Mr. Krabs' "I Like Money"
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Type: Catchphrase, Pop Culture Reference,
Tags: spongebob, spongebob squarepants, spongebob squarepants movie, mr krabs, money,
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About
Mr. Krabs' "I Like Money" refers to a scene from the 2004 film The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie where Mr. Krabs says he opened a second restaurant because he likes money. The scene became the subject of memes in 2016 and is often used to point out greed.
Origin
The film The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was released on November 19th, 2004. In the film, Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown) has opened a second restaurant. A journalist interviews him about it, whereupon he simply responds in non sequiturs, shamelessly flaunting his greed.
The scene has been uploaded to YouTube several times, earning hundreds of thousands of views. The below version was uploaded on November 1st, 2017, gaining 300,000 in four years.[1]
journalist: "First of all, congratulations, Mr. Krabs."
Mr. Krabs: "Hello, I like money!"
journalist: "What inspired you to build a second Krusty Krabs right next door to the original?"
Mr. Krabs: "Money!"
The first known reference to the scene online was a GIF version of the line uploaded to Giphy on June 5th, 2014.[2]
![Original GIF Hello, I like money MADEUPMOMKEYSHIT](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
Spread
The first known instances of the scene being used as a meme emerged in 2016, with the below examples being posted on June 7th and October 9th respectively.[3][4]
![First known example if hillary clinton were honest during interviews 00 Hello, I like moneyL MRICEUPHOKSHIT](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/151/552/8cd.jpeg)
![Second known example SONY 00 So, what inspired bringing mods to PS4 finally? SONY I like money.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/151/554/5d0.jpeg)
Examples
![the real reason behind the remake ISNE 0 What inspired you to make a remake of the Lion Kina? ISNE MONEY](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/434/153/a0a.png)
![Bethesda On Special Edition Of Skyrim BETHESDA GAME STUDIOs So,what inspired you to make Skyrim Special Edition? BETHESDA GAME STUDIO I like money](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![What spongebob has homosexuality NICKELODEON 00 what inspired you to make spongebob gay? MONEY](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/862/355/558.png)
![At least Mr krabs owns it | /r/memes Every corporation in June: Hello, I like money](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/114/118/a33.png)
![Business is boomin’ | /r/memes Product on normal day: $200 Product on Black Friday: -$399 $199!! Stores: Hello, I like money made with mematic](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/950/686/76d.jpg)
![What Gold? | /r/HistoryMemes Switzerland after hearing about the Marshallplan in 1947: 00 Hello, I like money](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/829/625/4ad.jpg)
Search interest
References
[1] YouTube – Mr. Krabs – I Like Money – Meme Source
[2] Giphy – Spongebob Squarepants Money GIF
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Tags: spongebob, spongebob squarepants, spongebob squarepants movie, mr krabs, money,
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