With timeless shows like Spongebob Squarepants, Rugrats, and Avatar: The Last Airbender, Nickelodeon has surely played a significant role in our upbringing and remains a popular choice for kids to watch cartoons even today.
Nickelodeon shows have been known for their sharp and witty humor, giving useful life lessons and promoting learning, among many others. Having completed almost 50 years of entertaining the world with several iconic shows, Nickelodeon has also inspired numerous memes on the internet.
Here are 20 of the funniest Nickelodeon memes that are sure to crack you up.
1) Bitter pill to swallow
We've all been in a situation where we're trying to swallow a pill, but we're not able to, and then the horrible taste kicks in, making our entire face shrink, just like Spongebob. Fun times!
2) Confidence-shattering front camera
This meme from Hey Arnold captures what it looks like when we sometimes open our phone's front camera, only to see ourselves looking worse than we thought.
3) The catchy Catdog intro
The Catdog opening credits had one of the best intro songs on Nickelodeon and had us all grooving to it as kids.
4) Jimmy Neutron's iconic hair
Jimmy Neutron, besides being known as one of the smartest cartoon characters of all time, is also popular for his tall hairstyle, which is taller than half the size of his friends. (via Instagram / @a.thousand.apologies)
5) Fairies predict the future!
Seems like the Nickelodeon classic The Fairly Oddparents predicted the popular Skibidi toilet trend more than a decade before it became viral on the internet. Fairies really are all-knowing beings! (via Instagram / @multifandom_fan_memer)
6) Spongebob x Bohemian Rhapsody
This hilarious Spongebob meme pays tribute to the legendary band Queen, showing how their fans would sing along to their songs. (via X / @SpongeBobMemesZ)
7) The iconic cabbage merchant from Avatar
This character from Avatar: The Last Airbender became popular became popular thanks to one recurring scene - his cabbages getting destroyed every time a fight takes place in the series. (via X/ @4vataruniverse)
8) A kid's idea of adulting
As children, many of us thought that adulting was all about drinking coffee and wearing suits, as hilariously shown in this meme from Rugrats. (via Instagram/ @1990skiddo)
9) Waiting for the weekend
This meme from Hey Arnold accurately captures how we often find ourselves counting each second until the weekend arrives. (from Instagram/ @heyarnold_memes)
10) "Don't tell me what to do"
People sometimes want others to mind their own business on a whole other level, as shown in this classic scene from Drake and Josh. (via X / @thisbemesara)
11) Commercial break over
This Spongebob meme screams relatable, as we've all found ourselves rushing out of the bathroom after the commercial break to watch our favorite cartoons as children. Not a second could be missed! (via X / @SpongeBobMemesZ)
12) No bending post 30
This meme hilariously uses the dialogues from the final battle of Avatar: The Last Airbender as a pun to tell us how one can develop bad knees post turning 30. (via X / @Memedroid)
13) Evergreen shows
Nickelodeon shows are evergreen and can be enjoyed even as an adult as this Rugrats meme shows us. (via Instagram/ @saturday_morning_nosta)
14) Work out vs. Eat out
The dilemma of choosing between going to the gym or ordering food instead is universal, captured accurately by this Hey Arnold meme. (via Instagram/ @heyarnold_memes)
15) No response from parents
Parents yelling our name from the other room and not responding later can be observed in every household. We completely understand your frustration Spongebob. (via X / @SpongeBobMemesZ)
16) Boomer-Aang
Remeber Aang from Avatar? This would be him now, of boomer age. Feel old yet? (via X / @tiffanyyhchang)
17) Adults no more
This Rugrats meme could either be really funny or upsetting, as these characters who used to look like adults to us now look like some of our friends! (via Instagram/ @watchworthyapp)
18) When life gives you...not lemons?
Drake and Josh had some of the most memorable quotes, like this one that put a spin on the famous 'When life gives you lemons' quote. (via X/ @thisbemesara)
19) Jimmy Neutron's barber
Who knew Jimmy Neutron and Donkey Kong from the famous Nintendo games had the same barber? (via Instagram/ @clean.nintendo.memes)
20) Forget about the work!
We all want to just forget about our work as soon as we step out of our office, as this meme from Fairly Oddparents hilariously shows. (via Instagram/ @fairlyoddparents)
Nickelodeon has given us some of the greatest gems over the years, carving a special place in our hearts and minds - and it is here to stay for decades to come!
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