It’s hard to find a person who hasn’t watched the hit cartoon show of Stephen Hillenburg called SpongeBob SquarePants in their childhood. Today we will be discussing SpongeBob’s best friend in the series a.k.a. Patrick Star. More importantly, we will be answering the question How old is Patrick from SpongeBob SquarePants?
1. Introduction to Patrick Star
It’s evident from what most people have seen in the series and movies SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star is one of the funniest and goofiest characters.
1.1. Patrick Star’s Voice actor
Patrick is voiced by the very famous voice actor Bill Fagerbakke. This voice actor’s other famous portrayals include the Dauber character of the show Coach along with Broadway from Gargoyles.
His most recognizable trait is Patrick’s stupidity is unmatched and the fact that Patrick lacks common sense. So, like in all other friendships, these negative traits also influence SpongeBob negatively at times.
1.2. Patrick Star’s Family
Patrick’s central family consists of three other characters. His father and mother are Herb Star and Margie Star who make their first appearance to visit Ptarick’s house from his similarly shaped parent’s house in the “I’m With Stupid” episode.
And his elder sister’s name is Sam Star who we don’t see very often. She was first shown in the episode “Big Sister Sam” episode.
But probably the weirdest thing about Patrick’s family tree is that he is cousins with Gary, a pet of SpongeBob. Truly a very bizarre family tree that consists of a starfish and the sea snail of SpongeBob.
1.3. Patrick’s Role in the Show
It’s also pretty evident that Patrick Star was portrayed as probably the dumbest guy in the entire show. But he is still a fan favorite among the enjoyers of this show. From dedicated movies to even fry cook games, we definitely see Patrick playing a crucial role in this franchise of a movie, show, and video game.
Spongebob and Patrick are introduced as the best of friends in the show’s pilot episode “Help Wanted”. In the first opening sequences of the SpongeBob SquarePants show, Patrick Star appears from under a Rock.
SpongeBob decides that he will be working for the Krusty Krab but he is very unsure and uninspired whether it’s the right decision to work there.
It’s pretty obvious that SpongeBob only went on to work in the famous restaurant only because of Patrick’s encouragement. So, some might even say that Patrick kickstarted the entire show of SpongeBob SquarePants.
SpongeBob and Patrick are also seen together in almost all episodes of the series and movies. Patrick is also often portrayed as the centerpiece of some storylines and episodes.
2. 10 Trivia and Facts Regarding Patrick Star
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- In the episode “You Don’t Know Sponge”, Patrick’s belly button is revealed to be an innie.
- In episodes like “Night Light.” and “The Sponge Who Could Fly”, Patrick showcases what appears to be his power of flight.
- As per his driver’s license that he got from the boating school, Patrick’s weight is documented as a mere 2 ounces.
- A recurring joke in the initial season involves Patrick lying on his rock, popping it open, and then clumsily tumbling into his living room.
- In the episode “Christmas Who?” Patrick comically refers to pencils as “writing sticks.”
- “The Bully” unveils that Patrick attended community college.
- In the episode called “Graveyard Shift”, we get to know that Patrick devours a whole Krabby Patty at the dead of the night at 3 am.
- Aquamarine is Patrick’s preferred color.
- “Truth or Square” uncovers Patrick’s official name as “Patrick Sea-Star,” rather than just Patrick Star.
- The notion of Patrick being dim-witted stems from the outward appearance of sea stars, which are often slow and seemingly unintelligent. However, in reality, they are cunning and bright creatures.
3. Patrick Star’s Different Stages of Life
Throughout the years of this spectacularly entertaining show, we’ve seen our character Patrick come up in various ages and shapes. Here, in this section, we will be discussing most of these forms and pages that Patrick has appeared in.
3.1. Patrick Star’s Toddler Years
In season 2, episode 3 called “The Secret Box”, we, for the first time, see Patrick as a toddler in the show. Here, we learn that Patrick and SpongeBob were acquaintances of each other since they were literal toddlers. No wonder their bond of friendship is as strong as it is.
Also, in season 5, episode 91, we see the Krabby Patty secret formula is once again being attempted to be stolen by Plankton a.k.a. the owner of the Chum Bucket. He does this to boost the performance of the Chum Bucket. But of course, he fails almost immediately.
So, Plankton comes up with a new invention called the “Goo Goo Gas”. When this comes in contact with a being, it seemingly turns them into a baby. As a result, we see many of our characters including SpongeBob, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, and of course, Patrick turn into literal toddlers.
3.2. Patrick’s Elementary School Years
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During SpongeBob and Patrick’s elementary school years, they were known as the dynamic duo of silliness. Despite their academic struggles, they brought a unique blend of enthusiasm and mischief to their classrooms.
SpongeBob’s boundless curiosity often led to hilarious mishaps, while Patrick’s laid-back nature brought a sense of lightheartedness to their adventures. From inadvertently flooding the school with dirty bubbles to causing chaos during art class, their antics kept both teachers and classmates busy.
Though they may not have been model students, SpongeBob and Patrick’s elementary school years were a time of laughter, friendship, and unforgettable memories.
3.3. Patrick’s Kamp Koral Years
Now, in the camping setting of the series, we see many of our favorite characters as children joining a scout camp. These characters include Patrick Star, SpongeBob Squarepants, Sandy Cheeks, Squidward Tentacles, and so on.
Here is an explained list of the different iterations of the main casts’ camping years of the series’ characters.
3.3.1. TV Show
As shown in the TV Series, we see that Patrick takes part in the camp where he had a reunion with SpongeBob after meeting when they were babies. He also met his future neighbor Squidward there who acted as their counselor.
3.3.2. Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years
The show’s camping sequences were so popular that they got their separate show. This show spanned over 26 episodes. Here, in this show, we go in-depth into the cast’s camping years.
Whether it’s SpongeBob and Patrick doing goofy stuff and enjoying themselves whilst annoying the heck out of Squidward, or just going on an adventure with Sandy, it all happens in the camping years of the cast.
3.3.3. SpongeBob Squarepants Movie: Sponge on the Run
In the hit popular movie called “SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” based on the original masterpiece of Stephen Hillenburg, we see SpongeBob and his best friend Patrick along with other characters come out of Bikini Bottom and into the surface world and adventure.
Here, in the movie, we also see flashbacks of the time Patrick and the main cast were camping. Even in the movie, they were up to their usual goofiness.
3.4. Patrick Main Years in Bikini Bottom and The Krusty Krab
In the majority of the show, we see Patrick as a young adult. Although he is unemployed, he has at times, tried to work in the Krusty Krab and with the Krusty Krew but failed miserably.
But despite his unemployment, this young adult version of Patrick is considered to be his best version by the fans. The reason for this unanimous thought is the fact that he is always more than happy to join SpongeBob in any and/or all of his adventures whilst playing the role of his best friend.
3.5. Patrick As Barnacle Boy
In the show, we often hear of the superhero duo Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. These two retired superheroes are SpongeBob and Patrick’s favorite superheroes for as long as they could remember.
Therefore, we often see the two best friends don superhero costumes. In some adventures, they have even acted as superheroes themselves to fight evil supervillains like Man-Ray.
In such cases, it’s SpongBob who takes on the role of Mermaid Man and it’s Patrick who takes on the role of Barnacle Boy.
From what the statistics say, these adventures containing the main characters of the cast as superheroes are some of the most streamed episodes in television history.
3.6. Patrick in the Future
In the episode called “SB-129”, we see Squidward freezes himself up until the year 4017. Here, he meets with the descendants of Patrick and SpongeBob who are part-robot.
Here, the descendant of SpongeBob is called SpongeTron who can make clones of himself. And we also see the descendant of Patrick called PatTron who has two heads.
As seen in the episode, Squidward had his mind blown with amazement when he saw these robotic descendants of SpongeBob and Patrick.
3.7. Patrick in the Pre-Historic Times
In one episode of the series, we are introduced to the ancestors of the two main characters. They are called SpongeGar (who is an ancestor of SpongeBob) and Patar (who is Patrick’s ancestor). In this episode, they seem to living in a stone age version of Bikini Bottom.
In this Bikini Bottom, SpongeGar and Patar are still the best of friends. One, day while playing together, lightning rumbles in the sky and it suddenly strikes a wooden log. This causes the wooden log to catch fire.
The two of these characters were very mesmerized by this phenomenon as it seems that they have never been in contact with fire. So, it means that SpongeBob and Patrick’s ancestors brought the knowledge of fire into ancient Bikini Bottom.
3.8. Mr. Superawesomeness
In the movie called SpongeBob Squarepants: Sponge Out Of Water we see many of our favorite characters turn into supernatural beings of power. As a result, characters such as SpongeBob Squarepants, Sandy Cheeks, Squidward Tentacles, etc. turn into literal superheroes the same way as Patrick.
In this case, the superhero name that Patrick gave to himself was Mr. Superawesomeness. His superpower, at that time, was that he could control Ice-Cream. Yes, you heard it right. ice-cream.
When Patrick chooses to he can summon a humongous amount of ice cream and control them telepathically. He uses this power to hurl ice cream at his enemies. Truly, one cannot argue about the fact that this is one of the most bizarre superpowers of all time.
4. Patrick Star’s Greatest Feats
Patricks is inarguably the most stupid character in the entire franchise and that is his main characteristic. But even after showing great feats of stupidity, he still has some even greater amazing feats. Some of them are described below.
4.1. Patrick’s Greatest Show of Strength
Patrick, being inspired by SpongeBob, wanted to learn the art of Karate. In time, he had enough strength using Karate that he even surprised SpongeBob. We see him showcasing his true strength when he shops an actual Cinder Block in half using only his hands where even SpongeBob Fails.
4.2. Patrick’s Greatest Show of Speed
In the episode “Night Light”, we see Patrick become one of the fastest characters in all of fiction. No, this is not a joke.
In this episode, we see that Patrick ran to the sun and came back to Bikini Bottom in just a few seconds. If that doesn’t impress you, nothing will.
5. How Old is Patrick from SpongeBob Squarepants?
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Now, we will be answering the main question i.e. How old is Patrick from SpongeBob SquarePants? Well, according to Stephen Hillenburg, the cast of the characters was based on real-life sea creatures and marine life.
5.1. Lifespan Of a Starfish
Patrick Star is based on the marine species called Starfish. A Starfish is recorded to reach maturity in just 5 years. On the other hand, the maximum recorded number of years that a Starfish has lived is 34 years.
So, we can already guess that since this masterpiece created by Stephen Hillenburg is based on actual marine life, the age of Patrick is also somewhat to be based on this information when calculating the age of Patrick in different parts of the show.
5.2. Patrick’s Age in Parts of the Series
We see many other cartoon series in which the characters stay the same age even after several years go by. But is it the same case in the case of our favorite starfish?
The Pilot episode of SpongeBob Squarepants was released in 1999 on the hit Cartoon channel Nickelodeon with its main character as a cheerful sea sponge called SpongeBob SquarePants.
Here we often see SpongeBob alongside the best friend of SpongeBob called Patrick Star. From what we see from most of the series is that Patrick is either the same age as SpongeBob’s age or is at least very close to it. That theory can be further proved by seeing the unbreakable friendship of the duo in countless instances.
5.3. Calculating Patrick’s Age by Calculating SpongeBob’s Age
On two separate occasions, it was disclosed that SpongeBob’s birthday was on July 14, 1986. If we consider the series’s air dates and time setting, this would imply that SpongeBob was 13 years old when the show officially premiered.
Similarly, there have been references in the series indicating that SpongeBob and Patrick have been friends since infancy, suggesting that Patrick was also born in the same year and would have been 13 at the start of the series.
As a result, SpongeBob’s birthdate has been removed from his license and other official records, while Patrick’s birthdate has never been shown in any relevant documents. Consequently, the true ages of SpongeBob and Patrick remain a matter of speculation.
5.4. Patrick’s Most Probable and Likely Age
In most fansites, we see that the birth date of Patrick Star is listed as July 19th, 1984. That would mean Patrick is 15 years old in human years in the pilot episode. That makes absolutely no sense because by then SpongeBob’s best friend Patrick is close to 50 years old in Starfish years. So, instead of catching jellyfish around with SpongeBob, he should’ve been having a midlife crisis.
However, these details regarding how many years old they are can also be argued for after seeing their independent lifestyles, with SpongeBob holding a job and both having their own homes.
7. Frequently Asked Questions
7.1. What is Patrick’s age throughout most of the show?
Most of the websites say that Patrick’s age is 37 as of right now. So, that must be what his age was for the majority of the show.
7.2. Is Patrick the best character in the franchise?
The likability of a character solely depends upon his/her audience. So it’s better to leave one to their own opinion about a character’s likability.
7.3. How many people have watched SpongeBob Squarepants over the years?
Since it’s the most-watched series in the United States, it’s safe to say a humongous amount of people have watched Spongebob Squarepants over the years of this masterpiece.
6. Conclusion
With that said, we will be ending article trying to answer the question How old is Patrick from SpongeBob SquarePants? As we have seen here, the real age of Patrick Star was never revealed by the creators, directors, or any of the ones related to the production of this hit and popular TV Show.
In conclusion, the age of Patrick Star, the beloved starfish from the hit animated series “SpongeBob SquarePants,” has been a subject of great curiosity and speculation among fans for many years. After carefully examining the evidence and discussing various theories, we can confidently say that Patrick’s age remains a mystery
.So, it’s evident that trying to calculate exactly how many years old this crazy and horrendously stupid Starfish is is nothing less than a very tough task. With that being a fact, we urge that you, dear reader, take every speculation and estimation given here with a grain of salt.
But we can also say with absolute certainty that no matter how old Patrick is, he will still go down in the history of cartoons as one of the most beloved and cheered-for cartoon characters.
Last Updated on by Himani Rawat
