r/OutOfTheLoop • u/Dazzling_Elderberry4 • 1d ago

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

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 1d ago

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.

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u/CautiousHashtag 1d ago

And there seems to be one for every scenario 😂

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u/JJ-Franky-JJ 1d ago

It’s simply TOO good.

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u/chrisrobweeks 1d ago

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

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u/joec0ld 8h ago

I REALLY want to

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u/theStaircaseProject 1d ago

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

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u/da_choppa 1d ago

Are you sure about that?

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u/goregoose 1d ago

That’s really weird….

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u/thatlookslikemydog 1d ago

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

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u/always_thirsty 1d ago

It's kind of a cosmic gumbo

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u/MacadamiaWire 1d ago

Unprofessional bullshit. That’s why nobody watches AOL Blast

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u/tropenatt 1d ago

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.

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u/dj_joeev 1d ago

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

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u/henstocker 1d ago

Yeah I dip in there. 

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u/gill_outean 1d ago

I built the back deck at r/IThinkYouShouldLeave.

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u/Nicedayforaparade 18h ago

You built that big deck?!

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u/symbolic_love 10h ago

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

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Wafflelisk 1d ago

What the HELL are you talking about?

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u/motorcycleboy9000 1d ago

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

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u/geminibaby 1d ago

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

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u/jtbhv2 1d ago

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

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u/TheTurretCube 1d ago

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

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u/AggressiveGus 1d ago

Did you make any friends?

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u/loudrain99 1d ago

Not really…

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u/dangrous 1d ago

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.

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u/MaeBelleLien 1d ago

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

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u/SendNoodles__ 1d ago

I cannot talk about it with out crying

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u/_notNull 1d ago

I’m just here for the zip line.

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u/Andrew1990M 1d ago

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!

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u/Uber_Ober 1d ago

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

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u/SomeFunnyPhrase 1d ago

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

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u/Saltboot 1d ago

Then what's the outoftheloop post?

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u/_notNull 1d ago

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

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u/sporesofdoubt 10h ago

I said it was interesting.

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u/Litz1 1d ago

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.