SpongeBob SquarePants has had a complicated history. After being rejected by many other networks, it eventually fell into Nickelodeon's hands and became their flagship cartoon. However, the original creator left after three seasons and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie before returning several years later.
The general consensus is that the first few seasons of the show are some of the best comedy ever created, while the ones created after that are painfu꧋l to watch. It's been on an upswing in quality ever since the creator returned to the show, but the damage has already been done. Yet, its debut many years ago has ma💯de it a hit among those who grew up with the show.
As it stands, the show's episodes have become a bree🌟ding ground for memes. People on the Internet will simply take a clip from another episode and turn into a meme that maintains popularity for months. In 2017 alone, there have been at least 𒀰five separate memes based on the talking sponge or his friends.
Looking back on SpongeBob, Patrick, Sandy, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs' impact on the Int♏ernet, we've put together 25 of our favorite memes involving them. If you're a real fan of the series,༺ prepare to laugh your head off with each one.
25 ꧂ Keep It Off Facebook
If there was any way to perfectly describe what it's like to express an opinion on the social media or the Internet, we'll travel back to an old episode of SpongeBob. After Flats the Flounder threatens to kick Spongebob's behi꧂nd, he runs through the town, screaming and pointing back that "he is going to kick my [behind]."
Those on Facebook and Twitter get slammed for posting their own opinions
When the folks of Bikini Bottom turn around, they see an 🎃old man and gang up on him. It's not hard to see this at work in social media, as those on Facebook and Twitter get slammed for posting their own opinions. Be careful, as the raging community won't be afraid 𝔍to teach you a lesson more than once, old man. It doesn't matter how nice of a day it is or how much you love the young people.
24 You Weren't Prepare🌄d For That ꦿ
There's something psychological about why we perceive ourselves as ugly or when we see ourselves via the front-facing smartphone camer♑a. The reason iꦛs that we're essentially seeing our faces in reverse and our brains process it as ugliness. Thankfully, Snapchat has found a way to rectify this through their various filters. At the end of the day, it makes us look more presentable to all of our friends.
That said, the moment you turn your head and that filter goes away, you immediately look as "sure" as Squidwa🎀rd. We'd alsoꦛ advise you to not search out any doors to slam in your face, because it won't turn you into a gorgeous hunk. Just be yourself, and if that means that you look like Squidward every now and again, then so be it.
23 Just Buying Time 💎
We've a💎ll been faced with that timeless situation where our teachers or professors ask for us to turn in the homework that we didn't do. In order to soften the blow, some people like to pretend that they're looking for it knowing that they will nev🎃er find it. To be honest, looking for homework that's not done is just as difficult as trying to find a contact lens you dropped on the ground.
It's awkward, uncomfortable, and frightening
Another great meme along these lines shows SpongeBob hyperventilating when he forgot his nametag and relates it to turning in your homework but you forgot it. At the end of the day, any student has found themselves in either situatio♎n. Both times, it's awkward, uncomfortable, and frightening.
22 A Glimpse ꩵAt A Nickelodeon Business Meeting
Nickelodeon has gone through a lot of shows over the years, but once SpongeBob SquarePants became as popular as it did, they knew they struck gold. It got to the point that the show was constantly being aired, leaving little room for other cartoons. Nickelodeon has even had a history of poorly handling their other popular shows, like Invader Zim, Danny Phantom, and especially, The Legend of Korra.
All of the shows previously mentioned were either poorly distributed or canceled before they could properly finish. The only show that the studio has managed to keep around is SpongeBob SquarePants. The Fairly OddParents is still around as well, but it doesn't get nearly as much attention or love like everyone's favorite yellow 🔯sponge does.
21 ♒Alright, Pinhead, Now You Get Yours
Sandy's life in Texas is still a mystery, but we d🐽o know that she likely had run-ins with several dangerous outlaws, including the infamous Dirty Dan and his cohort, Pinhead Larry. This led to an iconic bit where SpongeBob and Patrick are fighting each other with gigantic snow weapons to determine which one of them is the real Dirty Dan (Patrick won). After all, no one wants to be known as an outlaw named🎃 Pinhead.
When Hurricane Sandy started creeping up on the east coast, it was likely Sandy the Squirrel's revenge on Dirty Dan. We'd wager🅷 that she had another terrifying dream and was making her way back to Texas so that she could end him and his inferior partner once and for all.
20 Now It Makes S🍸ense 🌳
When dealing with a show that involves creatures who live underwater, you'd think that SpongeBob SquarePants would be a little more logically consistent. However, ꦑthat's not the case, as there are beaches, oceans, and pirates underneath t🔴he water. There have also been several instances of SpongeBob and his friends lighting fires underwater.
After all, a tree needs proper air in order to survive
Thankfully, the writers took notice and decided to be a little more accurate in one SpongeBob episode. The yellow sponge goes sandboarding and slides right by a tree that's dec𓃲ked out in scuba gear. After all, a tree needs proper air in order to survive, so it only makes sense that iꦆt'd be ready for an undersea expedition. To be honest, many of us didn't get the joke when we first saw it in the show.
19 ꧂ Oh, The Horror! 💞
As we develop and age, we start to grow into our own personalities and styles. Because of this, we never quite realize how much we change because♏ it ha๊ppens gradually over time. However, one look at the old family album (or a computer file), and you get a serious glance at how you used to look back in the old days.
Most people can't help but horribly cringe at the unkept hairstyles
While some people believe they looked much better in their past, most people can't help but horribly cringe at the unkept hairstyles, the baggy clothes, or th𒈔e ugly shoes. It's worth noting that many of us do physic♏ally change for the better once we become adults. We just highly encourage you to not look back at your old photos; you may regret it.
18 We Are Squidward ꦆ ✱
SpongeBob SquarePants has some of the smartest writing in any cartoon. The first few❀ seaso𒐪ns were filled with snappy jokes that were so brilliantly stated that we can't help but laugh at them years later. What makes this meme so great is that it's not a meme at all, but an actual scene in the show.
SpongeBob and Sandy are finally allowed to do karate in the Krusty Krab, and Mr. Krabs is making a profit from t🍃he higher effic🗹iency. SpongeBob and Sandy talk about how much they love karate, Mr. Krabs talks about how he loves money, and good old Squidward chimes in last saying that he simply hates them all. We'll be darned if we've never had those days where we channel our inner Squidward.
17 Why Do You Do This To Me? ♛
🏅Parents have a reason for every decision they make, but they can be fairly unreasonable sometimes. When you're a dependent in their household, you have to rely on them for permission, curfew, and sometimes a ride to wherever you're going. Because of this, it can be exciting when you finally get plans together with your friends to go out. You shower, do your makeup properly, and get everything in order, only for your mom to immediately tell you no.
Because I'm the parent and you do what I say
While we wouldn't recommend screaming at your mother like SpongeBob does to Squidward, it's def💖initely what happens in our minds. Then when you ask why, all your mom says is "becau𓂃se I'm the parent and you do what I say."
16 ꧃ The Sad Truth 💃
Remember the good old days when there were mature people in charge of major countries? Yeah, us neither. Decades ag🌺o, there was a time when the U.S. took missile threats very seriously and acted accordingly to them. Wars were started, battles were fought, and history was rewritten as a result.
Nowadays, though, our country doesn't take threats nearly as seriously. After all, there are certain individuals (we won't name names) who are constantly playing with the buttons to nuclear bombs, tossing out the words in regular conversation. We've been irrationally threatened so many times that꧑ it doesn't even seem like anything worth getting terrified over anymore. As a matter of fact, when the same country keeps threatening us with a bomb threa♕t every other week, it is difficult to take seriously.