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| 14 | ->''"Now we sit through Creator/WilliamShakespeare in order to recognize the quotations."'' |
| 15 | -->-- '''Creator/OrsonWelles''' |
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| 17 | Just as [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Tropes Are Not Bad]], neither are {{meme|ticMutation}}s ''per se''. True, they get old by the 9001st time they're played, but there's a reason they get played a thousand times and more. Who hasn't ever had [[GuiltyPleasures some lulz]] with them? |
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| 19 | There's the fanbase that has been ever since the beginning of the show, and there's the [[PopularityPolynomial second wave]] that watches the show/plays the game/reads the book after exposure to the meme. It's not (most of the times) ViralMarketing since it's fans rather than marketroids behind them. Think ''What's uuuup!'' vs ''AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs''. |
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| 21 | This is right before people endlessly repeating them [[DiscreditedMeme makes it annoying]] and, ironically, may make you want to [[HypeAversion avoid it as much as possible]]. Related to IReadItForTheArticles, JustHereForGodzilla, JustForFun/ComeForTheXStayForTheY. Spoiler marks are used in order to keep you from unneeded exposure. May inadvertently result in BeamMeUpScotty |
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| 23 | Compare BileFascination, where people watch / play / listen to it for the crap quality. |
| 24 | ---- |
| 25 | !!Examples: |
| 26 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 27 | |
| 28 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 29 | * Watching ''Anime/TekkamanBlade'' to hear the voice that broke microphones. |
| 30 | * Or the dub of the original ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}}'' for the '''SPACE LANCE!''' |
| 31 | * Watching ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' or getting a ''Music/{{Vocaloid}}'' for the ''Leek Spin''; also looking for more music by Loituma. |
| 32 | ** Misao's dialogues set to ''Ievan Polkka'' have surely added to the fanbase of ''Manga/LuckyStar''. Too bad there's not so much of Misao in the anime. |
| 33 | * Speaking of ''Anime/LuckyStar'', most people watch it for Konata (after hearing her [[VideoGame/{{Kirby}} Gourmet Race]]) or her Haruhi impressions, or the ''other'' Gourmet Races. |
| 34 | * ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'': A lot of people watched it only after [[spoiler:hearing that they went for the bad ending]]. Also, ''Nice Boat''. |
| 35 | * Watching ''Manga/RozenMaiden'' for the [[VerbalTic desu]] of it. Especially funny since a lot of other characters, and in fact ''real people'' speak that way, but not to the level Suiseiseki does it. |
| 36 | * There are people that watch ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' for the CoolShades, [[ThisIsADrill drills]], [[TestosteronePoisoning Kamina's manliness]], and the LensmanArmsRace which leads to [[spoiler:mecha that use galaxies as shurikens]]. |
| 37 | %%* One of the "Why Am I Here" choices you can set for your profile is "To view pretty, pretty Mudkips." |
| 38 | * ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' has piles of image macros and references which keep drawing new fans in. Two very well known are Bananaphone and {{Ch|eerfulChild}}iyo dressed as a penguin. |
| 39 | * People searched for clips of the original ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' Japanese broadcast episodes they've already seen on Creator/CartoonNetwork or DVD, for the "Sasuke can see you!" or "Good, Naruto, you look kind of cool" [[OffModel animation glitches]]. |
| 40 | * ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'''s bizarre art style (full of MachoCamp) and parodies are enough to reel in fans, especially the Japanese. In the west, several people also started watching the anime due to the ToBeContinued with "Roundabout" by ''Music/{{Yes}}'' playing in the background, which quickly became a meme. |
| 41 | ** Each part may qualify as well due to the [[Memes/JojosBizarreAdventure sheer abundance of memes]], such as "It was me, Dio!" in ''Phantom Blood'', the Pillar Men Theme from ''Battle Tendency'', the "Oh, you're approaching me?" from ''Stardust Crusaders'', "What a beautiful Duwang" from ''Diamond is Unbreakable'' and Giorno's piano theme from ''Vento Aureo'', to name a few. |
| 42 | * Many people read/watch ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' just to see Kenshiro tell people that they are already dead before they explode. |
| 43 | * Watching ''Anime/FZeroGPLegend'' for the '''[[MegatonPunch FALCON PUNCH!]]''' |
| 44 | * [[ViewersAreGeniuses If your attention span is long enough]] you're likely watching ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' for the Laughing Man meme. The meme that became an actual meme, just to further the show's MindScrew. |
| 45 | * A lot of people started watching ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' because of its many memes, usually they're related to Rika's [[VerbalTic Nipah]] or Rena's [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe omochikaeri]]... or '''[[ThatLiarLies USO DA]]'''. The infamous gore and laughter scenes are also a big seller. |
| 46 | * The infamous ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' episode[=/=]chapter where [[spoiler:Shou Tucker]] makes a [[ForcedTransformation horrifying chimera out of his own daughter and their pet dog]] is a big draw. |
| 47 | * Watching ''Anime/KillLaKill'' because of [[http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/716/721/5df.png that book cover!]] |
| 48 | * ''[[Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross Macross]]'': |
| 49 | ** ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' for Ranka Lee, either for her [[https://youtu.be/ss9q2OZRjag "Nyan nyan, Nyan nyan, ni hao nyan!"]] dance or her signature Kira pose. |
| 50 | *** [[MemeticMutation I watched it because I'm not an adult,]] [[MemeticBadass I'm a man!]] |
| 51 | ** ''Anime/MacrossDelta'' for the song [[https://youtu.be/2dxcxeiFvvo Rune ga Pikatto Hikattara]], especially since said song [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong nearly sounds like]] "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3nfweteZck September]]" by Music/EarthWindAndFire. |
| 52 | * ''Manga/{{Sketchbook}}'' for [[https://youtu.be/8gzqGuJY3qc SOU NAN DESS KARR?]] |
| 53 | * ''Kuso Miso Technique'' simply for "yaranaika?" |
| 54 | * There are [[BileFascination some]] who watch ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' just to see if [[ArcFatigue they are, in fact, still on Namek.]] Others watch it for the "It's over 9000!" scene. |
| 55 | * The preschool anime ''Anime/ShimaShimaToraNoShimajiro'' is best known in the West for the bizarre potty training episodes. |
| 56 | * ''Boku no Pico'' for [[SchmuckBait the certain review being overdramatic.]] |
| 57 | * Many watch ''Literature/TheIrregularAtMagicHighSchool'' only because of rumors about how comically invincible the main characters are and the IncestSubtext which doesn't stay that way in the series. Or to calculate how many times Miyuki says "Onii-sama!" in the series. |
| 58 | * ''Anime/DragonPilotHisoneAndMasotan'' for the unique strangeness of "piloting" a dragon from inside its stomach (and, of course, the [[VomitIndiscretionShot ejection-by-vomiting]]). Oddly enough, this wasn't part of the original concept, it was thrown in because [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2018-08-02/shinji-higuchi-chief-director-of-dragon-pilot/.134871 the creators couldn't decide how to design an external cockpit.]] |
| 59 | * Watching ''Anime/TheBraveFighterOfSunFighbird'' not because it's part of the ''Anime/BraveSeries'' ( which anime like ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' were part of), but more due to the protagonist's line towards a butterfly: "Is this a pigeon?" |
| 60 | * ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' is apparently most well-known for Mikoto's habit of [[VengefulVendingMachine kicking an uncooperative vending machine.]] The third season got a [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-01-18/a-certain-scientific-railgun-gets-real-life-vending-machine-that-you-can-kick/.155373 promotional campaign]] involving a mobile minigame where you play as her doing this, and a real vending machine with a kickable cushion. |
| 61 | * ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'' and the scene of [[TheStoic the usually-stoic May]] screaming "TAXI~!" while being five ''inches'' tall, wearing a gothic lolita maid dress and flailing her arms and legs to get someone's attention. This goes double for the English dub. |
| 62 | * ''Anime/LoveLive'' for Nico Yazawa's [[CatchPhrase "Nico nico nii!"]]. |
| 63 | * ''Manga/InitialD'' is most well-known for two things: The protagonist being a ridiculously BadassDriver, and Eurobeat music, particularly ''Running In The 90s'', ''Deja Vu'', and ''Gas Gas Gas''. |
| 64 | * ''Anime/CarnivalPhantasm'' for [[TheyKilledKennyAgain Lancer's repeated deaths]] and the ensuing reaction ("LANCER GA SHINDA! KONO HITO DE NASHI!") |
| 65 | * ''Anime/CaroleAndTuesday'' for the ClusterFBomb-filled song that is "Galactic Mermaid". |
| 66 | * ''Anime/ZombielandSaga'' for either the rap battle or the very early memetic appearance of Truck-kun killing the protagonist. |
| 67 | * ''Anime/BlendS'' just for the intro. |
| 68 | * Before it even began, ''Manga/{{Kagurabachi}}'' was ironically lauded as the best manga of all time, similarly to the ''Film/Morbius2022'' example below. ''Unlike'' Morbius, it actually got readership from it—at one point, it was even the ''second most read manga on Manga Plus'', right behind ''Manga/OnePiece''. |
| 69 | [[/folder]] |
| 70 | |
| 71 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 72 | * ''ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder'': Most people read this for the origin of “I’m the Goddamn Batman,” and to a lesser extent “Out of my way, sperm bank” and “Damn you and your lemonade!” |
| 73 | * ''ComicBook/TheNewGuardians'' is an otherwise-failed attempt to produce a "topical" comic book series, but remains in the public consciousness thanks to beloved one-shot antagonist Snowflame, an AddictionPowered and charismatic cult leader who literally worships cocaine. |
| 74 | [[/folder]] |
| 75 | |
| 76 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 77 | * The only reason to ever read ''FanFic/MyImmortal'' is to see just what situations could have prompted some of the more over-the-top memes. [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Don't]] [[SchmuckBait be]] [[TemptingFate tempted.]] |
| 78 | * Most people read the ''Literature/WarriorCats'' TrollFic ''Fanfic/StarkitsProphecy'' for the same reasons. Like Tigerstar holding up some Jew. |
| 79 | [[/folder]] |
| 80 | |
| 81 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 82 | * The main reason why ''WesternAnimation/TheEmojiMovie'' was a mild success at the box office was that it has been so widely [[Memes/TheEmojiMovie memed]] that people went to see it out of BileFascination. |
| 83 | * A lot of people saw ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar3EuropesMostWanted'' for the Afro Circus scene. |
| 84 | * ''WesternAnimation/StrawinskyAndTheMysteriousHouse'' is a 2013 Christian animated film that would have forever faded into obscurity if it weren't for a character called the [[Main/FleshGolem Globglogabgalab]], who sings a song about how he loves books whose lyrics mostly consist of gibberish, suddenly undergoing MemeticMutation in March of 2018. |
| 85 | * ''WesternAnimation/BeeMovie'' ended up being obscure after 2007 when it was first released. However, it gained a new surge of popularity ten years later due to a FountainOfMemes about the movie, prompting many people to watch and purchase [=DVDs=] who otherwise wouldn't have. |
| 86 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' is well-known both as a movie that was [[VindicatedByHistory overlooked when it first came out]] and a movie that manages to crawl back into the meme scene every few years in some fashion. |
| 87 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado'' became a FountainOfMemes over a decade it came out in theaters and many people just watch it just to see where the quotes came from. |
| 88 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' also became a FountainOfMemes and thousands of memers just watch it for hearing quotes such as "Pull the lever, Kronk!" and "Oh yeah, it's all coming together." |
| 89 | * ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies'' for the "My Superhero Movie" song's infamous line about Robin shaking his booty in 3D. |
| 90 | * No one makes memes like [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Gaston!]] |
| 91 | * Watching ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' for Spider Pig. |
| 92 | * ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973'' attracts a lot of its latter-day audience [[SampledUp because it originated]] the [[Music/HamptonTheHamster Hamsterdance tune.]][[note]]it's in the opening song, "Whistle Stop".[[/note]] |
| 93 | * ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooLegendOfThePhantosaur'' isn't inherently more successful or well-known than the rest of the ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooDirectToVideoFilmSeries'', but it ''is'' the one that inspired [[Main/MemeticBadass Ultra Instinct Shaggy.]] |
| 94 | [[/folder]] |
| 95 | |
| 96 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 97 | * ''Film/{{Scanners}}'' is primarily remembered, and watched to this day, for the [[YourHeadAsplode exploding head]] scene. |
| 98 | * Many, many people watched ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'' because of the milkshake meme (it's right at the end, so the poor schlubs had to sit through the first 99% of this stunningly excellent film to get round to it, the poor bastards). And Jonny Greenwood fans. |
| 99 | * ''Film/SnakesOnAPlane'': "I have had it with these muthafucking snakes on this muthafucking plane!" It's been on ever before the movie comes out. |
| 100 | ** Hell, it was floating around the internet [[OlderThanTheyThink before it was even in the]] ''script''. Which is how it ''[[AscendedMeme got in]]'' the script. Just proves that not all blatant fanservice need be sexual. |
| 101 | *** Not to mention that the ''title'' was the only reason Creator/SamuelLJackson, and everyone else for that matter, was interested in the part at all. |
| 102 | *** In many ways the film is itself the film version of the meme rather than the other way around. Upon release actually watching the film itself was unnecessary and probably best avoided. |
| 103 | * "[[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch I'm the Juggernaut]], ''[[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch Bitch]]!''" from ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', which [[AscendedMeme was added to the script]] after it became a youtube meme. |
| 104 | * ''Film/FiveEasyPieces'' seems to be remembered nowadays almost exclusively for the diner sequence, namely "I want you to hold it between your knees." |
| 105 | ** Ditto Nicholson in ''The Last Detail.'' Most people that have seen this movie seem to remember the "I am the motherfucking shore patrol, motherfucker. I ''am'' the motherfucking shore patrol!" line more than anything else. |
| 106 | * Watching ''Film/BallsOfFury'' to find out what [[http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/18998 "Have your grandma pull the car around"]] could possibly mean. |
| 107 | * "GARBAGE DAY!" is the only reason most people watch ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNightPart2''. |
| 108 | * ''Film/SuburbanCommando'' for "I was '''[[HarmlessFreezing frozen]]''' today!" |
| 109 | * ''Film/StreetFighter'' for [[HamAndCheese Raul Julia]]. |
| 110 | ** [[ButForMeItWasTuesday But for me... it was Tuesday.]] |
| 111 | ** [[https://youtu.be/X8u7px_GzWQ OF COURSE!]] |
| 112 | ** Or Zangief. |
| 113 | *** "QUICK! CHANGE ZE CHANNEL!" |
| 114 | * ''Film/PulpFiction'' for either Creator/SamuelLJackson's speech, Creator/JohnTravolta dancing or [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace someone getting his brains blown out by accident]]. |
| 115 | * ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}'' for the "I’m the king of the world", "I'm flying" or "I’ll never let go, Jack" bits. |
| 116 | * Recent comic book movies like ''Film/IronMan1'' (IN A CAVE! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!), ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' (I don't feel so good.), ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' (Martha! Why did you say that name?) ''Film/FantasticFour2005'' (I DON'T WANT TO UNDERSTAND IT!), ''Film/SupermanReturns'' (WRONG!), and ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' (Why...so... serious?). |
| 117 | ** Even the old ones: [[KneelBeforeZod KNEEL. BEFORE.]] [[Film/SupermanII ZOD.]] and [[Film/Batman1989 Where does he get those wonderful toys?]] |
| 118 | *** The latter example above, "I'm Batman" and "Ever dance with the Devil in the pale moonlight?" are the ''[[SmallReferencePools only]]'' [[SmallReferencePools lines most people seem to remember from the 1989 film]]. |
| 119 | *** The latter reinforced by its inclusion in the first of VideoGame/BatmanSunsoft before you begin battling leaping goblins in sewers that didn't happen in the film. |
| 120 | * ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'' for [[ClusterFBomb Jay's rap]]. |
| 121 | ** "Morris Day and the Time!, that s**t is the ''mad notes''" |
| 122 | * ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' for "MY PRECIIIOOOOOUUUUSSSSS...." and [[YouShallNotPass "YOU! SHALL NOT! PASS!"]] |
| 123 | ** They're taking the hobbits to Isengard. |
| 124 | ** One does not simply ______ into Mordor. |
| 125 | ** Shaaare the Looooad... |
| 126 | * ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' for Captain Jack Sparrow. Savvy? |
| 127 | ** I got a jar of dirt~! |
| 128 | ** [[https://youtu.be/JImcvtJzIK8 Why is the rum gone?]] |
| 129 | * Similarly ''Film/TheLoneRanger'' for Tonto. Make trade? |
| 130 | * Most viewers no longer watch ''Film/PointBreak1991'' past the midway point where [[Film/HotFuzz Keanu Reeves fires his gun into the air and goes "Ah-agh!"]] |
| 131 | * ''Film/SoylentGreen'' [[ItWasHisSled is people!]] |
| 132 | * ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' for any number of reasons: |
| 133 | -->"You remind me of the babe." "What babe?" "The babe with the power." "What power?" "The power of Hoodoo." "Hoodoo?" "You do." "Do what?" "Remind me of the babe." "What babe?" And so on... |
| 134 | -->No, I said "'allo", but that's close enough." |
| 135 | -->Hey, lady! Where you goin' with a '''head''' like that! |
| 136 | -->And, of course, David Bowie's crotch. |
| 137 | * The first ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' movie just to see Edward [[BishieSparkle sparkle]]. |
| 138 | * ''Film/HistoryOfTheWorldPartI'' for [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic the Spanish Inquisition]]. |
| 139 | ** Also, it's good to be the king. |
| 140 | * ''Film/TheWickerMan2006'': Creator/NicolasCage getting stung by [[ScaryStingingSwarm bees.]] |
| 141 | ** [[https://youtu.be/pl4dVPJy78c No, not the bees!]] |
| 142 | ** [[https://youtu.be/KOpsbAUEe90 Bear punch!]] |
| 143 | ** [[https://youtu.be/keSWusiSNe4 How'd it get burned?]] (how'd it get burned? how'd it get burned?) |
| 144 | * Some people only watched the ending of ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' because frankly my dear, they don't give a damn. |
| 145 | ** If you watch a four-hour movie just for the last line, that's dedication. |
| 146 | ** "As God is my witness, I'll never go hungry again!" |
| 147 | * ''Film/FindingForrester'' for the famous, website-inspiring line ''You're The Man Now, Dog!'' |
| 148 | * Hitler is ''furious'' that people have watched ''Film/Downfall2004'' because of the {{Gag Sub}}s [[WebVideo/HitlerRants of his ranting]] VillainousBreakdown! |
| 149 | * [[OneSceneWonder Duane]] is the only reason people will watch highly obscure promotional ''Franchise/{{Barbie}} Dance Club'' VHS. |
| 150 | * ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'': "We're gonna be doin' ONE THANG and ONE THANG ONLY! Killin' Natzies." |
| 151 | ** "NEIN, NEIN, NEIN, NEIN, NEIN, NEIN, NEIN!!!!!!!!" |
| 152 | ** "Oh yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!" |
| 153 | ** "That's a BINGO!" |
| 154 | ** "Gorlami." |
| 155 | ** The [[MemeticBadass Bear Jew]], and to a lesser degree, [[AxeCrazy Hugo Stiglitz]]. |
| 156 | * ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness'': "ThisIsMyBoomstick!" |
| 157 | ** "Hail to the King, baby!" |
| 158 | ** "Klaatu! Barada! ... Nitko!" |
| 159 | * ''Film/FridayThe13th1980'': Arrow through the throat. |
| 160 | ** ''[[Film/FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter The Final Chapter]]'' has the Incredible Creator/CrispinGlover Dance. |
| 161 | * ''Film/TropicThunder'': "You never go full retard". |
| 162 | ** "I know who I am! I'm a dude playing the dude disguised as another dude!" |
| 163 | ** "What do you mean 'you people'?" "What do ''you'' mean 'you people'?" |
| 164 | ** "I'm a lead farmer, motherfucker!" |
| 165 | * ''Film/ConAir'' was VindicatedByHistory to a certain extent over fascination with matters of [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} putting bunnies back in boxes and questioning how to live without you.]] |
| 166 | * ''Film/TheFamilyMan'' and "I WANT THAT CAKE!" |
| 167 | * ''A Cry In The Dark'' (AKA ''Evil Angels''): Four words: "DINGOES ATE MY BABY!" |
| 168 | * ''Film/FightClub'': The first rule about Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club! |
| 169 | ** The second rule of Fight Club is you do ''not'' talk about Fight Club! |
| 170 | * ''Film/AmericanPsycho'': For the "Oh my God, it even has a watermark." And also for the Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews. |
| 171 | ** "This is [[Music/PhilCollins 'Sussudio']]; great, great song–personal favorite!" |
| 172 | * ''Film/{{Network}}'' "I'M / WE'RE MAD AS HELL, AND I'M / WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE THIS ANYMORE!" |
| 173 | * ''Film/TheUsualSuspects '' "And like that... puff he's gone." |
| 174 | * ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'': ''"They're Heeere!"'' |
| 175 | * ''Strozek'': the dancing chicken. |
| 176 | * The 2010 ''Film/{{Clash of the Titans|2010}}'': "RELEASE THE KRAKEN!" |
| 177 | * Basically the only reason people watch Film/VampiresKiss is for Nicolas Cage running down the street shouting that he's a vampire, as well as his ridiculous facial expressions. |
| 178 | ** That, or his reciting the alphabet in a way that [[LargeHam only Nicolas Cage could]]. |
| 179 | * [[Creator/LarsvonTrier Lars von Trier's]] ''{{Film/Antichrist}}'': ''CHAOS''....''REIGNS''! |
| 180 | * [[Film/TheWarriors Warriors]]...Come Out and Plaa-ay!!! |
| 181 | ** "CAAAANNN YOOOOUUUU DIG ITTTTT?" |
| 182 | * Most people, even people who aren't fans, know the popcorn/exploding house scene from ''Film/RealGenius''. |
| 183 | * ''Film/DirtyDancing'': Nobody puts Baby in a corner! |
| 184 | * ''Film/TheMilitaryPolicemanAndTheDismemberedBeauty'': [[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 Giygas]]' lines supposedly came from a character that was being raped. However, this character was engaging in consensual sex, and she said nothing except making a squawking sound when her killer strangled her. |
| 185 | * ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'': Many people on 4chan would argue you should turn off the movie after the opening five minutes. |
| 186 | * Watching ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}: The Movie'' because you knew it, you're surrounded by assholes. (Keep firing, Assholes!) |
| 187 | * Why is it such a big deal that they're still ''Film/InBruges''? [[labelnote:*]][[LondonEnglandSyndrome It's in Belgium]][[/labelnote]] |
| 188 | ** "Harry, it's an inanimate fucking object!" "YOU'RE an inanimate fucking object!" |
| 189 | * ''Film/{{Taken}}'': "I don't know who you are, but I will find you and I will kill you!" |
| 190 | * ''Film/{{Deliverance}}'' is often watched for either "Dueling Banjos" or the "Squeal like a pig" scene. Especially after ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' parodied the latter. |
| 191 | * ''Film/TheBalladOfBusterScruggs'': First time? |
| 192 | * ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'': Quite a few people watch for the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise. Others watch for the high ground. Some watch it to see the depiction of '''''"[[DrunkOnTheDarkSide UNLIMITED]] [[EvilIsHammy POWERRRRRRRR~!!!]]"''''' Still others watch for "'''Do it.'''" |
| 193 | * ''Film/ThreeHundred'': Best known for "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis This. Is. SPARTAAA!]]" and "Tonight. We dine. In HELL!" |
| 194 | * Some people watch ''Film/RiskyBusiness'' for the iconic scene of [[RiskyBusinessDance Joel dancing in his living room in his underwear]]. However, these people expect for the movie's tone to be consistent with that scene, when it's a rather mature and cynical take on the teen sex comedy genre (said scene itself takes place in the first ten minutes). |
| 195 | * ''Film/{{Morbius|2022}}'' was a complete flop and was slammed on hard by the Internet when it was released. The first week was spent showing pictures of empty theatres and its dismal review scores. The sheer level of bad reception it received ended up creating a wave of ironic memes and shitposts where people pretend it's actually an extremely successful cinematic masterpiece and quote fake lines from it (He unfortunately does not say "It's Morbin' Time."). Morbius memes then rampaged around the Internet afterwards, and the memes were powerful enough to cause at least a few people to actually go watch the movie ironically, [[SubvertedTrope though it hardly saved the movie]]. Sony actually ended up ''losing more money'' [[https://thedirect.com/article/morbius-reopening-sony-flops trying to capitalize on the meme]]. |
| 196 | * [[Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!]] [[LargeHam COMING AGAIN]] [[AmericaSavesTheDay TO SAVE THE MOTHERFUCKING DAY YEAH]]! |
| 197 | * Some people watch ''Film/TheNakedGun 33⅓'' only for the mass facepalm scene at the climax. |
| 198 | * People who otherwise know nothing about ''Franchise/StarTrek'' have been known to watch [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan the second movie]] just because they were curious about who Khan was and what he did to [[SayMyName make Captain Kirk so angry at him]]. |
| 199 | * One either watched ''Film/ABetterTomorrow'' for either the solid action and storyline...or they watched it because of the famous "Chinese Beaver / Bear" animation. |
| 200 | [[/folder]] |
| 201 | |
| 202 | [[folder:Food]] |
| 203 | * Some people buy and eat Gorilla Munch just for the infamous gorilla on the box, associated with the phrase "That rustled my jimmies". |
| 204 | ** Sadly, the box has been recently changed, and now features a baby gorilla, rather than the meme's art. |
| 205 | * Arguably Doritos and/or Mountain Dew. Because of Montage Parodies. |
| 206 | * Who ''hasn't'' seen a plate of cookies and wanted to fly into a gluttonous frenzy of [[Series/SesameStreet "ME WANT COOOOOOKIES! OM-NOM-NOM-NOM-NOM!"]] |
| 207 | [[/folder]] |
| 208 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 209 | * Most people knowing about ''Literature/TheGoldenDemon'' without being a ''Manga/BungoStrayDogs'' fan would have heard about the SignatureScene in chapter 8 where the hero kicks the heroine to the ground, not to mention started reading the novel ''for'' that scene in the first place. |
| 210 | [[/folder]] |
| 211 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 212 | %% * ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' has several of them: |
| 213 | %% ** HappyFunBall or ''More Cowbell'', for instance. |
| 214 | %% ** And recent ones by Andy Samberg and Music/TheLonelyIsland. |
| 215 | * Only watching ''Series/CSIMiami''... [[GlassesPull *puts on sunglasses*]] for [[QuipToBlack Horatio's awesome one-liners]]. '''''[[TemptingFate YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAH!]]''''' |
| 216 | * If you want to cross off the most memes on your list for a single source, ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' is probably your best bet. The show will give you "spam, spam, spam, spam," "this is an ex-parrot," "nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition," "nudge-nudge, wink-wink, say no more," "I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay," "MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels," "Burma!" and possibly some others you've been struggling with. Of the films, ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'' will give you "the People's Front of Judea," "what have the Romans ever done for us," "he's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!" and "I'm Brian and so's my wife!" And don't forget to [[https://youtu.be/jHPOzQzk9Qo always look on the bright siiiide of life! Doodoo doodoo doodoodoodoo!]] ''[[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail Holy Grail]]'' will give you swallows and coconuts, "NotQuiteDead," "[[UnexplainedRecovery I Got Better]]," "help, help I'm being repressed!", "your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!", the killer rabbit, and "Ni!" ''Meaning of Life'', oddly, probably won't give you anything, unless you've encountered "every sperm is sacred." Even so, you ought to be satisfied. |
| 217 | %% ** ''Meaning of Life'' does have Mr. Creosote and the "wafer-thin mint". |
| 218 | %% *** "Fuck off, I'm full!" |
| 219 | %% ** And the machine that goes ''ping!'' |
| 220 | %% ** Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving, and revolving at nine hundred miles an hour... |
| 221 | %% ** [[GuiltByAssociationGag I didn't even eat the salmon mousse!]] |
| 222 | * Many people get into ''Series/DoctorWho'' to discover its [[Memes.DoctorWho memes]]. Including why there's so many WMG.TimeLord theories. Or what a Dalek is. |
| 223 | %% ** "Bowties Are Cool" |
| 224 | %% ** "Allons-y!" |
| 225 | ** Some fans of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' became fans of ''Doctor Who'' because they wanted to know why the fan-favorite character "Doctor Whooves" is so popular. |
| 226 | * Watching ''Series/TheATeam'' just so you can understand the [[MemeticBadass Mr. T vs.]] meme. |
| 227 | %% * ''Series/TheMightyBoosh''; [[https://youtu.be/ydr8a3UHUy4 I'm Old Greg!]] |
| 228 | * ''Series/ChappellesShow'' is a perfect example of a show people watch so they can quote it with their friends. |
| 229 | * ''Series/LazyTown'' is a show about teaching kids to eat healthy by using dancing and puppets. Although it's aimed at preschoolers, it has spawned countless memes. |
| 230 | %% ** You Are a Pirate! |
| 231 | %% ** Cooking By the Book, especially the ''Music/LilJon'' remix. |
| 232 | ** The episode "Robbie's Dream Team" gained a lot of attention due to the song [[https://youtu.be/PfYnvDL0Qcw "We Are Number One"]] becoming a popular [=YouTube=] meme. %% |
| 233 | %% ** THIS MAILBOX IS MINE AND THIS TRIAGONAL SIGN!!! |
| 234 | * Thanks to Platform/{{Tumblr}}, the only reason anyone bothers to watch the '80s British kids show ''[[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu%27s_TV_Series Emu's All Live Pink Windmill Show]]'' is for the scene in the first episode where the kids all enthusiastically introduce themselves[[note]]"HI! MY NAME'S KATRINA!" "AND MY NAME IS HUGH!" etc.[[/note]]. It got so popular that nine of the original ten cast members who did that scene did a re-enactment for Red Nose Day 2017. |
| 235 | * Watching ''Series/GameOfThrones'' to find out what's the big deal about Winter is Coming, Where are my dragons?!? or [[PokemonSpeak Hodor]]. |
| 236 | * Checking out ''Series/SchittsCreek'' to discover the context of ''Eww, David'' or ''You're my Mariah Carey'' or any of the seemingly infinite gifs of the characters reacting to something. |
| 237 | * A number of people had their interest in ''{{Series/Supernatural}}'' piqued by the explosion of [[https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=destielputinelection Destielputinelection]] memes. |
| 238 | * Deciding to watch ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' for the whole "Sauron is Eminem" meme. |
| 239 | * The obscure local children's show ''Kids Corner'' from Bismarck, North Dakota fell into this status when people watched the episode [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=LrVvUSvYKI4 "Jasper's Hospital Experience"]] because it was the origin of the "We're Not Candy" PublicServiceAnnouncement that became a meme in the spring of 2023. |
| 240 | [[/folder]] |
| 241 | |
| 242 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 243 | * Listening to "Dragostea din tei" just to see [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/206373 a fat guy dance]] |
| 244 | * Listening to Music/{{Nightwish|Band}}'s ''Ghost Love Score'' because of the [[http://epicgeordi.ytmnd.com/ Epic Maneuver]] meme. |
| 245 | ** Or because [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic a Critic]] used it. And WebVideo/JonTron. |
| 246 | -->If you spell "subtly", like [[https://youtu.be/OS-mcZwqTYQ this!]] |
| 247 | ** Getting into Nightwish by way of the [[https://youtu.be/PBD81BL1V3w Lord Of The Rings (abridged)]] video. |
| 248 | * Watching the video for [[Music/RickAstley "Never Gonna Give You Up"]] just because people [[JustForFun/{{Rickroll}} keep trying to make you]]. |
| 249 | * Going to a Dragonforce concert because of the one song of theirs in VideoGame/GuitarHero. These days this seems to be a considerable portion of their listeners, or at least people who talk about them publicly. |
| 250 | ** Even earlier than that, because a snippet of one of their songs makes watching [[Series/IronChef Chairman Kaga]] bite into a [[http://takeshikaga.ytmnd.com/ bell pepper even more incredibly awesome.]] |
| 251 | * Listening to Music/ImogenHeap's "Hide and Seek" for "[[ChorusOnlySong mmm whatcha say]]". Made mainstream by by its use in Series/TheOC episode "The Dearly Beloved", the [[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL]] parody "Dear Sister/The Shooting" thereof, and the recursive parodies of that SNL sketch on video sharing sites. Then made old meme by Jason Derulo's "Whatcha Say" that samples mainly the memetastic bits. |
| 252 | * Creator/BennyHill chasing (or being chased by) women to the tune of "Yakety Sax" in ''Series/TheBennyHillShow''. |
| 253 | * Listening to the song ''Chased Through the Woods'' by Waking the Cadaver for the [[MemeticMutation "SHREDDED WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAT!"]] |
| 254 | * Buying an accordion just for play "[[https://youtu.be/F7I63sRGsTw REMOVE KEBAB]]". |
| 255 | * Watching the music video for ''Stick Stickly'' by Attack Attack! to see the guitarist's "Crabcore" stance. |
| 256 | * Getting Music/{{Erasure}}'s greatest hits because you played ''VideoGame/RobotUnicornAttack'' and-- Always I wanna be with you and make believe with you and live in harmony harmony [[http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/9163/humanunicornattack.jpg OH LOVE~]] |
| 257 | * Listening to Lost Horizon's "[[https://youtu.be/X37p0l000TQ Highlander]]" to belt that "[[MetalScream Face Melter]]". |
| 258 | * Listening to [[Music/PhilCollins "In The Air Tonight"]] for the drum part. So you can turn the volume way up seconds before. |
| 259 | ** Similarly, listening to [[Music/TheWho "Won't Get Fooled Again"]] so you can turn the volume ''way'' up just before '''''[[Series/CSIMiami YYYEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!]]''''' |
| 260 | * Listening to any song used in a "Dew Army" page on Website/{{YTMND}}. |
| 261 | * Buying Music/PeterGabriel's "In Your Eyes" in case you ever need to channel John Cusack in ''Film/SayAnything''. |
| 262 | * Watching the Series/EurovisionSongContest 2010 for Moldova's Epic Sax Guy. |
| 263 | * Music/WeirdAlYankovic's "A Complicated Song", y'know, [[LetsPlay/NintendoCapriSun in the bathroom]]. |
| 264 | * Music/InsaneClownPosse wonders how [[https://youtu.be/_-agl0pOQfs fuckin magnets work.]] |
| 265 | %% * ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'' : [[https://youtu.be/XmaltChJnV0 Okkusenman]] |
| 266 | %% * '''[[Music/{{REM}} LEO]]-[[PunctuatedForEmphasis NARD]] [[SomethingSomethingLeonardBernstein BERN-STEIN!!!]]''' |
| 267 | * [[Music/BillyJoel "JFK, blown away - what else do I have to say?!"]] If you can remember ''any'' part of "We Didn't Start the Fire" other than that, you have earned the right to call yourself a true admirer of that song. |
| 268 | * "[[Music/{{Yes}} Roundabout]]" received a new surge in popularity after being featured as the ending theme in the first season of the ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' anime. |
| 269 | * Music/SmashMouth wrote a song called 'All Star'. And some other stuff, but [[BlackSheepHit you're listening to it for All-Star]]. |
| 270 | * Music/TallyHall was moderately popular in the mid-2000s, but 15 years after they disbanded, memes using their songs (mostly "Ruler of Everything") made them much more well-known. |
| 271 | * Big Enough is a gloriously cheesy song about two cowboys (Alex Cameron & Kirin J. Callinan) wondering whether or not [[NotBigEnoughForTheTwoOfUs this town is big enough for the two of them]], eventually deciding that it's not just big enough for the two of them, but for every country on Earth. However, most people only know the chorus, sung by [[Music/ColdChisel Jimmy Barnes]]. To give you an idea why, the following is the ''official transcription of the first chorus'':[[labelnote:Chorus]]AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH[[/labelnote]] |
| 272 | [[/folder]] |
| 273 | |
| 274 | [[folder:Professional Wrestling]] |
| 275 | * The {{Kayfabe}} breaking Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob at ''Wrestling/{{WWE}} Wrestling/SurvivorSeries 1997''. "Ring the fucking bell!" There were six other matches that night, and nobody ever talks about them. |
| 276 | [[/folder]] |
| 277 | |
| 278 | [[folder:Roleplay]] |
| 279 | * Even much of the JournalRoleplay community doesn't realize that the "steals the bike and runs/at least ride it, you asshole" meme came from ''Roleplay/DramaDramaDuck'', but the meme ''has'' brought people into the hobby itself to see and participate in similar silly antics. |
| 280 | [[/folder]] |
| 281 | |
| 282 | [[folder:Theater]] |
| 283 | * ''Theatre/AvenueQ'' is popular because of "TheInternetIsForPorn" song, as well as "If You Were Gay" and "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist," both of which are frequent sources of quotes and [=YouTube=] parodies. |
| 284 | * ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' has a ShoutOut to the 1969 musical ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix'', where Hamilton briefly sings the chorus of the opening number "Sit Down, John!" and follows it up with a bleeped expletive. (The same expletive is uncensored elsewhere in the show, but in this instance, the bleeping is funnier than the expletive.) If [=YouTube=] comments are anything to judge by, a lot of young Hamilton fans only looked up "Sit Down, John!" to add in the expletive. |
| 285 | [[/folder]] |
| 286 | |
| 287 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 288 | * A ''lot'' of otherwise crappy and forgotten [[Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] games gained notoriety and ''[[BileFascination even fans]]'' thanks to the ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'' and his [[MemeticMutation trademark flip-outs]]. He even ''references this himself'' in his Jekyll and Hyde revisit. |
| 289 | --> '''The Nerd:''' I made it perfectly clear. [[SchmuckBait Do not play this game.]] But from what I understand, ''people played it!'' |
| 290 | * Playing NES ''VideoGame/ProWrestling'' for "AWinnerIsYou" |
| 291 | * Playing NES ''Tag Team Wrestling'' for [[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner the Strong Bads]] |
| 292 | * Playing ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' even when you know that [[TheCakeIsALie the cake was a lie]], to find out what all the fuss about the CompanionCube is about and for the ending song. |
| 293 | ** Playing ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' after [[https://youtu.be/mZqTP5AnFRg hearing too much about the need for dispensers]] or [[https://youtu.be/S9HZsFsSDPM songs completely composed of the word "Bonk!"]] or [[https://youtu.be/Wp-qE11AcCI 10 hours of "Pootis."]] |
| 294 | *** Or because you heard it was the world's #1 war-themed hat simulator. |
| 295 | ** ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' for putting the can in the trash or Father Grigori. |
| 296 | ** ''VideoGame/GarrysMod'' using ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' maps for putting the ''Combine'' in the trash, in can form (use of [[GameMod mods]] is, of course, required). |
| 297 | %% *** ''Garry's Mod'' and Platform/YouTube practically turned every Valve character into a FountainOfMemes |
| 298 | * ''VideoGame/ZeroWing'', thanks to the "AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs" meme, is one of the most downloaded games on UsefulNotes/{{emulation}} sites, despite being a rather average (but still serviceable) shmup. |
| 299 | ** Others may have been introduced to it because of the meme, but enjoyed its actual style (especially the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic music]]) once they got into it. |
| 300 | * Playing ''VideoGame/TotalDistortion'' just to get yourself killed to a hilarious song [[HurricaneOfEuphemisms mocking you for doing so]]. |
| 301 | * Playing ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyAdvancedWarfare'' just for [[PressXToNotDie press "F" to pay respects]].[[note]]Or "X", if you're playing on console.[[/note]] |
| 302 | * ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'': Why is everyone saying "zetta"? |
| 303 | %% ** SOHCAHTOA. |
| 304 | %% ** Stupid zeros! |
| 305 | %% ** Crunch! I'll add it to the heap! |
| 306 | %% ** Though only said once, What the factor? |
| 307 | %% ** Sine! Cosine! ''Tangent!!'' |
| 308 | %% ** You're outta your vector. |
| 309 | %% ** Prepare to be iterated. |
| 310 | %% *** By the way, this is all coming from [[FountainofMemes one]] [[EnsembleDarkhorse character.]] |
| 311 | %% * ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'': "Snake? Snake! SNAAKE!" |
| 312 | %% ** [[ParrotExposition Watching it for the meme, huh?]] |
| 313 | %% %% ** ''VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid 2|SonsOfLiberty}}'': '''FissionMailed'''. |
| 314 | %% ** ''VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid 3|SnakeEater}}'': [[AC:Time Paradox]]! |
| 315 | %% ** ''VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid 4|GunsOfThePatriots}}'': '''[[https://youtu.be/7kNrIn8H32c Nanomachines]]''' |
| 316 | %% ** ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance]]'': '''''[[AutobotsRockOut RULES OF NATURE!!!]]''''' |
| 317 | %% *** "Nanomachines, son!" |
| 318 | %% *** "Free will is a myth. Religion is a joke. We are all pawns, controlled by something far greater. [[MemeticMutation Memes]]. [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall The DNA of the soul.]] They shape our will. They are the culture; they are everything we pass on. Expose someone to anger long enough, they will learn to hate. They become a carrier. Envy, greed, despair...all memes. All passed along". |
| 319 | * Playing ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', stemming entirely from exposure to ''LeeroyJenkins!'' Or, failing that, because your friends haven't been seen in public for weeks. Or because of the memetic ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Make Love, Not Warcraft," or ''WebVideo/TheGuild''. |
| 320 | * Playing ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' just to see the MemeticBadass '''CAPTAIN GORDON, DEFENDER OF EARTH!!''' and how he came to be. Oh, and Prinnies, [[VerbalTic dood!]] |
| 321 | * Playing ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' (either [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha]] or [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration OG]]) to see why ''Real Men Ride Each Other''. |
| 322 | ** Or to listen to Elzam's Leitmo-'''''TROMBE OVERRIDE!''''' |
| 323 | * ''VideoGame/DarkSouls:'' [[DifficultButAwesome YOU DIED]] |
| 324 | * Playing ''[[VideoGame/DawnOfWar Dawn Of War: Soulstorm]]'' to: |
| 325 | ** See General Vance Stubs lose 100 Baneblades; |
| 326 | ** Hear Lord Firraveus Carron rage at '''METAL BAWKSES'''; and/or |
| 327 | ** Listen to Commander Indrick Boreale's '''SPESS MEHREENS''' speech. |
| 328 | * Restarting ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' just to learn once more about the true nature of humanity. |
| 329 | -->"WHAT IS A MAN?! ''[glass shatters]'' A miserable little pile of secrets!" |
| 330 | ** '''[[VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy GAME OVER -- PRESS R TO TRY AGAIN]]''' |
| 331 | ** ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin'': Jonathan! Charlotte! Jonathan! Charlotte! [[SayMyName Jonathan! Charlotte! Jonathan! Charlotte! Jonathan! Charlotte!]] [[https://youtu.be/jsZTolLYjbc Jonathan! Charlotte!]] |
| 332 | ** ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISimonsQuest'': WHAT A HORRIBLE NIGHT TO HAVE A CURSE. |
| 333 | * ''VideoGame/{{Eversion}}'', for the [[spoiler: increasingly horrible universe the game is set in.]] |
| 334 | ** Relatedly, LetsPlay/DeceasedCrab's LetsPlay of the game for the phrase ''"Stop your cheery lies!"'' |
| 335 | * You probably wouldn't expect ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' to have something like this, but it does. [[CatchPhrase Got it memorized?]] No, the second game is for TOTALLY OWNING YOU LAMERS. |
| 336 | %% ** [[CatchPhrase As if!]] |
| 337 | %% ** [[LargeHam KINGDOM HEEAARTS!]] Fill me with the power of DARKNESS! |
| 338 | %% ** Get up on the Hydra's back! |
| 339 | * "[[VideoGame/DaytonaUSA DAYTONAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!]]" (USA) |
| 340 | * ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': |
| 341 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' - "You [[QuirkyBard Spoony Bard]]!" Thankfully, that quotation is early in the game. |
| 342 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'' has "I, Garland, will knock you all down!". And of course, picking a party of [[WebComic/EightBitTheater Fighter, Black Mage, Thief, and Red Mage]]. |
| 343 | ** How many gamers have played ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' just to watch Kefka prance around like a madman? Or just for his laugh? A lot. Or to have Sabin Suplex the Ghost Train? |
| 344 | * ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara''. Not only did many people watch the anime solely for Date Masamune's GratuitousEnglish and [[CoolHorse Motorhorse]], many people went on to play the games simply so they could hear more. |
| 345 | %% ** [[SayMyName "YUKIMURA!"]] [[LargeHam "OYAKATA-SAMA!"]] |
| 346 | * ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', just for the very first thing Guile's theme went with. |
| 347 | * The ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' is so memetic it got its [[Memes/TouhouProject own page]], and has an ''exponentially increasing'' number of fans coming for [[KleptomaniacHero the precious thing]], [[PetitePride Tsurupettan]] or [[UsefulNotes/{{Baka}} Nine-ball]]; which then make more memes, draw new fans in and so on. Many such fans are not even fans of BulletHell at all and never bother to play any of the games, participating in the community only for the memes, the fan works and the cast of colorful characters. And sometimes the fighting game spinoffs. |
| 348 | ** [[https://youtu.be/VIop055eJhU U. N. Owen Was Her?]] and its horrible mutilation the [[https://youtu.be/oSduUrpr62c McRoll]] should be added to the list. |
| 349 | ** And Music/BadApple, One of the few memes to actually survive (being massacred on) [[https://youtu.be/OeEIteQmpHE the news]]. |
| 350 | * "[[AWinnerIsYou You're Winner!]]" Really, the meme is the one of the reasons to even touch ''VideoGame/BigRigsOverTheRoadRacing''. |
| 351 | * ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'': "roses are red, violets are blue, you suck"; "[[MadLibsCatchPhrase I hate memes]]."; "PILLS HERE!" |
| 352 | * ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'': "Cool story, bro"; "I ever tell you about the time when me and Keith..." |
| 353 | * ''VideoGame/HotelMario'' contains many {{YouTube poop}} memes: "If you need instructions on how to get through the hotels, [[HeKnowsAboutTimedHits check out the enclosed]] [[AllThereInTheManual instruction book]]." |
| 354 | ** "Nice of the princess to invite us over for a picnic, (g)ay Luigi? I hope she made LOTSA SPAGHETTI! |
| 355 | ** You know what they say; [[ProjectileToast all toastas toast TOAST!]][[note]]Even though they burn toast and toast bread.[[/note]] |
| 356 | * "BITCHES AND WHORES" led many to discover ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}''. |
| 357 | * Some people played ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' because of Har-'''[[InterruptingMeme ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL]]''', or because "SIR UsefulNotes/{{ISAAC NEWTON}} IS [[KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter THE DEADLIEST SON OF A BITCH IN SPACE!]]" [[Memes/BioWare Among others...]] |
| 358 | * Some claim the main point of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' is [[FountainOfMemes Alistair's]] dialogue. |
| 359 | ** Swooping is bad. |
| 360 | ** [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII I like big boats. I cannot lie.]] |
| 361 | * Downloading ''VideoGame/YumeNikki'', just to see [[EnsembleDarkhorse [=UboaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=]]]. |
| 362 | * ''VideoGame/{{Sinistar}}'' is old, difficult and annoying to play, but returned to for the "RUN, COWARD" and the "BEWARE: I LIVE." |
| 363 | * ''VideoGame/{{Zork}}'': Would any contemporary gamer even consider trying some antiquated, text-only interactive adventure game, if not for the chance to be EatenByAGrue? |
| 364 | * Playing ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' only for either [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} Bridget]] or Faust. |
| 365 | * In this era, there are exactly two reasons for playing VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDIGames. One is BileFascination. The other is seeing where all those YouTubePoop jokes came from. |
| 366 | ** "Mah boi, this peace is what all true warriors strive for!" |
| 367 | ** "Mmmmmm...richer" |
| 368 | ** "...or else you will DIE!" |
| 369 | *** "You must DIE!" |
| 370 | ** "Squadala!" |
| 371 | ** NOOOOOOOO! NOT INTO THE PIT! IT BURRRRRRRRRRRRRNNNNSSSSSSSS!" |
| 372 | * ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'': ''' 'I HAVE FURY!!' ''' |
| 373 | * ''Franchise/MortalKombat'': "Fatality!", "Get over here!"/"Come here!", "'''{{FINISH HIM}}!'''", "Flawless Victory!", "Toastyyyyyy!", etc. |
| 374 | * Playing ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'' to see the Mysterious Black Dude ("Remember me?") and find out who he is and why we should remember him. There's also playing it to [[BileFascination see if it's really as bad as so many people say.]] |
| 375 | * Playing ''VideoGame/MoonbaseAlpha'' to abuse its text to speech feature. "UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" |
| 376 | * ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'': FUS RO DAH! |
| 377 | ** I'd play more, but I took an arrow to the knee. |
| 378 | ** Did you see those warriors from Hammerfell? I pickpocketed them and got some curved swords. Curved. ''SWORDS.'' |
| 379 | * Playing ''VideoGame/BadDudes'' to see if you're [[DareToBeBadass a bad enough dude]] to rescue the president, who's been kidnapped by ninjas. |
| 380 | * ''VideoGame/{{Action 52}}'', for the ''Cheetahmen'' music. |
| 381 | * Playing ''VideoGame/StarFox64'' to DoABarrelRoll! |
| 382 | * Most people only play ''VideoGame/TheGreatGianaSisters'', and the remake, these days because it's infamous for being a ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' clone. |
| 383 | * ''VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay'': "I am the Great Mighty Poo, and I'm going to throw my shit at you..." |
| 384 | * Playing ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' for the DAMN fourth Chaos Emerald and to FIND THE COMPUTER ROOM! |
| 385 | ** Playing ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' for its [[SoBadItsGood legendary horrible quality.]] |
| 386 | * Playing ''VideoGame/{{Raiden}}'' for the "[[FanNickname sniper]] [[DemonicSpiders tanks]]". |
| 387 | * Playing ''VideoGame/{{Skate}}'' because of the [[https://youtu.be/4xlQAk6xqkc video]] [[https://youtu.be/Mg5AHdeXYwE editing]] feature and the [[GoodBadBugs glitchy physics engine]]. |
| 388 | * "No, ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''. [[LameComeback You're smalltime.]]" |
| 389 | * ''VideoGame/{{Genji}} 2'' got most of its attention due to [[https://youtu.be/kF8POaO-9TY an infamous E3 presentation]]. Many probably only picked it up to battle a GiantEnemyCrab and AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage after using RealTimeWeaponChange. |
| 390 | * Many people ended up playing ''VideoGame/HuniePop'' so that [[AlphaBitch Audrey]] could hurt their whore feelings. |
| 391 | * Most people play ''VideoGame/{{STALKER}}'' so they can CHEEKI BREEKI I V DAMKE with the Bandits and GET OUT OF HERE STALKER. |
| 392 | * Playing ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' just to have a bad time (figuratively speaking), get dunked on, or be filled with determination. |
| 393 | * Playing ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound|1994}}'' just for the sake of the infamously scary, trippy final boss battle against Gyigas. |
| 394 | * ''Franchise/BlazBlue'': Which of the characters is the one that does '''REAL SOVIET DAMAGE'''? |
| 395 | ** Yuuki Terumi is the world's greatest {{troll}}. Don't believe us? |
| 396 | * Playing ''VideoGame/AlteredBeast1988'' for one of the most famous soundbites in gaming (certainly the early games industry): 'Wise Fwom Your Gwave!' |
| 397 | * New players coming for ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas''? [[Memes/GrandTheftAuto Ah shit, here we go again...]] |
| 398 | * A lot of the people curious about ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiNocturne'' got into it after discovering the "Featuring Dante from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry''" meme to see what game he was even being featured in. While the meme itself eventually eclipsed the game in the 2010s, renewed attention to ''Nocturne'' in 2020 after its updated HD remaster was announced had Atlus West itself embracing the meme, letting people know well and clear where the meme came from and that they could have Dante the demon slayer by their side. |
| 399 | * Playing ''VideoGame/BoxxyQuestTheGatheringStorm'' for… well, Boxxy, who was a meme long ''before'' she voiced herself in a video game. |
| 400 | * ''VideoGame/OnlyTheBraveCanRescueTheKidnappedPrincess''' main claim to fame is the scene where the King sings "[[OdeToFood I Love My Food]]," which briefly became a popular YouTubePoop source in 2010. |
| 401 | * The 1995 version of ''VideoGame/JumpStart1stGrade'' saw a surge of interest around 2020 when the "Please give me a whole tray of peas" meme from the Serving Up Fractions mini-game inspired people to look up the source and context of the odd scene. |
| 402 | * The ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' series gets this treatment in general. What's the story behind "Kiryu-chan" and how did he become "Dame Da Ne guy"? Why does he [[VideoGame/Yakuza0 dance on Friday nights]] and [[VideoGame/YakuzaKiwami2 what was on the computer that made him slam his desk]]? |
| 403 | ** The only reason ''VideoGame/YakuzaDeadSouls'' really gets any mention is regarding [[AxCrazy Majima's]] segment, particularly his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooFoNwoMxjY batshit insanity while singing karaoke]]. |
| 404 | * Play ''VideoGame/FridayThe13th'' so that an NES game released in the United States in 1989 can inform you that "You and your friends are dead"; at the time, Nintendo of America's censorship policies [[NeverSayDie made it taboo to refer to a character as dead]], so for this game to bluntly tell the player they're ''dead'', not merely "fainted", "fainted", or "done for" was a pretty big deal. |
| 405 | * Taken to its literal extreme with a ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' meme that is literally just a [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-critically-acclaimed-mmorpg copypasta advertising the game and its free trial]]. ''And it worked.'' |
| 406 | * ''VideoGame/HighFleet'': Discovered due to many following the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine hearing the song ''Tanc a Lelek'' from its soundtrack in video memes that represent Poland as wojak with a SlasherSmile hoping for the chance to [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge get revenge]] on Russia by pressing the [[{{UsefulNotes/NATO}} NATO Article 5]] BigRedButton. The song being obviously eastern-european and associated with nuclear exchanges only adds to the meme's fittingness. |
| 407 | * ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'', with its explosive soundtrack with lyrics that go hard, philosophical conversations about memes, and one of the most insane villain and final sequences ever in a video game, all packaged with a solid stylish action game on a franchise already known for its memes, made its place solidly as a FountainOfMemes that still manages to find its place in meme culture even nearly a decade since its release. Notably, a spontaneous resurgance of MGR-related memes in 2022 caused it to have a sudden NewbieBoom, with reports of the number of concurrent players jumping up to ''10 times'' the average. |
| 408 | * Playing ''Videogame/GenshinImpact'' just to listen to Paimon's "What do you mean, 'hehe'?" which sounds cuter when dubbed in Japanese as "'Ehe' tte nandayo?". Or, if you are feeling hungry and would like to dig into a certain [[NoPartyLikeADonnerParty emergency food]]...[[note]]Paimon herself.[[/note]] |
| 409 | * Playing ''VideoGame/TreasureMaster'' to see the box art behind the [[TheAntiNihilist "Nothing in life matters!"]] meme. |
| 410 | * Playing ''VideoGame/WaltzOfTheWizard'' solely and entirely to abuse Skully; usually by throwing him out the window to hear him scream all the way down. |
| 411 | [[/folder]] |
| 412 | |
| 413 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 414 | * Playing ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' just to hear '''''[[ThatWasObjectionable OBJECTION!]]''''', '''''HOLD IT!''''', '''''TAKE THAT!''''' Accompanied with [[MundaneMadeAwesome epic]] [[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger finger pointing]]. |
| 415 | ** Or to discover who's the guy in the [[BeamMeUpScotty "You're not a clown"]] meme. |
| 416 | * ''VisualNovel/CrossChannel'': ''VideoGame/NanacaCrash'', a Flash fangame full of references to the novel, drew in a lot of readers. |
| 417 | * ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' has spawned a huge amount of memetic phrases, jokes about [[spoiler:telling Sayori to "hang in there"]] and similar, image macros, songs and videos that make no sense until you play it, and got the novel its viral fanbase. |
| 418 | [[/folder]] |
| 419 | |
| 420 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 421 | * The vast majority of ''WebAnimation/RatboyGenius'''s fanbase came to if from the "Potato Knish" meme. |
| 422 | * Any common YoutubePoop material (such as the CD-i games and ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'') after watching YouTubePoop. Also, sometimes it draws attention to the material even when viewers of said YTP may have seen the material elsewhere. For example, some might have seen ads involving Creator/BillyMays without particularly paying much attention to them, and started paying closer attention to such ads after they're being parodied in YTP. |
| 423 | [[/folder]] |
| 424 | |
| 425 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 426 | * ''Website/TVTropes'': |
| 427 | ** This very wiki [[Memes/TVTropes has its memes]], making noobs get deeper in. |
| 428 | ** Becoming a Troper just so you can edit this website and add your examples. |
| 429 | [[/folder]] |
| 430 | |
| 431 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 432 | * ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'': |
| 433 | ** In Linkara's review of ''ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder'', he introduces the part involving the line "I'm the Goddamn Batman" by saying: "And here it is. The moment of truth. The moment ''everyone'' remembers this comic for." After he reads the line, he says, "Ladies and gentlemen... we have... an Internet meme!!" |
| 434 | ** He later posted a video saying that he would not review any more non-terrible comics merely so people could hear him recite a meme. Although, it should be noted that he ''did'' recite the two most commonly requested memetastic lines from the requested stories: "[[ComicBook/TarotWitchOfTheBlackRose Sandra Brown, you have to get out of here]]! [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Your vagina is haunted]]!" and The Joker's [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] "[[HaveAGayOldTime Boner]]" Caper. ("Boner. Boner boner. Boner boning of boner. Bonerboner. [[PrecisionFStrike Erect Penis]].") |
| 435 | * WebVideo/ObscurusLupa specialises in this trope, reviewing both ''Film/{{Gymkata}}'' and ''Film/SharkAttack3Megalodon'', among others. |
| 436 | * ''LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}}'': |
| 437 | ** Many people watch his LetsPlay of ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'' solely to find out who this Steve guy everyone is talking about is. |
| 438 | ** Chugga later {{discusse|dTrope}}s with his fellow Runaway Guys how this happened with ''Series/LazyTown'', specifically with the "you are a pirate" song, stating that a lot fewer people would be interested in the program if it weren't for that song. |
| 439 | * ''The Steve Moustache Show'' got most of its views from people who want to hear what a WTF Boom would sound like [[https://youtu.be/Oi0h9pNR1NM without the boom.]] |
| 440 | * Watching the WebVideo/GameGrumps' Let's Play of Sonic '06 because of [[https://youtu.be/4xrS5NEBKjU this particular freakout]] Arin has in part 20. |
| 441 | * Watching anything made by WebVideo/JonTron, thanks to clips and {{YouTube Poop}}s made from his videos. |
| 442 | [[/folder]] |
| 443 | |
| 444 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 445 | * Watching ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'' for its memed theme song, "Enemy" by Music/ImagineDragons. |
| 446 | * ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': "Oh my God! They killed Kenny!." |
| 447 | -->Step 1: Watch the episode "Gnomes" to understand this meme.\ |
| 448 | Step 2: [[BeamMeUpScotty ?]]\ |
| 449 | [[MissingStepsPlan Step 3: Profit.]] |
| 450 | * The 1967 ''[[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 Spider-Man]]'' cartoon has seen a surge in popularity after it was realized that its bizarre, exaggerated animation made for great reaction images. |
| 451 | * The ''WesternAnimation/{{Super Mario World|1991}}'' cartoon. Six words and a sound: "That's Mama Luigi to you, Mario! *Wheeze*" |
| 452 | * ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'': "Snoo'''PING AS''' usual, I see!" |
| 453 | ** [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle "Kids, there's nothing more cool than being hugged by someone you like.]] [[CluelessAesop But if someone tries to touch you in a place or in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable, that's NO GOOD."]] |
| 454 | * People started to watch ''WesternAnimation/FillyFuntasia'' because of the MemeticMutation status of the show within [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic the brony fandom]], along with BileFascination some had, when the show finally premiered, some fans would actually watch it simply because they thought it'd be SoBadItsGood. For most that actually watched it, stayed because they [[HistoryRepeats actually]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything liked it]]. |
| 455 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Memes do not work that way! Good night! (There are many ways [[Memes/{{Futurama}} they do work]], though.) |
| 456 | ** The Hypnotoad is so well-known as a meme that there are many not-yet-fans who begin to watch the show and expect that the Hypnotoad will be an important character rather than a recurring minor joke. |
| 457 | * Learning about JustForFun/{{Candlejack}} from [[spoiler:''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}''.]] [[spoiler:There's just never enough rope for you pe]] |
| 458 | * ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': [[MakesSenseInContext Magic]] [[JustHereForGodzilla Illuminati]] [[EnsembleDarkhorse dorito.]] |
| 459 | ** {{Yandere}} [[ArtificialIntelligence sentient]] DatingSim. |
| 460 | ** Or maybe you just want to find out why everyone's aim is getting better for some reason. Or what's the big deal with Taco Bells. |
| 461 | * Many people start watching ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' [[JustForFun/ComeForTheXStayForTheY for the memes, but end up as genuine fans]]. |
| 462 | ** For a specific example, a ''disturbing'' amount of fans admit the thing that introduced them to the show was the notorious ''Fanfic/CupcakesSergeantSprinkles'' fan-fiction. |
| 463 | ** The phrase "I watch it for the plot" ended up referring to the [[MaleGaze shots of pony posteriors]], which became known in Bronyspeak as "dat plot" or "dat flank". [[note]]Due to MemeticMutation, "dat plot" is now, for better or worse, more commonly associated with what Website/ThisVeryWiki calls {{Gainaxing}}[[/note]] |
| 464 | ** Watching the show to understand [[WebAnimation/DeathBattle just how the hell a little pony dismantles a giant robot]]. |
| 465 | ** Since the brony community contains a lot of musically inclined members, the fan music is something that also draws in a lot of new fans. |
| 466 | * ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': |
| 467 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheDoverBoys'', a classic cartoon I never heard of! I'll watch it! NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW! (It even led to a meme for the above! Confound those ponies, they drive me to drink!) |
| 468 | ** Many people only watch ''WesternAnimation/WabbitTwouble'' for the SignatureScene of WesternAnimation/BugsBunny doing an impression of fat Elmer (a.k.a. Big Chungus). |
| 469 | * Many Platform/{{Tumblr}} users were introduced to ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan'' through a video of the notorious "Booty-Quake" scene that has circulated heavily there. |
| 470 | ** Its influence on the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom is hard to discount, as well. |
| 471 | * ''WesternAnimation/StreetFighter'': Yes! Yes! |
| 472 | * Tons of people got into ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' through the season finale, ''Jailbreak'' - specifically, the [[ItWasHisSled Reveal]] that [[spoiler:Garnet is a fusion]] and her subsequent awesome song/fight with Jasper. There's also those who stay for Peridot, the ''other'' [[EnsembleDarkhorse dorito]] currently in Western animation. |
| 473 | * Many people who first saw ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies2010'' came to it for the line "[[AccidentalInnuendo Secret But(t) fun!]]" |
| 474 | * Watch any given ''WesternAnimation/SuperWhy'' video on Platform/YouTube and count how many people are here to make Advertising/{{Protegent}} jokes. |
| 475 | * The "Think! Mark! [[BeamMeUpScotty Think!]]" meme got a lot of people interested in watching ''WesternAnimation/{{Invincible|2021}}''. |
| 476 | * "If you're not watching ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', you're gonna turn into a Goomba!" |
| 477 | * A huge reason why the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' episode "Thomas Comes to Breakfast" is such a fan favorite is the stationmaster's wife's complaint to Thomas after he breaks into her house: "[[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech You miserable engine!]] [[SkewedPriorities Just look what you've done to our breakfast!]] [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Now I shall have to cook some more!]]" It's even funnier when it's narrated by Music/RingoStarr. |
| 478 | * [[WesternAnimation/TheNutshack It’s the Nutshack!]] [[Main/MemeticMutation It’s the Nutshack!]] [[Main/OverlyLongGag It’s the Nutshack!]] [[Main/BrokenRecord It’s the Nutshack!]] |
| 479 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' is easily one of, if not the, most [[MemeticMutation memetic]] shows in existence, so really, this is bound to happen to a few people. Take your pick: “Is mayonnaise an instrument?”, “No! This is Patrick!”, Handsome Squidward, Mocking [=SpongeBob=], “Imagination,” “We should take Bikini Bottom, and push it somewhere else!”, Caveman [=SpongeBob=], the list goes on, and on, and on. |
| 480 | * A few episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' have had people watching them just for the memes, like "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E2122ShortFilmsAboutSpringfield 22 Short Films About Springfield]]" for the "Steamed Hams" segment or "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E5EIEIAnnoyedGrunt E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)]]" for the "[[PunnyName Sneed's Feed and Seed]][[note]]Formerly Chuck's[[/note]]" joke. |
| 481 | * Quite a few people only learned about ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'' due to the infamous "[[Webcomic/MobPsycho100 Clark Newman]]" meme, and watched "Visit Qyah" just for that moment. |
| 482 | * Originally one of the many obscure animated shorts of the [=1920s=] to [=1940s=], Creator/{{Terrytoons}}'s ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeBears'' quickly gained popularity in late 2017 after its scene of Papa Bear yelling "SOMEBODY TOUCHA MY SPAGHET!" was posted on Platform/{{Twitter}}. |
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