The Lost Mattress/Krabs vs. Plankton - S4-E2
Continuity mistake: Krabs vs. Plankton: When Krabs meets with the attorney, Bottomfeeder, both the exterior and interior door knobs on his office door appear and disappear in various shots, even consecutive shots.





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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