Bob Esponja is the Spanish name for SpongeBob SquarePants, the Nickelodeon cartoon created by Stephen Hillenburg that premiered in 1999. Clips from its Spanish dub circulate widely in Latin American and Spanish meme culture, where a single dubbed line can become a reusable reaction. Asco is an everyday Spanish exclamation for disgust, similar to yuck or gross. This short take spread through soundboards and short video edits because it needs no setup, pairs the familiar cartoon voice with an everyday reaction, and can be dropped onto almost any unpleasant reveal.