Overtime fits SpongeBob SquarePants perfectly because SpongeBob, the Nickelodeon cartoon fry cook created by Stephen Hillenburg in 1999, famously loves his job at the Krusty Krab. While other characters treat work as a chore, he treats extra hours as good news, which is why this single shouted word became a reusable reaction online. The clip spread through meme edits, soundboards and short videos about jobs, school and gaming, where creators borrow his enthusiasm to make staying late sound absurdly cheerful instead of miserable.