Flashback to when we were little kids in our pajamas eating our cereal on Saturday mornings watching our favorite cartoons. I'd guess about 95% of us can honestly say our favorite childhood tv show was Spongebob Squarepants, because it was completely awesome. Now that I'm older and have seen probably every single episode of Spongebob at least 10 times, I think it's crazy how much I can relate college life to certain episodes. Here are 5 different times that Spongebob Squarepants completely related to us college students.
1. That time Spongebob showed us that we should own our ugly.
Let's all be completely honest with ourselves here. We have all, at least once in our college careers, shown up to class looking completely and utterly unacceptable. But we think, hey, at least we showed up... Right? Right. In this episode of Spongebob Squarepants, we learn that we should be proud of our ugly. We should own our ugly. "I'm ugly and I'm proud," says Spongebob. The great thing about college is that in just about any class you show up in, there is going to be at least 10 other students who look just as bad as you. Not to mention, they're all probably just as hungover as you are. So, you rock that 2 day old purple smokey eye and those yoga pants that still smell like beer from the shotgun someone dared you to do. You do you, honey. Own it.
2. When Spongebob made us feel good about our bad eating habits by not knowing what a "sal-ad" was.
Broke, overworked and starving. What is the first thing you think of when you hear those words? Oh, yeah. College students. When I think of a typical college students diet, I'd guess that it is composed of about 73% ramen noodle, 20% beer and 7% hot gas. In this episode, Spongebob basically freaks out because he has to replace krabby patties with salads. This would freak anyone out, naturally. This just goes to show that if Spongebob likes burgers, we should like burgers too. Right? Basically what I'm trying to say is that we definitely may have horrible eating habits, but in the end, that's pretty much the only thing we can afford at this point. So let us live our 2 a.m. binge eating Ben and Jerry's ice cream while watching Grey's Anatomy kind of lifestyle and don't judge.
3. That one time Spongebob said exactly what every single college student is thinking during lecture.
Do you ever just find yourself questioning why you took a 10 a.m. class on a Monday morning? Questioning why you decided to go to college in the first place? Questioning your entire existence? Yeah, me too. To be completely honest, i'll focus on anything other than a lecture. Oh, my ex-boyfriends best friends third cousin uploaded vacation photos on Facebook? Well, it would be a shame if I were to miss that due to a lecture about rock formations. Thank you Spongebob Squarepants, for saying what we were all thinking in this episode. Can we be excused for the rest of our lives and also find a good paying job? Not a chance. So we keep hustlin' and praying that maybe, just maybe, our professor will let us out 10 minutes early.
4. That time that we all felt Plankton on a spiritual level. Especially during finals week.
As a college student who has experienced the stress of finals week, I am a firm believer in "maximum overdrive." Have you ever stayed up so late studying that you actually consider being a stripper instead of getting a degree? Ladies, we've all been there. I wouldn't be surprised if the thought crossed the mind of most men too. There is actually an equation to reach "maximum overdrive." 5 Red Bulls + 60 minutes of straight tears - all your dignity = maximum overdrive. Once you've lost every ounce of your dignity and are all jacked up on Red Bull, there is a pretty good chance that you're going to do decently well on your final. Doing well is all that matters. We can think about our health later. So I'd like to thank Plankton for introducing us college students to the wonders of "maximum overdrive." I'm sure it will be passed on to many generations after us.
5. That time that Spongebob, Patrick and Mr. Krabbs showed us it's ok to do completely random, incredibly weird things with our friends.
What would college be without friends and spontaneous adventures? Honestly, think about this. Imagine not having friends you could call at 2 a.m. and ask to run to Walmart with you for a box of tampons. We've all got those friends, and those friends are wonderful. I can honestly say that I have made the best friends during my college experience and have gotten into some completely weird but hilarious situations. All of these situations with friends turn into the greatest memories I will ever have. Even if one of those experiences is showing up to a basketball game completely plastered, or being together in a super embarrassing video from spring break that you hope no one ever finds. The weirdest situations always end up being the best memories. I can't imagine how strange it would be to go on a panty raid at the bottom of the ocean, but judging by the look on Patrick's face, it was worth it.
It's amazing how much we college students can relate to Spongebob Squarepants.
