SpongeBob and Patrick are the ultimate best friends. ... Then, in the face of having lost Stephen, who created it, and he was such a lovely man—you just, you want to bring it.

Just call him SpongeBob ScarePants. Panic-stricken TikTokers are tracing their fear of butterflies to a crucial episode of the cartoon “SpongeBob SquarePants,” which premiered on Nickelodeon ...