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Pepe is a wonderful example of a meme
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Feels Good Man

Pepe is a wonderful exampleof a meme that escaped out thereinto the memosphere and...

Pepe is a wonderful example
of a meme that escaped out there
into the memosphere and suffered all the things
you'd expect of a meme

Full Transcript

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Pepe is a wonderful example of a meme
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that escaped out there into the memosphere
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and suffered all the things you'd expect of a meme.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
86
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:20
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Genres
documentary, animation, comedy
Production
Museum & Crane,Wavelength,XTR,ITVS,Independent Lens,Secret Sauce Media

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Movie Summary

Artist Matt Furie, creator of the comic character Pepe the Frog, begins an uphill battle to take back his iconic cartoon image from those who used it for their own purposes.
The Pepe technique is to draw too many lines. - Feels Good Man 00:05
The Pepe technique is to draw too many lines.
And he looks really cracked out, but that's the idea. - Feels Good Man 00:04
And he looks really cracked out, but that's the idea.
He also symbolizes steering into the mistake - Feels Good Man 00:05
He also symbolizes steering into the mistake
I saw Boy's Club around 2007 or so, - Feels Good Man 00:07
I saw Boy's Club around 2007 or so,
"Feels good, man." - Feels Good Man 00:09
"Feels good, man."
That moment of owning your loserdom, - Feels Good Man 00:05
That moment of owning your loserdom,
He was 14 years old, living with his mom, - Feels Good Man 00:08
He was 14 years old, living with his mom,
He created this crazy monster in his basement. - Feels Good Man 00:05
He created this crazy monster in his basement.
Now, over 7 million people are using it, - Feels Good Man 00:06
Now, over 7 million people are using it,
And we've gone from 1 board to 48 boards. - Feels Good Man 00:04
And we've gone from 1 board to 48 boards.
So 4chan, just the way that it functioned, - Feels Good Man 00:08
So 4chan, just the way that it functioned,
The way 4chan works is that - Feels Good Man 00:05
The way 4chan works is that
And if the post gets a lot of replies, - Feels Good Man 00:05
And if the post gets a lot of replies,
And if no one replies, it sinks to the bottom - Feels Good Man 00:05
And if no one replies, it sinks to the bottom
There were all these adolescent boys - Feels Good Man 00:05
There were all these adolescent boys
And so, like, Pepe kind of melts into that community. - Feels Good Man 00:06
And so, like, Pepe kind of melts into that community.
And all of the stuff that just exploded - Feels Good Man 00:09
And all of the stuff that just exploded
On 4chan, you're talking to another text box - Feels Good Man 00:11
On 4chan, you're talking to another text box
To not post Pepe would be strange - Feels Good Man 00:06
To not post Pepe would be strange
It's hard to say why Pepe gained popularity so fast. - Feels Good Man 00:05
It's hard to say why Pepe gained popularity so fast.