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They did NOT need to make a 5th one but I'll still watch it

This is a two-panel reaction meme. Both panels feature the same shot of SpongeBob SquarePants with a tired, unimpressed, completely apathetic expression. The first panel is paired with the text "Me if Toy Story 5 flops", while the second identical panel is paired with "Me if Toy Story 5 doesn't flop". The joke conveys that the creator has exactly the same indifferent reaction regardless of whether the upcoming 5th Toy Story film succeeds or fails commercially or critically: even though they believe the franchise did not need another installment, they will still watch the film regardless of its quality, so the outcome does not matter to them.
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Overview

This is a two-panel reaction meme. Both panels feature the same shot of SpongeBob SquarePants with a tired, unimpressed, completely apathetic expression. The first panel is paired with the text "Me if Toy Story 5 flops", while the second identical panel is paired with "Me if Toy Story 5 doesn't flop". The joke conveys that the creator has exactly the same indifferent reaction regardless of whether the upcoming 5th Toy Story film succeeds or fails commercially or critically: even though they believe the franchise did not need another installment, they will still watch the film regardless of its quality, so the outcome does not matter to them.

Origin notes

This meme originates from the Reddit Meme subreddit, as indicated by the provided source information. It uses the widely popular exhausted/unimpressed SpongeBob reaction template, edited to add text referencing the 2023 announcement of Toy Story 5, which received mixed fan reactions from people who felt the franchise had already concluded satisfactorily with earlier films but still planned to watch the new entry.

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