2006 Honda Civic (ai_sponge)

About

2006 Honda Civic is a catchphrase repeated in the AI-generated SpongeBob parody ai_sponge on Twitch, reiterated by multiple characters (such as Loudward, the Squidward character) in June 2023. Inherently, the phrase is about the 2006 model of Honda's car the Civic. After its utterance, clips of it went viral across YouTube and TikTok, among other video platforms like Instagram. "2006 Honda Civic" was often referenced in conjunction with August 12, 2036, The Heat Death Of The Universe.

Origin

On June 6th, 2023, two clips from ai_sponge's then-recent stream were posted to YouTube^[1][2] in which Loudward (the Squidward character) repeated "2006 Honda Civic" multiple times. One of the clips was posted by YouTuber^[1] nyuwaea, gaining roughly 89,000 views and 5,000 likes in eight days (shown below, left). The other clip was posted by YouTuber^[2] A+ Memes, gaining roughly 105,000 views and 7,100 likes in eight days (shown below, right). Also on June 6th, TikToker^[3] @mcpepperman posted one of the clips, gaining roughly 447,400 plays and 50,400 likes in eight days.

Spread

After the aforementioned clips were uploaded to YouTube^[1][2] and TikTok,^[3] more clips surfaced online as the characters of ai_sponge continued to repeat "2006 Honda Civic" at random throughout early June 2023. For instance, on June 7th, 2023, TikToker^[4] @_childish.gavino_ uploaded a new clip of all the characters, not just Loudward, repeating the phrase, gaining roughly 787,800 plays and 130,500 likes in one week (shown below, left). Also on June 7th, TikToker^[5] @crackmaniax uploaded another "2006 Honda Civic" clip, gaining roughly 54,400 plays and 5,800 likes in one week (shown below, right).

Going into June 2023, "2006 Honda Civic" was referenced in semi-viral memes on iFunny ^[6][7] and reposts of the clip continued to go viral on platforms like Instagram.^[8]

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