About
“Squidward Fad” refers to a series of videos that feature an image with various filters flipped around the screen with the song “Gentle Breeze” playing in the backgroud.
Origin
The first use of the fad originates from a video uploaded by YouTube user ChristopherCooler sometime in 2008. The video featured an image of the character Squidward from the series Spongebob Squarepants with his mouth open being flipped around the screen while the song “Gentle Breeze” from the game Trauma Center 2 plays in the background. While the original video and account have been deleted, a reupload was posted on January 1st, 2011.
Spread
A video was later uploaded by Kortez3000/SantaWithTeeth combining the fad with the image of Moar Krabs. The video has since been taken down, however a reupload of the video was posted on February 19th, 2009. The reupload has since gained over 250 thousand views in 7 years.
A video of the image of Squidward gradually multiplying was uploaded on April 10th, 2009 by YouTube user PooPTuBeNoob (shown below, left). The video has since gained over 300 thousand views in under 7 years. A video of the fan combined with an image of Handsome Squidward titled “skidward” was uploaded by YouTube user cox on September 21st, 2008 (shown below, right). The video has since gained over 500 thousand views in under 8 years.