The video gained over 1,000 views in one week and received viral spread in the following days. On July 28th, 2021, Instagram user crab_nicholson posted the first derivative meme, using a tool to voice Regular Show characters Benson and Muscle Man (shown below). On July 20th, Instagram user lilcasper.v2 reposted it, with the reupload gaining over 61,200 views in two weeks. For example, on July 10th, 2021, Instagram user pedros_friend reposted the video, with the post gaining over 8,700 views in one month. The version imagining SpongeBob and Patrick playing together received viral spread online. Oh my fucking god, this kid is shooting me in storm… Get fucking shit on, kid. That video received over 6.6 million views and 783,000 likes in one month (shown below, right).
On the same day, posted two similar memes, including a version that imagined SpongeBob and Patrick playing in duo game mode. The post received over 2 million views and 240,000 likes in one month (shown below, left).
On July 2nd, 2021, TikToker posted a TikTok that imagined SpongeBob SquarePants streaming Fortnite, using a text-to-speech tool to voice SpongeBob.