Patrick Star (Bill Fagerbakke) is a pink starfish who lives under a rock and whose most prominent character trait is his low intelligence. He is best friends with Spongebob and often encourages activities that get the two into trouble. While typically unemployed throughout the course of the series, Patrick holds various short-term jobs as the storyline of each episode requires. He is good-natured, kind, and is "the tough one" of the two who is often called to fight SpongeBob's battles for him (although he usually gets distracted). Patrick is shown to have a mean temper in some episodes. Despite being portrayed as a largely unintelligent character, it is mentioned in "The Bully" that he went to community college. In the episode "Patrick SmartPants", he reveals Spongebob and Sandy's given names as "Robert" and "Sandra," respectively. His first appearance was in "Help Wanted". He is a very childish person, and this shows in his drooling, laziness, and immaturity.