Squidward Tentacles, called Calamardo Tentacles in the Spanish dub of SpongeBob SquarePants, has been the show's gloomy neighbour since 1999. Clips of him crying, often edited with headphones and sad music, spread widely in Latin American meme pages and WhatsApp groups. The Spanish phrasing calamardo triste llorando became a common search because fans look for that specific miserable mood rather than a joke. It stays popular as shorthand for dramatic loneliness.