2018- A Year in Memes

Written by: Emily Opresnick 

Each year, the memes get better and better. From tide pods to moths, 2018 brought a lot of hilarious and iconic memes. The following are the best memes from 2018.

Somebody Toucha My Spaget

Somebody Toucha My Spaget refers to a clip from the 1939 cartoon The Three Bears. The one bear walks into the house saying the line, “Somebody toucha my spaget.”

Source: Know Your Meme

Tide Pods

The year started with a tide pod eating craze that concerned many parents and sparked memes about the “forbidden snack.”

Source: iFunny

Change My Mind

YouTuber Steven Crowder asked the public to change his mind on “Male Privilege.” The internet used his statement to voice their opinions and thus it became a meme.

Source: Imgflip

Grus Plan

Gru's Plan is a meme template from the film “Despicable Me,” where Gru expresses his plan followed by him looking at the final stage of the plan in confusion.

Source: Instagram

Evil Patrick

The meme of Evil Patrick refers to Patrick Star from Spongebob Squarepants with a menacing grin on his face. It is used to reflect any devilish or scheming thoughts in meme-form.

Source: Vice

Yodeling Boy

Mason Ramsey went viral for singing “Lovesick Blues.” His performance made him an internet sensation and a meme in 2018.

Source: New York Magazine

Is This a Pigeon

“Is this a Pigeon?” is a line from The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird, where a character questions if the butterfly is a pigeon. People began to replace “pigeon” and the butterfly with other things to expression confusion.

Source: BBC

Howard the Alien

Howard the Alien refers to several YouTube videos about an Alien dancing to “Money Longer,” by Lil Uzi Vert.

Source: Youtube

Weird / Odd Flex but Ok

This saying became a popular meme in 2018, used to show when something is strange but it makes sense.

Source: Reddit

Let Me Guess, Your Home?

This meme refers to a scene in Avengers: Infinity War where Thanos is showing Dr. Strange his home in which he grew up. The meme is made by changing the background and/or text.

Source: Instagram

This is So Sad-- Alexa Play Despacito

The catchphrase, “This is so sad-- Alexa, play Despacito,” became a meme in 2018. It refers to a conversation with Amazon's Alexa, telling it to play the song "Despacito" for a humorful effect during a sad time.

Source: Know Your Meme

Bongo Cat

StrayRogues’s doodle of a cat became an internet sensation. Many parodies and remixes emerged depicting the cat playing different songs and instruments.

Source: Know Your Meme

Moth

A series of memes surfaced about moths in 2018. They joked about how moths are strongly attracted to lamps.

Source: Inverse

Let's Get This Bread

In 2018, let's get this bread became a phrase to express success.

Source: Know Your Meme

I Don't Feel So Good

The release of Avengers: Infinity War in April provoked several memes with objects disintegrating. Most captioned with “I don't feel so good,” alluding to a scene in the movie between Tony Stark and Spider-Man.

Source: Know Your Meme

Kowalski, Analysis

Kowalski is a character from the film “Madagascar.” This meme is a reaction to when something is confusing.

Source: Know Your Meme

Surprised Pikachu

This reaction meme became popular in 2018. It is used to reflect shock with something that would be obvious.

Source: Twitter

They Did Surgery on a Grape

A video was released from Edward Hospital, demonstrating how the da Vinci Surgical System can be used to peel a grape. Instagram user @simpledorito posted a screenshot of the video with the caption, “They did surgery on a grape,” making the phrase go viral.

Source: Reddit

Johny Johny

BillionSupriseToys uploaded a video about a boy Johny eating sugar and his father caught him. This nursery rhyme became a meme, provoking several renditions and parodies of the song.

Source: YouTube

Thanos Car

Thanos Car refers to a purple truck that resembles Thanos, the villain in Avengers: Infinity War. This image prompted a series of memes containing purple objects and the word “Thanos” in front of it.

Source: Memepedia

2018 was, let's just say, an interesting year for the Internet. We can't wait for all the virtual laughs 2019 will bring us!

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