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Spongebob Squarepants wearing Mermaid Man's belt with the letter M turned upside down

Wumbo

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About

"Wumbo" is a nonsensical word that first appeared in an episode of the series SpongeBob SquarePants.

Origin

On January 21st, 2002, the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" premiered in the United States. In the episode, SpongeBob ends up with Mermaid Man's utility belt and accidentally shrinks a pestered Squidward. He goes to his best friend Patrick for help, who explains that he has the belt set to 'M' for "Mini" when it should apparently be set to 'W' for "Wumbo". He then turns the 'M' upside-down and begins to explain the definition of the word "Wumbo" (seen in the following clip).



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The scene became a popular SpongeBob reference among the fandom and was referenced in numerous image posts and videos in the years since the episode aired. On Tumblr,[1] hundreds of posts related to "Wumbo" have been submitted by different users (examples shown below).


that SWEAR WE WERE WUMBO WuMBO ©Disney WUMBO I wumbo, you wumbo, he she we wumbo, wumboing, wombology the study of wumbo

On July 9th, 2017, YouTuber Monkey Trouble posted an Attack on Titan parody using audio of the scene, gaining over 23,000 views (shown below, left). On July 1st, YouTuber PixelatedIvan made a similar parody using the Mario Brothers.



Various Examples


International Business Wumbo DIDYUOKNOGAYMING WARIO WAS DESIGNED TO BE MUCH FATTER THAN MARIO BECAUSE MARIO 'S HAT IS SET TO "M" FOR "MINIWHILE WARIO'S IS SET TO "W FOR "WUMB0." DID YUUOKNOGAYMING TUMBLR.COM Fice WUMBOLO GY The study of Wumbo WUMBO WUMBO EVERYWHEREator net Wumbo Patrick 150 HP STAGE 2Evolves rom Fail Patick WUMBO Poke POWER Wumbology 80 Omgz.. he uses the Wumbology.. . the most awesomeness power of Wumbo Patrick, after he uses the attack, the opponents pokemon is gone forever, DUN DUN DUN!! 80 Um... you know, I wumbo, you wumbo, he... she... wumbo Wum bo Patrick is the m ost dead iest psyc hic pokem on of them aW, he is evil m ost of the time near electrical destin weakness resistance etreat cost +10 40 fake card Wumbo Wumbology, the study of Wumbo!?"

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External References

[1] Tumblr – Wumbo

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