Hello Internet!
And welcome to behind the meme!
Where we take a look at the meaning and the origin of your favorite memes and trends!
Today we have a look at idubbbz.
Now idubbbz himself isn’t exactly a meme, but I constantly get requests for videos on
memes that have originated from him.
people have been wanting me to do a video on him like I did on leafyishere for awhile
now.
I really enjoy his content as well as making the videos that you guys wanna see so I am
happy to say the wait is finally over.
Here We GO!
So to truly understand and enjoy the memes he has created we must first get an understanding
as to who and what idubbbz is.
idubbbz is the online persona of Youtuber Ian Carter, although there is some speculation
as to what his real last name is, most people just know him as idubbbz.
He runs a few different Youtube channels but his main channel is idubbbztv, which was created
in August of 2012 and as of today is approaching 3 million subscribers!
The content on his channel varies a bit with his most popular series being Content Cop,in
which he analyzes various content creators in a humorous way and lets them have a piece
of his mind.
“You’re hiding your putride malformed chin behind your hand your sleeve and microphone.
You’re showing people that you are extremely self conscious” He also has a long running
series called Kickstarter Crap in which he looks at the Wacky and often dumb things people
try to get funded on the website kickstarter.
Although his content does vary a bit what is constant is the comedy.
idubbbz has a unique way of not only entertaining people but also making them laugh.
And due to the nature of this content he and his channel have given birth to a handful
of notable memes.
Let’s dive a little further into their history.
On November 21st 2015 Youtuber Filthy Frank, who happens to be a meme god himself and also
frequent collaborator of idubbbz uploaded a video titled “Dumbass gets pewdiepie tattoo.”
In the video,Frank, idubbbz and fellow youtuber maxmoefoe get their friend to get a pewdiepie
logo tattoo’d on his butt.
When Frank asks idubbbz what he thinks of it he answers with this gem of a line.
“Hey that’s pretty good!”
Due to the hilarious nature of this response the clip quickly became a reaction image that
started to be used by the communities of both the filthy frank and idubbbz channels.
It’s popularity has allowed it to start to be used outside of these communities as
well, being adopted by fans of memes in general, making it a notable clip and quote that is
often seen in various ways online.
“ay thats a pretty good.”
On July 17th, 2016 idubbbz uploaded a video on his 2nd channel in which he played pokemon
go, which was a hugely popular mobile game at the time.
Everybody and their brother was playing it . So naturally idubbbz decided to mix things
up a bit and play in a wheel chair!
but Of course to be in a wheel chair you must have something wrong with you.
So in the intro of the video idubbbz let everybody know just exactly why he was in the chair.
“I have crippling depression”
He claimed to have crippling depression, which was a humorous play on words.
The term crippling depression typically refers to being so depressed that you simply can’t
do basic tasks of life.
idubbbz takes the term and used it in a very literal way, using it as the excuse to why
he is crippled and now in a wheel chair.
Fans of his channel took this memorable line and ran with it, creating a new meme and helping
it spread beyond the channels community.
The clip has been used in a variety of ways but most often it always starts with a clip
of a video in which a person is seen jumping from a high place or getting hurt in some
way.
A way that may potentially make them crippled for reals.
But the fun didn’t stop there, On August 19th, 2016 idubbbz uploaded a video on his
2nd channel in which he plays the game pokemon go, in a wheel chair yet again.But Due to
the popularity of crippling depression idubbbz attempted to one up himself with his new ailment.
“I have osteoporosis”
This clip is pretty funny for a few reasons, osteoporosis is a condition in which the bones
become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue.
Usually occurring in women over the age of 60.
So to have a seemingly healthy young man jump into his wheel chair before stating he has
the condition in a voice that imitates an older woman is humorous to say the least.
people began to take the clip and utilize it in other ways much like they did crippling
depression
and finally we have my favorite meme from idubbbz.
“I’m gay” (Record Scratch) what?
No… this isn’t my coming out video, that’s the name of the meme.
You know what?
Just let me explain, it’ll make more sense.
In may of 2016 Youtuber MaxMoeFoe uploaded a video titled edward watermelon hands.In
the Behind The scenes for the video there is a clip in which idubbbz is asked to jump
down off the stove and to “Say some gay shit” and well…
“Jump down and say some gay shit” “I’m gay!”
The laughter heard in the room is a fair indication to how the rest of the internet felt as well.
As soon as the video was uploaded online, the internet took the clip and started to
remix it in a variety of humorous ways.
So there you have it,those are the primary memes based around idubbbz.
it’s really interesting to me to see Youtubers who create content but within that content
have elements that have the capabilities to reach beyond their original videos.
I myself was first exposed to idubbbz because the “I’m gay” clip.
It really goes to show how powerful the meme can be and how the way the internet sometimes
works in strange and interesting ways.But there’s one thing I know for sure, I can’t
wait to see what Ian has in store for us next.
But Hey!
That’s the internet for you and on the internet memes are keeng!
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