![]() On Reddit, r/BikiniBottomTwitter - which exists mainly so that people can screencap the memes from Twitter and share them on Reddit - has more than 1.7 million subscribers, making it one of the site’s most popular meme subreddits. It’s hard to overstate just how popular SpongeBob SquarePants memes are. ![]() SpongeBob SquarePants’ 20 years of brilliance, explained in 3 episodes SpongeBob memes have become an internet subculture unto themselves How did we get here? In honor of two decades years of a show whose cultural cachet only seems to be growing, let’s take a look at the history, charm, and appeal of the best SpongeBob memes on the internet. CaPiTaLiSm iS dEsTrOyInG yOuR cHiLdHoOd! Nickelodeon ![]() The Mocking SpongeBob, Imagination SpongeBob, Surprised Patrick, SpongeGar, and Handsome Squidward memes have become so recognizable to at least some portion of the general public that Nickelodeon is selling them as figurines for about $22 each. Wrap your head around that: A kid’s cartoon about a talking sea sponge and his underwater pals has given rise to multiple internet memes that are so well-known, the franchise is turning the memes into toys, for profit. In fact, SpongeBob memes have become so iconic that to commemorate the show’s 20th anniversary, Nickelodeon recently announced that it’s releasing an entire lineup of SpongeBob meme toys. On the 20th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants, the unlikely Nickelodeon cartoon that became a cultural phenomenon is still going strong - on your TV screen and on the internet, where it has spawned a thriving meme culture. ![]()
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