AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The 'Push It Somewhere Else Patrick' meme, also known as 'Pushing Patrick', is an image macro series derived from the animated TV show SpongeBob SquarePants. The meme features a still of Patrick Star, a character from the show, suggesting an impractical solution to a problem. Typically, it includes text in the format of 'We should take X and put it Y' or 'We should X and Y', indicating a humorous alternative to addressing an issue. The visual shows Patrick gesturally indicating pushing something away from himself, which enhances the comedic effect of the text.

OriginWho did it first?

This meme originates from a scene in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode titled 'Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm', which first aired on October 12th, 2001. In this episode, Patrick Star humorously proposes that they can escape the threat of an Alaskan Bull Worm by moving the entire town to another location. This screen capture has become the basis for the image macro. The concept gained more visibility when a Meme Generator page dedicated to 'Push It Somewhere Else Patrick' was established in 2010. You can watch the scene from the episode here on YouTube. The meme showed an increase in online popularity starting August 2010, which can be tracked through historical search data.^[1]

Origin: 2010