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"I'm Ugly And I'm Proud": 17 Times "SpongeBob SquarePants" Proved That It's An Unqualified Masterpiece

SpongeBob SquarePants is clearly a work of staggering genius.

Screen shots from "SpongeBob SquarePants"

This monologue is Oscar-worthy, and you can't convince me otherwise.

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So there were plenty of responses when Redditor u/duv_life asked the folks of AskReddit, "What is your favorite quote from SpongeBob?" Reading through them took me on a trip down memory lane, so I'd like to invite you all to join me on a journey across 17 of Bikini Bottom's greatest moments.

Screen shots from "SpongeBob SquarePants"
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1.When Plankton tried to teach SpongeBob how to assert himself, but forgot that he had taken on the most generous sponge in town as his student.

—AggressiveSides

2.When Squidward flew too close to the sun with his inner monologue.

Squidward saying, "Oh no, he's hot!"

3.When Patrick let SpongeBob know he was dealing with a true intellectual powerhouse.

Patrick saying, "The inner machinations of my mind are an enigma."

4.When Patrick put those inner machinations to the test and tried to warn SpongeBob about a maniac on the loose (who was, in fact, SpongeBob).

Patrick saying, "He's just standing there... menacingly!"

5.When SpongeBob taught Patrick a very valuable lesson: A jar is not a pickle, nor is a pickle a jar.

Patrick saying, "Yes."

6.When Plankton said what we should all say upon leaving stressful situations.

Plankton saying, "Goodbye everyone, I'll remember you all in therapy."

7.When SpongeBob made like the pioneers and rode this gorgeous rock straight to his destiny.

SpongeBob excited about a rock

8.When Patrick reminded SpongeBob that they were sophisticated, technologically advanced, intermittently violent sea creatures.