The exact recording behind this clip is unclear, which is typical of user-uploaded meme board sounds, but it rides the long-running bass-boost meme trend that took over YouTube and Vine edits in the mid-2010s, when creators cranked the low end on cartoon clips for comic effect. SpongeBob's goofy voice made him a natural fit for that treatment, and heavily distorted SpongeBob meme edits still circulate widely today as shorthand for unhinged, over-the-top humor.