: Despite Patrick flooding the house and nearly burning him alive, the episode ends with Gary happily reading Patrick a bedtime story. SpongeBob returns to a ruined, flooded home and completely ignores the destruction.
S8, E124: SpongeBob asks Patrick to pet-sit Gary while he's away at his Grandma's birthday party. Apple TV [S9E13] Pet Sitter Pat
While the overwhelming majority of the fan base considers it a low point for the series, a small minority of viewers defend it as a piece of absurdist dark comedy. They argue that Patrick's actions are simply the result of pure, exaggerated cartoon ignorance rather than actual malicious intent. : Despite Patrick flooding the house and nearly