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About

I Call Patrick Subaru refers to a series of memes that refer to Patrick Star from SpongeBob SquarePants as Subaru. The memes originate from a comment thread made on the SpongeBob Fandom wiki page for the episode "Gone" in March 2021 in which user Kmh1481 writes, "I hate that even Subaru took part in no Spongebob day what kind of best friend is he." A screenshot of the comments went viral on social media in February 2025, inspiring memes referencing the post and further referring to Patrick as Subaru while claiming he's a bad friend to SpongeBob. Kmh1481 purportedly goes by u/grantpantwhycant, aka Kylie Kozub. As the meme went viral, TikTokers began referring to SpongeBob as Pagani as an extension of the meme.

Origin

On March 5th, 2021, SpongeBob Fandom[1] members Kmh1481 and Idoodle247 exchanged comments on the page for the episode "Gone." Kmh1481 wrote, "I hate that even Subaru took part in no Spongebob day what kind of best friend is he." Idoodle247 replied, "Who's Subaru?" and Kmh1481 responded, "I call Patrick Subaru."

On February 17th, 2025, X[2] user @punishedvia posted a screenshot of the thread that gained over 101,000 likes and 6,500 reposts in two weeks.


A comment thread on the SpongeBob Fandom wiki page for the episode "Gone." Kmh1481 writes, "I hate that even Subaru took part in no Spongebob day what kind of best friend is he." Idoodle247 replies, "Who's Subaru?" and Kmh1481 responds, "I call Patrick Subaru."

Kmh1481 is purportedly the account of Redditor u/grantpantwhycant, who, in August 2024, made a post to the subreddit /r/SpongeBob[8] in which she also claims that her nickname for Patrick is Subaru. She also owns the TikTok account @kmh1481.


A post made to the SpongeBob subreddit in 2024. This is allegedly written by the person behind the meme.


Spread

The meme garnered viral spread over the following days, inspiring further memes referencing it.

On February 17th, 2025, it was reposted to iFunny[3] and the subreddit /r/comedyheaven,[4] garnering over 5,300 smiles on the former and 20,000 upvotes on the latter in two weeks.

On March 3rd, TikToker[5] @walt.jr.official posted the meme with a Lil Yachty Laptop meme attached to the end, garnering over 5 million views in a day.

@walt.jr.official Should've known || #subaru #patrick #spongebob #spongebobsquarepants ♬ Dry Hands – C418


On the same day, TikToker[6] @bstcopperplayer1 posted a meme referring to Patrick as Subaru, garnering over 1.8 million views in a day.


A meme referring to Patrick Star as Subaru. The meme reads, "Subaru was always on some bs mf took SpongeBobs job."

On March 4th, 2025, TikToker[7] @cookieslayer_227 posted a meme that refers to Patrick as Subaru, garnering over 650,000 views in under a day.

@cookieslayer_227 What kind of best friend is he? #spongebob #patrick #subaru #patricksubaru #fyp #xyzbca #nichereference #rezero ♬ son original – NODDI


That day, TikToker[9] @aundreenderman posted a meme using an image of Patrick standing next to SpongeBob stuck in his "wringer" from the episode "Stuck in the Wringer," referring to Patrick as Subaru, garnering over 1.4 million views in a day.


A meme reading, "What is Subaru doing to Spongebob bro Mf always on some bs." The meme shows Subaru putting SpongeBob through a flattening device.

Later that day, the woman who claims to have started the meme, Kylie Kozub, posted a video on TikTok[10] about the meme.

@kmh1481 #icallpatricksubaru #spongebobsquarepants #patrickstar #subaru #imtheone ♬ original sound – Kylie


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@nevergooner Why does Subaru have a bottle on his head 💔✌️#Subaru #fyp #viral #brainrot #2025 #Meme #shitpost #patrickstar #spongebob #mainstream ♬ yelda by yhapojj CYBER SPEED – cyberundergr0und

@gorrilladave bullying bro ong #spongebob #patrick #fyp #subaru ♬ son original – NODDI

@d.onno26 I hope this becomes a niche referancen🪫🥀 #patrickstar #spomgebob #subaru #meme #fyp #viral #trend #nichememe ♬ son original – NODDI

@nzxt I call Patrick Subaru #nzxt #subaru #patrick #patricksubaru #krakenelite #pc ♬ son original – NODDI


Pagani and Subaru

Pagani and Subaru or I Call SpongeBob Pagani refers to a series of memes that refer to SpongeBob SquarePants as "Pagani" and Patrick Star as "Subaru." The memes are inspired by the I Call Patrick Subaru meme, which went viral on TikTok in early March 2025. The "Pagani" memes went viral shortly after the Subaru memes began going viral and tend to show the two characters in situations together. The name is likely derived from the Pagani Zonda, an Italian sports car, similarly to how "Subaru" can refer to a car.

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[1] Fandom – Gone

[2] X – punishedvia

[3] iFunny – MentalMenstruation

[4] Reddit – ComedyHeaven

[5] TikTok – walt jr official

[6] TikTok – bstcopperplayer1

[7] TikTok – cookieslayer_227

[8] Reddit – spongebob

[9] TikTok – aundreenderman

[10] TikTok – kmh1481

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