oh boy i've been debating on talking about this one for quite some time leading up to
its premiere last week but i finally sat down to watch the second spongebob spin-off show
the patrick star show we've already discussed the first several episodes of the other spin-off show
from earlier this year camp coral so i figured we would eventually talk about this if it really
piqued my curiosity honestly and the more that came out about the show and what it was really
going to be like truly did intrigue me but maybe not in the right ways so today we're going to look
at the first episode of the patrick star show the background behind it and most importantly
is it worth my time not only as a spongebob fan but as someone looking for a standalone fun show
to watch let's find out i hope you enjoyed the video make sure to drop a like because it truly
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me preface this i am only speaking on the patrick star show as it stands i personally don't let this
impact my thoughts towards regular spongebob camp coral or anything else related i am just looking
at the show as it is so before we get into the more detailed aspects of my thoughts let's talk
briefly about what episode one consists of within its two parts part one of the episode is late
for breakfast where we're introduced to the new concept of patrick having his own tv show about
well anything and everything i guess it's all imaginary and his sister helps him run the show he
has a giant tv outside of his house that is just the casing of his studio where he shoots his show
live and anyone who's walking by can watch now the premise of this whole first part is patrick just
being hungry while shooting the show so he heads to the kitchen to see his family finishing up
their breakfast and he was given none because he was late for breakfast so now he must look for
something to eat and through his journey we're introduced to random segway and cutaway gags
a formula it looks like the show in general is heading towards we do see one in the form of a
commercial break for his tv show which is an ad by plankton about the chum bucket which is honestly
probably the funniest bit in the first part of episode one but back to patrick he quickly then
gets the idea to make a cooking segment for his show to hopefully make something for himself but
still has no real ingredients aside from some random gross trash he just turns into ashes
from the cooking then he ends the episode of his show to only end up back in the kitchen with his
family where now his mom has cooked all the same trash into a better cooked trash roll patrick just
overcooked his there's a bit that happens a few times in the episode where a family of
dart fish a smaller and size fish live and eat food crumbs underneath the table and as nice as
they are to patrick they are in constant fear that he will eat their only food luckily though
patrick surprisingly has a kind heart here and doesn't eat their food during either of these
bits at the end of the episode when patrick falls asleep his parents say who is he again i have no
idea which has some weird implications which we will talk about shortly after the rest of the
episode breakdown the next part of the episode bummer jobs follows patrick learning about what
jobs are he goes on the search for one and runs into spongebob who is also looking for a job
again i'll explain that after the breakdown they first get hired as bag boys at a grocery store
in which they quickly lose their jobs thanks to completely messing around and ruining the place
put in spongebob and patrick fashion they celebrate completing the job as if that's
what they were supposed to do and continue looking for their next job they end up offering
to paint an old lady's fence funny little bit here with spongebob having a trench coat with
random assortment of painting items kind of like a secret underground black market fence painting gig
and of course they take things too far completely ruining her house and the job search does not end
there they then become a taxi service where they just carry people around and that ends abruptly
so right after that we get a random cutaway to a noir style program about fred the my leg guy which
by the way was the funniest thing in the entire episode and after that the scene continues back at
patrick's house where they continue the job search with squidward who we did see at the start of this
episode who was kinda in this weird newspaper not paying for it feud with patrick's father
who asked patrick to get money from his father who hasn't been paying for the newspaper which
is squidward's job that noir films only role was to serve this one short bit where they act like
tough guys moments later to try and get money from patrick's dad albeit the bit's funny it's a little
quick and when it doesn't work they just pick the whole house up with a crane and knock out all the
taken newspapers and patrick's dad he coughs up the 25 cents that he owed squidward takes the
money but then patrick takes it back and splits the coin in half with spongebob for their pay
and squidward didn't get squat patrick then ends his tv show saying he doesn't want a job and just
likes making his make-believe show there's a whole running bit throughout this episode where patrick
mispronounces the word purpose as porpoise in which a porpoise proceeds to get more and
more annoyed and even kidnapped at one point swearing up a storm at patrick and his sister
hey this is a family show now i'm sure those who are familiar with spongebob will have a
lot of questions since nothing here makes sense in comparison to the same characters from the
original show where do i even start i guess with patrick's family this isn't patrick's family or
maybe it could be based on these facts as well but in the original show there was an episode
from season two i'm with stupid all about patrick trying to impress his family when they come over
to visit his place the big joke of that episode is at the end of it both patrick and the two parents
realize that patrick is not their son and they're not patrick's parents and then patrick reunites
with his real parents who are outside looking for him it's a pattern i guess to not recognize
or confuse your family between starfish or just in this special case of patrick's life and we
see that here potentially whether if it was just a throwaway line or not when the parents said who
is he again i have no idea now like i said i'm not trying to compare these episodes i'm just trying
to give you an example of how nothing makes sense here funny enough though the dad in the news show
is the same voice 20 years ago who played both the fake and the real dad in the 2001 episode so
that was cool to see them get thomas wilson back for that the family in general consists also of
his sister a squid named squadena voiced by jill talley who is the voice of karen and spongebob
then there was also grand pat starr played by dana snyder some may instantly recognize his voice as
master shake from aqua teen hunger force so that's a treat at least but nothing still makes sense why
is spongebob here with a new look and not at the krusty krab why is squidward and newspaper
delivery person why does patrick have this new family living in a new place and have this
imaginary tv show how can this all make sense is it multiverse stuff like what camp coral alludes
to or maybe something like these characters are just younger and this is before the events of
regular spongebob or is it because and hold on to your seats random equals funny they still refer to
patrick as a man so it can't be the second option the jury is still out for the multiverse type
thing so i guess it has to be the last option random equals funny but does it really though
the biggest problem with a show like this is the taking of the comic relief character and making
them into the main front and center star no pun intended and letting that be the narrative driving
force we have seen this time and time again from sitcoms doing this to other cartoons doing this
all leading up to the same results for the most part it flanderizes the character
i know it's already hard to flanderize patrick more than they already have on regular spongebob
but here they do it more somehow they do it more the show feels like it lacks focus with just one
episode it kind of spells out the vibe of the rest of the 13 episode season and that is each segment
will feature a small itty-bitty story thread to drive the plot and fill the other time around
it with nonsense cutaway jokes and references to regular spongebob which begs the question i asked
in my camp coral video if you're going to make a product so close to the original show while the
original show is still running why would you split up the efforts and make the same show twice now
we have three spongebob shows all of which are fairly similar with minor differences of course
but not enough to distinctly pick them out of the crowd i could show you a frame of this show and
a frame of a newer spongebob episode and i can ask you to tell me which is which spoiler alert
it wouldn't matter because they are essentially the same show now we actually do have a reason
for all of this though thanks to an interview on variety.com with the showrunners of the patrick
star show and here's what they had to say it's a family sitcom mixed with a variety show at times
a talk show and at other times the characters are just on the road having adventures away from
the house we travel through time we even go into fake commercials from within the show's universe
we really tried to just do anything we wanted we wanted to take the restrictions off our creativity
and go to all the weird places our brains took us we mess with canon a lot i don't know if anyone
knows this but we don't really respect canon just for the sake of it itself yeah we see it like
a jar sitting up on a shelf in the corner with a label that says cannon on it and we recognize that
but we also treat every episode like a standalone that can go anywhere in the universe which based
on this i can respect the creative ideas to change something up do whatever you want make something
new the problem is the stuff that has changed just makes everything confusing with regular spongebob
and camp coral both existing the creative ideas have really been a mixed bag of some genuinely
funny bits but mostly loud and random is funny type comedy and if what we just heard was true
then it sounds like you should have made something new i know networks can be demanding i know
nickelodeon doesn't stick to things unless it says spongebob on it but there has to be some
sort of give here at some point so far the show is just more spongebob but only the random bits
of the show where our main character does well whatever fits the randomness of the scene there's
no genuine way to explain what's happening at some points why did that just happen on the screen i
don't know hey why did that moment just happen i don't know this of course is only the first
episode but so far to me it has said a president that this is how the show will be going forward
again this isn't 100 certain and we will have to wait and see what the next 12 episodes hold
but for now this is a worse new spin-off for spongebob than cam coral that show while not
the greatest has some fun moments and at least focuses on the grander cast of characters and
tries to do a few new things here patrick just isn't a leading character unfortunately but those
are just my thoughts and opinions on what i have seen from the premiere of the patrick star show
there of course is a chance that the show grows into something a bit more focused or less random
equals funny but that is something we'll just have to wait and see but based on what we just
saw so far it's not the overall best impression maybe i will speak on the show after the end of
season 1 if i end up watching every single episode and if it's something you'd like to see as well
make sure to hit that like button and let me know in the comments down below as well as i want to
hear from you your opinions on this show i take no pleasure in being harsh towards a product so many
talented people have worked on i much rather come here to tell you how surprisingly good this could
have been but i'm being as honest as possible here with hopeful aspirations the show can turn into
something great over time if nickelodeon would allow more risk-taking with new ips and ideas
there is a better chance of something amazing coming from that that's letting true creativity
free if the showrunners of this show are taking all the rules out to let their creativity free
but still being bound as this has to be spongebob to me that's still limiting the possibilities so
i'd rather take the chance on something new that could be great rather than repurposing the same
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