SpongeBob SquarePants popularized these deadpan time cards, using short narrator announcements to jump between scenes instead of showing every boring interval in between. The two hours later version became a favourite outside the show as creators reused it in YouTube edits, TikTok videos and reaction clips to mock long waits, slow progress and awkward delays. Its appeal has lasted because the joke needs no context: the formal voice makes any mundane gap feel dramatic, and the format still works for everything from gaming montages to everyday vlogs.