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Netflix Buys Warner Bros: Mr. Krabs Explains Motives

A two-panel meme using characters from SpongeBob SquarePants. The top panel shows a news reporter fish character interviewing Mr. Krabs with the question "What inspired you to buy Warner Bros?" while the word "Netflix" appears at the top. The bottom panel shows Mr. Krabs responding with "Hello, I like money" in yellow text. The meme humorously suggests that Netflix's motivation for acquiring Warner Bros is simply financial gain, referencing Mr. Krabs' well-known greedy personality from the original show.
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Reporter Fish
What inspired you to buy Warner Bros?
Mr. Krabs
Hello, I like money

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Netflix

Overview

A two-panel meme using characters from SpongeBob SquarePants. The top panel shows a news reporter fish character interviewing Mr. Krabs with the question "What inspired you to buy Warner Bros?" while the word "Netflix" appears at the top. The bottom panel shows Mr. Krabs responding with "Hello, I like money" in yellow text. The meme humorously suggests that Netflix's motivation for acquiring Warner Bros is simply financial gain, referencing Mr. Krabs' well-known greedy personality from the original show.

Origin notes

This meme is a fan-created edit using screenshots from SpongeBob SquarePants. It remixes original animation from the show with added text to comment on Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros. The characters and setting appear to be from the original series but have been repurposed with new dialogue for comedic effect.

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