Line #41 Memes/Arthur


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7	''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'s {{Meme\|ticMutation}}s. D.W. not allowed.''
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9	"That sign can't stop me because I can't read!"
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11	* The [[MemeticBadass Memetic Badassery]] of Arthur punching DW for destroying a model plane he was working on in "Arthur's Big Hit" has gathered a decent batch of memes made from it.
12	** I told [[SuddenlyShouting YOU...]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis NOT! TO!]]'' '''''[[RageBreakingPoint TOUCH IT!!]]''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]That line became a meme because people found it {{Narm}}y due to the hammy delivery of it.[[/labelnote]]
13	** punch, {{Beat}} "[[MinorInjuryOverreaction ....AHEHEEEEH]]."
14	** The popularly-dubbed "Arthur's Fist", wherein an image of Arthur initially making the fist[[note]]He does so when D.W. tells him it's his fault his model plane cannot fly, just before the moment he punches her.[[/note]] is often presented out of context such as with "[[https://www.google.com/search?q=arthur%27s+fist&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiGic29zNDOAhULXB4KHX3uBIYQ_AUICSgC&biw=1517&bih=725&dpr=0.9 When X does Y for Z]]".
15	** [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros FALCON]]! [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTmSLkcZ3h8 PAWNCH!]]
16	** [[Anime/FZeroGPLegend FARUKON]]...[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NixdKVmuFY PAAAAAAANCH!!]]
17	* Also, if it counts, using the [[http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/comiccreator/comiccreator.html Arthur Comic Creator]] game on the PBS website and making [[BlatantLies completely innocent]] stories with it has become popular with Website/FourChan users and other forums.
18	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmLFmp5kJCk Oh, are you having cake?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mr. Ratburn [[GeniusSweetTooth loving cake]] and showing up just to ask if people are serving it is a RunningGag, which has become a meme due to its humour.[[/labelnote]]
19	* This is spinach...and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zZ4qywDjnE I! HATE!]]'' '''''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis SPINACH!!!!!!]]'''''[[labelnote:Explanation]]From "D.W. the Picky Eater" -- D.W. pounds the table at a restaurant while declaring she hates spinach, which is often used as a prime example of her being a BrattyHalfPint.[[/labelnote]]
20	* Buster: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWdD206eSv0 "You really think someone would do that — just go on the Internet and tell lies?"]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Buster being informed from Arthur on how some things online are not true. This lead to an Aesop about Internet facts and lies. Commonly used as a reaction gif or forum weapon when someone is blatantly lying to them.[[/labelnote]]
21	* [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-ass-was-fat-arthur-sees-a-fat-ass The Ass Was Fat]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]A picture of Arthur staring agog, which is used to react to people's butts.[[/labelnote]]
22	* "He does it for free"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Pictures of Mr. Morris, the school's janitor from the earlier seasons, are used alongside this quote to mock mods (colloquially known as janitors) on Website/FourChan.[[/labelnote]]
23	* WWE fans have noticed the resemblance of hairstyles between Wrestling/AJStyles and Molly [=MacDonald=]. This has led to fans bringing in signs [[https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/51h03v/going_to_smackdown_tonight_with_a_poster_for_my/ like]] [[http://imgur.com/czR7agT these]].
24	* In mid-2016, ''Arthur'' screenshots became a popular source of memes, many of which are NSFW like [[http://imgur.com/q1IpW4g this one]]. ''Arthur'' was even declared the meme of the year by top ten list-[=YouTube=] channel WebVideo/WatchMojo.
25	** The Arthur's angry fist clench reaction image, as mentioned above, was the most widespread ''Arthur'' meme of the craze. [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/arthurs-fist It's pretty much exactly what it sounds like]].
26	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKuAsndvxvs This scene]] from the Season 17 episode "Binky's Music Madness", where Binky listens to a band called Bang On A Can All Stars and has an... unusual reaction to it has seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1sbZ66UMqc several]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyrS0rpLezI remixes]] where Binky listens to other music/songs and has the same reaction, similar to a previous ''WesternAnimation/PeppaPig'' trend.
27	** [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/arthurs-headphones Arthur wearing a set of headphones in a manner that they completely fail to cover his actual ears]] just before that scene.
28	* "Dear Sue Ellen: I'm sorry I upset you, I didn't mean to. It was really just a joke. I thought you could take a joke. But I guess I was wrong. I've been teased before about wearing glasses but I never felt I had to tell the teacher about it and get someone else in trouble. Maybe you're just over-reacting? I don't understand why you're so upset about such a small thing. I thought we were friends."[[labelnote:Explanation]]A screenshot of the "apology" letter from Arthur in "So Funny I Forgot To Laugh" is used whenever someone makes a BackhandedApology, as [[https://68.media.tumblr.com/9e298477422a00a954be158af88b2d0b/tumblr_o5yg104oEE1tkdq4co1_1280.jpg seen]] [[https://pics.onsizzle.com/Facebook-df34b7.png here]].[[/labelnote]]
29	* Creator/MattDamon's InkSuitActor character from "The Making of Arthur" has become something of a MemeticBadass[=/=]RecurringExtra gag character in YouTubePoop, especially those made by WebVideo/SchaffrillasProductions in which Damon will show up almost OnceAnEpisode.
30	-->"[[CharacterCatchphrase You tell Arthur Read that he'll never eat lunch in this town again!]]"
31	%%* "laughs That's physically impossible!"
32	* "Having fun isn't hard, when you've got a library card!" [[labelnote:Explanation]] The beginning and ending song from "Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival" about how fun libraries are.[[/labelnote]]
33	* "I was Jekyll Jekyll Hyde Jekyll Hyde Hyde Jekyll"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Brain's catchy song from the episode "Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival". It's about him having nightmares after reading ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''.[[/labelnote]]
34	* "That sign can't stop me because I can't read!" [[labelnote:Explanation]] Comes from second season episode of Arthur, "D.W.'s Name Game." Used to mock people ignoring obvious demands or requests.[[/labelnote]]
35	* "I HATE Martin Spivak!"[[labelnote:Explanation]] At one point in "Bitzi's Break-Up", Buster imagines his mother getting a new boyfriend - a boring person named Martin Spivak with a boring job. After the ImagineSpot, Buster exclaims this - to which Arthur says, "[[InnerThoughtsOutsiderPuzzlement Who?]]"[[/labelnote]]
36	* "Mom! There's a singing moose in front of the house!" [[labelnote:Explanation]] A line from the episode "The Ballad of Buster Baxter" that Arthur says when he realizes that Buster didn't bring said singing moose (an InkSuitActor version of Art Garfunkel) back with him after traveling. This line is quoted often when fans discuss childhood memories of the show.[[/labelnote]]
37	* This exchange:
38	-->"I can't believe I'd say this about my best friend, but you're a richist!"\
39	"A what?"\
40	"A richist! Someone who's prejudiced against rich people!" [[labelnote:Explanation]] A line from the episode "Spoiled Rotten!", where Muffy accuses Francine of being "richist." Used when someone [[FirstWorldProblems unironically complains about being "discriminated against" for their wealth]], as done [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/644/566/f4b.jpg here]].[[/labelnote]]
41	* "I WANTED TINA THE TALKING TABBY!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]D.W. throws a huge tantrum in "Arthur's Perfect Christmas" because she didn't get the toy she wanted. This scene has become popular in {{YouTube Poop}}s. [[/labelnote]]
42	** From the same special, the scene where DW [[MistakenForSanta thinks she sees Santa]] in the bathroom but sees Arthur peeing instead, causing him to scream.[[note]] This is mainly due to the fact that ToiletHumor is rare in Creator/PBSKids shows. WebVideo/PeanutButterGamer also gave this scene some considerable notoriety in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJS0gtQtryU review]] of the special.[[/note]]
43	* A bear and chicken kissing each other with D.W. staring at them. [[labelnote:Explanation]] As Arthur reads the poem "My Sister's A Sissy" at the beginning of "I'm A Poet", this visual is shown during the line "She's afraid of things with feathers, she's afraid of things with fur".[[/labelnote]]
44	* "I said banana! Banana was MY idea! Without me, THERE IS NO BANANA!"[[labelnote:Explanation]] In "How the Cookie Crumbles", Muffy takes the credit for a cookie recipe that Arthur, Francine, the Brain, and Binky came up with. Binky is the one that suggested adding bananas, and when he finds out that Muffy took all the credit, he says this multiple times.[[/labelnote]]
45	* "Arthur says the n word" [[labelnote: Explanation:]]On the official Arthur Twitter, a teaser for the episode "The Feud" asks what would happen after angry words fly during friendly gaming. The internet being the internet, jokes ran wild about the episode having Arthur saying the N-word while gaming.[[/labelnote]]
46	** In a similar vein, "He's a knitter!" [[labelnote: Explanation:]]In the episode "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJll_D2o1KY Arthur Unravels]]", Arthur has an ImagineSpot where he's forced to wear a "K badge" and is repeatedly referred to as a "knitter", which quickly became popular due to its accidental similarity to... another word[[/labelnote]].
47	* Gay rat wedding [[labelnote:Explanation]]A news article documenting Alabama banning the episode "Mr. Ratburn And The Special Someone" refers to the signature moment in the episode (Ratburn and his partner getting married) as this. While the situation is rather controversial, the way the moment was worded was considered strangely hilarious. This evolved to people claiming that rats/mice from various franchises showed up at the wedding, most popularly Remy from ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'' catering the wedding and Literature/StuartLittle being homophobic (for whatever reason).[[/labelnote]]
48	** Ratburn only got married for the cake [[labelnote:Explanation]] Referring to Ratburn's NeverLiveItDown love for cake, and the fact that his husband is a caterer [[/labelnote]]
49	** Alabama banned the episode because [[BrotherSisterIncest Ratburn didn't marry his sister]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]The crux of the episode is Arthur and company trying to figure out who Mr. Ratburn was marrying. They come to the wrong conclusion that a woman rat that he was meeting was his fiancé; though [[RelativeError who was in actuality, his sister]]. Due to Alabama's ban as seen above, many people joked that Alabama banned the episode simply because Mr. Ratburn didn't marry his sister, owing to the Alabama's DeepSouth stereotype.[[/labelnote]]
50	** I SUPPORT GAY RATS [[labelnote:Explanation]]In 2022, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/ser504/aita_for_not_letting_my_girlfriend_wear_her/ a guy posted to Reddit]] asking if he was wrong because he and his girlfriend were going to a wedding with two grooms and he didn't like her idea of showing up wearing a dress covered in stuffed rats, pride flags, and emblazoned with the words "I SUPPORT GAY RATS." The story became a meme for how ridiculous it was. (She ended up finding the post and got mad at him, they broke up, and he went to the wedding single. His friend who was getting married thought the situation was hilarious, but maintained that if she showed up in the gay rat dress, they would be kicked to the curb.)[[/labelnote]]
51	* "Hey Arthur, want my camel?"[[labelnote:Explanation]] Said by Grandpa Dave in an ImagineSpot in "Arthur's Perfect Christmas." This line has become popular due to how bizarre it sounds.[[/labelnote]]
52	* A-A-R-D-V-A-R-K[[labelnote:Explanation]] A SpellingSong that Arthur uses to memorize how to spell "aardvark" in "Arthur's Spelling Trubble." It's quite catchy, and even Arthur's dad thinks so. The song was also mixed into a remix of the theme song featured on the album ''Arthur's Really Rockin' Music Mix''.[[/labelnote]]
53	* "How do you get square balloons?" "Blow square breaths!"[[labelnote:Explanation]] An exchange between D.W. and a store clerk from "Arthur's Birthday". Made funnier by D.W.'s blank stare and finger pointing, as if she's about to say something but doesn't know how to respond.[[/labelnote]]
54	* "In my Africa, whoa, whoa, whoa!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A song from the episode "In My Africa" about all the countries in the continent that is often used to teach about the continent[[/labelnote]]
55	* "Maybe a rich family will adopt me. I'm cute."[[labelnote:Explanation]]When Arthur appears to have wrecked Jane's computer in "Arthur the Wrecker," D.W. believes that she'll lose her job and they'll become poor. She then says this as her plan if they can't fix it. This is usually a response to extreme financial anxiety.[[/labelnote]]
56	* D.W. at the fence. [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dw-holding-fence An image of D.W. holding her hand up to a fence]], frequently used as a reaction image to represent exclusion from something.[[/labelnote]]
57	* D.W. smiling [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy83MTAyODUxL29yaWdpbi5qcGciLCJleHBpcmVzX2F0IjoxNjQzNDUwNzE3fQ._iNLkDeP7xQeAKB9lOJFt_GrBr8JE_GPbgXbICS-PUU/img.jpg?width=1200&coordinates=0%2C226%2C0%2C40&height=600 An edited image]] of D.W. smiling in a strange way.[[/labelnote]]
58	* "There's a mushroom on your shirt." "Oh. I'm a failure." [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the episode "Is That Kosher?", Francine struggles fasting through Yom Kippur and unintentionally takes a bite of pizza at Arthur’s party. Although Francine tries to hide what she did, her grandmother figures out that she ate pizza by noticing the little mushroom on her shirt. This makes Francine feel as if she failed at fasting, even though her grandmother comforts her for trying. This line gained attention on the internet for just how bizarre it sounds out of context.[[/labelnote]]
59	* "Now I know what true power feels like." [[labelnote:Explanation]]D.W.'s response to getting her library card, from the episode "D.W.'s Library Card".[[/labelnote]]
60	* [[https://images.app.goo.gl/MbdDM3wZ6qA9ECUJ6 This image]] of Arthur laughing maniacally, waist-high in quarters.
61	* [[https://imgur.com/gallery/JmM4rF8 Arthur and Buster]] trying to look cool in "Buster and the Daredevils".
62	* WebAnimation/AOKRuinsYourChildhood's ''WebAnimation/AdultArthur'' is the BadFuture counterpart of the TimeSkip in the finale "All Grown Up".
63	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUqBBBQubps The iconic sound cue]] signaling a flashback, ImagineSpot, or DreamSequence has become near-synonymous with said tropes, and it is often used in [=YouTube=] videos (such as videos/memes about ''Arthur'' as a whole or in [[YouTubePoop YouTube Poops]]) to transition to such scenes like in the original show.
64	* Arthur Robs a Bank/"Canadian Robbery"[[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AxMBWjcs5k&ab_channel=EnchantedJaxs This scene]] of Arthur conducting a "polite bank robbery" in an ImagineSpot in the episode "Water and the Brain" went viral for how strange it appeared out of context, with many people subsequently joking that this is how actual robberies are conducted [[CourteousCanadian in Canada]].[[/labelnote]]
65	* The StockSoundEffect of Kate crying has been known as the "Baby Kate cry" even though it was a stock sound effect before the show was made.
66	* "Arthur's New Friend, [[HelloInsertNameHere ANDY]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]An video-exclusive episode called "Arthur's New Friend" could be ordered by parents who paid for it and sent in a picture of their child's face to be pasted onto the body of Arthur's new friend. One particularly famous version has the face of an infant named Andy awkwardly pasted onto the body of an 8-year-old.[[/labelnote]]

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