SpongeBob SquarePants, the long-running Nickelodeon cartoon that debuted in 1999, is one of the most memed shows on the internet, and its exaggerated disgust faces are a staple of reaction edits. This short clip captures that classic sniff-and-recoil gag, and it spread through meme compilations, TikTok edits and soundboard apps as the go-to punchline for anything rotten. It is often paired with gross-out staples like fart with reverb clips, keeping it in rotation wherever cartoonish disgust gets a laugh.