100+ SpongeBob Quotes Packed with Laughter & Friendship

Introduction

SpongeBob SquarePants isn’t just a cartoon sponge; he’s a voice for joy, optimism, and the kind of goofy wisdom that sticks with you long after you’ve closed Netflix. In the lists below, you’ll find everything from classic SpongeBob lines to motivational moments, perfect for sharing, reflecting, or simply smiling.

Best SpongeBob Quotes of All Time

• “I’m ready! I’m ready! I’m ready!” — Help Wanted

• “Permission to come aboard, captain! … And now I’m ready.” — Help Wanted

• “One hydrodynamic spatula … with port-and-starboard attachments … and turbo drive.” — Help Wanted

• “Gotta be in top physical condition for today, Gary.” — Help Wanted

• “There it is. The finest eating establishment ever established for eating.” — Help Wanted

• “I don’t need it. I don’t need it. … I NEEEED IT!” — Tea at the Treedome

• “I’m a quitter!” — Tea at the Treedome

• “Air is not good, Patrick! Air is not good!” — Tea at the Treedome

• “I’m ugly, and I’m proud!” — Something Smells

• “I can’t be ugly! I can’t be!” — Something Smells

• “How long have I been ugly, Patrick?” — Something Smells

• “Every Villain Is Lemons.”

• “The best time to wear a striped sweater is all the time.”

• “I’ll have you know that I stubbed my toe last week and only cried for twenty minutes.” — The Best Day Ever.

• “I have another idea! … when I need a job done, I call someone with a job to do that JOB!” — Can You Spare a Dime?

• “Bald! Bald! Bald!” — The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.

• “All bubble-blowing babies will be beaten senseless by every able-bodied patron in the bar.” — The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.

Funny SpongeBob Quotes

• “I don’t need water! Water’s for quitters!” — Tea at the Treedome

• “I’m a Goofy Goober, yeah! You’re a Goofy Goober, yeah!” — The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

• “We’re all Goofy Goobers! Rock!” — Movie.

• “No, no, no wait … I wumbo, you wumbo, he-she-me wumbo.”

• “You don’t need a license to drive a sandwich.”

• “Excuse me, sir, but you’re sitting on my body, which is also my face.”

• “I’ve got another idea! Why don't I call someone whose job it is to fix it?” — Can You Spare a Dime?

• “There’s no such thing as a mistake, as long as you learn from it.”

• “All my dreams can come true if I just work hard.”

Inspirational SpongeBob Quotes

• “If you believe in yourself, with a tiny pinch of magic, all your dreams can come true!”

• “With imagination, you can be anything you want.”

• “There’s power in pride.” — Something Smells

• “Sure! With these spiky cleats, anything is possible!” — SpongeBob Meets the Strangler

• “One hydrodynamic spatula … with … turbo drive … coming right up, sir!” — Help Wanted

• “I’m ready! … Go, SpongeBob! Go, self!” — Help Wanted

• “I’m a Goofy Goober, yeah … the kid inside will set you free!” — Movie

• “One hydrodynamic spatula … don’t come back ’til you get one.” — Help Wanted

• “If you believe in yourself … all your dreams can come true!”

SpongeBob Friendship Quotes

• “No, really, Patrick, look!”

• “That is some secret box you got there.”

• “Well, good night, Patrick. See you tomorrow.”

• “SpongeBob … you have crossed the line! As of right now, this friendship is over!”

• “I should have known. It was just a piece of string all along.”

• “Best Friends Forever. B-F-F, that stands for us.”

• “Just treasuring our time together, Squidward.” — Fun-Sized Friends episode.

• “Now we never have to be apart, even when we’re not together.” — Fun-Sized Friends.

• “Here you go, Patrick … see you forever, Patrick.” — Fun-Sized Friends.

• “Maybe our paths will cross again someday. Think fondly of me, Mr. SquarePants.” — from Patrick SmartPants.

• “But Patrick, you’re my best friend!” — Patrick SmartPants transcript.

• “Knowledge can never replace friendship. I prefer to be an idiot!” — Patrick SmartPants transcript.

• “Patrick, you’re my pal.” — Patrick SmartPants.

• “I got you, and you got me … let’s do everything together.”

• “If I can’t have you as a friend, I’m gonna make you a trophy.”

• “Our world is just too big for them.” — Fun-Sized Friends.

• “You sit right there, my hungry little sailor, while I whip you up some grub from the galley.” — From Fun-Sized Friends.

• “Morning, Patrick! You here for your pre-lunch Krabby Patty?” — The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water script.

• “One for me and one for my friend.” —The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water script.

• “Oh, the magic claw from episode 1582! Man Ray’s power glove!” — In Back to the Past.

• “I can’t wait! Can you, Patrick?” — Back to the Past.

SpongeBob Quotes for Instagram Captions

• “I’m ready!” — Help Wanted.

• “Is mayonnaise an instrument?”

• “Leedle leedle leedle, lee!”

• “Firmly grasp it!”

• “Ravioli, ravioli, give me the formuoli.”

• “Chocolate! CHOCOLATE!!!”

• “We’ll have fun if we go out and just sit around doing nothing.” — Lyrics from the friendship song.

• “I’m not just ready, I’m ready, Freddy!”

• “I can make a Krabby Patty now?” — From Krusty Krab Training Video.

• “No matter how old I get, I still watch SpongeBob SquarePants.”

• “If I believe in myself … all my dreams can come true.”

• “Doing it together makes everything better.” — From the friendship song.

• “Run along, back to your family and friends.” —From Texas episode transcript.

• “I was just … jellyfishing.” — From Back to the Past.

More From SpongeBob

• “I was just going to say that your fly is down … Manager! This is the greatest day of my life!” — From The SpongeBob Movie.

• “Oh boy! Jellyfishing. I can’t wait!” — From Back to the Past.

• “Here’s that washing machine you wanted.”

• “Let’s have some fun together.”

• “Every little thing … doing it with you.” — “Friend Dance.”

• “You never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”

• “It’s not always what you say that matters.”

• “Run along, back to your family and friends.” —The Texas.

• “Go on, go back to where you belong.” —The Texas.

• “I can’t wait to start!”

SpongeBob Movie Quotes

• “I can make it worth your while.”

• “Good morning, Patrick!”

• “You gotta understand? … You’re my friend.”

• “If I don’t make any money today … I’ll surely break out in a rash!”

• “Let me be the first to say: Congratulations!”

• “I’ll prove I’m fry cook material!”

• “That’s the secret box … it’s just a piece of string!”

• “Is this the Krusty Krab?”

• “Floating high like a bubble in the sky … doing it with you.”

• "You are a winner".