"HOW LONG" Explanation In "The Sign Of A Friend", Grubby holds up a piece of paper with this written on it when he loses the ability to speak thanks to the Shush Bush, asking how long he will be without his voice. Fans often edit it so that the paper says other things on it.
“GOOD MORNING USA!”Explanation Stan and the background chorus sing this in the series' intro.
"American Dad Intro but Stan doesn't wake up."
"American Dad speedrun" Explanation The show's intro from the first three seasons edited into mock videos resembling a typical speedrun or tool-assisted speedrun, including the creator glitching past certain parts like you would in a real speedrun and accessing the debug menu. Both the normal version and Family Guy's version from the episode "Foreign Affairs" where Stan is replaced with Joe are used. Eventually branched off into faux speedruns of other shows.
"Gentlemen... BEHOLD!"Explanation Dr. Weird, aside from being the resident Ensemble Dark Horse of the series, is an endless Fountain of Memes with a new one almost every episode, his Catchphrase being the most popular.
"You look at him and tell me there's a God."Explanation When Frylock says that he wants to join a church and wants to take Meatwad so he can learn morals and values, Shake says this to argue that Meatwad's existence disproves the existence of God. Often used in response to imagery considered horrifying.
"My name's Tyrone!" Explanation His introductory line in the theme song (specifically, the theme for the fourth season). It likely became a meme because of his enthusiasm or him having a stereotypically Black name.
What is a Uniqua? Explanation A common reaction to Uniqua's ambiguous species. Word of God says her species is actually called the uniqua.
"Hi, I'm Pablo!" Explanation Pablo's introduction in the theme song.
"Why aren't we alive? Explanation An image macro that has circulated the Internet using a scene from the Halloween Episode "It's Great To Be A Ghost"
CLOWNS!!!Explanation Tyrone's catchphrase in the episode "Best Clowns In Town" whenever Pablo, Uniqua,and Austin annoy him.
"What's a fellow gotta do around here to get some apple juice?" Explanation Said by Pablo as a Western outlaw in the episode "Blazing Paddles".
Around 2016, a trap remix of the theme song became an Internet meme following the success of the Little Einsteins trap remix.
"All that fell is this little box." "What's inside?" Explanation In late February-March 2022, a clip from "Movers of Arabia" where Pablo and Uniqua get tossed around by a box of wind began to take off, with the wind being replaced with a variety of other noises. Usually, the video cuts off while Uniqua is mid-air, combining it with the "perfectly cut screams" meme.
"I never forgot you...ever." Explanation A viral video made in 2021 where Steve talks about the time he left for college in the previous series. This line is noted to have made many people who watched it emotional.
"Excuse me, what time is it?" "It's time for lunch!" Explanation A song sung Once per Episode in the show. It's impossible for fans or even parents of kids who are fans of the show to hear the words "What time is it?" without thinking of this song.
"Check, check, check out China!" Explanation A catchy song sung in the episode "The New Year's Dragon".
The "Outside" song became a popular video to send to people on Twitter, telling them to go outside as they spend too much time online, especially in regards to Dream SMP stans.
"EARTH!" "FIRE!" "WIND!" "WATER!" "HEART!" "GO PLANET!" "BY YOUR POWERS COMBINED I AM CAPTAIN PLANET!"Explanation The Once per Episode mantra used to summon Captain Planet. Prone to many variations and parodies.
"Say Whaaaaaaat?"Explanation Gandhi tries to teach George Washington Carver the proper way of exclaiming his catchphrase for his character in the cop movie they're making.
"Wes-ley."
"The moon! He's chasing me! Everywhere I go, there he is! Knock it off, Moon! Iiii'm comin' up there!"
"Did you see what they did with the pool?! They flipped the bitch!"
It's Gutsman! Da-daah!Explanation Somehow, Mega Man was able to identify Gutsman in a disguise simply by seeing his rear through a tear in the costume. Mutated to the point where Gutsman's ass is everywhere.
Now I've got your power!! *Gets punched*Explanation AKA "Pharaoh Man Doesn't Give a Fuck" or "Pharaoh Man is Awesome". From the cartoon episode "Electric Nightmare" when Mega Man absorbs Pharaoh Man's weapon. While most Robot Masters didn't do much when the Blue Bomber did the same to them, Pharaoh Man simply punched him in the face and kept on fighting.
"Ih ah uh eh" Explanation In "Bot Transfer", Mega Man gets knocked into a body-swap tube. This is his reaction.
"I felt great at first, but then I got really weak..."Explanation One of Mega Man's lines in "Showdown at Red Gulch". For a while in December 2013, it was popular in YouTube Poops.
"I CAN'T FOCUS...ON MY TARGET!"Explanation In "Bro Bots", Mega Man's programming is messed up and he goes to fight Brightman. His vision goes blurry, resulting in the above line.
(So now we know about putting a moral at the end of the episode.) "And Knowing Is Half the Battle!"Explanation The Catchphrase used in the PSAs at the end of every episode. Has bee spoofed countless times.
"GGGGGGGGGG-IIIIIIIIIII-JOOOOOOOOOOOOOE!"Explanation The Chorus sings this after the Catchphrase is uttered.
"CARLOS!" Explanation The inevitable reaction from all of the kids, simultaneously, after Carlos had made a series of puns about whatever the subject of the episode was. Happened every episode.Further Explanation Once even appeared in a YouTube video's comments, in a chain that also mentioned fellow notorious pun-crackers Chuggaaconroy of The Runaway Guys and Barbara Dunkelman of Rooster Teeth, and written in the style of Vegeta's normal response to Nappa's antics from Dragon Ball Z Abridged.
Posting a terrible pun with an image of Carlos's face. Usually followed up with the above.
I KNEW I should have stayed home today! Explanation Arnold's inevitable reaction to Ms. Frizzle announcing that the class was going to take a field trip.
According to my research... Explanation Dorothy-Anne's catch phrase.
It's time for a FIELD TRIP! Explanation Ms. Frizzle, when something came up in class that the kids either didn't believe or didn't understand. Marked the end of the set-up and the beginning of the episode's adventure.
PLEEEASE let this be a normal field trip... Explanation Arnold again, as the field trip starts, followed by:
"With the Friz? NO WAY!!" Explanation a unison response from the rest of the kids.
Awwwww... Explanation Arnold's disappointed reaction to said unison response.
(X) never happened at my old school! Explanation Phoebe, who was a transfer student and was almost as nonplussed by the field trips as Arnold. Just differently.
What are we gonna do, what are we gonna do, what are we gonna doooooooo?Explanation Wanda's Catchphrase whenever the class is stuck in a pinch.
Oh bad. Oh bad! OH BAD, BAD, BAD! Explanation Keesha's Catchphrase whenever the class is stuck in a pinch.
"All the other Superfriendsnote except Apache Chief are a metaphor for the writer's penis."Explanation This one works on many levels. Apache Chief's power is to grow very large when a normal-sized superhero just won't do. That he's a Token Minority makes it even funnier. And since he wears a loincloth, if you didn't do the research, you'd think you could see his member.
Fell in love agaaaaain! What am I gonna tell my friends? It just happened! You walked in my door, and now I don't wanna be alone no more! *throws potted plant through window, setting off an alarm* Oops! I've done it. Told you how I feeeeel! Just hope this time that our love is real!
"No relation."Explanation One running gag on the show was Babs Bunny & Buster Bunny following their self-introductions by saying "No relation". The line gets used for Similarly Named Works or characters, among other things.
"The audience is now deaf." Explanation From a scene in How I Spent My Vacation that featured a parody of the THX logo that plays before movies. These days, it's used often in YouTube comments as a response to whenever a video is extremely loud.
April 6, 2021Explanation Also from How I Spent My Vacation, Plucky, while on a long car ride with Hamton and his family to the Happy World Land theme park, starts calculating when they will arrive at their destination, and concludes that at the rate they're going, they'll arrive on this date. When it finally rolled around in Real Life, that clip was passed around on... oh, pretty much every social media platform known to man.
Danger Mouse: In the UK, any child with really thick glasses is likely to be called "Penfold" at least three times a day.
In certain primary schools "Shush, Penfold!" was the best way to dismiss someone younger and/or shorter without actually listening to what they were saying.
"What a twist!" Explanation Used as a sarcastic response to Ass Pulls (including especially bad ones, or those used byM. Night Shyamalan, whose likeness was used in the skit).
"Ain't nobody tell Dracula what to do! Dracula a grown man!"
"Nobody is born cool."
Fred Fredburger, yes!Explanation This imbecilic green elephant-like demon introduced in the Season 6 episode "Keeper of the Reaper" quickly exploded into an Ensemble Dark Horse due to his popularity with viewers at the time.
Dracula don't suck blood! Dracula scrape and lick!Explanation Grim begs Dracula to suck scorpion venom from his bones, but Dracula just takes offense at Grim's misconception about how vampires feed.
BRAINS, BRAINS, I WON'T LIE! I'LL EAT THE BRAINS AND THEY ZOMBIFY! If that person thinks it's strange.... They won't think twice if they don't have a BRAIN!Explanation one of the episodes is about a meteor that crashes down and sings this song.
THIS [Insert Object Here] ISN'T STUPID! YOU'RE STUPID!Explanation Billy reacts harshly to Grim complaining about the movie they're watching, exclaiming "Am I the only one who understands the complexities of this ambitious cinematic masterpiece?! THIS MOVIE ISN'T STUPID! YOU'RE STUPID!"
This looks like a great place to lay my eggs!Explanation A scene where Jeff spends thirty seconds violently laying a bunch of eggs into a bush that's hiding General Skarr. It got posted on twitter and exploded into popularity with people creating edits splicing Jeff into different shows.
Like the ancient Hawaiians used to say, IT'S TIME FOR A DICKING. Explanation The climax of an ancient horror fic starring Tito that was spread around through imageboards.
Laaaadies~Explanation Mung Daal often says this when confronted with women. Uusally followed by a violent reaction from his wife.
What's all the yelling going on in here?!?!
"You take the moon, and you take the sun..." Explanation Mung Daal's line in the theme song. A remix of the theme song with the first part being replaced by just Mung Daal singing "You take the moon" became popular on YouTube in the summer of 2018.
I DO COCAINE!!! (Seriously dude...a lot of cocaine.)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! You're going to pay for this!Explanation Nathan Explosion's Big "NO!" has become a popular reaction on image boards and comment sections
PRICE CHECK!! CLEAN UP AISLE 6!! ROTTING BODY LANDSLIDE!!! DONT FORGET OUR SPECIAL!! 50% OFF EVERYBONE BROKEN CHICKEN!!!! AND DONT FORGET TO ENJOY OUR HAMMER SMASHED FACE!!! AISLE 3!!!
AKU KILLED THE DINOSAURS! Explanation A flashback episode revealed that when the fragment of the Eldritch Abomination that became Aku crashed to Earth, it resulted in the Cretaceous�Tertiary extinction event, leading to this.
Once there was a cute little girl. She had a red cape and GREAT FLAMING EYEBROWS!!!!Explanation Aku, in an attempt at propaganda, tells an assembled group of children obviously fabricated stories involving an evil samurai committing evil deeds in the name of evil, this line summarizing his laughable ineptitude.
Jump good. Explanation One episode had Jack learn to jump good. That is, jump high enough to be mistaken for flying.
No. I mean, yes.
It looks like there will be no money for you, crazy round man.Explanation Jack utters this silly line in the most serious manner after he defeats a small, hairy alien after his head.
The Scotsman's daughters are Extra Ｔ Ｈ Ｉ Ｃ Ｃ Explanation The Scotman's Daughters are all Amazonian Beauties. A portion of a scene consisting Aku ordering a pizza on an analog phone, specifically him enthusiastically declaring he wants it "Extra thick!", became poopular for working along with the thicc meme..
"'This meme will self-destruct.'"Explanation Chief Quimby's messages for Gadget were always timed to explode after they were read. Pity Gadget always gave them back to Quimby when done.
Oh, Minecrap! I cannot wait to play Minecrap. Do you know what my favorite thing to do is in Minecrap? I love building bricks with Minecrap. Building bricks with Minecrap is the best thing and the most amount of fun you can have while playing an app. I understand why all the kids are playing this game these days — it's because they like to build brown bricks with Minecrap. I also like to build brown bricks with Minecrap. It's the most fun you can possibly have. What is the point of Minecrap?
One moooore thing... *smack* Explanation Uncle's manycatchphrases
Magic must defeat magic!
We must do research!
AI-YAH!
HAH-CHAAA!
Bad day! Bad day! Bad day!Explanation Jackie's Catchphrase for whenever stuff starts going wrong.
That's crazy Jade, you're crazy!
Jade, how do you do that?
How does she do that?
I'm sorry I'll bring it back later thank yoouuuuu!Explanation The show made a Running Gag out of Jackie having to borrow people's things and ultimately never returning them.
My Life as a Teenage Robot: "Oh, good. We haven't been getting our recommended daily allowance of IRON!" Explanation A quote from the episode "Last Action Zero" that became popular thanks to Zone's... influence.
I am not nice.Explanation A line said by Skeletor in the He-Man/She-RacrossoverChristmas Episode, contradicted by him holding a dog in his arm in that scene. The scene is often edited into other characters saying the line while holding a friend or Morality Pet in the same way.
A small fad on NickRewind's Tumblr would have a GIF of one or more characters' faces (usually from Disney films) be replaced by that of Nigel Thornberry.
Uhuhuhuhuh, that was cool.Explanation One of the title duo's catchphrases,
Eheheheh, yeah.Explanation Another of the duo's catchphrases
I AM THE GREAT CORNHOLIO!Explanation The Catchphrase of Beavis' alter ego
I NEED TP FOR MY BUNGHOLE!
ARE YOU THREATENING ME?!
We're gonna be talking about the PENIS! We'll be talking about the VAGINA! Do you think that's funny, Butt-Head? Do you find it amusing that we'll be talking about the TESTICLES? Yes, we're also gonna be talking about venereal disease, sexual intercourse, the scrotum, the clitoris! And— And we will definitely spend a LOT of time talking about MASTURBATION! Explanation In the "No Laughing" two-parter, Principal McVicker forbids the title duo from laughing at anything, under risk of expulsion. Naturally, their greatest challenge comes from sex ed class.
I have seen the top of the mountain, and it is good.
"I'm, like, angry at numbers." "Yeah! There's, like, too many of them and stuff."
The Seminefrious Tubloidial Buttnoids.Explanation Their nickname for Primus offshoot band Sausage, in reference to the blue "angler" suits they wear in the video for "Riddles Are Abound Tonight".
I am the cheese. I am the best character on the show. I am better then the salami and the bologna combined.Explanation In the now-legendary episode "Wacky Deli", Filburt starts shilling the character he created and voices for the title Show Within a Show.
LOOK INTO MY NIPPLES OF THE FUTURE!Explanation The most distinctive superpower of resident superhero Really Really Big Man.
HOW DAAAAAAARE YOU?!Explanation The Catchphrase of a large hippo lady whom Rocko frequently had the misfortune of accidentally offending.
And then you turn the page, and then you wash your hands...Explanation Filburt rambles on about what its' like for him to read comics in his first appearance on the show.
X Day is a very dangerous day...Explanation Rocko's Catchphrase.
The World of David the Gnome: "How about I slap your shit?"Explanation A popular image macro that usually partners an image of an angry David with a threat made by an old man from Oakland, California during a bus fight that got recorded and went viral. The resemblance between Bruso and David spurred this odd combination.
"My ex-wife still misses me… BUT HER AIM IS GETTIN' BETTER!"Explanation Grunkle Stan tells jokes to a man about to propose to his girlfriend. The line became extremely popular on the show's subreddit to the point of becoming a Discredited Meme from overuse.
"The future is in the past! ONWARDS AOSHIMA!"Explanation When Mabel has a Mushroom Samba from eating "Smile Dip", she shouts this line while riding upon a flying dolphin with four arms.
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!Explanation Grunkle Stan's line has become a popular reaction for watching entertaining conflicts or mocking arguments on the Internet.
BABY FIGHTS
The famous Wham Line from "Not What He Seems" being used as a stupid answer to any question.
Grunkle Stan: The author of the journals...My brother.
"Reality is an illusion, the universe is a hologram, buy gold, BYE!"Explanation Bill Cipher rapidfire announces this to Gideon after their first meeting.
One Punch Stan.Explanation (Spoiler) In the finale, Grunkle Stan defeats Bill Cipher with a single punch. Cue fans captioning the scene with "OOOOOONE PUUUUUUUUNCH" or inserting the One Punch Man opening theme into the scene.
"We need a battle hymn! Text 1279! And the battle will be won!" Explanation When Sherman High is attacked my a goop monster, the only thing that can destroy it is a certain soundwave, and you could get it sent to your phone by texting 1279. Ilana, being the person she is spread the information with lots of Narm and hammy goodness, and even started a battle hymn before Lance could stop her. It's considered a meme mostly because it's a slogan for the "Save Titan" movement.
"I didn't know Chuck Norris had a son." Explanation Before Lance's father was shown, everyone pretty much agreed that it had to be Chuck Norris
Pushups are MANLY. Long hair is MANLY. Long Eyelashes are MANLY. Pink cars are MANLY. Lance is MANLY. Explanation No matter how many people Lance kills, no matter how many guards he knocks out, and no matter how many buildings he hops across, Everyone will always point out his womanly looks and be as sarcastic as they please.
TITAN=TACO'S. Explanation On the "Save Titan" Facebook page, taco's are a great reward.
'X taco points to "insert person here"'
MEAT'S KNOCKIN ON YOUR WINDOWS. Explanation The RP affiliated with the previously mentioned "Help Sym-Bionic Titan Get a New Season" page often uses Meat knocking on your windows as a threat. Originated from the "series finale" where Meat knocks on the windows.
The Intern is deleting our posts! Explanation Again, originated from the Facebook page. The intern that may or may not exist is often referenced, either being tired of deleting spam about Sym-Bionic Titan, or warning his bosses that they won't go away. The interns stand changes depending on the nature of the post, and whose posting it, but the intern is the one managing the page, and he's the one getting the complaints.
PARALLELOGRAM! Explanation Newton is Not Distracted by the Sexy during the Booty Quake It scene. Often used when trying to hide something, change the subject, or when something sexual is brought up.
HOGFIVESExplanation A typo on the Save Sym-bionic Titan group's chat has...caught on, so aside from Taco's and Taco points, one will get a "hogfive" if they say something amazing on the chat.
SOLOMANTERRUPTION Explanation A person playing as Soloman, or Soloman himself randomly popping up in a conversation. You have to type the meme in all caps with exclamation points when this happens.
"Derp only the way a corporal can!"Explanation A comic by Saiya-Story on deviant art explained what REALLY happened when Lance saw Ilana naked...
Referring to Mike Chan as "Jailbait"
Having the Titan cast in tanuki suits Explanation There isn't one. Seriously.
Bringing up the most perverted/gross thing in chat. It's almost like a competition.
Little Lance being a trap.
Little Lance being creepily sex driven because he's a trap.
Mommy Kristin and Daddy Todd Explanation An RP run wild, Kristin (the goth chick) has somehow become Little Lance's mother. Todd (the gay guy) then jumps in implying he wants to be the kids father. Now whether or not he wants to be his Daddy or hids Daddy completely depends on what day it is, and whether or not Kristin's present.
LET'S GO BOMB JASON'S HOUSE! Explanation A running gag between Ilanca shippers who don't approve of Jason and Ilana's relationship.
Triple XL burgers Explanation Probably the most simple of all the explanations for Titan memes- Lance ate one.
"Yet a whole Space-squid could fit in there..."
SWEET OCTUS!
Superjail!: Never run away from the Time Police, you will not survive!
"Oh, we are mighty hunters in service to the king/When we go hunting pixies, we really clip their wings (I'm Sludge the brave/I'm Slop the bold/I'm Slime the slimy thing)/When we go hunting pixies we really clip their wings, their wings, their wingy, wingy wings!" Explanation The personal theme song of the three Wart Mongers who constantly hunt the Pussywillow Pixies.
"Yeah, yeah, YEAH!" Explanation The only thing Slop ever says outside of his part in their song
P-P-P-P-P-PAC POWER!!" Explanation The "ghost-monsters" (called by this specific name in the show) whenever Pac-Man eats a power pellet. This one is specific to the TV show.
"This is a wrench." Explanation Pac-Man says this to his dog, Chomp-Chomp, to explain to him what a wrench looks like, as Chomp-Chomp mistakenly fetched him his hammer just now. This one is also specific to the TV show.
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures: "Aw, man! I'm a meme!" Explanation This line is a meme both In-Universe and out, with different context. In the show itself, Pac-Man says this after inadvertently exposing his zit-laden face to everyone in town. Out of universe, it tends to get tossed around ironically.
Whatever you do, don't mention Candle Jack at all. Explanation Whenever his name is mentioned, he kidnaps the speaker before they can finish their sentence. Now becoming widely discredited.
"Spiderman, Spiderman, does whatever a spider can..."Explanation First words of the Ear Worm opening theme. The 2000s movies include renditions of it, including one by Michael Bublé.
The many, many, MANY image macros. Cast the Google net and see what comes up.
Earthworm Jimnote Note that some of these cross over with the games: By the great worm spirit…note Who edits TV Tropes just like the rest of us…
"EAT DIRT [insults "victim"], AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"
"A minor setback..." note Evil the Cat's general catchphrase
Peter Puppy is memetic himself because of his Hulk-like transformations whenever he gets angry.
The names of certain other characters have become memes themselves:
Psy-Crow
Evil the Cat
Professor Monkey-For-a-Head note ...and his "life partner" Monkey Professor-For-a-Head
The scene at the end of every episode where a cow randomly falls from the sky; usually on the villains.
I'll solve this problem with my four hyper-intelligent brains!What the brains say "I'm hungry!" "I'm cold!" "I'm itchy!" "PUSSY-"Explanation This edit comes from a moment in which Jim himself and Peter Puppy are riding on a rocket ship going towards a black hole. Peter needs time to fix the rocket, so Jim uses his four brains to make a plan. The fourth brain originally saya "Where are the girls?"
The Enforcers will handle this! Explanation Commander Feral's usual response to the Swat Kats trying to take on the Monster of the Week.
Bring me chopper back-up! Explanation Feral's response to the Enforcers getting their butts kicked by the monster of the week. Sometimes he'll go so far as to ask for "more chopper back-up".
Oh, Magoo, you've done it again! Explanation His general catchphrase
"Grilled cheese...I hope you'we ready. 'Cause we got a date." Explanation The Merrie Melody in the first episode of the show. It is often brought up on Internet message boards because of how crazy the idea of the song is.
"A minor setback." Explanation Darkwing's other catchphrase, usually said after crashing into a wall or falling down a manhole.
"Put out the Darkwing! Put out the Darkwing!" Explanation Bushroot and Liquidator trick Stegmutt into pretending Darkwing's on fire, leading to him swinging DW around like a club and smacking him against the ground.
I am the TERROR that FLAPS in the NIGHT. I am the NOUN that VERBS your NOUN! I AM DARKWIIIING DUCK!"
Are you talking about Darkwiiiiing Yak? Explanation In one episode, Morgana turns Darkwing into a yak for some reason.
Vampire potato....
Zack, get the diesel fuel...
It could come in handy some day....
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: "That's it! No more! This has GONE far enough!" Explanation Some Internet users who don't get their way tend to overreact by quoting Rabbit's line from the episode "Three Little Piglets". The full, unaltered quote goes "That's it! No more! This has GONE far enough! Big Bad Bunnies, Papa Bears... IT'S TOO MUCH!!! I'm taking over! I'm gonna tell this story the way it's supposed to be told! I'm going to huff... and puff... and BLOOOOOOOW YOUR TREE DOWN!!"
"Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg. The batmobile lost a wheel, and the Joker got away!"note A parody predating the show itself, it came full circle when the Joker himself sang it.
"Crashing through the roof, in a one horse open tree. Busting out I go , laughing all the weee!"
That episode will likely also give you a craving for a GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH!
I threw a rock at him!!!Explanation When the Rogues Gallery are swapping stories about their attempts to defeat batman, Killer Croc delivers his decidedly disappointing tale.
"Come on, puddin'! Don'tcha wanna rev up your Harley? Vroom, vroom!" Explanation Popular innuendo courtesy of Harley Quinn, which probably went some way towards making her the Ensemble Dark Horse she is today.
The Hair Bear Bunch: "There goes my promotion." Explanation Assistant zookeeper Botch, who is always bucking for a promotion, says this whenever he goofs royally on something, usually at the expense of his boss Mr. Peevly..
Grojband: Fans on Tumblr have given the show the nickname "Diddly whop whop". Explanation One fan had used a spell check thing which switched the name Grojband to Diddly whop whop.
Tom and Jerry: The frame from the short "Mouse Trouble" where Tom puts a shotgun in Jerry's mouse hole and unknowingly bends it back out through the top of the wall and aims it at his head is used to preface accusations of hypocrisy.
Tom and Jerry: The Movie: "We've got to have... moneh!"Explanation An iconic line from sleazy, scheming villain Lickboot. Has become a popular line for mocking greedy business practices.
Little Einsteins: We're going on a trip in our favorite rocket ship... Explanation A recent rap battle maker called "866Beatz" (also known as Sikokovii) posted a rap beat on Little Einsteins one year before it became a meme.
This face Leo makes◊. Explanation We get this in the episode, "How We Became Little Einsteins: The True Story!". True story.
In fact, a lot of facial expressions in this show can be quite surprising to downright hilarious.
"I CANNOT BEEELIEVE IT!!!" Explanation Quincy's catchphrase.
Another popular meme concerning the show claims that Caillou grew up into One-Punch Man, with the most popular one showing the normal Caillou logo, and another Caillou logo with toddler Caillou replaced by One Punch Man and the "Shippuden" of the Naruto Shippuden logo pasted underneath the Caillou one. This meme also spawned a video adaptation.
"I'm just a kid who's four, each day I grow some more!" Explanation In November of 2018, it became a meme to make videos on TikTok set to the Caillou theme.
"How tall is Caillou?"Explanation A Twitter post about a false height put down for Caillou on a fan wiki became a meme because a four year old being five feet tall isn't realistic. The meme also covered similar wikia pages for children's characters like Peppa Pig.
"Oh yes Daddy."
"Caillou, ni hao!" "What?" Explanation A line Sarah says when she returns home in the episode "Caillou Misses Sarah", and Caillou's reaction, which became a meme on TikTok.
It's gonna get a little weird, It's gonna get a little wild! note The chorus of the show's very catchy Title Theme Tune, "I'm From Another Dimension." One, the other, or both are often said in response to an appropriately weird/wild shot or discussion associated with the show.
Toffee's completely out of nowhere declaration of "SURPRISE!" while sporting a Slasher Smile in the Season 1 finale.
JANNA BANANA!!!note What Star excitedly calls Janna when she appears in "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown". Some fans took to drawing Janna in a banana suit, and Janstar shippers generally fell over themselves at Star giving Janna an affectionate nickname and no one else.
"The Shipping Moon does not approve!"note The Blood Moon's appearance during Marco and Jackie's First Kiss in "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown" has led to statements like the above that the moon ships Starco.
"It's ya girl Marco!"note This phrase, said by Marco in "Heinous," has effectively become the motto of the Trans Marco theory. Some people have also made comparisons to Guzma.
Thanks to Wham Episodes like "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown", "The Hard Way" and "Just Friends", the Mood Whiplash caused by the happy end credit music is getting there.
[Any terrible thing happens to Star, or some big Plot Twist happens.]
"I THINK EARTH IS A PRETTY GREEEAT PLACE!..."
"Mango" Diaz.note How Oskar keeps referring to Marco as Mango in "Starcrushed".
"Between Friends". note A Rule 34 comic by fan artist Area, but one that's more on the innocent and awkward side of things.
Marco's expanding harem.note Marco's Chick Magnet and Launcher of a Thousand Ships status, plus the Ship Tease he gets with several characters (Star, Jackie, Janna, Hekapoo, and even Tom) have led fans to joke that the show is a harem anime and Marco is a harem anime protagonist.
Bugsecks note Originates from a theory posted on the show's subreddit that suggests the Mewman reproduction cycle is similar to that of spider-hunting wasps.
"HAVE YOU BEEN SMOKING CANDYWEED?!" Explanation Mr. Cat says this to Kaeloo in the episode "Let's Play Danger Island Survivor" after being forced to participate in one of the lamest game shows ever.
"I'M IN PAIN!" Explanation A Running Gag on the show where characters who are injured yell "I'M IN PAIN!" instead of doing something normal like saying "Ow" or "Ouch"
"ISN'T THAT RIGHT, LITTLE CHILDREN?" Explanation Kaeloo tries to convince the show's management that she's the best character on the show because she's the character who offends moral guardians the least, and then she turns to the camera, makes a creepy face and screams "ISN'T THAT RIGHT, LITTLE CHILDREN?!"
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: "Why weren't you at elf practice?!" Explanation The Head Elf confronting Hermie about his absence from elf practice. It inexplicably gained popularity as an Interrupting Meme during Christmas 2017.
"Is that Donald?"Explanation Mickey's question asking if the things hiding is Donald Duck during an episode where Donald is hiding.
"Shake, shake, shake your peanuts! Baby elephant, come down the tree..." Explanation Some parents misheard these song lyrics as something else, and it went viral after the clip was posted on YouTube.
"Find the triangle bush!" Explanation A piece of dialogue from the episode "Road Rally" that was pointed out by The Soup to be an example of Unfortunate Implications.
"Roll call! Donald!" "Here!" Explanation This part of the theme song has become a popular song to act out on TikTok.
"Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog!" Explanation The ending dance done at the end of each show.
"Donald, what are you doing on my computer?" Explanation A version of the "Peppa, what are you doing in my (object)?" meme involving a Donald Duck figure being scolded for playing Fortnite on its' owner's computer. The popularity of this video lead to the creator making more videos with the figure, and later a puppet version.
Terrytoons: SOMEBODY TOUCHA MY SPAGHETT!!Explanation A line from the 1939 short "The Three Bears", said by the Italian-accented Papa Bear. With the word "spaghet" as a pronunciation of "spaghetti" being a meme in its own right, it's easy to see why this one took off.
"Do the pup pup boogie!" Explanation A song from a video game the pups play in some of the episodes.
"CHICKALETTA!" Explanation Mayor Goodway says this whenever her pet chicken, Chickaletta, goes missing.
"Chickaletta is the best member of the PAW Patrol!" Explanation Chickaletta has such a huge following that people often joke about her being the best member of the PAW Patrol despite her being the Mayor's pet chicken.
"I thought the show was called Papa Troll!" Explanation Because the target demographic of the show is young toddlers, many of them cannot pronounce the name of the show correctly, causing their parents to hear it as "Papa Troll". This has lead to jokes on threads about the show about parents wondering what the show's incorrect name would be like.
It's also pretty common to see fans compare Ryder to Bruce Wayne.
All Dogs Go to HeavenExcept For Those Class Traitors In ThePAW PatrolExplanation An edited image of a poster for All Dogs Go to Heaven that was originally posted in response to a Twitter post about a user's dad not letting their younger brother watch the show because he saw it as propaganda. It's often been seen in the comments of PAW Patrol-related posts on social media since then.
“Where were the Paw Patrol during (major event)?” Explanation A Running Gag on the Paw Patrol subreddit, in which trolls ask where the main characters were during major historical events. This is because the characters in the show respond more to mundane events than serious situations.
"If you have to go potty, stop! And go right away. Flush and wash and be on your way!" Explanation A song played in the two Toilet Training Plot episodes of the show whenever the characters stop to use the bathroom, which is extremely catchy.
"When you feel so mad that you want to roar, take a deep breath and count to four." Explanation A song sung in "Daniel Gets Mad; Katerina Gets Mad" about what to do when you're angry.
"When you feel so mad that you want to roar, take out the wine and drink some more!" Explanation A parody of the song that circulated several parenting discussion forums.
In a similar vein to the above, but with a different song: "Grown-ups smoke crack!" Explanation The original song was "Grown-ups come back", a song reassuring kids that grown-ups always come back from going out.
"Hiya, toots!" Explanation Miss Elania's Catchphrase.
"We're baking a love cake!" Explanation Another song claimed to be catchy that's sung in "I Love You, Mom" during Daniel's Imagine Spot.
"Cause bedtime is the right time to fight crime! I can't think of a rhyme!"Explanation Many parents find the theme song to the show funny because of Gecko not knowing how to rhyme.
"I wish, I wish, with all my heart..." Explanation People often parody the rhyme Emmy and Max use to go to Dragon Land to wish for other things. The most popular example of the meme ends with "To pass my classes and exams".
"Yeah, Mom. We're just coloring!" Explanation A line from the episode "The Forest Of Darkness" that Emmy says while coloring with Max in response to her mom asking if everything's alright that's often captioned with "The two biggest liars on television". It's also a meme because of Max's Off-Model face he makes in the image.
"Who the hell is watching Dragon Tales on Netflix?" Explanation A post by Saberspark detailing a scenario about what might happen if a member of the Periphery Demographic's love of the show was discovered by their parents, accompanied by a weird image of Zak in a pirate costume.
TheOdd1sOut's cover of the theme songExplanation In TheOdd1sOut video "Growing Up Without Cable", a hilarious rendition of the theme song is sung when the show is brought up among the programming that PBS Kids aired. It's common to see comments on the actual theme song of the show saying that the video lead them to discover the actual song.
Sid goes through the wall Explanation The scene in the beginning from "Where Did I Come From?" became popular on YouTube
"I love my mom, my mom is cool!" Explanation The song Sid sings when his mom takes him to school has also become a meme on YouTube.
"I'm looking for my friends." Explanation One of the popular song from the animated series, became a popular to the fandom, which spawn a couple of remixes.
”Ask me if I’m a truck-“Explanation In "I Have Muscles Where?", Mort's impromptu comedy routine is to tell Sid to ask if he's a truck. Sid asks if he's a truck. Mort saying 'no' is often replaced with a truck picture put on his face, along with a truck horn.
"She's just a friend." Explanation During a public script-reading for the episode "Troublemaker", this was Adrien's response to seeing photos of himself all over Marinette's wall. Even though the line ultimately did not make it into the final episode, it still took off, often being used as a snarky reaction to Adrien's many Ship Tease moments with Marinette (which coincidentally were amped up on his end in that season), and the fans' reaction has ensured that Adrien will Never Live It Down.
The Love Square Explanation a potential relationships between the two main characters, Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste, and their superhero alter-egos Ladybug and Cat Noir arranged in a square.
"This meme is ridiculous, utterly RIDICULOUS!!!" Explanation Everytime Chloé doesn't get what she wants, she would say this.
"Shelf=LSD!"Explanation In April of 2017, a parent watching the show with their child noticed that Bob's shelf resembled the chemical structure of LSD.
"We never speak of Salty's Lighthouse!" Explanation It's common for fans of TUGS to pretend the show doesn't exist because of how it redubbed and reused clips of said show out of context by splicing them together, changed character names and changed itself into a show for preschoolers.
"Diogee, go home." Explanation: What Milo says when his dog follows him wherever he is.
"You're/he's not supposed to be [X]." Explanation How Milo usually follows up the above statement. Briefly inspired a Tumblr account that photoshopped Diogee into different places called "Diogee is not where he is supposed to be."
Frankenstein dabbing in the poster for the special Super Monsters Save Halloween. Explanation This was frequently posted on Reddit around the time the special premiered since dabbing was the last thing one would expect to see done on a preschool show.
Many fans commonly joke about the subplot of Peppermint Patty inviting her friends over and not being impressed at the meal in the end because it's true to real life Thanksgiving celebrations. Often, the posts that discuss this are accompanied by an image of her on the phone from when she calls Charlie Brown to tell him that she and some guests are coming over.
X but Awesome Explanation The inexplicable resurgence of this show online is typically accompanied by this phrase. This was started by an image of the characters reenacting the painting The Last Supper with the caption "Last Supper but Awesome".
"I will not fail the mission!" Explanation In The Proud Family Movie, Clone Oscar says this before (over-)dramatically chasing down Penny to get the secret ingredient in her locket. The scene is used as a meme by replacing the original audio with humorous music.
"Remind us to never mess with Trudy 😅" Explanation On August 9, 2023, Disney TVA's social media accounts posted a clip from the Louder and Prouder episode "Grandma's Hands" in which Trudy kicks her daughter out of the house for always being out late and not having done any work in two weeks. The clip led to heated debates about "black parenting", who was in the wrong (the narrative says they both were), and how Disney could have allowed such a reckless (and borderline criminal) act be depicted on a show aimed at kids. It also led to claims that the episode (along with the infamous "The End of Innocence") is proof that the franchise hadn't abandoned the the "mean-spiritedness" towards Penny that had long been a complaint of the original show.
"El elefante es gris y grande!" Explanation In one episode, Loud Kiddington randomly says this Spanish phrase ad nauseum, which means "The elephant is grey and large!"
"Several million years ago, a prehistoric man..." Explanation "The Invasion Song", like the Animaniacs geography songs, has been the subject of many parodies on YouTube.
"Creature report, creature report!" Explanation A Once an Episode segment used to introduce an ocean creature.
"I KNOW! BUT YOU'RE STANDING ON MY FOOT!"Explanation A famous scene from "The Narwhal", where Shellington continues screaming long after a crisis is averted. When Peso tries to calm him down, he drops this line.
"You simply have less value"note A phrase taken out of context from an episode; commonly used as an insult against something/someone that the memer considers lesser than another thing/person.
Beanosnote An image of One displayed with a rap version of "Grass Skirt Chase" from SpongeBob SquarePants; the name is a combination of "Thanos" and "bean".
Santiago of the Seas: A fancam of the show set to Flo Milli's song "May I" went viral on Twitter and made people aware of the show's existence. The fancam is one major reason why the show became so popular.
Star Trek: Prodigy: Long Janeway [[labelnote:Explanation]] A Tumblr post pointing out the somewhat weird bodily proportions of the character design for Kathryn Janeway, arguing that she appears to be over seven feet tall.
Fish Hooks: I like you, have a cupcake! / Ewwwwww.... Explanation There is a scene where Albert Glass gives two students a cupcake followed by this line, then he ignores Bea while groaning, and then gives another student he likes a cupcake. People began to apply the audio of this scene to other fictional characters.
"Oh boy! My favorite seat!"Explanation A scene from the 1991 TV special The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic has Mickey Mouse sitting down in a theater and asking a large figure in front of him to move, only for it to turn out to be Chernabog, causing Mickey to scream in terror (though he's immediately told to sit back down by then-CEO Michael Eisner). The meme took off in late 2021, with clips replacing Mickey's scream with a different sound, having someone else in place of Chernabog, or having Mickey react to a disturbing moment from a movie or TV show.
Molly of Denali has a joint, cross-medium meme with Mob Psycho 100. In "Visit Qyah", Maurice recounts the various sights he's seen in his travels, mentioning a meeting with the celebrity Clark Newman. The thing is, Newman looks almost exactly like Arataka Reigen. Content-starved Mob Psycho 100 fans proceeded to explode, especially after one of the show's artists on Twitter confirmed that it was an intentional reference. The general consensus seems to be that Clark Newman is either a) an alias used by Reigen to escape punishment for tax fraud, or b) a real celebrity that Reigen was mistaken for and, enjoying the attention too much to correct it, pretended to be.
