They're Bombs — SpongeBob SquarePants scene with two pirate fish beside a sack of orange pies next to a pirate ship

They're Bombs

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Published November 12, 2026

They're Bombs, also known as These Aren't Home Made, They Were Made in a Factory, refers to a season two SpongeBob SquarePants scene where a pirate fish tells Squidward his pie-shaped cargo is actually explosives. TikToker @mrlinguini7 posted a clip of the audio on December 6, 2022, and the sound inspired lip dubs, animations, and green screen edits. By late December, TikToker @kenzkun's lip dub version reached 3.7 million views and spread to Reddit's r/Unexpected.

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Overview

The audio comes from the 2001 SpongeBob SquarePants episode 'Dying for Pie,' where a pirate fish calmly explains to Squidward that the pies he is carrying are actually explosives2. On TikTok, creators pair the clip with setups where an everyday object is secretly something else, letting the pirate's deadpan 'they're bombs' line deliver the twist5.

Two main styles define the They're Bombs template. Lip dub posts have the user mouth the pirate's dialogue in character, and green screen edits place the fish above whatever object the poster is about to reveal4. @mrlinguini7's caption, 'Teacher: you're not allowed to bring food from home,' set an early pattern for school and workplace jokes about sneaking something past a rule1.

Origin & Background

Platform
TikTok
Creator
@mrlinguini7
Date
2022

On December 6, 2022, TikToker @mrlinguini7 posted a clip from season two, episode 24 of SpongeBob SquarePants, titled 'Dying for Pie,' in which a pirate character identifies his pie-shaped cargo as bombs built at a bomb factory1. The episode first aired in 2001, and the exchange with Squidward includes the lines 'these aren't home made, they were made in a factory, a bomb factory, they're bombs'2.

@mrlinguini7 captioned the upload 'Teacher: you're not allowed to bring food from home,' turning the scene into a punchline about smuggling contraband. The video reached over 1.4 million views within two weeks5.

How It Spread

The original sound detached from @mrlinguini7's post and spread as a reusable audio template, logging more than 5,800 TikTok uses in two weeks5. On December 11, 2022, TikToker @tequilamaggots posted an original animation set to the clip, reaching over 42,000 views in nine days3. Four days later, @igreenscreenthings uploaded a green screen of the pirate fish mouthing the lines, which hit 1.3 million views in five days4.

The They're Bombs trend peaked on December 18, 2022, when TikToker @kenzkun uploaded a lip dub in which she tugs her dress forward on the 'they're bombs' beat to accentuate her figure, reaching 3.7 million views in two days. A Redditor reposted the clip to r/Unexpected on December 19, where it collected over 93,900 upvotes in a day7. @kenzkun's original account was later removed, and she reuploaded the video under the handle @kunzken on December 22, where it drew over 141,000 views in a month6.

Other creators built out the sound with their own scenarios, from food reveal jokes8 to fake-out package unboxings9. By early 2023 the audio's usage had cooled off as TikTok moved on to newer trending sounds.

Timeline

2001

SpongeBob SquarePants episode 'Dying for Pie' airs, featuring the pirate fish selling pie-shaped bombs to Squidward.

2022-12-06

TikToker @mrlinguini7 posts the clip with the 'Teacher: you're not allowed to bring food from home' caption, reaching 1.4 million views.

2022-12-11

TikToker @tequilamaggots posts an original animation set to the audio.

2022-12-15

TikToker @igreenscreenthings posts a green screen of the pirate fish mouthing the lines, hitting 1.3 million views.

2022-12-18

TikToker @kenzkun uploads a viral lip dub that reaches 3.7 million views in two days.

2022-12-19

A Redditor reposts the @kenzkun clip to r/Unexpected, where it earns over 93,900 upvotes in a day.

2022-12-22

@kenzkun reuploads the deleted video under a new handle, @kunzken.

How to Use This Meme

Users typically pick a setup where a plain or disguised object is about to be revealed as something else, then layer the SpongeBob audio over the moment of reveal. Lip dubs are common when the poster wants to act out the pirate's dialogue, while green screen edits work when the focus is on showing the actual object4.

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