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FOR TWELVE HOURS!!A collection of memes that have generated either from or around the show. Please remember, if you add a meme to the page, please include an explanation as to why it's a meme. Zero Context Examples are not allowed on TV Tropes.
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- Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Sponge! Bob! Square! Pants! ExplanationThe theme song became quickly popular around the internet, with plenty of variations either messing with the lyrics or just using it as a cutaway gag.
- "I'm ready!" ExplanationSpongeBob's catchphrase. Being a catchphrase, it was naturally parroted and parodied many times.
- "MY LEG!" ExplanationA Stock Scream often uttered by Fred, a recurring background character. It has since been used as a Stock Scream in various Internet videos.
- [X] Hours LaterExplanationSome episodes have time cards to show the characters exclaiming to do something, and a time card pops up to fill in the passage of time, often with a deadpan French-accented announcer saying the seconds/minutes/hours/days/inches/eternity/hiring a new narrator etc. on the card. Used as a reaction image online in response to a situation that takes ages (i.e. long conversations, global lockdowns, playing games instead of sleeping/working).
- 2016 is the Year of SpongeBob Memes ExplanationIt's called that because several popular memes, including Primitive Sponge and Squidward dabbing, were created that year.
- Spingebill ExplanationWhen sharing episode clips on YouTube, substituting "SpongeBob" for "Spingebill" was used frequently to avoid copyright strikes. This disappeared when the site gained automatic copyright checks, but is still used in YouTube Poop as a tradition.
- Spengbab ExplanationA term used for intentionally grotesque redesigns of the cast.
- Oh yeah, Mr. Krabs! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! ExplanationA meme in which someone flips a Mr. Krabs figure over and screams. Both the figure and the board game in the video are from the SpongeBob edition of Game of Life. This soundbite is commonly used in remixes.
- You are already fried. ExplanationEditing the "you're already dead" meme from Fist of the North Star with SpongeBob replacing Kenshiro.
- SpongeBob has the worst timing. Or is possibly just a Jerkass. ExplanationA banner of SpongeBob laughing once showed up during the airing of an episode of The Legend of Korra. The fact that the banner turned up while Korra was in danger of falling to her death has caused a trend of people posting images of Nickelodeon shows being interrupted during serious or tragic scenes by banners for SpongeBob SquarePants where SpongeBob appears to be laughing at the misfortunes of the characters from the presently playing Nickelodeon show. Some versions of the meme take the joke further by having an inappropriately-timed SpongeBob ad pop up during a scene from a work of fiction that doesn't belong to Viacom, let alone Nickelodeon.
- EVIL PATRIXXXExplanationA hyperrealistic version of Patrick, is used as a running gag at the Trollpasta Wiki.
- "SpongeBob Sings..." videos are exceedingly common on YouTube. ExplanationVideos where SpongeBob characters are lipsynced to popular songs.
- Dabbing Squidward / "Dabward" ExplanationIn early January 2016, a Vine where the Squidward mascot at Universal Studios decided to do a dab during the character parade became wildly popular. Dozens of remixes followed. Cast members were eventually discouraged from doing so after the meme took off, as it attracted unwanted attention.
- SpongeBob Comparison Charts ExplanationDepicting various media through SpongeBob screenshots, often for humor.
- Historical events portrayed by SpongeBob ExplanationA variant popularized by history buffs, which reference a historical event (often with "colorized" added), then depicting it with a screenshot.
- [x] portrayed by SpongeBob Explanation A video variation of the meme, where various things are depicted by clips of the show.
- "Thicc" SpongeBob characters ExplanationScreenshots and compilations of several characters' massive buttcheeks. A common response is to feign being turned on or attracted to said characters. Bubble Bass is a common subject, oddly enough.
- r/bikinibottomtwitter ExplanationOn April 1, the subreddit r/blackpeopletwitter morphed into Bikini Bottom Twitter. It proved so popular with the subscribers that it became its own subreddit not even a day later.
- Have a bowl, Mr. Squidward!ExplanationOriginates from a bizarre fan-made commercial for SpongeBob cereal, the first in a series of fake commercials for SpongeBob products. The link takes you to the moment in question.
- Stop hating on Pearl! Explanation Usually used when Pearl from Steven Universe does something wrong, setting up a Bait-and-Switch.
- That blue fish, always starting shit.ExplanationFans have noticed that a blue fish named Harold appears to be starting something in some of his notable appearances, including rallying people to beat up an old man on two separate occasions in the episode "The Bully", and arguing and getting into a fight with Mr. Krabs in "Band Geeks". This phrase has often been used in relation to him.
- "Tartar sauce!" Explanation Family-friendly blasphemy commonly used outside of the show. "Barnacles" and "fishpaste" are used for similar effect.
- I put SpongeBob music over [X]. ExplanationSpongeBob music (usually Tomfoolery) plays in a video to either further emphasize the awkwardness, hilarity or silliness of the situation in the video, or to create humor from the contrast between the serious subject matter and the inappropriately goofy-sounding music.
- "It's the best day ever!" Explanation A short-lived meme in which dark, depressing, disturbing, or gory scenes from other media had the cheerful song from The Spongebob Squarepants Movie playing over them. The phrase itself also tends to be used whenever someone's having a good day, or ironically whenever someone's having a bad day.
- "Are you ready to go emo?" ExplanationFrom The Gaming Cat's Training Video YTP, with a scene of SpongeBob cutting onions edited to look like he's cutting his wrist.
- Squidward's Top Moans/Squidward Loves To Moan!Explanation A SpongeBob-themed bumper uploaded by Nickelodeon's UK feed's YouTube channel showcasing moments of Squidward being annoyed/letting out annoyed moans went viral due to the unfortunately-worded video title and equally unfortunately-worded description.
- "It means get lost, Squidward!" Explanation In Avengers: Infinity War, Tony Stark says this to Ebony Maw while the latter is giving a Utopia Justifies the Means speech.
- "Happy Birthday to Cancer." note A line from an Astrology with Squidward short about the zodiac sign. Used to declare the anniversary of the creation of something the poster considers cringeworthy
- Oh my god Squidward, the truck's coming.◊Explanation A bizarre copypasta, originally depicting Squidward photoshopped onto a road, with an oncoming semitruck that he can't hear. It quickly spread around to other fandoms like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Deltarune replacing Squidward and the truck with other characters and threats.
- Discussing the "SpongeBob anime" ExplanationThis fan-made SpongeBob anime opening by Narmak led to thousands of comments usually said about other seinen anime, such as the manga being better, the over-abundance of SpongeBob/Squidward fanservice and how certain arcs were filler. It was so popular that there was a sequel, an ending version and a Darling in the Franxx version.
- Many of the memes in the "Episode-specific" section were adopted to mock the disappointing Super Bowl LIII halftime show, where a rendition of "Sweet Victory" was promised:
- "You used me, FOR SICKO MODE!" Explanation The original meme being "You used me...for LAND DEVELOPMENT!" from "Walking Small". In the wake of Stephen Hillenburg's passing, over one million SpongeBob fans signed a petition for Maroon 5 to perform Sweet Victory at the 53rd Super Bowl. Major news outlets took note and hints were dropped towards the song being played. Finally, several minutes into the halftime show, Squidward appeared in marching band attire to introduce "a true musical genius who needs no introduction", and the opening trumpets of Send them Victorious played just like in the episode "Band Geeks", only for it to be a bait-and-switch with Sicko Mode playing instead of Sweet Victory. To say fans were angry would be an understatement of oceanic proportions. Especially since Nickelodeon created the animation clip in the first place expecting it to go into the entertainment performing Sweet Victory.
- "That's it? That was Sweet Victory? THAT WAS JUST A 17 SECOND LONG INTRO!" "What a rip." "THE NFL BETRAYED US!" Explanation The original is Patchy's breakdown from "The Sponge Who Could Fly".
- "Well, [the NFL] did it. You took my one chance at happiness... and crushed it! Crushed it into little, tiny, bite-sized pieces! I really had expected better of you people. I guess I'm a loser for that, too." ExplanationSquidward's parting words from "Band Geeks", adopted to refer to the NFL. Maroon 5 and PepsiCo (who sponsored the halftime show) are often substituted.
- "How could you, NFL? You promised us Sweet Victory, but all we saw there was... SICKO MODE!" ExplanationThe quote's source is SpongeBob shaming Mr. Krabs in "Krabby Land".
- "Where's your Sweet Victory band?" "They, uh... died in a marching accident." ExplanationVersion of Squidward's excuse from "Band Geeks" to explain why Sweet Victory wasn't played.
- Friendship ended with football, now hockey is my best friend.Explanation In response to the halftime backlash, the Dallas Stars, an NHL team, played a modified version of the Sweet Victory clip (the modification was the uniforms being recolored green to match the Stars' colors) at the end of the second intermission, billing it as the halftime show fans deserved. This was the typical response.
- If "barnacles" in SpongeBob means "fuck", wouldn't that make Barnacle Boy "Fuck Boy" and the Ugly Barnacle "the Ugly Fuck"? ExplanationSeveral people online have pointed out the implications of Mermaid Man's sidekick being named Barnacle Boy and Patrick Star's story he told to cheer up SpongeBob in "Something Smells" being titled The Ugly Barnacle when the same show has used the term "barnacles" in contexts implying the word to be a profanity i.e. Plankton shouting "What the barnacle?"
- Girls traveling the world be likeExplanationSpongeBob hideously dressed in drag while superimposed against stereotypical images of popular international locations such as London, Italy, and the Moon or any popular place/event in general. Usually to insult shallow women or deprecate the memer themselves about how foolish they look while going somewhere.
- "SPONGEBOB ME BOI!"/"SPONGE BOI ME BOB!" Explanation A running joke whereas people take a deep-fried image of Mr. Krabs making an amusing face, then perform an impression of Mr. Krabs, with him often shouting "SPONGEBOB, ME BOY!", followed by him casually mentioning a serious crime (e.g I JUST KILLED X AND NOW I NEED A RIDE) or spewing out a Non Sequitur (e.g "I JUST DRANK MELTED CRAYONS") and then possibly suffering the consequences for it (e.g "AND NOW I AM IN EXTREME PAIN DUE TO THE WAX BLOCKING UP ME INTESTINES!") then performing an impression of his Signature Laugh.
- *scene* in X languages ExplanationIt's common to take all known language recordings of certain memes and play them back-to-back.
- Plankton is moe ExplanationPlankton is voiced by a woman in the Japanese dub. Thanks to this and her high-pitched delivery, Plankton is often called moe, an Idol Singer, tsundere, etc. Likewise, some Japanese fans of the show conversely have expressed amused surprise to find out that the normally cute-sounding (but no less evil) Plankton is voiced by the famously deep-voiced Mr. Lawrence in the West.
- "SpongeBob begs Nickelodeon to kill him. He refuses, keeping SpongeBob alive." ExplanationScreenshot from The Hunger Games Simulator depicting SpongeBob as a Death Seeker. It's used to poke fun at how long the show has been airing despite fans wanting it to conclude.
- Various quotes were adopted to comment on Kamp Koral's development after Steven Hillenberg passed away allegedly forbidding SpongeBob spinoffs (which was later proven falsenote Apparently, Hillenberg's comments on the matter was that he wasn't outright forbidding spinoffs of Spongebob, only that he was skeptical of the idea of one catching on, and as many fans have pointed out in defense of Nickelodeon, Hillenberg had also expressed similar skepticism at the Spongebob franchise making any theatrical movies as well. Of which there are now three.):
- You used my creator's death, FOR AGED-DOWN SPIN-OFF DEVELOPMENT!! That wasn't nice...ExplanationAdopted from "You used me...FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT!" from "Walking Small", among fans who believed Hillenberg wouldn't approve of Kamp Koral.
- Nickelodeon: "Am I really gonna defile this grave for money? Of course I am!"ExplanationAdopted from Mr. Krabs graverobbing Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen, from "One Krab's Trash". Used in similar ways to the above, or to criticize the other camp by substituting "Nickelodeon" and "money" for "SpongeBob fans" and "fame". Amusingly enough, the meme was the top Google image result for "Kamp Koral" when the series was first announced.
- "GRRRRRR.... NICKELODEON BETRAYED STEPHEN!!" ExplanationFrom Patchy's meltdown in "The Sponge Who Could Fly".
- "Dear Jesus, please smite my enemies."ExplanationA joke drawing made by CH Greenblatt during his time as a storyboard artist for the show, depicting SpongeBob cheerily praying for Jesus to "smite [his] enemies." The drawing quickly caught on thanks to how out of place it felt for something that was technically official SpongeBob content, resulting in it becoming a popular reaction image and a subject for redraws and fan animations.
- Patrick Floating Explanation In May 2020, a user made a clip of a small 3D Patrick Star floating off into the sky set to "Gangster's Paradise". The clip itself spawned a collection of related video memes showing Patrick floating to different music. One video showed Patrick flying off to heaven featuring Sonic's old movie design complete with pizza.
- Gangster SpongeBob ExplanationOriginating from a fan art◊ of SpongeBob dressed in stereotypical gangster and holding a wad of cash in his left hand coming all the way back in 2008, the images in question (alongside several others) resurged back into popularity as an image source for ironic memes in 2019-2020 period, thanks to the sheer absurdity of the image and the premise of SpongeBob being a gangsta, which added another layer of irony.
- "Let's Go!" ExplanationA line from black YouTuber SkyViewRay's deleted reaction video to "Spinge Binge: Me Millionth Dollar". The contrast between Ray's joviality at the start and his shock towards the title card – simply the n-word with upbeat music in the background – quickly drew attention due to the huge amounts of Tempting Fate involved, and resulted in numerous parodies where people would react to title cards using a different slur or derogatory term that applied to them (such as an English viewer being shocked at a title card reading "Bri'ish"). Ray ultimately took the video in stride, briefly coming out of retirement to post an official compilation of the resulting memes in early 2021.
- I'll cut off your nutsack, and nail it too my door!...like one of those lion door-knockers rich folks got...THAT WILL BE YOUR BALLS!ExplanationA cross-meme from Jennifer's Body and The Kill Count. For context, in the former, one character is played by Patrick's actor, Bill Fagerbakke, and makes a graphic Freudian Threat while still sounding exactly like an enraged Patrick. This moment was brought to the Internet's attention when the film was covered in the latter, and people had a lot of fun making it seem like Patrick wants to castrate people; the fact that it sounds oddly close to an actual line in "Wet Painters" where Mr. Krabs threatens to cut off SpongeBob and Patrick's butts and hang them over his fireplace further bolstered its popularity.
- Sandy Cheeks Cock Vore Explanation (NSFW) A very NSFW Rule 34 image of Sandy Cheeks, which will not be shown on this site for obvious reasons, started to spread around due to the sheer absurdity of the contents within the image and the disturbing nature of it, often being used as a shock image or making memes referencing/mocking the art piece.
- SpongeBob Doxes Your IP Address Explanation A surreal meme starting around 2021 where it would show a image of SpongeBob with music from the show, only to show a IP address, implied to be the viewer’s. Blew up when a very severe bug in Marvel's Avengers where the game would dox the player via their IP address, with this meme blowing up to mock the sheer incompetence in the developer’s part for letting this happen.
- "Mr. Squidward, I should KICK YOUR FUCKING ASS!" ExplanationOriginally spawned from an edited image◊ of a DM between SpongeBob, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs, this line became popular fodder to insert into other situations with Mr. Krabs.
- "GET THE FUCK OUT!" ExplanationOriginating from a YTP from popular pooper jallerbo, said video features Mr Krabs yelling this at Plankton after catching him doing... suggestive things in his office. This eventually took the same path as the "Mr. Squidward" meme.
- WE'RE GONNA KILL YOUExplanationA frame of Squidward looking at a kid with said caption. Often used to ridicule people who don't seem to have any morality.
- "Money money money! AAAAH!" ExplanationA meme that consists of a crab with Mr. Krabs' voice saying "money" repeatedly, only to scream as the crab dies a rather brutal death such as getting eaten by a bigger fish or falling into a boiling pot.
- We have come for your nectar! ExplanationAn ironic image consisting of various SpongeBob bees in Squidward's house saying that they've came for his nectar as Squidward angrily tells them to get out of his house became popular in 2022.
- Uzumaki SpongeBob Explanation In October 2022, the official Twitter account posted a picture that crosses SpongeBob with, of all things, Junji Ito’s Uzumaki. It’s as weird and surreal as it sounds.
- Literally just an entire episode. ExplanationIt is quite common for fans to just post a full episode of the show on Twitter or Discord, with no edits. Just uploading the entire episode is the joke.
- Sponge Man Ice Cone ExplanationAn image of Patrick holding an ice cream that is edited to make him look Chinese, including Chinese text that could translate to the name of the meme. It is frequently used in shitposts and image macros.
- *breath in* boi ExplanationAn image derived from two sprites of SpongeBob from the Flash game "SpongeBob Kah Rah Tay Contest"; one with him clasping his hands together and leaning backward, and the other with him doing the same, but leaning forward instead. The image accompanied with the aforementioned text has often been used in shitposts.
- Mr. Krabs' Final Hours/AND NOTHING HAPPENED ExplanationAround 2016, an edited video of SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs meeting the end of the world titled "AND NOTHING HAPPENED" was uploaded by YouTube Poop creator Awful Fawful. It didn't gain traction until 2021 when edited versions of the video were posted featuring text depicting end-of-world scenarios, usually accompanied with "Final Hours" from ''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
- SpongeBob SpongeBob Patrick Patrick ExplanationWhen MTV Video Mods' SpongeBob music video set to "All The Small Things" was found in 2021, someone posted a parody of it where the names of SpongeBob characters were said in tune to the song. Later, when a TikTok video of someone panning the camera over SpongeBob figurines while saying catchphrases from the show surfaced, someone mashed up the aforementioned parody with it, this time repeating, pitch-shifting, and adjusting the vocals so that they align with the order in which the figurines appear. The video then blew up on TikTok, and it became a popular audio source over there.
- "Hey, SpongeBob!" ExplanationOriginally comes from a YouTube Poop by Hurricoaster, which edits Patrick's laugh/scream after Sandy's above line from "I Had An Accident" to become louder and have him rapidly change colors as he does so. An isolated clip of the scene was uploaded in 2020, and it became popular for edits, usually replacing Patrick's laugh/scream with another sound effect.
- "That's not what he wanted to cook!"ExplanationOn Christmas 2022, the Broncos-Rams game was presented on Nickelodeon, with Patrick as a commentator. When Denver Broncos Quarterback Russell Wilson's throw was intercepted, Patrick gets in on the roasting with this line. After the game ended, sports fans loved to say that the throw Russell Wilson made was so bad, he had Patrick Star making fun of him for it
- Hey Squidward, why do you sound like Patrick?ExplanationThis meme became popular in 2023 and originated from the Operation Krabby Patty game, specifically the cutscene that plays after "Who Cut the Cheese?" mission. After collecting the cheese, Squidward asks SpongeBob what they should do now in Patrick's voice. He then removes his face to reveal he's Patrick while speaking with the voice of Willy the Anchovy. Then he removes the mask again to reveal he's Willy while speaking with his normal voice. Then Squidward finally reveals it was him the whole time. Sounds just as nonsensical as it looks.
- SpongeBob's Hype Stand ExplanationA comic made out of screenshots from "Bubblestand" and "Patty Hype". The first panel depicts SpongeBob with his bubblestand, with the text "BUBBLES 25¢" replaced with new text describing a concept. The next panel is a show of a small crowd surrounding SpongeBob when his Pretty Patties started to attract attention. The following third panel is SpongeBob setting up his "LESSONS 25¢" sign back in "Bubblestand", but again the text is replaced, this time with an addendum for the concept referred to in the edited first panel. The final panel shows the much larger crowd as seen in "Patty Hype" when SpongeBob was serving his 46,853rd customer.
- BuffBob and NormalBob ExplanationA meme format similar to "Virgin and Chad", where one side is represented as a buff SpongeBob from "The Fry Cook Games", and another being his friendly "normal" self from "Not Normal".
- Laughing SpongeBob◊ExplanationA collage of SpongeBob laughing, including a fanmade one where Enel's Oh, Crap! face is Photoshoped onto SpongeBob's face from "Dying for Pie". This is often used to make fun of people who laugh at unfunny jokes or serious situations, sometimes poking fun at the latter's hypocrisy.
- SpongeBob screaming internally ExplainationA screenshot of SpongeBob's normal form from "Not Normal", with an image of him screaming laid over it. It's a common reaction image to depict someone screaming internally.
- Boo-wompExplanationAn onomatopoeia for a sound effect frequently used throughout the series to signal emotional deflation. The phrase caught on due to its silly nature and its recognizability, resulting in it becoming a popular phrase to juxtapose with similarly dejected-looking characters.
- SpongeBob: "What if I break your trust someday?"
Patrick: "Trusting you is my decision. Proving me wrong is your choice."ExplanationA widely spread quote that never actually appeared in the show originating from this image edited from "Pineapple Fever", which became popular to post ironically with people saying it's their favorite line from the show. - "By the way, you're gay." ExplanationAn edited clip of a scene from the SpongeBob 4D Ride where SpongeBob says this (with the original line being "By the way, you're doing great for your first day") became memetic for managing to make the original moment funnier, especially with how blunt he says it, and it quickly became a reaction video.
- "Does Squidward take requests?" ExplanationIn an interstitial from the defunct "SpongeBob's Nicktoon Summer Splash" programming block, SpongeBob reads a piece of viewer mail asking Squidward to play "What a Girl Wants". Edits replacing the short song Squidward plays in response (usually with something that sounds nothing like a clarinet) have become popular, often deliberately rendered in low-quality video to poke fun at the interstitial's already Limited Animation.
- "WE MAKIN' IT OUT OF BIKINI BOTTOM WITH THIS ONE!" ExplanationSpongeBob and pals have become a popular choice for AI-assisted vocal covers of songs on YouTube, with effects ranging from utterly hilarious to oddly appropriate, particularly Plankton's hammy screaming that lends itself extremely well to genres like hard rock and metal. You can usually expect to see someone making some variation of this joke in the comments.
- Krusty Krab vs Chum Bucket ExplanationA template where the Krusty Krab is represented by something that is liked, while the Chum Bucket is represented by something that is disliked or not as preferred as the other thing.
- Absolutenutcase162 comics ExplanationA user named Absolutenutcase162, whose comics often use SpongeBob characters in them became very popular in 2023 due to their Surreal Humor and have become the source of many vocal dubs. Some of the most prominent examples are listed below:
- "It sure is nice from my [X]" "HI SQUIDWARD" ExplanationOriginating from this image,◊ it describes a three-part comic in which Squidward comments on the lovely scenery from his Squidward-shaped hot air balloon, only for a SpongeBob-shaped missile to shoot Squidward out of the air. The comic gets repurposed for all sorts of situations where Squidward's doing something, only for SpongeBob to come along and immediately ruin it for him, such as this comic based on Splatoon 3, in which SpongeBob poses as one of the game's Demonic Spiders and causes Squidward a Game Over, or this video of Mega Man Battle Network 3: White and Blue, where the player uses a battlechip attack voiced by SpongeBob that hard-counters the boss (who is voiced by Squidward).
- "THIS MF GOT THEM FAKE J'S" ExplanationA two-panel image of SpongeBob chasing after Squidward, having noticed that Squidward's Air Jordans are fake. It's become a popular template, with SpongeBob calling out other types of fakery, while a dubbed version of the comic - which was later fully-animated - has become a meme in its own right.
- "patrick i swear to god" ExplanationOne of said Instagram comics◊ depicted Patrick making a Hawaiian pizza using SpongeBob's house.
- "We have come for your nectar!" ExplanationAnother image◊ depicting a swarm of insect-like Spongebobs bothering Squidward for nectar, to which he angrily tells them to get out of his house. The meme in itself has spawned a large amount of parodies involving other franchises, as well as other images involving the insect Spongebobs.
- "I cannot let you escape Squidward, i'm adding another demon core until you calm down!"ExplanationInspired by the popularity of the Demon Core as well as contributing on the "Hi Squidward" meme, the meme constitutes of SpongeBob keeping Squidward on his basement with many Demon Cores around him while his face is melted beyond recognition.
- Pizza FuckerExplanationA recurring "character"◊ in these comics represented as the naked Mr. Krabs from "The Algae's Always Greener" with the words "PIZZA FUCKER" written on him, often coming up in comics involving a pizza. Usually implied to just be Mr. Krabs himself.
- You are the worst creature who ever lived! ExplanationA screenshot from a comic which consists of Patrick heading back to his house while Larry is yelling the line from a taxi. It became popular in 2024, often as a redraw meme.
- NEM. ExplanationThis meme is just a spongebob parody of the "Felix the HET" meme.
Episode-specific
- "The Algae's Always Greener"
- "EH. EH. EH. EH. EH..." ExplanationA bizarre scene where SpongeBob reacts to Plankton's performance review. SpongeBob's face during this scene became a popular reaction image.
- Holographic meatloaf ExplanationPlankton's dinner. It was popular to compare it to a similar scene in Blade Runner 2049.
- The customer ordered a medium soda and I gave him a large! I GAVE HIM A LARGE! ExplanationSpongeBob throwing himself under the bus after misinterpreting a customer's order. Like "we stole a balloon", it's used to mock trivial problems or people worrying about them.
- If YOU think I'm gonna stand out there ALL DAY, listening to... ExplanationA scene where alternate universe Squidward complains to Plankton that he's not enjoying having to listen to SpongeBob's babbling out front. Just replace SpongeBob's babbling with something else that's annoying and you've got yourself a meme!
- VICTORY SCREECH!!!!!ExplanationThe Krusty Krab patrons randomly break into this. Many fans use this whenever they win something.
- "And the next day... and the next day... and the next day... and the next day... and the next day... and the next day... and the next day... and the next day... and the next day... and the next day... and the next day..."ExplanationOriginates from a scene where Mr. Krabs warns Plankton that he'll always come back to steal the Krabby Patty formula. It's often used whenever something takes a very long time to happen, sometimes for so long that it hasn't even occurred yet.
- Goodbye, everyone! I'll remember you all in therapy! ExplanationPlankton leaving his new life. Used when saying goodbye to someone, or when seeing something that would require Brain Bleach.
- What? It's just an ordinary Krabby- OH MY GOODNESS! SQUIDWARD!ExplanationA customer complains to Plankton about Squidward's cooking, first showing a regular Krabby Patty before a Gross-Up Close-Up ensues. Edits tend to have the regular Krabby Patty be a preferable option with the gross version being what everyone actually got, or when something beloved has a drastic change for the worse. It's also popular to not edit out or replace the cry of "Squidward!" at the end and joke Squidward is somehow responsible for whatever grievances are being shown.
- So long, shrimp! ExplanationMr. Krabs says this to Plankton upon throwing him out of his restaurant. It's used when short people leave.
- What a fox. Explanation"The Algae's Always Greener" has a gag where Old Man Jenkins bumps into a pole and apparently mistakes it for a woman.
- "Are You Happy Now?"
- Squidward listening to music ExplanationA meme based on a scene from "Are You Happy Now?" consisting of Squidward in bed with headphones and a music player edited in so it looks like he is listening to music with a dull expression on his face. People often edit the picture to make Squidward look tearful and place a picture of a volume being turned up all the way in response to bad music.
- "Arrgh!"
- Rev up those fryers Explanation said during "Arrgh!" by an extra who's oddly enthusiastic to eat at the Krusty Krab. It's a popular scene to edit, and also is used as a reaction image.
- "Artist Unknown"
- I call this one Bold and Brash. ExplanationSquidward showing off his art in "Artist Unknown". It's often substituted for other works of art, mocking whoever made it. Bold and Brash itself has also become a somewhat frequent appearance in memes.
- More like "Belongs in the Trash"! ExplanationThe response from his art critic, and a stock response for whenever Bold and Brash shows up. "Belongs in the trash" can also be substituted for pretty much anything that rhymes.
- "PERFECT CENSORSHIP!"ExplanationMonty P. Moneybags exclaims this to give his approval of the Statue of David SpongeBob made having a clam shell over the groin in the episode "Artist Unknown". Some have used the clip ironically to mock poor attempts at censorship.
- "As Seen on TV"
- "All right, get lost, all of ya. You're fired. Go on. Scram. Get out of here, you moochers. That's right, keep moving. Except you. You stay."ExplanationIn "As Seen on TV", Mr. Krabs fires all of the crew Squidward hired for the filming of the Krusty Krab commercial except for the morale-boosting clown. It's popular to edit the scene to represent fandoms rejecting all but one member of a group, or when a work has an odd-man out with the rest of the candidates fitting their theme being those Mr. Krabs kicks out.
- "I saw you on TV last night!" Explanation From a scene in "As Seen On TV" where Old Man Jenkins sees SpongeBob and tells him that he saw him on TV last night, which was actually a commercial for bran flakes. Often used to replace SpongeBob and the cereal with various objects for humorous effect.
- "Look Gary! There I am!" Explanation SpongeBob points out his appearance in the Krusty Krab commercial. Often used to point out one's appearance in something.
- "That's what we've been waiting for!" "It's what we wanted all along!" Explanation When some Krabby Patties that SpongeBob juggles land on the grill, the customers praise him for finally working on their orders. Often used when a company makes a simple decision that pleases its fanbase.
- "Band Geeks"
- Is mayonnaise an instrument? Explanation From the episode "Band Geeks", where Patrick once again displays his intelligence by asking Squidward (the band instructor) if mayonnaise sauce is a musical instrument. It's pretty common to take the format of this joke and apply it to other subjects.
- "No, Patrick. Mayonnaise is not an instrument."/"Horseradish is not an instrument either."ExplanationSquidward's replies to the above.
- "Big meaty claws" ExplanationA funny insult lobbed at Mr. Krabs during "Band Geeks". Fans like to repeat this insult, mainly because it's funny to say.
- "Band Geeks" but they sing X ExplanationSubstituting "Sweet Victory" for any song at the end of said episode, usually for humorous effect.
- It's sweeeeeet, sweeeeet, sweet victory, yeah!ExplanationThe final scene of "Band Geeks" has Squidward's band break out into a rock song. "Sweet Victory" is often sung among fans during sports or apropos of nothing.
- "Is this the part where we start kicking?" ExplanationSpongeBob mistakes simple linear arrangement for a chorus line in "Band Geeks". Used whenever someone's in a line or when kicking's involved in something.
- "Kicking? I wanna do some kicking!" *kicks* ExplanationA stock response to the above, from Patrick.
- "Whoever's the owner of the white Sedan, you left your lights on." ExplanationPatrick says this while re-entering the concert hall, after getting thrashed in the parking lot. It's commonly used when someone enters a room.
- Trombone Patrick ExplanationWhile his neck is stuffed inside one, Patrick makes trombone noises as he walks and sits. Some videos replace what sounds he's making for comic effect.
- Too bad that didn't kill me... ExplanationSaid by Squidward, after getting pinned to a wall with drumsticks in "Band Geeks". Used whenever someone wants to die for some reason, but narrowly avoids it.
- Plankton shouting "correct!" in "Band Geeks", often used to approve opinions or arguments or to describe anything that is factually correct.
- SpongeBob's "eager face" ExplanationSquidward explains that SpongeBob's not-quite-dancing before entering the Bubble Bowl is him being prepared. SpongeBob's dance is a popular GIF, and it's also popular to play different songs over the scene.
- "Big Pink Loser"
- "Is this the Krusty Krab?" "No, this is Patrick." ExplanationPatrick answering phone calls in "Big Pink Loser", culminating in a Big "NO!". It gained memetic status partially due to being similar to the similarily memed "this is SPARTA" scene from 300.
- "Patrick, that's a [X]."ExplanationA clip from "Big Pink Loser" in which SpongeBob tries to teach Patrick how to open a jar; the clip is edited so that Patrick picks up something else (usually a deadly weapon) in lieu of a pickle.
- "Yes."ExplanationPatrick's response to the above line, typically used to demonstrate that Patrick knows exactly what he is holding.
- "Boat Smarts"
- Squidward flying into spiked roller to "Bad Romance" ExplanationThe scene where Squidward flies directly into a spiked grinder device due to SpongeBob ramming directly behind him became a popular meme in 2023, often set to the intro of "Bad Romance". People also often question what the vehicle is meant to be used for.
- "Born Again Krabs"
- Don't let this distract you from the fact that Mr. Krabs sold SpongeBob's soul for 62 cents. ExplanationA recurring comment regarding the time Mr. Krabs sold SpongeBob's soul to the Flying Dutchman for 62 cents in "Born Again Krabs", which fans won't let him live down.
- "Bubble Buddy"
- "Hey Everybody! It's Leif Erikson Day! Hinga-Dinga-Durgin!" ExplanationSpongeBob celebrates this holiday in "Bubble Buddy". Fans celebrate it as well, albeit without context.
- He poisoned our water supply, burned our crops, and delivered a plague unto our houses! ExplanationAn extra lists Bubble Buddy's fake crimes in "Bubble Buddy". It's often used as fake justification for dogpiling/hate mobs.
- Bubble Buddy killed a man ExplanationIn the episode, Bubble Buddy fails to dig Scooter out of a sand pit during high tide, making him drown. Since the episode's twist was that Bubble Buddy was sentient the whole time, this is one of the most common observations about the episode. Whether Bubble Buddy is a murderer or if he was powerless to help Scooter has been debated ever since the episode aired.
- "Bubblestand"
- It's a giraffe! ExplanationPatrick mistakes a bubble elephant for a giraffe in "Bubblestand". One of his most oft-quoted lines.
- Now it's time to bring it around town. BRING IT AROOUUUUND TOOOWWWWWN. ExplanationSpongeBob explaining his bubble-blowing routine in "Bubblestand", which includes a lot of pelvic movement for some reason. This part of the technique is imitated the most due to the way SpongeBob says "Bring it around town".
- "The Bully"
- "How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?!"ExplanationIn the episode "The Bully", when SpongeBob runs through town screaming "Can't you see he's gonna kick my butt?!", the townspeople think he's referring to a harmless old man and proceed to beat him up. Frequently used as a reaction meme when someone or something, usually a company or an old person, repeatedly does something stupid or foolish or makes a bad decision.
- Wait, you guys actually *insert action/belief here*? I thought it was a joke. ExplainationA screencap of Harold the blue fish from "The Bully" making a concerned expression, captioned with the above in response to something they didn’t think someone was serious about.
- I JUST GOTTA ACT NATURAL!!! ExplanationSpongeBob imitating a kitchen sponge in "The Bully". What's revealed under the toilet seat depends on who's making the meme.
- "Oh, that's real nice." ExplanationA fish looking at down at the toilet has this reaction when he sees SpongeBob in the toilet. It was initially a extension of the above, but later memes would revolve more around the fish, with the phrase becoming "Oh that's [x]", with [x] usually being a long description of whatever was in the toilet, which is sometimes shocking or disturbing.
- "Bummer Vacation"
- "I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU, PATRICK!"Explanation"Bummer Vacation": SpongeBob says this while having a break-down due to Patrick working for him all-day. It became memorable for being a surprisingly psychotic moment from SpongeBob, and it was edited on YouTube several times.
- "The Camping Episode"
- The Campfire Song Song. ExplanationSpongeBob's Ear Worm campfire song during "The Camping Episode", which, like some other songs from the series, has been subject to numerous edits and remixes.
- "Well, once I knew this guy, who knew this guy, who knew this guy, who knew this guy who knew this guy, who knew this guy, who knew this guy, who knew this guy, who knew this guy, who knew this guy, who knew this guy, who knew this guy, who knew this guy who knew this guy, who knew this guy's cousin..."ExplanationSpongeBob explaining the rumored Sea Bear in "The Camping Episode". Used in the middle of silly anecdotes.
- "Write that down, write that down!" ExplanationSpongeBob, who is watching Squidward set up his tents, tells Patrick to write down his actions. This has been used as a reaction meme for all sorts of things, such as needing to remember something or writing down something minor or trivial.
- "Can You Spare a Dime?"
- I've got a better idea! Why don't I call someone whose JOB it is to fix it?! You know why? Because when I need a JOB done, I get someone with a JOB to do that JOB!!! ExplanationSpongeBob's rant from "Can You Spare a Dime?" to a freeloading Squidward. Used to not-so-subtly suggest that someone should get a job. The image of SpongeBob yelling during this scene has also been used as a reaction image captioned with various things.
- LISTEN, YOU CRUSTACEOUS CHEAPSKATE! Squidward's been living at MY HOUSE driving me CRAZY! AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA HIRE HIM BACK ALL BECAUSE OF A STUPID DIME?! ExplanationSpongeBob exploding at Mr. Krabs for how dumb this situation is. Fans remember it for catharsis and one of the only times SpongeBob gets violently enraged.
- SpongeBob chokes Mr. Krabs for saying XExplanationA Twitter meme using frames from "Can You Spare a Dime?" showing SpongeBob strangling Mr. Krabs for expressing an unpopular opinion.
- Donate it to the children's fund? Why? What have children ever done for me? ExplanationMr. Krabs, refusing to donate to a good cause. Used to mock rich people who refuse to do the same.
- A football playing king in space. With a mustache. Explanation"Can You Spare a Dime?:" SpongeBob imagining Squidward as an amalgamation of his lofty fantasies. Many fans joke about becoming a football-playing king in space with a mustache someday.
- "Chimps Ahoy"
- "That's Mister Doctor Professor Patrick to you."ExplanationMr. Dr. Prof. Patrick's insistent title, used to poke fun at excessively long names or titles. It also caught on with Mario Kart 8 fans, who mock character reskins with ridiculous fan inclusions like "Mr. Dr. Prof. Metal Tanooki Baby Mario."
- "ChefBob"
- "Get a load of him, folks! He must've been born on a highway, because that's where most accidents happen!"ExplanationA roast from ChefBob by the titular hand puppet, memetic for how unexpectedly and hilariously offensive for a Nickelodeon show it is.
- "Chocolate with Nuts"
- Chocolate!? CHOCOLATE!? "CHOCOLATE!!! CHOCOLATE!!!"ExplanationA particularly memorable scene from "Chocolate with Nuts", in which SpongeBob and Patrick are selling chocolate door-to-door. One of their "customers", Tom, responds to their offer by repeatedly screaming "CHOCOLATE!!!" and chasing them, which has been frequently remixed in YouTube videos.
- "What are they selling?" ExplanationIn "Chocolate with Nuts", an elderly client constantly asks what her daughter's saying.
- "X. I remember when they first invented X...I always HATED IT!" ExplanationHer response to being sold chocolate.
- Patrick loves you. ExplanationPatrick tries to flatter a customer in "Chocolate with Nuts". It's a common emote and icon.
- FANCY LIVING, HERE WE COME, LA LA LA LA, LAAAAAAA!ExplanationSpongeBob and Patrick, upon getting scammed in "Chocolate with Nuts". It's commonly remixed thanks to the actors' deliveries and characters' comically dumb expressions.
- "I was born with glass bones and paper skin. Every morning I break my legs and every afternoon, I break my arms. At night, I lie awake in agony until my heart attacks put me to sleep."ExplanationThis quote became a popular copypasta used to mock overly sensitive and easily offended people on the Internet.
- "Christmas Who?"
- "Santa's coming tonight, tonight, Santa's coming tonight..."ExplanationA new "holiday classic" song from "Christmas Who?", which the characters sing until Santa arrives.
- This Christmas feels like the VERY FIRST CHRISTMAS TO MEEEEEE!!!"ExplanationMr. Krabs' bizarre soprano voice from the actual song of the episode.
- "Unbaked Cookie Dough!" ExplanationPatchy the Pirate offers the audience raw cookie dough during the Christmas Episode "Christmas Who?". Caught on for the now widely-understood health risks of eating it.
- Sad SpongeBob ExplanationA picture◊ Squidward took of SpongeBob in "Christmas Who?" where he has a sad expression with big eyes and a Single Tear on his left eye became popular in early 2021, often used in ironic memes.
- "Clams"
- Coral Blue #2 Semi-Gloss Lipstick Explanation"Clams:" SpongeBob tries to forge Mr. Krabs' millionth dollar by kissing it, mimicking the clam's bite. Krabs doesn't buy it. Fans joke that fake items are often kissed with this color.
- "Club SpongeBob"
- The Magic Conch Shell ExplanationA pull-string toy shell from "Club SpongeBob", which is known for is prophetic and all-knowing nature, though it acts like a Troll to Squidward by constantly denying him of what he asks. The shell has been parodied many times, usually in the form of other characters asking the shell something.
- WOOLOOLOOLOOLOOLOOLOOLOO! ExplanationExpect any mention of the Magic Conch Shell to include a recreation of the “club greeting”.
- "Culture Shock"
- And now...Poetry by Gary.ExplanationIn "Culture Shock", Gary's poem is just him meowing. The poem is often replaced by various songs.
- He has such a way with words...ExplanationSandy's response to the above, and a stock respsonse to these kinds of videos.
- "Mouthful of Clams Day" ExplanationOne of SpongeBob's pitches for a Krusty Krab event in "Culture Shock". Fans often joke that it's some day at an eating establishment, and dare others to show up fulfilling the ridiculous condition for a free drink.
- Squidward Dancing Explanation Squidward during his portion of the talent show decides to do some rather...interpretive dancing, complete with misplaced techno music, his body at one point becoming oddly horizontal (to the point of becoming Uncanny Valley) and some weird gurgling noises while dancing. It's often edited to include unfitting music.
- "Doing Time"
- "It is with great pride that I officially open this unfinished bridge!" Explanation The Mayor opening an unfinished bridge to the public in "Doing Time". Often used to mock unfinished products and companies notorious for making them, Electronic Arts being a popular target.
- "Dying for Pie"
- "GARY!!! YOU ARE GONNA FINISH YOUR DESSERT, AND YOU ARE GONNA LIKE IT!!!" ExplanationIn "Dying for Pie", Squidward tells SpongeBob that he was meant to explode when he ate an exploding pie. SpongeBob then attempts to verbally blow up. SpongeBob's face when saying the line has become a reaction image. It received popularity again in 2020 when a remix of the clip called "M to the Gary" trended on TikTok.
- DROWN IN IT!ExplanationSquidward's unhinged face in "Dying for Pie" is often used as a meme template.
- How do we tell him? ExplanationA scene from "Dying for Pie" where Squidward (who, contrary to popular believe, originally said the line) and Mr. Krabs are standing by the door inside the latter's office, gesturing at the window towards an oblivious SpongeBob washing a table, who they believe ate the bomb-pie. This is generally used as a reaction image when someone in a conversation lacks context or information that they need to understand the discussion, typically as a joking form of Who Will Bell the Cat?.
- "Employee of the Month"
- Annoy Squidward Day ExplanationA holiday mentioned in the episode is celebrated jokingly as an actual holiday by fans, usually on January/February 15th (since SpongeBob says it's "on the 15th").
- Squidward's Clock Closet ExplanationWhen SpongeBob breaks Squidward's alarm clocks to sabotage his plans to enter work on time, he reveals a closet full of alarm clocks. This became an object-labelling meme, with SpongeBob representing someone trying to fight/remove something, and the clock closet representing a greater supply of those things.
- "Enchanted Tiki Dreams"
- Weeeeeel-coooome, to Squidward's Tiki Land... ExplanationOriginated from "Enchanted Tiki Dreams" after Squidward discovers the tiki land SpongeBob and Patrick built for him. The tikis surrounding him start to sing this catchy musical number as Squidward finally feels a sense of happiness for once. The song would blow up as a TikTok sample during much of January 2022, being set to rather confusing and nonsensical videos on the platform.
- "Fear of a Krabby Patty"
- "Fools in April"
- YOU WHAT?!/What did you do to my drink!? ExplanationTom yells this in "Fools in April". Two faces he makes during this scene accompanying the lines above are common reaction images, and "deep-fried" edits of them are common, too.
- "Frankendoodle"
- "Take it easy, it's just a drawing."ExplanationWhat Patrick says to SpongeBob after the latter's hammy shout when he supposedly erased DoodleBob. Like "Calm down son, it's just a drawing" below, it became used whenever people have a strong reaction to art, most commonly hatred.
- FINLAND!ExplanationA non-sequitur from Patrick in "Frankendoodle". Like many of his quotes, this caught on because of its absurdity.
- Where's the leak, ma'am?ExplanationPatrick says this after getting hit by a wrench. Used in fandoms anticipating content leaks.
- MEHOY NEMOY!ExplanationDoodleBob's gibberish voice. This particular phrase is the one most fans repeat and the one that is most associated with the character.
- "The Fry Cook Games"
- MY NAME'S! NOT! RICK!!!!!! ExplanationPatrick's violent tantrum in "The Fry Cook Games". It became a popular remix source on YouTube, and is commonly crossed over with the Rick Roll meme due to the similarities in names.
- "Win this one for the Krusty Krab/because I told you to!" ExplanationMr. Krabs and Plankton's pep talks in "The Fry Cook Games". Fans/athletes repeat this to each other before playing.
- YELLOW! PINK! ExplanationSpongeBob and Patrick noticing each other's underwear. Often repeated for resolving the episode's conflict out of left field, or when something includes yellow and pink at the same time.
- "F.U.N."
- The F.U.N. Song ExplanationSpongeBob's catchy song in "F.U.N." Being one of the series' most famous songs, it was ripe for parodies, edits, and memes.
- Plankton's version ExplanationA common follow-up to the former, which is memorable for how it clashes with the tone of SpongeBob's version.
- "Gary Takes a Bath"
- I am now going to assault your mind with subliminal messages.ExplanationOne of the more memorable quotes from "Gary Takes a Bath". Is also used to poke fun at finding "subliminal messages" in innocuous material like SpongeBob.
- "Look, doubloons! Don't drop 'em!" ExplanationSpongeBob making a prison rape joke (the "doubloons" being bars of soap) from "Gary Takes a Bath". Fans who grow up with the show usually become horrified when they realize this.
- "Grandma's Kisses"
- Now, you must acquire a taste for... free form jazz! *puts on serious face* ExplanationSpongeBob and Patrick listening to jazz (Specifically Duncan Lamont's "Pressure Point") in "Grandma's Kisses". Videos often replace the original song or use different characters in place of the duo.
- "Graveyard Shift"
- Then who was flickering the lights on and off...? NOSFERATU! ExplanationThe stinger of "Graveyard Shift". Caught on for its sheer absurdity.
- Trying to say "the Hash Slinging Slasher" ExplanationIn "Graveyard Shift", SpongeBob and Squidward try and fail to pronounce his name several times. Fans have found even more ways to say it wrong.
- "Squidward, I used your clarinet to unclog my toilet!" ExplanationSpongeBob's pre-mortem confession from "Graveyard Shift". "Squidward" is often substituted for other people/characters when repeated under similar circumstances.
- I'm editing this page...AT NIGHT!ExplanationSpongeBob ecstatic to do anything and everything at night, from "Graveyard Shift". It's common to apply "at night" to the end of sentences, usually when someone's staying up late.
- "OH BOY, 3 AM!" ExplanationAfter Squidward inquires who could possibly want a Krabby Patty at three in the morning in "Graveyard Shift", we get a Cutaway Gag of Patrick waking up and excitedly shouting this as he takes out a Krabby Patty from beneath his bed and eats it. Fans often use this for jokes about insomnia, such as when a YouTuber inexplicably decides to upload a new video in the dead of night.
- "The Great Snail Race"
- Squidward...Tortellini!? ExplanationIn "The Great Snail Race", Patrick has the trophy for the snail race he won engraved to Squidward because he knew how much he wanted to win. However, Squidward is incensed to find that the engraving got his last name wrong. In general, misspelling Squidward's last name is somewhat of a running gag with fans with another misnaming from earlier in the episode (Tennisballs) being another popular substitution for "Tentacles".
- "Goo Goo Gas"
- "Good Neighbors"
- "The security system TAKES CONTROL of Squidward’s house and begins ATTACKING THE CITY." ExplanationPart of Andrew The Uncommon‘s rant about SpongeBob and Patrick’s actions towards Squidward in the episode "Good Neighbors", from his video "Top 10 Worst SpongeBob SquarePants Episodes", the rant itself starting around 24:04. Beginning in 2019, the rant became subject to a variety of edits.
- Squidward kicks out everyone ExplanationComes from a scene in "Good Neighbors" where Squidward bemoans the fact he was denied his Sunday relaxation before telling SpongeBob and Patrick to get out of his house. Around mid-2022, edits involving various groups of other characters (usually from video games) leaving Squidward's house were made.
- "Hall Monitor"
- I will post all necessary TV Trope Memes, IN THE HALL!ExplanationSpongeBob's induction speech from "Hall Monitor". Doing X "IN THE HALL" is a common joke among students.
- THE HALL MONITOR!ExplanationAt several points during the episode, SpongeBob shouts this before making situations even worse. A common joke among hall monitors.
- "Calm down, son! It’s just a drawing." ExplanationOften used in debates on Twitter in the art community when someone takes offense to the content of another person's art, or alternatively as a reaction to someone displaying Perverse Sexual Lust.
- "He's just standing there... MENACINGLY!"ExplanationPatrick in "Hall Monitor" describing "the maniac" to SpongeBob. Commonly quoted to describe idle poses for characters.
- Patrick screaming ExplanationA meme template which was popular on r/dankmemes for a while, derived from the scene where the police officers scare Patrick with the drawing of SpongeBob AKA "The Maniac". The first panel shows Patrick looking disinterested, the middle panel shows the police with a statement, often something silly or trivial, and the bottom shows Patrick's horrified reaction.
- "Have You Seen This Snail?"
- X drops by Squidward's house Explanation"Have You Seen This Snail?" has a scene where Squidward screams hysterically at the sight of SpongeBob and Patrick barging into his bathroom while he's taking a bath. There have been many videos that edit the scene so that Patrick and SpongeBob are replaced with someone or something else, frequently a Creepypasta character. Squidward's scream in the scene has also become a popular sound effect to use in videos.
- Patrick reacting to something on the Internet ExplanationIn one scene, Patrick eats spoiled milk, causing him to make a disgusted face. A still of him with this face got edited to include a computer, making it seem like Patrick is reacting to something he's seeing online. This became a reaction image for anything shocking, disturbing, or disgusting on the Internet, usually something that one would wish to unsee.
- "Help Wanted"
- "Do you smell it? That smell. The kinda smelly smell. The smelly smell that smells... smelly." ExplanationFrom "Help Wanted", when five buses of anchovies are about to swarm the Krusty Krab at once, and Mr. Krabs smells their approach and makes this comically unhelpful statement. Can be used as a funny way to point out that something smells, or when something suspicious occurs.
- "I LOVE PAIN!"ExplanationWhen SpongeBob does his exercises in the first episode, a poster with this phrase can be seen. Used to mock masochists.
- "Hocus Pocus"
- "Then why did you ask for it?!"ExplanationFrom a scene in "Hocus Pocus" where Tom is driving and his son complains that he doesn't like his pistachio ice cream, prompting Tom to question why he asked for it in the first place. Often used to satirize fanbases heavily requesting something from a company and then finding some inconsequential fault with the end product, companies releasing requested products in an Obvious Beta or otherwise undesired state, or people with brand loyalty blindly defending said release.
- "Home Sweet Pineapple"
- Oh hell nah they all up on spunch bob shit ExplanationA meme that originated from a tweet saying "Oh hell nah they all up on spunch bob shit", with an image of the nematodes sucking the juice out of SpongeBob's pineapple from "Home Sweet Pineapple". Screenshots and Image Macro versions of the tweet soon began spreading, and many people made their own◊ variations◊ of the meme. The key components are to have (usually) low res images and deliberate misspellings of SpongeBob's or some cases other characters names.
- Sleeping/Awake Squidward ExplanationSquidward wakes up when he realizes that SpongeBob is in his house. His "sleeping" face is used to describe things that are ignored, but his "awake" face for the one thing that grabs his attention, for humorous effect.
- "Hooky"
- "Does this look dangerous?" ExplanationA shot of Patrick with a bunch of fishing hooks in his mouth from "Hooky" used as an object labeling meme; the hooks are used to represent a person or party's numerous actions that will lead to their downfall and the line represents how the offending person or party is unaware that they're traveling down a path of ruin.
- "I Had an Accident"
- I know of a place where you never get harmed...ExplanationSpongeBob singing about the joys of being indoors in "I Had an Accident". Used to mock basement dwellers.
- Take it away, Penny!ExplanationSpongeBob giving a literal penny a solo number in his song. In most edits, Penny sings actual songs.
- "I Heart Dancing"
- ''Who put you on the planet? Ugh...'' ExplanationSpongeBob dismissing Squidward's critique in "I Heart Dancing". It's a common reaction image.
- "Now do it exactly as I did and don't stop till you get it right! And I don't care how long it takes!" ExplanationSquidward (and later Squilliam) instructing their subjects to work to exhaustion. Used to mock unreasonable demands.
- "I Was a Teenage Gary"
- Jellyfishing Jellyfishing Jellyfishing Jellyfishing Jellyfishing Jellyfishing Jellyfishing Jellyfishing ExplanationJellyfishers chanting about jellyfishing in "I Was a Teenage Gary". Used when someone's using a net or picking up jellyfish.
- "Idiot Box"
- IIIMMMMAAAAAGGGIIINNAAAAAAATIIOON ExplanationSpongeBob says this while making a rainbow in "Idiot Box". A still of this scene is a very popular image macro, and is sometimes captioned with "NOBODY CARES". It's also popular to draw other characters in a box making a rainbow in reference to this scene.
- "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic"
- "Wah wah waaaah."ExplanationKevin's posse says this whenever he gets stung in "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic". It's repeated when someone gets stung by something. It's also sometimes used as Losing Horns in videos.
- "WILL YOU CUT THAT OUT?!" ExplanationStock response from Kevin.
- "Imitation Krabs"
- Ravioli ravioli, give me the formuoli. ExplanationPlankton, in a Mr. Krabs disguise, goading SpongeBob to give him the formula in "Imitation Krabs". When discussing Spot the Imposter plots, it's common for one of them to say "ravioli ravioli" as a reference to this. The phrase is also commonly quoted out of context, sometimes with another line that rhymes replacing "give me the formuoli".
- "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!"
- I will trap Santa in my box, locked up like Fort KnoxExplanationThe scene where Patrick sings this line to the tune of The Nutcracker became a popular meme in 2023, sometimes editing the "and make him stop the clocks" line to "and make him suck my cock".
- "Jellyfish Hunter"
- "Jellyfish Jam"
- "I didn't need to see that." ExplanationOften used as a reaction image on sites like Twitter. Originates from "Jellyfish Jam", where Squidward says this in response to seeing SpongeBob's new pet jellyfish read a newspaper while using the toilet in response to refusing to allow it in his house even if it was potty-trained.
- "X is the only person I know who can have fun doing Y...FOR TWELVE HOURS!!" ExplanationSquidward being annoyed at SpongeBob's all-night rager, from "Jellyfish Jam". It's used to mock people who do a certain task for an obscene amount of time, most notably pannenkoek2012 "building up speed" in Super Mario 64.
- EIGHTEEN HOURS!!ExplanationSquidward's stock response, for anything that goes on even longer.
- "Jellyfishing"
- Firmly grasp it in your hand. Fiiiiiiiiiiirmly grasp it. FIRMLY GRASP IT!ExplanationPatrick shoving a jellyfishing net in Squidward's tentacle in "Jellyfish Hunter". Fans repeat it for obvious reasons.
- "Just One Bite"
- "Karate Choppers"
- (sees a pile of cans on the ground) "Oh, Sandy, this is your worst disguise yet." ExplanationSpongeBob mocking (what he thinks is) Sandy's disguise, from "Karate Choppers". Used to mock terrible disguises.
- "No it's not, SpongeBob!" (holds up squirrel mask) "THIS IS!" ExplanationStock response from Sandy, which is used to poke fun at even worse disguises.
- Photosynthesis! Photosynthesis! ExplanationSpongeBob pretending to be a plant. Pokémon fans latched onto this meme thanks to Sudowoodo, a fake tree creature.
- HEHEHEHEHEH! By the powers of naughtiness, I command this particular drop of hot sauce to be really, REALLY HOT! ExplanationA hammy drop of hot sauce says this before landing on SpongeBob's tongue. Fans pretend that extremely hot spices, sauces and peppers are saying this.
- The J ExplanationA gif of SpongeBob crying and running away after Mr. Krabs informs him that he was fired for causing chaos due to him and Sandy's karate chopping with "The J" as a subtitle became a popular meme due to how nonsensical it is.
- "Komputer Overload"
- "Why is local news such a rubbish?"ExplanationThe Indonesian translation for this Squidward line from "Komputer Overload" is popular among Indonesians as a reaction meme for anytime infotainment TV shows report mundane activities of celebrities and politicians as if they are important.
- "Krab Borg"
- "I'm thinking about the one that goes X." "No, man. You're thinking of Y." Explanation From "Krab Borg"; The first quote is Mr. Krabs asking the radio company man to reply the robot song he was just listening to by repeating the lyrics of the song, but the man tries to correct him in how the lyrics are actually sung. Mr. Krabs and the radio company man repeating the lyrics of the song are usually replaced with actual songs.
- "Beep Boop Bop" ExplanationMr. Krabs' "robot noises" are commonly used in remixes.
- “Squidward, the robots are running the Navy!” “NOT THE NAVY!!!” ExplanationSpongeBob's reaction to calling the Navy for help and getting only an automated answering machine. Common when complaining about For Inconvenience, Press "1" and other problems with automated phone services. Or in other contexts involving navies.
- “Attention everyone, robots have taken over the world.” [Beat] “Our world!” *Krusty Krab customers freak out* ExplanationUsed to joke about people not realizing they're in danger until it's clarified to affect them directly.
- "Krabby Land"
- "You promised these children Krabby the Clown, but all I saw out there was... Cheapy the Cheapskate!" ExplanationSpongeBob's heartbroken reaction to Mr. Krabs ripping him and the children off with his fake "Krabby the Clown" disguise. It's used as a reaction to ripoffs, cash-grabs, or things turning out to be disappointing upon release, with "Krabby the Clown" being substituted for what was originally promised.
- "The children? I don't care about the children! I just care about their parents' money." ExplanationSaid by Mr. Krabs to SpongeBob after he succeeds in his money-making scheme. It's become used to describe corporations and people that match his description: only caring about the money and not putting that much care into the content itself.
- "Krabby Road"
- "Krusty Krab Training Video"
- Zooming in on the patty in "Krusty Krab Training Video". ExplanationTo build suspense, the narrator ad-libs dramatic fanfare as a Krabby Patty slowly gets larger. Said fanfare is popular to use in remixes and mashups.
- HOOPLA!!! ExplanationA fish interrupts the narrator during a portion of the episode. This scene was mainly popular in YouTube Poop and remixes. It also caught on because few kids understood the phrase "sounds like a lot of hoopla".
- It's actually a carefully-organized code: People Order Our Patties.ExplanationThe narrator explaining the Krusty Krab work philosophy.
- You won't be able to stop me, Not when I shift into MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE! ExplanationPlankton making his stolen Krabby Patty go slightly faster in "Krusty Krab Training Video". Shifting something into "maximum overdrive", whether it be cars or game characters, is a common joke among fans. A still of this scene is also a popular image macro, usually with another character's head replacing Plankton's head or another character being drawn as him and/or a pun on the word "overdrive".
- I knew I should have gotten the turbo. ExplanationA stock response whenever it fails, said by Plankton.
- SpongeBob filing ExplanationThe scene where SpongeBob looks through the ingredients of the Krabby Patty has been edited to replace the ingredients with other things.
- SpongeBob licking things ExplanationThere are various images where the image of SpongeBob licking the poster of the Krabby Patty is edited so he is licking something else, sometimes in a lewd manner.
- "Krusty Love"
- "Wait, don't tell me. You want me to run down to the store and buy Mrs. Puff something she doesn't need. Then you want me to run back here so you can say 'Arrgh, SpongeBob! You're spending all me money.' And then I'll say 'But Mr. Krabs, I'm only doing what you SAID!' Then you'll say 'We're not talking about this, or this, we're talking about THIS!'" ExplanationSpongeBob's memorable outburst from "Krusty Love", often used whenever demands or expectations escalate to ridiculous or unfavourable levels.
- "Krusty Towers"
- "Welcome to the Krusty Towers, where our motto is..." ExplanationMr. Krabs establishing the Towers' motto, from the epynomous episode. The actual motto is replaced with various memes.
- "We will never deny a guest even the most ridiculous request." ExplanationThe actual motto, used to mock someone seen as an Extreme Doormat, such as a corporation or creator bending to the demands of a perceived invokedFan Dumb.
- "A Life in a Day"
- Livin' like Larry! ExplanationSponge and Pat aspiring to copy Larry's dangerous stunts, from "A Life in a Day". Replaced "YOLO" among fans when doing something reckless.
- "Life of Crime"
- Liar, liar, plants for hire.ExplanationPatrick incorrectly says "liar, liar, pants on fire" in "Life of Crime". Fans use this variant on purpose.
- "WE STOLE A BALLOON!" ExplanationSpongeBob and Patrick fessing up to this in "Life of Crime". Used to mock admissions to insignificant offenses.
- "You took my only food. Now I'm gonna starve!"ExplanationAfter Patrick accuses SpongeBob of stealing his candy bar, he claims he will starve... as the camera pans down to his overstuffed belly. The Gross-Up Close-Up is common for redraws with other characters, or using the original image/line to mock people for overreacting to small changes.
- "Little Yellow Book"
- "Mocking SpongeBob" ExplanationSpongeBob clucking like a chicken upon seeing a plaid kilt. The page image and iTs RAnDom cApITaliZATioN are used to repeat other things in a mocking fashion.
- "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy"
- "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II"
- THE X. ExplanationAn image from "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II", involving Barnacle Boy attempting to destroy SpongeBob's conch with his sulfur vision. The shot of his eye beams traveling towards the conch has become a snowclone where the conch is replaced with anything, accompanied by the phrase "The [item]".
- "WATCH THE POINT! AAAAAAAAAAAAH!" ExplanationSpongeBob popping the Dirty Bubble with a pencil, and the latter's panicked reaction.
- My PRIZE! ExplanationSpongeBob upon winning a contest, from "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II". Used whenever someone receives a package.
- "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III"
- "It's not my wallet!" ExplanationThe scene from "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" of Man Ray trying to convince Patrick to take back the wallet he dropped despite Patrick's denial that it's his is often used to satirize people or characters who are firmly in belief or denial of something in spite of overwhelming evidence that what they're denying is true. Other times, it's used for when something seems like an easy◊ and incredibly obvious choice, and yet it's not being done.
- "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV"
- Wumbo ExplanationPatrick tries to reverse the shrink ray by setting it from "M, for 'mini'" to "W, for 'wumbo.'" Because "wumbo" is an inherently funny word, it naturally caught on with the fans and started being used randomly, just for fun.
- AND THEN COMES THE GIANT FIST!ExplanationIn "Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy III, Patrick plays with a miniature Squidward like an action figure before punching it with his "giant fist". Used when someone delivers a massive punch.
- "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V"
- Every Villain Is Lemons.ExplanationA funny forced acronym from "Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy V". Many ironically want to join it.
- "Hey man that's not cool..." Explanation"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V:" an extra making out with a pillow says this upon getting caught. Used to mock people with body pillows, almost always anime fans.
- Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture"
- "Mid-Life Crustacean"
- Are you feeling it now, Mr. Krabs? ExplanationSpongeBob asks this while doing lame activities with him in "Mid-Life Crustacean". It caught on for being repetitive, fans asking it to each other during boring events, referencing Shulk's Smash debut and less kosher reasons.
- Can you feel it Mr Krabs? Can you feel it Mr. Krabs? ExplanationChildren say this while treating Mr. Krabs like a maypole. Used interchangeably with the above.
- Art thou feeling it now, Mr. Krabs? ExplanationVariation uttered by SpongeBob during a tabletop session. Used during tabletop games and among tabletop enthusiasts.
- I'm feeling like a total BARNACLE HEAD! ExplanationStock response when Mr. Krabs runs out of patience.
- Patrick, that's not a ride! ExplanationPatrick riding a grocery store customer like a kiddy ride. In edits, Patrick is "riding" some other character.
- I'm feeling a warm spot. ExplanationMr. Krabs noticing that Patrick farted/peed in their kiddy pool.
- "Moving Bubble Bass"
- THINGS ARE GONNA GET CRAZY!ExplanationThe manner in which this phrase is said has gotten some buzz on YouTube. Comes from "Moving Bubble Bass", when an angry Patrick confronts Bubble Bass after the latter reveals he ate the free lunches he promised to give out, with the above line presented on an unsettling close-up of Patrick's face in Synchro-Vox style.
- "MuscleBob BuffPants"
- "I was a wimp before Anchor Arms! Now I'm a jerk, and everybody loves me!" ExplanationAnchor Arms advertisement in "MuscleBob BuffPants". Pokes fun at characters that get unexpectedly buff redesigns or unassuming people who gain a lot of muscle.
- "My Pretty Seahorse"
- Don't say anything, Squidward. Remember your karma.ExplanationA line from "My Pretty Seahorse", where Squidward refrains from snarking at SpongeBob with this quote. Often used on Reddit, since karma is their form of points (i.e. refraining to state an unpopular opinion because you might get downvoted and lose karma.)
- "Nasty Patty"
- "There is no ice! There's never been any ice! ICE IS JUST A MYTH!"ExplanationMr. Krabs trying to deter police officers from perusing his freezer, from "Nasty Patty". Used when a restaurant lacks ice, or through replacing "ice" with something that's being covered up.
- "Nature Pants"
- Savage Patrick ExplanationIn "Nature Pants", after SpongeBob runs off to live among the jellyfish in the wild, Patrick decides that if he can't be friends with him anymore, he'll hunt him for sport. When SpongeBob thinks he's escaped, he looks up to find Patrick clinging to the arch above him before declaring "I got you now, SpongeBob!" with a sinister expression◊. Said expression is a very popular reaction image.
- Tired SpongeBobExplanationIn that same scene, he's shown standing under a coral arch exhausted. As with the former, it's also a reaction image, usually captioned with something.
- "Naughty Nautical Neighbors"
- "Neptune's Spatula"
- Your reward will be great! Behold! ExplanationKing Neptune revealing Tom Kenny in the shower. Edits change what he's revealing, sometimes in a lewd fashion.
- King Neptune vs. SpongeBob ExplanationIn the cook-off, King Neptune prepares dozens of poorly-made patties that the audience dislikes, while SpongeBob cooks one well-made patty that Neptune thinks is delicious. This got turned into a 2-panel "quality vs. quantity" meme, with Neptune's patties representing quantity, and SpongeBob's patty representing a single thing with a greater quality than those in the "quantity" section.
- "It's even funnier the second time!" ExplanationKing Neptune, believing SpongeBob to be unfit for the golden spatula, laughs and says this after a hot dog vendor points out that SpongeBob pulled it out. It's used as a reaction image for when an inevitable failure occurs again, sometimes with "second" replaced with another number if it isn't the second time it's happened.
- "New Student Starfish"
- "Hey, Patrick! I've thought of something funnier than 24." "Lemme hear it! "25." ExplanationSpongeBob and Patrick finding the mention of numbers funny . Nowadays, any mention of the number "24" or "25" will likely be met with a reference to this scene.
- "LIFE! DEATH! LIFE! DEATH! LIFE! DEATH!" ExplanationPatrick flickering the lights keeping Roger warm. Used whenever someone flickers lights.
- "Hey, what'd I miss?" ExplanationA realistic Roger, upon hatching from his egg. It's remembered as a memorable stinger to the episode.
- "Night Light"
- SpongeBob Reading Two Pages at OnceExplanationA scene from the beginning of "Night Light" of SpongeBob reading a horror novel, edited so one side of the book is red and the other is blue and both sides have different writing, meant to represent a person being indecisive about something.
- "No Free Rides"
- "WHAT I LEARNED IN BOATING SCHOOL IS... WHAT I LEARNED IN BOATING SCHOOL IS..."ExplanationSpongeBob struggling to complete a ten-letter sentence in "No Free Rides". It's used to depict the struggles of writing academic essays, his face during this scene especially.
- "COME ON, SPONGEBOB! YOU ONLY NEED THREE MORE WORDS! WHAT I LEARNED IN BOATING SCHOOL IS...BLANKITY. BLANKITY. BLANK!"ExplanationA stock response to the above. In the episode, this is how Mrs. Puff urges SpongeBob to complete his essay.
- EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION??? OH NO!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! ExplanationIn "No Free Rides", SpongeBob attempts to reclaim his stolen boat from Mrs. Puff. He manages to go through giant clams, cheese graters, and the most horrific of them all, EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION!
- I'll let go just for a little… [inserts something horrific]?! Oh, no!ExplanationIf you go on YouTube, you can see people replacing the words "educational television" with something of their own.
- "Oh Neptune." ExplanationMrs. Puff's reaction to SpongeBob having to stay in boating school for another year has been used online as an expression of worry, and also as a reaction image for situations where the usual reaction is "Oh, Crap!".
- "No Weenies Allowed"
- Welcome to the Salty Spittoon, how tough are ya? ExplanationThe standard greeting for entering the bar in "No Weenies Allowed". Used to greet people as they enter a harsh or toxic community.
- Eating nails for breakfast, with or without milk ExplanationOne fish claims he did this while entering. It's a common reply to the above.
- The entire conversation has been used as a snowclone to show people who are brave or risky enough to do things most people won't do, usually jokingly.
- It took us three days to make that potato salad. THREE DAYS!!!!! ExplanationFred says this to SpongeBob after ruining said potato salad in "No Weenies Allowed". Repeated whenever someone ruins a project or to mock Fred for being incompetent (potato salads don't take a whole day to make, let alone three, and the difference in taste is minimal). "THREE DAYS" is also a common way to describe a long amount of time, usually on something that would take a shorter amount of time to do.
- "NOBODY CALLS ME TUBBY!" ExplanationPatrick getting his Berserk Button hammered in "No Weenies Allowed", provoking him to punch SpongeBob. Fans sometimes like to provoke this reaction from him, usually by inadvertently saying the word "tubby".
- "I'll have you know I accidentally stubbed my toe while watering my spice garden last week, and I only cried for 20 minutes." ExplanationSpongeBob trying, and failing, to convince Reg that he's fit for the Salty Spittoon in "No Weenies Allowed". It's a common reaction image for overreacting to something, with whatever SpongeBob does being replaced.
- Patrick being beat up ExplanationAlso in "No Weenies Allowed", Patrick gets beat up by what appears to be nothing. Edits often insert someone into the scene so it can look like they're beating up Patrick.
- "Not Normal"
- "Hi how are ya." ExplanationA popular catchphrase that SpongeBob said when he became "normal". People often like to repeat this line in the same tone "NormalBob" says it, just for the fun of it.
- "One Krab's Trash"
- It was his hat, Mr. Krabs! HE WAS NUMBER ONE! ExplanationSpongeBob repeats this in "One Krab's Trash", referring to a soda-drinking hat worn by Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen. This phrase, combined with Smitty's long last name, have given the character a large memetic status. "He was number one" has also been applied to other characters.
- Oh my gosh! A FLOATING SHOPPING LIST! Explanation"One Krab's Trash:" When Mr. Krabs tries to scare SpongeBob with a crude drawing of a ghost, he's instead scared by the shopping list Krabs wrote on the back. It's often used to mock low-quality horror stories.
- Am I a pretty girl? ExplanationSpongeBob asks this while wearing the soda hat after Mr. Krabs says he looks like a girl.
- Remember, licking doorknobs is illegal on other planets. ExplanationSpongeBob's random advice from the episode. Fans repeat this advice on random occasions.
- "Foxy Grandpa". ExplanationOne of Mr. Krabs's novelty hats. It's often edited onto other characters, regardless of age, for humor.
- You'll never guess what I found in my sock last night! Go ahead, guess! ExplanationMr. Krabs remembers SpongeBob saying this. Fans interpret it as a dirty joke that they only understood years later.
- "Here lies Squidward's hopes and dreams." ExplanationA tombstone in "One Krab's Trash", apparently above Squidward's hopes and dreams. "Squidward" is usually replaced with a fanbase after a disappointing release.
- "What a baby." ExplanationStock response by Mr. Krabs, often used by people outside said fandom.
- "Am I really gonna defile this grave for money? Of course I am!" ExplanationMr. Krabs graverobbing, from "One Krab's Trash". Used to poke fun at companies or creators for exploiting tragedies or ignoring the wishes of the deceased.
- I have 3 dollars ExplanationPatrick holding up 3 dollars when buying a "seventeenth-century soup ladle." It's used to express someone's lack of money, or alternatively a Comically Small Bribe.
- "Opposite Day"
- I'm Squidward, I'm Squidward, Squidward, Squidward, Squidward...ExplanationPatrick's song and dance in "Opposite Day". It caught on for being catchy and stupid.
- He's Squidward, he's Squidward, you're Squidward, I'm Squidward! Are there any other "Squidwards" I should know about?ExplanationA line that's easy to snowclone, usually involving multiple versions of the same character. He's X, he's X, you're X, I'm X etc.
- Meow.ExplanationGary, adorned with a "Squidward nose", chiming in in response to the above.
- "The Paper"
- "Party Pooper Pants"
- SpongeBob burns a letter ExplanationReasoning that it would be impossible to read an inked letter underwater, SpongeBob proceeds to burn it in a campfire. The letter is replaced with a bad take that gets burned by the poster. It can also portray someone ignoring valid advice.
- Look at you, so young and happy! Where do the years go? ExplanationThe scene where SpongeBob goes shopping and compares the employee's jovial picture to his miserable appearence nowadays became a popular meme for comparing characters who used to be happy but are now unhappy.
- "Patrick! The Game"
- Tic-Tac ExplanationAn even more simplistic game of Tic-Tac-Toe where the player going first always wins. Fans joke about the "meta" as if there's a serious discussion to be had.
- "Patty Hype"
- Shocked Mr. Krabs Explanation A shot of Mr. Krabs reacting in confusion when the customers demand a refund for the Pretty Patties, which has been applied to other situations. It led to a defining meme of "When Mr. Krabs finds out everybody using his picture but he ain't making one penny."◊
- Look what I got under me kilt! ExplanationA Scottish fish says this in "Patty Hype" while pulling up his kilt. Lewd/bizarre edits soon followed.
- "I can't see my forehead." ExplanationIn Sweden, the exchange from "Patty Hype" about Patrick not seeing his forehead caught on for the voice actors' deliveries.
- "Pickles"
- Bubble Bass' order ExplanationThe character demands a mountain of Hash House Lingo (all of these are actual real-life order slang) in one ridiculous, technically edible burger. It's used as copypasta and as a way to mock overly complex orders.
- "We serve food here, sir." ExplanationSquidward's response, which is used whenever someone recites the order.
- "Daring today, aren't we?" ExplanationA multi-panel meme template originating from the first scene of the episode "Pickles", in which Squidward — taking an order from an indecisive Clay — mocks Clay's uncreative choice of meal with sarcastic quips, ending in the above line. The template and quote are used to mock jokes, memes, and opinions perceived as overused, unoriginal or clichéd.
- "BOO! YOU STINK!" ExplanationThe over-the-top final line of the episode, apparently said by Squidward's mother. It's a common response to poor decisions or something/someone that people really deride.
- "He burnt my shake!" ExplanationSquidward proves such a dreadful fry cook that he burns a dish that doesn't require heat. The scene then became referenced out of context, primarily for being an Epic Fail.
- The orange fish welcoming SpongeBob back ExplanationWhen SpongeBob returns to the Krusty Krab, a random extra waves at him from behind the window. It's often used by fans of something after a hiatus or long dip in quality. It particularly stuck because the extra who said the line was removed from the show's model sheet for decades.
- You forgot the pickles! ExplanationSaid by Bubble Bass when he hides the pickles under his tongue and claims SpongeBob forgot them. These scenes are memed to say other stuff (like forgetting the funny to mock other peoples' sense of humor), with different things being forgotten or hidden by Bubble Bass.
- "Pizza Delivery"
- It's not just a boulder...it's a rock!ExplanationSpongeBob in tears over finding a fresh set of "wheels" in "Pizza Delivery". It's often remembered for invoking Department of Redundancy Department.
- "The pioneers used to drive these babies for miles!"ExplanationSpongeBob, explaining that the rock's a fully funcitoning vehicle. It's a common response to Rock Monsters in media, or when erosion seemingly makes a rock "move".
- The "Krusty Krab Pizza" songExplanationSpongeBob sings this on his impromptu delivery route. The song caught on for its simplistic lyrics and SpongeBob's hammy showstopper, and remixing it's a common sight.
- (spoons rattling)◊ ExplanationThis shot from "Pizza Delivery", coupled with the subtitle, has risen to fame as prime shitpost material on several websites.
- "Plankton!"
- "I went to college!"Explanation One of Plankton's most common boasts is that he, well, went to college, which implies that his opponent is too dumb to stop him. It usually ends with him being literally thrown back into his restaurant.
- "Plankton's Army"
- "Plankton's Regular"
- “This isn’t the Chum Bucket!” explanationFrom “Plankton’s Regular”: Nat the fish is fooled by a fake tunnel that actually leads to the Krusty Krab; meme videos will have the tunnel exit pop up virtually anywhere, from other Spongebob episodes to other cartoons or even live action.
- "Pranks a Lot"
- SEVERAL BAD PUNS LATER... ExplanationA reaction image from "Pranks a Lot" whenever someone makes bad puns.
- toast Explanation"Pranks a Lot:" During a montage of people being scared of ghosts, an extra points to a slice of toast as a pun.
- "Pre-Hibernation Week"
- "ahm reddy ahm reddy" ExplanationA fish's poor imitation of SpongeBob in "Pre-Hibernation Week". The usual reply is Sandy's "No, you ain't."
- Squidward's face from "Pre-Hibernation Week" caught on for being funny and somewhat bizarre. It also spawned a YouTube fad known as the "Squidward Fad" or "XWard" (due to the original video using Squidward's face), where a still of characters is transformed to the tune of "Gentle Breeze" from Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2.
- "GOLD TEAM RULES!" ExplanationAn extra during the same scene misses the point of separating into teams to find SpongeBob, creating competition between the teams. This line is used to show approval or loyalty to a team, or ironically for a team that barely anyone joins/supports compared to the others. It gained a bit of new life when Pokémon GO was released, with Team Instinct, which is represented by the color yellow, quickly being compared to this moment.
- "This is a load of barnacles..." ExplanationWhen the search fails, a man quips this to another extra. Used as a response to things that usually won't end well or any form of lies.
- "At least I still have my personality..." ExplanationSaid by an extra after getting their face burned off; can be applied to various contexts outside of the show.
- "I... am a man." ExplanationSpongeBob says this while in his underwear, holding a shaving razor. It's often used to poke fun of masculinity or one's failed attempts to attain it.
- WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?!?!? ExplanationThe episode's stinger said by Patrick, and a common greeting in online forums and chat rooms. It also tends to be used whenever someone stops viewing/playing/reading a specific work and comes back later only to find characters they don't recognize.
- "Uh... I can explain." ExplanationAn extra says this after getting his clothes burned off in "Pre-Hibernation Week". Fans still can't think of a suitable explanation.
- Burning Fish ExplanationA fish is burned by Sandy going at extreme speeds, but looks completely stoic. It's used to illustrate someone being unfazed by trauma.
- "Procrastination"
- DEATH SPONGE NOTE PANTS ExplanationIn "Procrastination", SpongeBob eagerly writes on a piece of paper. A common joke is that he's writing in the Death Note.
- The ExplanationThe fruit of SpongeBob's labor while trying to write his essay, from "Procrastination". Used to mock first drafts of essays or works dramatically behind schedule.
- "Ripped Pants"
- "Come closer... I need..." ExplanationSpongeBob pretends to drown as part of another "ripped pants" joke, saying that he needs a tailor because he ripped his pants. The meme takes the set up to this, where SpongeBob, faking injury, says the line, and then says something minor or unexpected.
- The lifeguard fish's serious face◊ after SpongeBob makes a ripped pants joke that goes too far has been used as a reaction image for situations that cause suspicion, annoyance, or displeasure.
- "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve"
- OVERTIME???!!! ExplanationSpongeBob's outburst in "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve" has made for a popular clip to remix and edit due to how many teeth he has in the scene.
- "He's only this big! How many diapers could he possibly use?" ExplanationFrom "Rock-A-Bye Bivalve". At one point, SpongeBob shows Patrick all of Junior's diapers that haven't been put in the garbage as proof that he's overworked alone at home. Image and video edits of this scene are popular, where Patrick says something (typically derisive), and SpongeBob shows him several things that go directly against his statement◊, each increasingly more damning than the last.
- "Rock Bottom"
- This isn't your average, everyday darkness. This is... ADVANCED DARKNESS. ExplanationSpongeBob being left in the dark in "Rock Bottom". Caught on for being funny and ridiculous, and often said in dark rooms or to mock "edgy" content.
- "Roller Cowards"
- The scene where SpongeBob and Patrick are on the kiddie roller coaster and screaming over a slight bump is used to mock people who find very tame material scary.
- "Sailor Mouth"
- Krabs is a...*dolphin chirp* ExplanationSpongeBob reading vulgar dumpster writing in "Sailor Mouth". Actual swears are usually edited in place off the chirp.
- Fishposting/"When you're at a party and someone says [x]"ExplanationA meme originating from a screencap of a displeased-looking Fred holding a Krabby Patty in the episode "Sailor Mouth" with the text "When you're at a party and someone says they're the best at Smash" accompanying it. The image then received many variations, usually with some variation of the phrase "When you're at a party and someone says [x]" from the original meme, with Fred's appearance usually changing to reflect what [x] is.
- "SB-129"
- Primitive Sponge Explanation A reaction image◊ that originates from "SB-129", when Squidward travels to the past.
- "FUUUUUUTURE! FUUUUUTURE!"ExplanationFrom "SB-129:" Squidward having an existential crisis after being sent to the future. Used in response to "futuristic" plots, arcs, and so on.
- "Everything is chrome in the future!" ExplanationSpongeTron explaining the Krusty Krab's new aesthetic. Used to mock futuristic landscapes with excessive chrome. It's especially popular to use this quote in reference to Google Chrome, which became one of the most popular web browsers after its release, making it somewhat Hilarious in Hindsight (though differently from the quote's original meaning).
- Scared Squidward ExplanationA still◊ of Squidward in "SB-129" that was initially posted on Twitter in 2016 and captioned with the text "The internet is gonna make this into a terrible meme watch." This led to it becoming a minor meme on the site, albeit in a somewhat forced manner, where the still of Squidward was photoshopped into various images.
- "The Secret Box"
- Patrick's secret box ExplanationA cardboard box that Patrick swears to protect in "The Secret Box". It inspired a lot of kids to make their own "secret boxes".
- NO ONE MUST KNOW! Not even... Squidward's house! ExplanationPatrick explaining that the box must be kept secret at all times. Used jokingly about things someone needs to keep under wraps.
- The inner machinations of my mind are an enigma.ExplanationPatrick while thinking of spilled milk in "The Secret Box". Used for the quote's excessively complicated diction in contrast to what's actually happening.
- “Selling Out”
- “The less you know, Eugene…the better.” Explanation Usage of this line is often immediately followed up with the opening bass riff from Tame Impala’s “The Less I Know the Better.” The original video later received an extended version which grew more popular, now including various SpongeBob scenes and memes in between Mr. Krabs' shocked stare.
- "Shanghaied"
- "YOU'RE GOOD! YOU'RE GOOD!"ExplanationWhen the Flying Dutchman tells SpongeBob and Patrick to not cause any damage to his ship while they pass by rocks, SpongeBob says the above lines while wood is being torn off. It became memetic because of how often it's repeated in the episode, and it's often used when someone's parking or backing up.
- Howling/"Leedle leedle leedle lee" ExplanationThe Flying Dutchman, SpongeBob and Patrick howl to "set the Seven Seas ablaze with fear". The latter two have unique attempts at this. Patrick's attempt in particular is popular to loop on YouTube.
- "Insulting a man's ship... be worse than insulting his mother." ExplanationThe Flying Dutchman upon hearing his ship being called "dirty". Adopted by fans who ship during related discourse.
- The perfume departmentExplanationThere is a scene where Patrick and SpongeBob are locked in a room, with the only way out being through 'the perfume department', a live action area located for reasons unknown in the Flying Dutchman's ship. What follows is a montage of the two running through the department and being bombarded with perfume, to the point they collapse after getting out. The scene is often edited with the perfume department and perfume clouds being something else, such as the lag in online mode in games.
- "Skill Crane"
- "Because, I'm all out of MONEY!!!"ExplanationA Suddenly Shouting sentence said by Squidward to Mr. Krabs when he was out of money for playing the crane. Used in memes for cranking the loudness of the word "money" ultra loud or making the scene creepy when he says "money".
- "Sleepy Time"
- Patrick riding a seahorse ExplanationA scene which has since become popular for edits and GIFs.
- "Aw, this looks neat. I wonder if- DAHHHHHHHH!"ExplanationSpongeBob enters Sandy's dream saying this before he accidentally falls off an airplane into the sky. It's become popular to replace SpongeBob's scream with screams from other media.
- "The Slumber Party"
- Girly TeenGirl ExplanationThis one-off character who inexplicably resembles SpongeBob went viral in April 2023. Memes that spawned from this character range from accusing Pearl of hate crimes towards her or alleging that Mrs. Puff murdered her.
- "The Smoking Peanut"
- "SpongeBob doesn't have any hair. (gets wide eyed) Or does he!?" ExplanationSandy, thinking SpongeBob may have pubic hair. This is one of the sneakier raunchy jokes in the series, which caught adult viewers by surprise years after it aired.
- "It's so close I can almost taste it." Explanation Patrick licks what we thought was SpongeBob's ear but turns out to be a sponge-shaped popsicle. This line has been used when something highly anticipated is close to being shown, revealed, or released.
- "LET'S THROW PEANUTS AT HIM AND SEE HOW HE LIKES IT!" ExplanationSaid as the crowd throws peanuts at Patrick, who they think upset Clamu. Super Smash Bros. fans reference this while playing against Diddy Kong, a High-Tier Scrappy in some formats.
- "I get what I deserve." (swallows a bunch of thrown peanuts whole) "Ouch." ExplanationStock response from Patrick. Said by the abformented Diddy mains, especially if they know they're being obnoxious.
- "Free Day" ExplanationA fictional holiday at the Bikini Bottom Zoo. Mocked for being a horrible business practice.
- BUM. BUM. BUM BUM BUM. BUM. BUM. BUUUUUUUM. Explanation Patrick starts humming as SpongeBob gives his triumphant apology to the crying clam and for getting Patrick arrested.
- aight imma head out ExplanationThis still of SpongeBob sitting down in his chair, but also looks like he's getting up with an annoyed expression. Can be used to portray something as a waste of time or stupid, like the "Squidward and his Chair" example above, but can also be used to express the memer's desire to leave a bad or awkward situation.
- o yeah i can't ExplanationA variation of the meme that was made during the COVID-19 Pandemic since people had to stay home.
- A blurred still of the scene where the police bust into SpongeBob's house is a popular reaction image for situations where someone gets arrested, often for a humorous reason.
- "Snooze You Lose"
- VORE◊. Explanation The episode has gained this status due to the plot's similarities to a certain internet fetish.
- "Snowball Effect"
- (gasp) "Squidward returned fire!" "Then it's war!" ExplanationSponge and Pat declaring a snowball "war". "Returning fire" with a snowball has been used to justify snowball fights among fans.
- "Sold!"
- "AGH! Guten morgen! Mein name iz SpongeBob!" ExplanationSpongeBob speaking German has become somewhat memetic for how ridiculous it sounds.
- "Something Smells"
- It's called The Ugly Barnacle. ExplanationPatrick tries to cheer SpongeBob up with his own version of "The Ugly Duckling". It takes an unexpectedly dark turn when everyone dies at the end. The story has been parodied multiple times, usually with another word replacing "barnacle".
- DEUUEAUGH! Explanation SpongeBob gets bad breath, making people run off repulsed. However, because no one actually tells him his breath stinks, he and Patrick come to the conclusion they think he's ugly. When they go to a theater, SpongeBob asks a nearby fish to not be offended by his looks. He cheerfully says he doesn't mind... Until he catches a whiff of that bad breath and makes a massive cringe face that looks similar to Edvard Munch's "The Scream", coupled with a hilarious cry of disgust. The face he makes is a very popular image to post, and it's also been redrawn with other characters.
- LOOK AT IT! ExplanationPatrick ordering the crowd to look at SpongeBob's face. Often used when telling people to look at something they don't want to look at, like an unpleasant truth.
- Patrick catches the ugly. ExplanationPatrick revealing his "ugly" face. Used to call other things ugly.
- "Ugly? (licks thumb and drags across forehead) You gotta be kidding me." ExplanationSpongeBob posing for the camera. In meme templates, it's used to depict a cool character or someone trying to be cool.
- Patrick is Sans ExplanationIn 2019, the Soundcloud account "UNDERTALE OST: Recreated" did some detective work and found out that the Voice Grunting clips for Sans were trimmed from Patrick's line "maybe it's the way you're dressed" (specifically, the "ay" in "maybe"). Undertale being as ripe for memes as it is, the jokes practically wrote themselves.
- Maybe it's the way you're dressed. ExplanationThe aforementioned line that Sans' "voice" was trimmed from became highly associated with him, and any references to Sans made after the discovery of this will inevitably include someone referencing the line.
- "The Sponge Who Could Fly"
- "If we were meant to fly, we'd have propellers on our heads or jet engines on our backs."ExplanationGrandpa SquarePants' advice. Remembered for being ridiculous and unhelpful.
- "That's it? That's the lost episode? THAT WAS JUST A BUNCH OF CHEAP WALK CYCLES!ExplanationPatchy was disappointed with the opening in the so-called "Lost Episode", which is actually just a Fake-Out Opening before the real said episode. It's often used when something highly anticipated turns out to be disappointing upon release.
- "What a rip."ExplanationPotty's response to it; a stock response to the above.
- "SPONGEBOB BETRAYED US!"ExplanationPatchy's subsequent breakdown, with "SpongeBob" being replaced with whatever made the media. It became Harsher in Hindsight when the series suffered Seasonal Rot.
- "That's it? That's Patchy's upset breakdown? THAT WAS JUST A BUNCH OF STUFF GETTING KNOCKED DOWN!" "What a rip." "PATCHY BETRAYED US!"ExplanationSome fans parodied it by creating similar meme from said meme itself.
- "SpongeBob, Sandy and the Worm"
- "IT WAS BIG! SCARY! AND PINK!" ExplanationSpongeBob making the Alaskan Bull Worm sound intimidating. It's often used to describe genitalia or anything else that fits that criteria.
- We should take this meme, and push it someplace else!ExplanationPatrick gets a bright idea to physically push Bikini Bottom from the worm's path. The line made its way into an image macro series where "Bikini Bottom" is replaced with something that is typically disliked. It's also used to mock ill-conceived plans.
- "SpongeGuard on Duty"
- All they do is blow, blow, blow their stupid whistle! Rub, rub, rub that white stuff on their noses! And show off their gross, misshapen bodies! *pop* ExplanationPatrick mocking lifeguards.
- Dude, put that thing away! There are, like, children here! ExplanationAn extra tells Patrick to cover up his gross, misshapen body. It's often used to shoo out NSFW material.
- "I hope I get hit by... an X! ...AND LIVE!"Explanation The slightly paraphrased exchange, usually modified to something else ridiculous or fandom related.
- "Please do not land X on the bathers." ExplanationStock response from Larry.
- "Spy Buddies"
- "Oh man, I hated the real version of this song."ExplanationThe music that Plankton plays to drive customers away from the Krusty Krab.
- "Squid on Strike"
- "Attention X! You have been cheated and lied to!"ExplanationSquidward, on strike, draws a crowd to the Krusty Krab to tell everyone that they've been "cheated and lied to," not yet saying about what. It's used as a reaction to having realized that they were wrong/misled about something.
- "I knew it!"ExplanationA woman responds to Squidward's statement by slapping a man. It's used as a response to the above by slapping the (supposedly) offending party.
- "Krusty Krab is unfair! Mr. Krabs is in there! Standing at the concession, plotting his oppression!" ExplanationSpongeBob protesting against Mr. Krabs and his restaurant. It initially became popular due to remixes on Vine, but it became more widespread once the words "Krusty Krab is Unfair" began appearing on protest signs in real-life protests.
- FOREVER! FOREVER! FOREVER! FOREVER! FOREVER! FOREVER!ExplanationSpongeBob swearing to be on strike forever. It can be used when something goes on... well, forever.
- Nyeh Squidward? Nyeh Squidward? Nyeh Squidward?ExplanationAnother mantra-like quote from SpongeBob. It's a popular looping video.
- One Eternity LaterExplanationA time card at the end of the episode showing the skeletons of SpongeBob and Squidward still working at the Krusty Krab. It's used to show people waiting for a certain thing to happen, even if it doesn't look like it'll happen.
- "Squid's Day Off"
- "Squidville"
- Patrick hates this channel. ExplanationWhen Squidward first sees the television ad for Tentacle Acres Patrick changes the channel while saying "I hate this channel", resulting in Squidward frantically grabbing the remote and flipping the channel back to see the rest of the ad. It's common for people to make videos that edit the scene by replacing the advertisement for Tentacle Acres with something else.
- Turkey Sandwich. ExplanationAn out-of-context bit where one of the residents says this line, seemingly in response to Squidward's insult. It's actually part of a larger sentence: "I've heard better comebacks from a turkey sandwich!"
- "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost"
- "Okay, get in!" ExplanationThis still from "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" featuring SpongeBob and Patrick trying to put Squidward (who they think is a ghost) to rest and invite him to get inside a coffin. Can be used to portray an unpopular idea that is doomed to fail, a figure whose reputation is in tatters, circumstances that will likely lead to one's death, or more figurative deaths such as a Curb-Stomp Battle in a fighting game or a case of Dueling Games.
- Patrick dropping a watermelon ExplanationPatrick dropping a whole watermelon into Squidward's mouth became an object-labeling meme, with the watermelon standing for things thought to be excessive or unnecessary.
- "Squilliam Returns"
- "HOMINA HOMINA HOMINA HOMINA"Explanation Squidward, Squilliam and his guests' reactions to the Krusty Krab's surprise redecoration.
- T-t-t-t-t-tonight? ExplanationSquidward's reaction to Squilliam coming to the Krusty Krab that day, from "Squilliam Returns". Squidward's face became a popular reaction image.
- When I'm in a(n) [x] competition and my opponent is [y].Explanation Squidward's Oh, Crap! face in "Squilliam Returns" when Squilliam wants proof of Squidward's lie about owning a five-star restaurant. Often used as a Take That! to certain people or groups. (Example: "When I'm in a bootlicking competition and my opponent is a Nintendo fan.")
- "Don't be intimidated, Squidward. Try to imagine him in his underwear... OH NO, HE'S HOT!!ExplanationSquidward trying to compose himself in "Squilliam Returns". It's a common reaction to someone who is seen as pretty after revealing their face/form when it was previously concealed.
- "May I take your hat, sir? ExplanationPatrick taking hats "like a weenie" in "Squilliam Returns". It caught on, mainly due to the goofy way Patrick says it.
- Aw, boo-hoo, let me play a sad song for you on the World's Smallest Violin.ExplanationA reaction to anyone trying to get sympathy points for a "sad story" that clearly isn't sad at all.
- Run for your lives everyone! It's the appetizer! ExplanationA one-off "character" from "Squilliam Returns", and one of the many gross designs in the show.
- The Brain Office/"We threw out his name!" scene is a common GIF to use on Twitter when website or Internet outages occur.
- "Squirrel Jokes"
- Oh, brother, this guy stinks!ExplanationThe crowd's reaction to SpongeBob's act in "Squirrel Jokes". Often used to boo people.
- Oh, brother, this (blank) stinks!ExplanationPeople will replace the word "guy" off this sentence and use another thing that they think "stinks".
- "Forks?! Come on! [Crowd is booing]" ExplanationThe audience reaction in "Squirrel Jokes", after SpongeBob attempts and fails observational comedy.
- "Suds"
- "Don't touch me, I'm sterile!"Explanation"Dr." Patrick says this after washing his hands in "Suds". Used after someone washes their hands. The line is also infrequently compared to Don't Hug Me I'm Scared due to the similar structure of the quote and the name of the work.
- "Survival of the Idiots"
- Hi there SpongeBob! My name is Pat Back! ExplanationIn "Survival of the Idiots", Patrick makes a hideous face out of his back. Stands out for indeed being disturbing.
- Who you callin' "pinhead"?Explanation A bizarre close-up of Patrick in "Survival of the Idiots", illustrating that he's indeed a pinhead. It's popular to post this image on various sites due to Patrick's goofy expression.
- "I'm Dirty Dan!"ExplanationSponge and Pat argue about who's "Dirty Dan" during a snowball fight. It's commonly repeated by fans of the show during snowball fights.
- "Which one of you fellers is the REAL Dirty Dan?!" ExplanationFrom Sandy after their fight wakes her up. Used to break up the above.
- Dirty Dan Schneider ExplanationIn the wake of Quiet on Set drawing attention to Dan Schneider's abusive behavior at Nickelodeon, many people began calling him the real Dirty Dan, with some even theorizing the entire scene was a Stealth Insult to him.
- Screaming Will Get You Nowhe- *Rip*ExplanationPatrick before getting his scalp ripped off, from "Survival of the Idiots" Used whenever someone screams.
- Sandwiches at a cheap price!?!? Satisfactory.ExplanationA still image of SpongeBob and Patrick running from Survival of the Idiots responding to the phrase "Five Dollar Foot Long" became a popular meme in 2021, resulting in various edits and redraws.
- "Tea at the Treedome"
- I don't need it...I don't need it...I DEFINITELY don't need it...I don't need it...I don't need it...I NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTT!!!!!!!ExplanationSpongeBob resisting a cold glass of water in "Tea at the Treedome". It's used whenever someone can't resist an impulse buy or while waiting for a big release.
- Putting one's pinky up to be "fancy" ExplanationPatrick's advice from the same episode, and why fans sometimes have their pinkies up for seemingly no reason.
- "WHAT KIND OF PLACE IS THIS!?" ExplanationPatrick gasping for air and shouting this line in "Tea at the Treedome" has seen some use in exploitable memes, especially after this remix featuring Patrick coughing before he said the line grew popular. It's also been used for when people enter a harsh, toxic, and/or uninviting community, or try out something that is harsher or more difficult than what they are used to.
- "Texas"
- What's the difference? ExplanationTo rile up proud Texan Sandy, SpongeBob shaped himself as Texas and asked "What am I now?" Patrick said "stupid", SpongeBob said he was Texas, and Patrick asked "What's the difference?" This exchange often has Texas subbed out for the butt of a joke, or kept intact if the target is Texas itself.
- "That Sinking Feeling"
- Squidward looking out the window ExplanationAn image of Squidward watching SpongeBob and Patrick having fun outside his house is used to depict people or companies being jealous of others who are having fun or are successful at something.
- "Treats!"
- Gary. Wilson. JR. ExplanationSpongeBob saying Gary's full name in various episodes. It caught on for how ridiculous it is for the show's equivalent of a cat.
- "The Two Faces of Squidward"
- Handsome Squidward/Squidward Falling. Explanation"The Two Faces of Squidward:" Squidward, who appears like a buff man during the episode, falls in an over-dramatic fashion. At first, the falling scene was reposted on YouTube with different songs playing each time. Then, Handsome Squidward himself became a big meme, appearing in a ton of meme templates and traced image macros. It's also a popular gif.
- Squidward had a Krabby Patty, Krabby Patty, Krabby Patty!ExplanationSpongeBob and Patrick's patty cake rhyme from "The Two Faces of Squiward". It's used by very young fans while playing this.
- "Valentine's Day"
- I DEFY YOU HEART MAN!ExplanationPatrick ripping a heart mascot's costume in "Valentine's Day". It's often repeated for how absurd it is, or when something is fighting a heart-shaped enemy.
- Heart on stick must die!ExplanationAnother quote during Patrick's rampage, which caught on for similar reasons.
- "Walking Small"
- "Wet Painters"
- "Boo!" ExplanationPatrick booing SpongeBob's lame pun in "Wet Painters". Used as a reaction to lame jokes.
- "We have technology..." ExplanationPatrick demonstrating that he can use technology to clean Mr. Krabs' first dollar before smashing the two together like a caveman, from "Wet Painters". Often used whenever technology fails at doing a certain task.
- Mr. Krabs mounting butts on his fireplace ExplanationHe threatens to do this to SpongeBob and Patrick in "Wet Painters". Mr. Krabs and the butts in question are usually replaced with other characters.
- "A one-way ticket to PAIN!" ExplanationPatrick and SpongeBob are getting hurt to attract customers in "Wet Painters". Patrick says this line. It's used when someone is doing something particularly masochistic, and has been remixed in a hilarious YouTube Poop by Trudermark called "Crazy Painters".
- 6. the dollar◊ ExplanationAn ironic and surreal meme that consists of the face SpongeBob makes after accidentally smudging paint all over Mr. Krabs' first dollar in "Wet Painters" with the text "6. the dollar" placed over it. It originated from this video from 2011, but took off in early 2020, with a popular version of the meme having the nonsensical upper caption "sigbeqboibe😭💀 wy hw nugq loko liwk rhhsi 😭😭”.
- Pintamos toda la casa sin dejar una sola gota de pintura que no sea... ¿¿¿¡¡¡AY QUE ES ESOOOOOOOOOO???!!!TranslationWe painted the whole house, and without getting a drop of paint on anything but the... FLAPPIN' FLOTSAM!! WHAT'S THAT???!!! (Notably, however, the Latin American dub omits the "Flappin' Flotsam" part, likely due to lacking an appropriate equivalent exclamation in Spanish.) ExplanationA popular viral audio of TikTok from SpongeBob screaming over ruining Mr. Krabs dollar in the Latin American Spanish dub version of "Wet Painters". It is used when there's something out of place. However, it would later become a bit of a Discredited Meme due to people spamming it everywhere.
- "Whirly Brains"
- "Patrick, can you see anything?" "Only the dismal abyss of black nothingness." ExplanationPatrick upon his eyes being stuffed in a barrel, from "Whirly Brains".
- "Wormy"
- "We did it Patrick! We saved the city."ExplanationSpongeBob says this in "Wormy" as Bikini Bottom burns in the background. Often used as an image macro to mock an effort Gone Horribly Right.
- Characters reacting to Wormy's close up ExplanationThe episode has an infamous closeup of the butterfly Wormy, which is actually a closeup of a horsefly and is accompanied by a buzzing sound. Videos exist on YouTube of characters from different media reacting in horror to Wormy as soon as they see it up close.
- "Your Shoe's Untied"
- "I-I was just looking for the sports channel, Gary." note When Gary walks in on SpongeBob very intently watching a dancing sea anemone on TV, SpongeBob quickly changes the channel to a football game and says this line. There are many edits of this scene that have SpongeBob watching something else when Gary comes in.
- "Well, I would, but sadly I am only an eel." ExplanationAn eel explains why she can't tie SpongeBob's shoes in "Your Shoe's Untied". Used to refuse tasks.
- "AND STOP STARING AT ME WITH THOSE BIG OLE EYES!" *Eyes shrink* ExplanationThe Flying Dutchman orders SpongeBob to do this in "Your Shoe's Untied". It's often used to mock character designs with big eyes, or to depict horrifying realizations.
- “The monkey chain! The monkey’s fist! THE MONKEY!” ExplanationIn context, the Flying Dutchman is showing SpongeBob different types of knots. The audio has since become a popular sound on TikTok for people to show pictures/videos of their cats; first their tail (the monkey chain), then their paw (the monkey’s fist), and finally, the whole cat (the monkey).
Movies
- The Spongebob Squarepants Movie:
- "Hello! I like money." "What inspired you to turn this small exchange into a massive Internet meme?" "Money!"[[labelnote:Explanation]] An image (with caption) from the interview with Mr. Krabs at the beginning of the movie, which is typically used in response to any form of a slipshod cash grab.
- Surprised Patrick◊ExplanationPatrick's bug-eyed reaction to seeing the Frogfish and Patty Wagon get eaten by a giant trench eel. The image became both a popular reaction image to express disbelief and a popular source of parodies and edits thanks to its over-the-top look.
- To a lesser extent, Mr. Krabs choking Patrick while SpongeBob worriedly looks on◊ has become a recurring meme, with the former two representing two fighting factions and SpongeBob being an outside bystander disturbed by the conflict.
- The scene of SpongeBob and Patrick trying not to sing the Goofy Goober song in the Tug Thug has become a meme, usually to represent groups of people being unable to correct Fandom Enraging Misconceptions.
- I FUCKING LOVE [X] I WANT TO FUCKING [Y]ExplanationA screencap of SpongeBob excitedly shouting at Squidward after mistakenly thinking that he was made the owner of the Krusty Krab 2, using this quote from Sundowner, which became a popular exploitable in The New '20s after having this caption attached to it, where X is something that the poster enjoys and Y is an elaboration on why they enjoy it.
- BALD! BALD! BALD! BALD! BALD! MY EYES! ExplanationThe crowd's reaction to King Neptune's bald spot.'' "MY EYES!" in particular is used to react to unpleasant-looking things or things that require Brain Bleach.
- Oh, I'm a Goofy Goober, yeah! You're a Goofy Goober, yeah! We're all Goofy Goobers, yeah! Goofy, goofy, Goober, Goober, yeah! ExplanationThe Goofy Goober theme song, which caught on for its easily understood, mantra-like lyrics.
- Playing X song in the Thug Tug ExplanationTo see who's the "baby" among them, the bar patrons are forced to listen to the Goofy Goober theme song. It's common to substitute it for any other song.
- I'M A GOOFY GOOBER!! ROCK!! ExplanationThe penultimate number of the film. Caught on for similar reasons as the original theme song.
- Oh, Waiter! ExplanationSpongeBob and Patrick getting drunk on ice cream. It's commonly used to depict bar crawls with friends.
- "Who are you?" "I'm David Hasselhoff." "Hooray!"ExplanationSpongeBob and Patrick's reaction to David Hasselhoff saving them. It was frequently used in ads.
- "GAH I LOVE BEING PURPLE!" ExplanationWhat Patrick says in response to SpongeBob saying they're going to "party until we're purple". Around the late 2000s, videos of purple-tinted images with the soundbite started popping up on YouTube, usually with the title format of "CLICK HERE TO WASTE [X] SECONDS OF YOUR LIFE".
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water:
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run:
- Keanu Reeves' cameo and this film having a plot about SpongeBob and his beloved pet, there's been a few jokes and comparisons to John Wick.