AboutWhat does the meme depict?
The Patrick Star Wallet meme originates from a scene in the animated TV show Spongebob Squarepants. In the meme template, villain Man Ray is trying to return a lost wallet to Patrick Star as part of a morality lesson. Despite clear evidence and logical reasoning from Man Ray, Patrick stubbornly denies owning the wallet. The template typically shows a series of frame grabs from this interaction, featuring the increasingly frustrated Man Ray and the obliviously stubborn Patrick.
OriginWho did it first?
The meme is based on a scene from the Spongebob Squarepants episode 'Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III' which aired on September 14th, 2001. The specific scene involves a character, Man Ray, attempting to return a wallet to Patrick Star in an effort to teach a lesson about honesty and morality, only to be met with illogical and humorous denials from Patrick. This episode can be watched here on YouTube. The scene became a popular image macro on the internet, gaining notable attention in the mid-2010s. One of the early adaptations was shared on Imgur on July 21st, 2013, highlighting its meme potential as users started altering the dialogue to fit different humorous or absurd scenarios.[1]
Origin: 2016