Legendary Internet Memes
Legendary Internet Memes is a structured entertainment dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Meme, Year, Origin. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Mar 6, 2026
Included fields: Meme, Year, Origin, Format, Legacy.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 2005 to 2021
- Across 14 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Meme, Year, and Origin across entertainment entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Meme↕ | Year↕ | Origin↕ | Format↕ | Legacy↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rickroll | 2007 | 4chan bait-and-switch | Link redirect | Never gonna give you up, 1B+ views, Rick Astley embraced it, ultimate internet prank |
Doge | 2013 | Shiba Inu 'Kabosu' photo | Image macro | Such wow, very meme, inspired Dogecoin ($80B market cap at peak), Kabosu became international star |
Distracted Boyfriend | 2017 | Stock photo by Antonio Guillem | Labeled image | Universal template for temptation/loyalty, photographer made more from meme fame than stock sales |
Drake Hotline Bling | 2015 | Hotline Bling music video | Approval/disapproval | Two-panel comparison format, Drake leaned into it, spawned infinite variations, template of the decade |
This Is Fine | 2013 | KC Green's 'Gunshow' comic | Reaction image | Dog in burning room, universal symbol for denial, 2020-2025 mood, licensed for merchandise |
Pepe the Frog | 2005 | Matt Furie's 'Boy's Club' comic | Reaction image | Feels good man → political hijacking → reclaimed → $500K NFT sale, most contested meme ever |
Stonks | 2017 | Meme Man + stock graphic | Surreal meme | Financial illiteracy personified, WSB culture, meme stocks literally happened |
Woman Yelling at Cat | 2019 | Housewives screaming + Smudge the cat | Split panel | Two unrelated images perfectly combined, Smudge became a celebrity cat, endlessly remixable |
Change My Mind | 2018 | Steven Crowder's show | Opinion template | Blank sign template for hot takes, separated from political context, debate culture in one image |
Expanding Brain | 2017 | Whang / Reddit | Multi-panel escalation | Progressively absurd options presented as 'enlightened', galaxy brain = peak ironic wisdom |
Loss (| || || |_) | 2008 | Ctrl+Alt+Del webcomic | Abstract pattern | Reduced to 4 lines, found everywhere in nature/architecture, meta-meme about meme recognition |
Wojak / Doomer / Bloomer | 2010+ | Krautchan board | Face template | Evolved into entire personality taxonomy: doomer, bloomer, zoomer, boomer, coomer — replaced rage comics |
Among Us 'Sus' | 2020 | Among Us game | Catchphrase + image | Pandemic gaming phenomenon, 'sus' entered mainstream vocabulary, crewmate seen in everything |
Harambe | 2016 | Cincinnati Zoo incident | Tribute/ironic mourning | Started ironic internet mourning culture, 'dicks out for Harambe', some say this broke the timeline |
Bernie Sanders Mittens | 2021 | Biden inauguration photo | Photoshop insert | Bernie sitting anywhere, mittens became iconic, $1.8M raised for Vermont charities from merch |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Legendary Internet Memes organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 15 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 15 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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