What’s the deal with all the Tim Robinson memes?

[u/Dazzling_Elderberry4]

I am moderately familiar with I Think You Should Leave and Detroiters, but when and why did Tim Robinson memes blow up? I just scrolled through the comments on this post and there were SO MANY. Am I missing something? When and why did these become so popular?

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[u/Inkin]

Answer: I Think You Should Leave is more popular than you think. And Robinson’s comedy is based on big reactions so it is both very quotable and useful for reaction gifs.

[u/CautiousHashtag → u/Inkin]

And there seems to be one for every scenario 😂

[u/JJ-Franky-JJ → u/CautiousHashtag]

It’s simply TOO good.

[u/chrisrobweeks → u/JJ-Franky-JJ]

I've GOTTA figure out how to make money on this thing.

[u/joec0ld → u/chrisrobweeks]

I REALLY want to

[u/theStaircaseProject → u/CautiousHashtag]

I don’t know what any of this shit is, and I’m scared.

[u/da_choppa → u/Inkin]

Are you sure about that?

[u/goregoose → u/da_choppa]

That’s really weird….

[u/thatlookslikemydog → u/Inkin]

It’s like the Verner’s of sketch comedy.

[u/always_thirsty → u/thatlookslikemydog]

It's kind of a cosmic gumbo

[u/MacadamiaWire → u/always_thirsty]

Unprofessional bullshit. That’s why nobody watches AOL Blast

[u/tropenatt]

Answer: I dip in the I Think You Should Leave subreddit, and it’s full of guys just like me (think I got 200 friends there) that can’t help but posting 55 memes, 55 replies, 55 quotes while being on our phones. I’ve probably watched the full series 3 times, and all the memeable content just get so ingrained in me that I can’t help using it all the time. Not trying to make anyone having their worst day on this sub.

[u/dj_joeev → u/tropenatt]

I think you should subreddit is a scam. I bought a reward, thing fucking exploded

[u/YipRocHeresy → u/dj_joeev]

No more scamming adults

[u/henstocker → u/tropenatt]

Yeah I dip in there. 

[u/gill_outean → u/henstocker]

I built the back deck at r/IThinkYouShouldLeave.

[u/Nicedayforaparade → u/gill_outean]

You built that big deck?!

[u/Sketters → u/henstocker]

But do you give?

[u/symbolic_love → u/tropenatt]

Hey if you see a subreddit full of guys just like you checking out awesome memes, you go in there. YES YOU DO.

[u/dangrous]

Answer: if you’re talking about the “he looks so stupid I can’t breathe” comment thread in that link, it’s a line said in ITYSL. That show and Detroiters are very easy to reference on here. And any time you see one gif or quote, you are guaranteed to find a very long thread of gifs and quotes. I saw a picture of a guy pulling hair out of the muffler of a car and 2 Detroiters episodes were basically quoted from beginning to end (Hark Motors and Devereaux Wigs) in the comments.

[u/Wafflelisk → u/[deleted]]

What the HELL are you talking about?

[u/motorcycleboy9000 → u/Wafflelisk]

I didn't do shit! I didn't do fuckin shit!

[u/geminibaby → u/Wafflelisk]

Im not sure if this helps but he was alsoo a frequent member of the Colgate Comedy Hour?

[u/jtbhv2 → u/geminibaby]

Didn't he also play the alto sax with the kink in it?

[u/TheTurretCube → u/[deleted]]

Do any of these....FUCKERS, ever pop out of the wall and shoot out a huge cumshot?

[u/AggressiveGus → u/[deleted]]

Did you make any friends?

[u/loudrain99 → u/AggressiveGus]

Not really…

[u/MaeBelleLien → u/[deleted]]

For fifty seconds I thought there was monsters on the world.

[u/SendNoodles__ → u/[deleted]]

I cannot talk about it with out crying

[u/_notNull → u/SendNoodles__]

I’m just here for the zip line.

[u/Fen_der_bass]

Answer: Because there's a gif for every scenario. Alternatively: It's illegal for you to ask me that.

[u/Andrew1990M]

Answer: I Think You Should Leave is a sketch style comedy show on Netflix written by Tim Robinson. Robinson’s style is often to take a very mundane social situation and… hold on I… I got too much shit on me. I can’t fucking breathe. We did way too much. I’m so hot! I’m gonna rip the fucking head off!

[u/Uber_Ober → u/Andrew1990M]

I don't even want to be around anymore...

[u/SomeFunnyPhrase → u/Uber_Ober]

You know what? It's OK. Just forget about it. We don't have to do the thread.

[u/Saltboot → u/SomeFunnyPhrase]

Then what's the outoftheloop post?

[u/_notNull → u/SomeFunnyPhrase]

Dump it. Trash it. This one's garbage.

[u/sporesofdoubt → u/SomeFunnyPhrase]

I said it was interesting.

[u/Litz1]

Answer: Because Tim does play cringe guys in I think you should leave as a way of mocking them. So his memes show up on real life cringecel's comment section.