Spongebob Squarepants

About

Spongebob Squarepants is a successful long-running cartoon that airs on Nickelodeon. The titular character, Spongebob, has many misadventures in Bikini Bottom. The show, with all kinds of funny moments and strange scenes, has produced several memes and many image macros.

Origin

This cartoon debuted on Nickelodeon back in the first of May, 1999. The show started to pick up lots of popularity by 2000.

Spread

Over the years, the show maintained enough popularity to sprout memes. Thanks to YouTube, scenes like Patrick’s story of the “Ugly Barnacle” and “Deuueaugh” gained internet meme status. Image macros of Spongebob and other characters are also very widespread.

Notable Quotes

• Rev up those fryers! Because I am sure hungry for one- Help! MY LEG!
• “Who you callin’ a pinhead?”
• Did you say chocolate? Chocolate? CHOCOLATE!!! CHOCOLATE!!!
• “Leedle leedle lee!”
• “WHAT I LEARNED IN BOATING SCHOOL TODAY IS-”
• “May I take your hat sir?”
• “Is mayonnaise an instrument?”
• How about we take Bikini Bottom, and push it somewhere else?
• “Once upon a time, there was an ugly barnacle. He was so ugly, everyone died. The End.”

Youtube Poop

Spongebob Squarepants is one of the largest sources for Youtube Poopers, with many hundreds of Youtube Poops involving the television show. Examples are in the video section. Popular moments include The Ugly Barnacle and Patrick hates this channel.

4chan threads

On 4chan, there is the occasional thread with a scene or episode that is made to be themed around a certain subject. They are popular on the video games board where they are either about video games or just for casual fun. A Spongebob meme known as Rev up those fryers came from there.

Google Insights

Google Insights show a very large spike in searches between August 2004 and July 2005, reaching it’s peak in November 2004.

External Links

Spongebob Squarepants homepage
Spongebob Squarepants Wiki