About

"Advanced Darkness" refers to a memorable quote from the popular animated cartoon Spongebob Squarepants. The original usage of the quote revolved around the immense darkness that Spongebob has found himself in. Online, the word "darkness" is often replaced with another word as a reaction to an overwhelming amount of whatever it may be the word "darkness" has been replaced with, as well as being the subject of parody by webcomic artists.

Origin

The scene in question originates from the 17th episode of the first season titled Rock Bottom which aired on March 20, 2000.^[1] The scene occurs right after Spongebob is left alone in a closed bus station at the middle of the night in a faraway town much deeper in the ocean than Bikini Bottom.

Spread

Meme Generator has approximately 195 image macros of the meme.^[2] The meme can also be seen multiple times in posts tagged 'advanced-darkness' on Tumblr.^[3]

Various Examples

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External References

^[1] Spongebob Squarepants Wiki – Rock Bottom

^[2] Meme Generator – Advanced Darkness Spongebob

^[3] Tumblr – advanced darkness