Any SpongeBob SquarePants fans out there? Well, as you’ve found your way to my collection of the best SpongeBob quotes, I guess you belong to the fan crew, too!
So, I’m excited to let you know that today’s article brings you no less than 170 quotes by different characters from this famous American animated series!
Created by Stephen Hillenburg more than 20 years ago, this show continues to impress different audiences. It’s no wonder why!
I remember spending hours and hours watching it during my own childhood – it was absolutely fantastic, exciting, and different from any other show.
Now let’s dive into my collection and find the coolest and most inspirational quotes by SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Plankton, Squidward and other characters!
10 Best SpongeBob Quotes
I’ll kick things off with my top 10 quotes:
1. “No one can change a person, but someone can be a reason for that person to change.” – SpongeBob
2. “If you believe in yourself, with a tiny pinch of magic all your dreams can come true!” – SpongeBob
3. “You never really know the true value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.” – SpongeBob
4. “A five–letter word for happiness – MONEY.” – Mr. Krabs
5. “It’s not always what you say that matters, sometimes it’s what you don’t say.” – Mr. Krabs
6. “You’ll never get what you want if you always let people step on you.” – Plankton
7. “The inner machinations of my mind are an enigma.” – Patrick
8. “Wake me up when I care.” – Squidward
9. “Goodbye everyone, I’ll remember you all in therapy.” – Plankton
10. “I knew I shouldn’t have gotten out of bed today.” – Squidward
Funny SpongeBob Quotes
If you’ve been searching for the funniest SpongeBob quotes, you simply can’t miss these:
1. “Well, it may be stupid, but it’s also dumb.” – Patrick
2. “Come on Krabs, there’s gotta be some use of this stuff we can agree on! Let’s sell it to the military! Imagine… fuel for flamethrowers, lubricant for killer robots, bombs that smell like french fries!” – Plankton
3. “Squidward… I used your clarinet to unclog my toilet!” – SpongeBob
4. “Another day, another migraine.” – Squidward
5. “I have a square head and a real ghost has a round one. All we have to do is make my head round and boo, I’m scary!” – SpongeBob
6. “I was trying to tell you that I was choking on snow but the snow melted and turned into water and I drank all the water now I’m better.” – Patrick
7. “Did you smell it? That smell. A kind of smelly smell. The smelly smell that smells… smelly.” – Mr. Krabs
8. “Just when I thought they couldn’t get any stupider.” – Squidward
9. “Wait, SpongeBob, we’re not cavemen. We have technology.” – Patrick
10. “Nonsense, my vocabulary is infinitely expanding!” – Patrick
11. “Always follow your heart unless your heart is bad with directions.” – SpongeBob
12. “If there’s one thing we Atlanteans enjoy, it’s a healthy dose of dark humor!” – Lord Royal Highness
13. “My pants are on fire!… My underwear is on fire!… I’M ON FIRE!” – Mr. Krabs
14. Squidward: “Do you have to stand so close? You’re making me claustrophobic!” Patrick: “What does claustrophobic mean?” SpongeBob: “I think it means he’s afraid of Santa Claus.” Patrick: “Ho, Ho,Ho!” SpongeBob: “Stop it, Patrick! You’re scaring him!”
15. “Can I have everybody’s attention?… I have to use the bathroom.” – Patrick
16. SpongeBob: “Aw, cheer up, Squid! It could be worse!” Patrick: “Yeah. You could be bald and have a big nose.”
17. Mr. Krabs: “I didn’t want to say this in front of Patrick, but that hat makes you look like a girl.” SpongeBob: “Am I a pretty girl?”
18. “I am ugly and I’m proud!” – SpongeBob
19. “Well, maybe we wouldn’t sound so bad if some people didn’t try playing with BIG MEATY CLAWS!” – Saxophone player
20. “I might as well sleep for 100 years or so.” – Squidward
21. “F is for fire that burns down the whole town. U is uranium… bombs! N is for no survivors!” – Plankton
22. SpongeBob: “You don’t even have fingernails.” Patrick: “I cannot believe what I am hearing!” SpongeBob: “How can you hear it? You don’t have ears either!”
23. Bouncer: “Welcome to The Salty Spitoon. How tough are you?” Customer: “How tough am I? How tough am I? I had a bowl of nails for breakfast this morning.” Bouncer: “Yeah, so?” Customer: “Without any milk.”
24. SpongeBob: “You’re just in time to enlist in my army! Join me, and together we will fight the Pink Menace! Patrick: “That’s me!”
25. “You’re a man now, SpongeBob, and it’s time you started acting like one.” – Patrick Star
26. Sandy: “Don’t you have to be stupid somewhere else? Patrick: “Not until 4.”
27. Customer: “What’s going on?” Squidward: “Something stupid, I’m sure.”
28. SpongeBob: “What’s better than serving up smiles?” Squidward: “Being dead or anything else.”
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29. “Too bad SpongeBob’s not here to enjoy SpongeBob not being here.” – Squidward
30. “Gary, I’m absorbing his blows like I’m made of some sort of spongy material.” – SpongeBob
Famous SpongeBob Quotes
Looking for famous SpongeBob quotes? Here you go:
1. “That’s it, mister! You just lost your brain privileges.” – Plankton
2. “I’m hotter than a hickory-smoked sausage!” – Sandy
3. “Hey Patrick, I thought of something funnier than 24… 25!” – SpongeBob
4. “Don’t you DARE take the name of Texas in vain.” – Sandy
5. “If I don’t make any money today, I’ll surely break out in a rash!” – Mr. Krabs
6. “If I was a mom… this would be kind of shocking. Just call me daddy!” – Patrick
7. “Future, future, future.” – Squidward
8. “My name’s not RIIIIIIIIIIIICK!” – Patrick
9. “I’m ugly and I’m proud!” – SpongeBob
10. “Stupidity isn’t a virus, but it sure is spreading like one.” – Sandy
11. “Holographic Meatloaf? My favorite!” – Plankton
12. “Is mayonnaise an instrument?” – Patrick
13. “Ah, a few blobs of ink doesn’t prove a thing. I’m as evil as ever, I’ll prove it right now by stealing the Krabby Patty secret formula.” – Plankton
14. “You’re about as ugly as homemade soup!” – Sandy
15. “It all started when I was born.” – Squidward
16. “I might as well sleep for 100 years or so.” – Squidward
17. “Congratulations, sir! You have just given me my one-millionth dollar!” – Mr. Krabs
18. “I don’t get it. No matter what I do, I always end up being squashed by someone bigger than me.” – Plankton
19. “If I were to die right now in a fiery explosion due to the carelessness of a friend, then it would just be alright.” – SpongeBob
20. “You’re nothing but pure evil… just like newspaper comics.” – Sandy
21. “Give to the Children’s fund? What have the children ever done for me?” – Mr. Krabs
22. “I’ll have you know that I stubbed my toe last week and only cried for 20 minutes.” – SpongeBob
23. “Three cheers for the world’s greatest fry cook… SpongeBob!” – Mr. Krabs
24. “I was trying to tell you that I was choking on snow, but the snow melted and turned into water, and I drank all the water now I’m better.” – Patrick
25. “No, I’m not on my way to the grand opening ceremony. I’m busy planning to rule the world!” – Plankton
26. “Yeah, well, I’d hate you even if I didn’t hate you.” – Patrick
27. “Home is where you’re surrounded by other critters that care about you.” – Sandy Cheeks
28. “It’s just a cruel reminder that I’m single and likely to remain that way forever.” – Squidward
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29. “What’s so great about a nerdy pickle?” – Patrick
30. “Next time I’ll bring more granola!” – Sandy
Iconic SpongeBob quotes
Iconic quotes make iconic captions, too. Let’s take a look at this selection and maybe discover awesome caption ideas for your posts:
1. “Well, it’s no secret that the best thing about a secret is secretly telling someone your secret, thereby adding another secret to their secret collection of secrets, secretly.” – SpongeBob
2. “I’ve waited years for this moment. I’m gonna go in there, march straight up to the manager, look at him straight in the eye, lay it on the line, and – I can’t do it!” – Patrick
3. SpongeBob: “Do you know what day today is?” Patrick: “Annoy Squidward day?” SpongeBob: “No, silly! that’s on the 15th!”.
4. Sandy: “Don’t you have to be stupid somewhere else?” / Patrick: “Not until 4.”
5. “Squidward, your ceiling is talking to me!” – Patrick Star
6. “No, not because I cheated! Because I’m an evil genius. And you’re just a kid.” – Plankton
7. “Listen, instead of killing yourselves, I’ve got something really important for you to do for me. Now, are you men ready for your super… special…. secret…. assignment?” – Mr. Krabs
8. “The inner machinations of my mind are an enigma.” – Patrick
9. “I thought I was going to steal something. Can’t imagine why. So, I’m just enjoying this lovely day!” – Plankton
10. “That’s it, mister! You just lost your brain privileges.” – Plankton
11. Patrick: “Are they laughing at us?” SpongeBob: “No, Patrick. They’re laughing next to us.”
12. “Can you give SpongeBob his brain back, I had to borrow it for the week.” – Patrick
13. “Well, it wouldn’t be the first time you ruined everything.” – Squidward
14. “I order the food, you cook the food. The customer gets the food. We do that for 40 years, and then we die.” – Squidward
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15. “With imagination, I can be anything I want. A pirate! Arrgh! A football player! Hup!” – SpongeBob SquarePants
16. “I can’t see my forehead!” – Patrick
17. “I know of a place where you never get harmed. A magical place with magical charm. Indoors, indoors, indoors!” – SpongeBob
18. “I have a square head and a real ghost has a round one. All we have to do is make my head round and boo, I’m scary!” – SpongeBob
19. “We should take Bikini Bottom and push it somewhere else!” – Patrick
20. “You don’t need a license to drive a sandwich.” – SpongeBob
21. “Once upon a time there was an ugly barnacle. He was so ugly that everyone died. The end!” – Patrick
22. “Being grown up is boring. Besides, I don’t ‘get’ jazz.” – Patrick
23. “I’m so loyal, I don’t mind sleeping out in the cold, hard ground while Captain Krabs sleeps in his warm, dry tent.” – SpongeBob
24. “Well, the way I see it, there are three possibilities: one, you stole it; two, you stole it; or three, you stole it!” – Mr. Krabs
25. “He is a ghost in denial. He needs us now more than ever.” – SpongeBob
26. “See, no one says ‘cool’ any more. That’s such an old person thing. Now we say ‘coral’, as in ‘That nose job is so coral.’” – Pearl Krabs
27. “Well, if I was a robot, which I’m not, at least I’m well put together.” – Mr. Krabs
28. “SpongeBob is the only guy I know who can have fun with a jellyfish… for 12 hours!” – Squidward
29. “Dumb people are always blissfully unaware of how dumb they really are…” – Patrick
30. “I guess hibernation is the opposite of beauty sleep!” – Patrick
Awesome SpongeBob Quotes
This section brings you a few awesome SpongeBob quotes. Enjoy!
1. “Ah, my jellyfish brethren are returning.” – SpongeBob
2. “Run, Mr. Krabs! Run like you’re not in a coma!” – SpongeBob
3. “That Plankton is a clever beast. You’ve got to keep a sharp eye out for him, SpongeBob.” – Mr. Krabs
4. “Pull your pants up, Patrick. We’re going home.” – SpongeBob
5. “Ice is just a myth.” – Mr. Krabs
6. SpongeBob: “I used to have a dream.” Mr. Krabs.: “Yeah? I used to have a kidney stone. Everything passes eventually.”
7. “What’s this ‘we’ stuff? You fed him the tainted patty. Looks like it’s the stony lonesome for you!” – Mr. Krabs
8. “So much later that the old narrator got tired of waiting and they had to hire a new one.” – Narrator
9. “Oh, yes you do, no world means no money, so, either save the world, or you’re fired!” – Mr. Krabs
10. “We don’t need television… not as long as we have our imagination.” – SpongeBob
11. “I’m a good noodle!” – SpongeBob
12. “Remember, licking doorknobs is illegal on other planets.” – SpongeBob
13. “Squidward, your ceiling is talking to me.” – Patrick
14. “Too bad that didn’t kill me.” – Squidward
15. “All I know is fine dining and breathing.” – SpongeBob
16. “The Krusty Krab pizza is the pizza for you and me.” – SpongeBob
17. “Good people don’t rip other people’s arms off.” – SpongeBob
18. “We shall never deny a guest even the most ridiculous request.” – Mr. Krabs
19. “Me, aggressive?! How dare you?! Maybe you’re right… I command you to help me be a nicer person!” – Plankton
20. “The best time to wear a striped sweater is all the time!” – SpongeBob
21. “Hello. You’ve reached the house of unrecognized talent.” – Squidward
22. “Excuse me, sir, but you’re sitting on my body, which is also my face.” – SpongeBob
23. “It took three days to make that potato salad, three days!!!” – SpongeBob
24. “Oh well, I guess I’m not wearing any pants today!” – SpongeBob
25. “This working out thing isn’t working out.” – SpongeBob SquarePants
26. “It’s just a cruel reminder that I’m single and likely to remain that way forever.” – Squidward
27. “There it is. The finest eating establishment ever established for eating. The Krusty Krab, home of the Krabby Patty, with the Help Wanted sign on the front.” – Patrick
28. Patrick: “Hey, SpongeBob… You’re shorter. Have you been dieting?” SpongeBob: “Well, a sponge has to look his spongiest.”
29. “SpongeBob, before we’re torn to shreds, I’d like to thank you for helping me look for Spot.” – Plankton
30. “Look at all the hip young people eating sal–ads.” – SpongeBob
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Cool SpongeBob Quotes
If you need a few cool quotes from this awesome show, be sure to check these out:
1. “F is for friends who do stuff together!” – SpongeBob
2. “Who would want a friend as ugly as I am? They would! It makes them feel better about the way they look!” – SpongeBob and Patrick Star
3. “What do you usually do when I am gone? I wait for you to come back!” – SpongeBob
4. SpongeBob: “I slipped on an ice cube and got covered in boo–boos.” Doctor: “Boo–boos, eh? I think you guys want THAT hospital.” SpongeBob: “… WEENIE HUT GENERAL?”
5. “Wake me up when I care.” – Squidward Tentacles
6. “Knowledge cannot replace friendship.” – Patrick Star
7. SpongeBob: “I don’t get it, Patrick. What’s wrong with Sandy?” Patrick: “Maybe it’s just a squirrel thing.”
8. “Oh Karen, my computer wife, if only I could have managed to steal the secret to Krabs’ success. The formula for the Krabby Patty… Ohhh… then people would line up to eat at MY restaurant! Lord knows I’ve tried. I’ve exhausted every evil plan in my filing cabinet… from A to Y!” – Plankton
9. “Fine, I guess you’re gonna miss… the panty raid.” – Patrick
10. “Ravioli, ravioli. Give me the formuoli.” – SpongeBob
11. “What? It’s just obvious that I’m a complete failure and a waste of a lower-life form! Oh, woe is me!” – Plankton
12. “Hello, we’re with the pet hospital down the street, and I understand you have a dying animal on the premises.” – SpongeBob
13. “You mean you’ve never heard the story of the… hash-slinging slasher?” –Squidward
14. SpongeBob: “The slash–bringing hasher?” Squidward: “The hash–slinging slasher.” SpongeBob: “The sash wringing, the trash thinging, mash flinging… the flash springing, bringing the crash thinging the…” Squidward: “Yes. The hash-slinging slasher.”
15. “This is not your average, everyday darkness. This is… ADVANCED darkness.” – SpongeBob
16. Police: “If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime. [locks SpongeBob and Patrick in jail cell and opens it again after a second] Okay, time’s up. Now get out!” SpongeBob: “But… we stole a balloon!” Police: “Yeah, on free balloon day!”
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17. “You’re part of my crew now, and our job is to sail around and frighten people. It’ll be grueling, mind-numbing, and repetitive. Just like… daytime television.” – Flying Dutchman
18. “It started out as a simple order. A Krabby Patty with cheese. When the customer took a bite, NO CHEESE!” – Mr. Krabs
19. “You can’t fool me. I listen to public radio!” – Squidward
20. “Can I be excused for the rest of my life?” – SpongeBob
21. “What doesn’t kill you, usually succeeds in the second attempt.” – Mr. Krabs
22. “Aye–aye, captain!” – SpongeBob
23. “Tartar sauce!” – SpongeBob
24. “Listen here, ya little barnacle. No one and I means no one can ever know about this. It’ll be the end of you, it’ll be the end of me. And worst of all, it’ll be the end of me!” – Mr. Krabs
25. “Don’t be sad, buddy. Turn that frown upside down!” – SpongeBob
26. “Oh, these aren’t homemade. They were made in a factory… a bomb factory. They’re bombs.” – SpongeBob
27. “Hello? Where’d everybody go? Did I miss something? Did you see my b*tt?” – Patrick Star
28. “If I were to die right now in a fiery explosion due to the carelessness of a friend… then it would just be alright.” – SpongeBob
29. SpongeBob: “My friends don’t hang out at Weenie Hut Jrs.” Patrick: “You tell em, SpongeBob.” SpongeBob: “Patrick, what are you doing here?” Patrick: “I’m always here on Double Weenie Wednesday.”
30. “Okay, magical talking trashcan. I wish Spongebob were here to see this.” – Patrick Star
More SpongeBob Quotes
My exciting collection ends with more SpongeBob quotes! Let’s have a look:
1. “You’re the most adult person I know.” – Patrick Star
2. “I have worked for Mr. Krabs for many years and always thought he was a great boss!” – SpongeBob SquarePants
3. Patrick: “You got it set to ‘M’ for mini when it should be set to ‘W’ for wumbo.” SpongeBob: “Patrick, I don’t think wumbo is a real word.” Patrick: “C’mon, you know. I wumbo. You wumbo. He/she/we wumbo.”
4. “Now, who wants to lick the spoon?” – Grandma
5. “Moss always points to civilization.” – SpongeBob
6. “What could be better than serving up smiles?” – SpongeBob
7. “His chops are too righteous. The helmets can’t handle this level of rock n’ roll! Karen, do something!” – Plankton
8. “A Triple Gooberberry Sunrise, huh? I guess I could use one of those.” – SpongeBob
9. “You’re not just an idiot, Patrick; you’re also my pal!” – SpongeBob
10. “And tonight, after my big promotion, we’re gonna party till we’re purple.” – SpongeBob
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To Wrap It Up
That’s all, folks!
Thank you so much for reading my collection of 170 SpongeBob quotes!
Nickelodeon’s legendary television series, created by a marine science educator and animator, continues to impress different audiences!
It is, in fact, one of the highest-rated, most watched, and most profitable series ever!
Finally, I hope you liked my collection! Feel free to share it on social media with your nearest and dearest!
Stay tuned for more awesome content.
Until next time!
P.S. What’s your favorite SpongeBob quote? Let me know in the comments section below! 🙂
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