Also that comment from earlier made me remember all the times Spongebob had his brain knocked off/messed with and still functioned perfectly fine (Plankton!, Scaredy Pants, MM&BB IV, Bummer Vacation, Porous Pockets, Bucket Sweet Bucket, Krabby Road, House Fancy, Penny Foolish, Nautical Novice, Whirly Brains, Night Light, Kracked Krabs, and others way too long to list), and how the writers are very self-aware of regen (Graveyard Shift, Krusty Krab Training Video, Truth or Square, The Sponge Who Could Fly and Karate Star)
so RIP this thread