If you’ve been on TikTok recently, you might have seen a “I call Patrick Subaru” comment.
This comment typically appears on Spongebob videos, photos, and slideshows on TikTok.
This meme is a pop culture reference to a comment made in the Spongebob Fandom website.
Other similar memes include “Pagani” and “Nissan”, each referring to a character in Spongebob.
In this article, you’ll learn what the “I call Patrick Subaru” meme on TikTok is, where it came from (its origin), and more.
The origin of “I call Patrick Subaru”
I call Patrick Subaru originated from a comment by Kmh1481 and a reply by Idoodle247 in the Spongebob Fandom website.
The comment was posted in the Gone episode on the website on 6 March, 2021.
Here’s the comment, “I hate that even Subaru took part in no Spongebob day what kind of best friend is he”.
Followed by, “Who’s Subaru” by Idoodle247 and “I call Patrick Subaru” by Kmh1481.
In March 2025, 5 years later, the conversation went viral on TikTok after some creators posted it.
Kmh1481 returned to the Spongebob Fandom website after realizing that she had gone viral.
She also explained why she called Patrick Subaru to the user, AlkalineOrSomething.
“I call Patrick Subaru because the name Subaru sounds cute”.
“Any word ending in the letter u sounds cute and Patrick looks so cute a lot of the time”.
I Call Patrick Subaru Meme
I Call Patrick Subaru Meme went viral on TikTok after creators started referring to Patrick as “Subaru”.
This references Kmh1481’s comment on the Spongebob Fandom website.
@clipstiktok766 posted a video titled “Best Subaru moments” and compiled clips of Patrick in Spongebob.
The video got over 800k views and more than 170k likes.
Other similar memes include “Pagani” and “Nissan”, each referring to a character in Spongebob.
“Pagani” refers to Spongebob while “Nissan” refers to Squidward.
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