Continuity mistake: When all of Spongebob's friends are formed around him, there's one scene where Pearl's hat disappears and then reappears, so for a few seconds she's completely bald. Her hair isn't even there.
Audio problem: In the scene where Spongebob is falling into Gary's dream, Spongebob is screaming for at least one second after he hits the ground.
Continuity mistake: Sleepy Time: When everyone woke up SpongeBob near the end, Pearl is seen without her ponytail, but in the next shot, she has a nightcap on.
Continuity mistake: In "Suds" after Spongebob crashes through his bedroom window, the blanket is hanging over the side and is all wavy, but when he's in bed it's completely plain and doesn't hang over the sides.
Continuity mistake: In "Sleepy Time" when the neighbours are crowded around Spongebob, Plankton is standing on the end of the bed. When the angle changes, he's gone. Then he jumps onto the bed before Patrick joins them.
Revealing mistake: After SpongeBob disguises himself as Patrick's rock and right before he sneezes his uvula clips through his bottom lip.
Continuity mistake: In "Sleepy Time", Spongebob is driving a car in his dream. When he starts to drive faster, he sticks his tongue out on his left cheek. When he makes a left turn in the next shot, it's sticking out on the right cheek.
Answer: I think that this was supposed to be an intended joke. Patrick is too stupid to remember or achieve most things and SpongeBob is able to remember and achieve most things, but the one thing that SpongeBob cannot achieve, is the one thing Patrick can achieve on the first go.
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