What does the "distracted by the bob," or "the bob" meme involve? The trend seemed to start in mid-September 2025, and typically takes the form of videos like this one, by user @whoelseisjake. In the ...

"SpongeCore" is all the rage on social media after a creator put the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants over part of the Knocked Loose song "Mistakes Like Fractures," showing listeners what it would sound ...

Thanks to fans of Spongebob, Mr. Krabs, Patrick, Squidward, Sandy and Plankton, Spongebob Squarepants has become ubiquitous. You can’t seem to log onto social media without coming across some ...

Though meme culture took off nearly two decades after SpongeBob Squarepants first aired on Nickelodeon in 1999, images from iconic episodes still circulate on the internet with hilarious captions. The ...

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A new meme called “Distracted by the Bob” has taken over TikTok, and like most SpongeBob trends, it’s as ridiculous as it is surreal. What began as simple jokes about secretly watching SpongeBob ...