The Patrick Star Show - The Wrath of Shmandor (S2E7)

The tiny futuristic city of Shmandor exacts revenge on Patrick.
| Runtime (min) | 11 |
|---|---|
| TMDB Rating | 7.0 (1 votes) |
| Air Date | 2023-11-13 |
| Genres | Family, Comedy, Animation, Talk |
| TV Rating | TV-Y7 |
| Network(s) | Nickelodeon |
Storyline
In this episode of The Patrick Star Show, Patrick inadvertently angers the inhabitants of Shmandor, a tiny futuristic city that exists in miniature scale. The conflict begins when Patrick's careless actions—likely involving his typical obliviousness to the world around him—cause damage or disruption to the microscopic metropolis. What starts as an innocent mistake quickly escalates when the technologically advanced citizens of Shmandor decide they've had enough of Patrick's interference.
The Shmandorians mount an organized campaign of revenge against Patrick, using their futuristic technology and coordinated efforts to teach the starfish a lesson. The episode follows Patrick as he deals with the consequences of upsetting an entire civilization, no matter how small. The story plays with classic science-fiction tropes about miniature worlds and explores themes of responsibility and the ripple effects of thoughtless behavior, all filtered through the show's characteristic absurdist humor and Patrick's unique perspective on problem-solving.
What kids learn
This episode teaches children about the importance of being mindful of their actions and how even seemingly small mistakes can have significant consequences for others. Patrick's carelessness toward Shmandor demonstrates that every action matters, regardless of how insignificant it might seem at the time. Children can learn that paying attention to their surroundings and considering how their behavior affects others—even those who might be different or smaller—is an essential part of being responsible.
The episode also explores the concept of accountability. When Patrick faces the organized response from the Shmandorians, young viewers see that running away from problems or ignoring the harm we've caused doesn't make those problems disappear. Instead, taking responsibility and acknowledging mistakes is the path toward making things right.
Additionally, the story offers a lesson in perspective-taking and empathy. The Shmandorians may be tiny, but their feelings, their home, and their community matter just as much as anyone else's. Children learn that respecting others means recognizing their worth regardless of size, appearance, or differences, and that dismissing someone as unimportant can lead to conflict and hurt feelings.
Parents' top 5 questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is the miniature city concept too abstract for younger children to understand? | The concept of a tiny futuristic city works well for most preschool and early elementary viewers because the show presents it visually and through action rather than complex explanation. Children easily grasp that Shmandor is small and that Patrick's size makes him dangerous to its inhabitants. The science-fiction elements serve the story's moral lessons about being careful and considerate, which are concrete ideas young children can understand and apply to their own lives. |
| Does Patrick learn from his mistakes by the end of the episode? | Patrick's character growth varies across episodes of this series, and his learning curve tends to be gradual rather than immediate. The episode focuses more on showing the consequences of careless behavior than on a dramatic character transformation. Parents can use Patrick's experience as a conversation starter about what their own child would do differently, turning the viewing experience into an opportunity to discuss better choices without expecting Patrick himself to model perfect behavior. |
| Is the revenge theme appropriate for young children? | The revenge plot is handled through cartoonish, slapstick scenarios rather than genuinely harmful or frightening actions. The Shmandorians' response to Patrick's carelessness is portrayed as justified consequences rather than malicious payback. The exaggerated, absurdist tone keeps the conflict lighthearted and age-appropriate, making it suitable for the show's target audience while still conveying that actions have consequences. Parents can use this to discuss fair responses to being wronged versus escalation. |
| What if my child identifies with Patrick and feels bad about his mistakes? | If your child empathizes with Patrick's predicament, that's actually a positive sign of emotional development. You can acknowledge that everyone makes mistakes and that feeling bad shows we care about others. The key conversation is about what we do after making a mistake—do we ignore it, make excuses, or try to fix things? Reassure your child that learning to be more careful and making amends are skills everyone develops over time, just like Patrick is learning throughout the series. |
| Does this episode have scary or intense moments that might frighten sensitive children? | The episode maintains the show's typical silly, over-the-top cartoon style throughout the conflict. While the Shmandorians organize against Patrick, their futuristic technology and revenge tactics are played for comedy rather than genuine threat. Sensitive children who are comfortable with the show's usual level of cartoon chaos should handle this episode fine. The miniature scale of the Shmandorians and the absurdist humor keep the tone light, though parents know their own child's comfort level best. |
Writing
Directing
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Patrick presents a show about food after missing out on a hearty breakfast. |
| 1 | 2 | Patrick and SpongeBob experience the wonders of the workforce. |
| 1 | 3 | Patrick hosts a telethon to raise money for snails that can't dance. |
| 1 | 4 | Patrick loses the remote in the cushions, so he journeys into the couch to track it down. |
| 1 | 5 | Patrick and GrandPat try to pass each other on the stairs, leading to a ludicrous conflict. |
| 1 | 6 | Members of the Star family confront their absurd rivalries. |
| 1 | 7 | Patrick hires cheap ghosts to haunt his house, but he ends up getting just what he paid for. |
| 1 | 8 | Squidina hires an assistant who's a little too good at his job. |
| 1 | 9 | The Patrick Star Show is interrupted by a most peculiar stench. |
| 1 | 10 | The Patrick Show presents a Halloween TV special. |
| 1 | 11 | The Star Family heads to their favorite resort. |
| 1 | 12 | Bunny goes on a mid-day adventure to a forgotten age. |
| 1 | 13 | GrandPat prevents his precious memories from being sold at a family yard sale. |
| 1 | 14 | Patrick travels through time to find last minute Christmas gifts for his family. |
| 1 | 15 | Patrick hits an unnatural growth spurt in his late adolescence. |
| 1 | 16 | The Star Family learns the cultural traditions of the old country. |
| 1 | 17 | Patrick ventures inside Cecil to learn how the body works. |
| 1 | 18 | Cecil takes his kids camping, but Squidina wants the drama of reality TV. |
| 1 | 19 | A classic villain returns to his former lair, only to find the Star Family inhabiting it. |
| 1 | 20 | The Patrick Show rebrands for a younger audience. |
| 1 | 21 | Pearl stars in a guest appearance on The Patrick Show. |
| 1 | 22 | Patrick and Squidina report the news around Bikini Bottom. |
| 1 | 23 | The Patrick Show presents the epic conclusion to the first half of its first season. |
| 1 | 24 | The Star family finds themselves getting smaller and smaller. |
| 1 | 25 | Tinkle, Ouchie, and Pinkeye must venture back home together after being taken away by mistake. |
| 1 | 26 | Patrick gets injured, so his family members take turns hosting the show. |
| 1 | 27 | Granny Tentacles helps Squidward collect his paper delivery money from Cecil. |
| 1 | 28 | The Star family house runs away from home. |
| 1 | 29 | Patrick and SpongeBob go back in time to watch Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy when they were new. |
| 1 | 30 | Patrick's evil twin cousin shows up to ruin Patrick's reputation. |
| 1 | 31 | Patrick's uncontrollable drooling gets out of hand and mouth. |
| 1 | 32 | A shape-shifting alien runs loose in the Star home. |
| 1 | 33 | Patrick messes with the space-time continuum. |
| 1 | 34 | While Cecil and Bunny celebrate their anniversary in outer space, Patrick and Squidina throw a house party. |
| 1 | 35 | Squidina hosts a television show to pass a home economics class. |
| 1 | 36 | Patrick and SpongeBob try to unlock a dull child's imagination. |
| 1 | 37 | Patrick learns about GrandPat's childhood. |
| 1 | 38 | In a pre-historic era, Cave Pat hosts a show with his family. |
| 1 | 39 | The Patrick Show! gets competing sponsors. |
| 1 | 40 | The Star family visits King Neptune's palace. |
| 1 | 41 | Cecil shows Patrick his mustache collection. |
| 1 | 42 | The Star family brings a mandrake root into their home. |
| 1 | 43 | Patrick hosts an award ceremony. |
| 1 | 44 | Captain Doug Quasar meets Pat-Tron's robot family. |
| 1 | 45 | Patrick gets a stunt double. |
| 1 | 46 | In a notion of protest, Patrick's organs leave his body. |
| 1 | 47 | Bunny's mother makes a visit from the old country. |
| 1 | 48 | Granny Tentacles gets her own spin-off show. |
| 1 | 49 | Bubble Bass reviews and critiques The Patrick Show. |
| 1 | 50 | Bunny brings Patrick to prison for "Bring Your Kid to Work Day." |
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | The Patrick Show sells merchandise in order to fund its second season. |
| 2 | 2 | Patrick hosts a series of game shows. |
| 2 | 3 | The Star Family is a team of superheroes. |
| 2 | 4 | Cecil works as a security guard at Lady Upturn’s art museum. |
| 2 | 5 | The Stars’ pet toilet Tinkle has puppies. |
| 2 | 6 | The Star family spends a day playing at the cemetery. |
| 2 | 7 | The tiny futuristic city of Shmandor exacts revenge on Patrick. |
| 2 | 8 | Patrick and Squidina go on location to interview their neighbors. |
| 2 | 9 | Patrick and SpongeBob work at the movie theater. |
| 2 | 10 | With Sandy's guidance, Patrick hosts a science show. |
| 2 | 11 | Patrick gets stuck in the bathroom. |
| 2 | 12 | Bunny and Cecil need to get married again. |
| 2 | 13 | SpongeBob helps Patrick fulfill his bucket list. |
| 2 | 14 | Patrick has a nostalgic meltdown. |
| 2 | 15 | While Squidina is away at camp, Patrick needs a new director. |
| 2 | 16 | The Star family is abducted by aliens. |
| 2 | 17 | The enemies of the Star family team up to exact revenge. |
| 2 | 18 | Bunny loses a tattoo. |
| 2 | 19 | Patrick hires more Patricks to perform at birthday parties. |
| 2 | 20 | Pat-Thos shares a Hamdonian tale of love and pork products. |
| 2 | 21 | Patrick wakes up off-model. |
| 2 | 22 | The Star family works at the Krusty Krab. |
| 2 | 23 | Bunny tries to punish Patrick for chocolate-favored crimes. |
| 2 | 24 | The Lawnies vote for what Patrick does next in a special "Choose Your Own Adventure" episode of The Patrick Show. |
| 2 | 25 | Patrick hosts a time-travelling food show. |
| 2 | 26 | While Bunny's in Klopnod, the Star home becomes a mess. |
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | The Star family parties at the Chum Bucket. |
| 3 | 2 | Patrick hosts his show after dark, exploring what Bikini Bottom is like at night. |
| 3 | 3 | Pat the Hapless goes on a barbaric quest to the shopping mall. |
| 3 | 4 | Pat-Tron works for the Star family. |
| 3 | 5 | In this fitness variety show, Patrick learns how to exercise. |
| 3 | 6 | A family of dummies move into the Star home. |
| 3 | 7 | The Stars run a Patrick Show theme park in their home. |
| 3 | 8 | Patrick and Squidina embark on a quest to find the lost bathroom. |
| 3 | 9 | Patrick learns to drive. |
| 3 | 10 | Patrick time-travels in a race for the Krusty Krab's newest menu item. |
| 3 | 11 | Patrick helps Squidward with his newspaper delivery job to compensate for injuring him. |
| 3 | 12 | In the midst of a typical day of scavenging, the Dartfish family discovers a thief in the Star home. |
| 3 | 13 | Madame Hagfish shares tales of Pat-Tron, Pat the Hapless, and Pat-gor. |
| 3 | 14 | Patrick’s family celebrates Thanksgiving with his mother’s side of the family. |
| 3 | 15 | Squidina has to direct her school holiday play, but her script was mangled by Patrick. |
| 3 | 16 | Patrick spawns an adorable mini-Patrick who quickly becomes the star of the show, until he outgrows the role. |
| 3 | 17 | The Star family celebrates the Klopnodian holiday Swaptoberfest by swapping identities with each other. |
| 3 | 18 | Patrick and Squidina go undercover to investigate a corrupt novelty product factory. |
| 3 | 19 | The Patrick Show presents the "Roast of Patrick Star." |
| 3 | 20 | Patrick and Squidina follow their last idea to bring into RandomLand. |
| 3 | 21 | After discovering that Patrick never finished behavioral training, the family home-schools him. |
| 3 | 22 | After getting rid of Ouchie, Pinkeye takes over the Star house. |
| 3 | 23 | Patrick and Squidina must find safety amidst the dad joke apocalypse. |
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | When Cecil's boss visits the house, the Stars get trapped in a sitcom. |
| 4 | 2 | When Squidina is bedridden, Patrick has to run his show without her. |
| 4 | 3 | GrandPat competes for Granny Tentacles' love on a dating game show. |
| 4 | 4 | The Ice Cream Man and Ice Cream King team up to capture a mysterious ice cream eating beast. |
| 4 | 5 | Tinkle stumbles into a time-traveling adventure. |
| 4 | 6 | Patrick and Squidina aren't allowed to watch TV when they spend time with their parents for a day. |
| 4 | 7 | When Granny Tentacles goes out for a spa day, Patrick and Squidina take care of her house. |
| 4 | 8 | After Plankton forgets who he is, the Dartfish family adopts him. |
| 4 | 9 | Patrick and Squidina help the Flim-Flam brothers hunt the ghost that haunts their house. |
| 4 | 10 | On her day off from the Patrick Show, Squidina helps Rube produce his TV show. |
| 4 | 11 | Patrick hosts a countrified variety show. |
| 4 | 12 | The Kelpbed Kids travel to the future to get their kicking can back. |
| 4 | 13 | The Star family goes on a college tour for Patrick… at the zoo. |
| 4 | 14 | GrandPat shares his life stories to spoil every movie at the theater. |
| 4 | 15 | The Patricks compete in a series of games for control of the TV remote. |
| 4 | 16 | After driving over Patrick, a court order forces Lady Upturn to live with the Star family. |
| 4 | 17 | The Stars watch a series of haunted video tapes. |
| 4 | 18 | For Leif Erikson Day, Patrick and SpongeBob time-travel back to Viking times. |
| 4 | 19 | When the Stars go to the mountains, Squidina hires Plankton to entertain the Lawnies. |
| 4 | 20 | Quasar uses Patrick to communicate with the dumbest aliens in the universe. |
| 4 | 21 | Patrick and GrandPat have a staring contest to compete for the last lick of a baking spoon. |
| 4 | 22 | After yet another Star house disaster, the fire marshal forces Patrick to watch a safety training video. |
| 4 | 23 | Patrick fails his way up the corporate ladder at Upturn's mall. |
| 4 | 24 | After accidentally putting on doctor's clothes, Patrick believes he's a medical professional. |
| 4 | 25 | After Pearl can no longer have a sleepover with Squidina, the Stars throw Squidina a slumber party on their own. |
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | Patrick is mistaken for a corporate retreat leader. |
| 5 | 2 | Patrick and Squidina hold auditions for a Patrick Show sidekick. |
| 5 | 3 | Patrick accidentally hypnotizes Bikini Bottom into becoming GrandPats. |
| 5 | 4 | Squidina leads Patrick on a grocery shopping mission. |
| 5 | 5 | In Hamdonia, Prince Shmeat and Tofu Todd embark on a quest to defeat the Maw. |
| 5 | 6 | After learning what stage fright is, Patrick fears his own audience. |
| 5 | 7 | Patrick overstays his welcome at the SquarePants home. |
| 5 | 8 | GrandPat injures himself for Nurse Helga's attention. |
| 5 | 9 | The Star's neighbor Gladys works as a neighborhood vigilante. |
| 5 | 10 | Patrick, GrandPat, and Cecil want Bunny to honor their accomplishments on the fridge. |
| 5 | 11 | |
| 5 | 12 | |
| 5 | 13 | After Patrick learns about "Dad Privileges," Patrick and Cecil compete in the Dad Election. |
| 5 | 14 | The Star family takes over the grocery store. |
| 5 | 15 | SpongeBob represents Patrick in Kid Court. |
| 5 | 16 | Perch travels through time to cover historical events. |
| 5 | 17 | After capturing the Lawnies' attention, SpongeBob and Squidward become a hit new live act. |
| 5 | 18 | After Cecil stumbles into a pile of underwear, he becomes an underwear salesman. |
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