', and Fentin and Crabina have a network contract for at ''least'' six seasons and are enjoying tremendous success.

* ImprovedSecondAttempt: The fan-favorite episode "[[Recap/ThePatrickStarShowS2E1ThePatrickShowCashesInStarGames The Patrick Show Cashes In]]" can be seen as another take on the [[BrokenBase divisive]] "[[Recap/ThePatrickStarShowS1E13NitwitNeighborhoodNewsMidSeasonFinale Mid-Season Finale]]". Both are [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall meta episodes]] that mainly revolve around a series of different skits. While "Mid-Season" had segments that had no thematic throughline and were often random for the sake of random, every single one in "Cashes In" takes the form of a ParodyCommercial with hilarious satire of both MisaimedMarketing and overly [[MyLittlePanzer dangerous]] branded products, which is rooted in the episode's setup. "Cashes In" also throws a curveball in its plot with a business executive objecting to how unsafe the advertised products are, while "Mid-Season" remains with no stakes the entire time. Even the endings are different; "Mid-Season" ends with some indulgent GushingAboutGuestStars from Patrick, but "Cashes In" delivers AnAesop that TV shows don't exist to be merchandised and just making something that people like watching is enough.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Despite being a OneShotCharacter, [=FitzPatrick=] has become popular with fans for his [[EvilIsHammy exaggeratedly evil personality]], being a {{Foil}} to Patrick, and being voiced by Music/HenryRollins.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: At the end of "The Lil' Patscals", Patrick comes to appreciate [=GrandPat=]'s stories and realizes that he ''did'' have a really cool childhood.

** Lady Upturn. She is a recurring RichBitch with an overused and unfunny recurring gag (angrily gasping and saying she's offended by whatever stupidity is occuring). Not to mention fans are seemingly convinced she's effectively replaced Squilliam Fancyson as the designated "rich character," making people dislike her even more than they would've not knowing that. She gets a TakeThatScrappy in "Neptune's Ball" when her invite to Neptune's party is stolen by the Star family and the bouncer outside the castle refuses to let her in.

* FanNickname: The show is usually split into two parts by fans: the "old crew" episodes ("Late for Breakfast" to "Patrick's Got a Zoo Loose") and the "new crew" episodes ("The Patterfly Effect" onwards). The "new crew" era is considered to be a [[GrowingTheBeard major improvement]] over the old stuff, when the RapidFireComedy is cranked up and much of the EarlyInstallmentWeirdness is ironed out.

** [=GrandPat's=] back covered in suction cup-shaped scars caused by bobbit worms in "Pearl Wants to Be a Star".

%%* FanonDiscontinuity: Even moreso than ''WesternAnimation/KampKoral''; to say that many fans of the original ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' refuse to acknowledge this series is a colossal understatement, the biggest complaint being that its wackiness and [[GrossOutShow gross-out humor]] (themselves already controversial in the modern seasons) are exaggerated, as well as focusing on an already-divisive PluckyComicRelief character (which had previously been attempted by the ill-fated ''WesternAnimation/PlanetSheen'').

* GrowingTheBeard: Starting with "The Patterfly Effect" in season 1, the show's staff team got an overhaul, consisting of a dozen new writers and plenty of new storyboard artists. It also switched to being storyboard-driven, like the original seasons of ''[=SpongeBob=]'', instead of script-driven. While the show still had its fans before then, the new staff episodes are generally agreed to be a much better direction. They're not only much funnier, but have crazier visuals, giving it a distinct SurrealHumor vibe along the lines of ''WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa''. The plots are more original, faster paced, and make better use of the characters than the show's earlier episodes. Some [[TheScrappy disliked characters]] are also given new traits to make them more fleshed-out or [[SalvagedStory put into situations where they work better]].

%%* TaintedByThePreview: By virtue of even being announced, the show got this reception. Largely because it supposedly disrespected Stephen Hillenburg's wishes for the ''[=SpongeBob=]'' franchise not to have any spin-offs[[note]]Although we'll never know his exact thoughts on this show, Hillenburg stated in a 2009 interview that he didn't see any spin-offs happening, and [[https://longreads.com/2019/08/13/the-young-man-and-the-sea-sponge/amp/ Paul Tibbitt said]] that Hillenburg often joked, "You know, one of these days, they're going to want to make ''[=SpongeBob=] Babies''. That's when I'm out of here." Hillenburg also mentioned in the aforementioned interview that he saw Patrick by himself as "a bit too much".[[/note]] which Nickelodeon quickly put into production. But likewise because Patrick is such a divisive character in the fanbase (some love his antics, but many likewise aren't fond of his oblivious jerk-ish moments) and don't believe he can really carry a show on his own without compromising his character from ''[=SpongeBob=]''. Likewise it also drummed up bad memories of ''WesternAnimation/PlanetSheen'', another spin-off centered around a PluckyComicRelief character, that didn't last long.[[note]]Though unlike this show, it was something [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius its source material]]'s creators wanted to do.[[/note]] Some were at least willing to give it a chance, but the preview trailer got a lukewarm reception at best.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: "Patrick's Prison Pals" doesn't actually show much of Patrick's time in prison. Instead, it focuses on a forgettable OneShotCharacter, and in order to drive home the PreferJailToTheProtagonist joke it's building up to, almost everyone is {{Flanderized}} back into their old crew selves. Not helping is that the show has already done this exact premise of "criminal gets driven mad by the Star family's antics" in "X Marks the Pot", meaning the Patrick stuff that the episode promises ends up being an underbaked subplot to a main story that's a RecycledScript.

* CatharsisFactor: For those who don't like [[RichBitch Lady Upturn]], it can be pretty satisfying to see her treated like dirt throughout "Neptune's Ball". Her invitation gets stolen by the Star family, she spends most of the episode hiding in a toilet to sneak in, and King Neptune gets mad at her for trying to get Patrick in trouble (because he's actually a fan of his show). However, she does get a PetTheDog moment in the end, where she comes around to liking Patrick's show and gets to join the party with everyone else.

** "Super Sitters" is notable in that it feels more like a regular ''[=SpongeBob=]'' episode, and has little to do with the exclusive setting of the ''Patrick Star Show''. It's very light on characters and is the only episode to have none of Patrick's family members show up. Midway through the episode is a lengthy ArtShift showing off a ''Mermaid Man'' comic, which doesn't have anything to do specifically with the ''Patrick Star Show''. It also has similarities to existing episodes such as "Back to the Past" and "Biddy Sitting" from the parent show.

* GeniusBonus: In "The Patrick Show Cashes In", the Bureau of Bureacracy [[VisualPun has a roll of red tape on top of the building]]. Red tape is a slang term for overly strict bureaucrat regulations.

** In "Which Witch is Which?", Patrick shows one of the "weird gifts" his mean witch grandmother has given him. It's a VoodooDoll shaped like Patrick with multiple nails sticking out of it.