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Grade B20 sourcesHIS-00152

Evil Kermit

Meme & format · 2016 · Niche

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A dog-stealing joke became a Kermit template; its seed drew over 23,000 retweets.

my uncle’s meme stash

@myunclesmemes · Oct 28, 2019

When you scroll so far you see evil Kermit.

751
Post · @myunclesmemes on X

Alan Cole

@AlanMCole · Sep 3, 2021

While I'm doing Good-Kermit Evil-Kermit: Elon Musk is a big Good-Kermit Evil-Kermit guy. What @binarybits saw at Tesla AI day were some encouraging signs that Good Kermit is finally winning out. Read more: fullstackeconomics.com/tesla-is-final…

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Post · @AlanMCole on X
What Had Happened Was: 11/15/16 - Andscape
The Undefeated / ESPN (now Andscape)
When you scroll so far you see evil Kermit.
@myunclesmemes on X
While I'm doing Good-Kermit Evil-Kermit: Elon Musk is a big Good-Kermit Evil-Kermit guy. What @binarybits saw at Tesla AI day were some encouraging signs that Good Kermit is finally winning out.…
@AlanMCole on X
SEGA’s Sonic plush recreation of the Evil Kermit image, from its award submission.
SEGA of America / Ayzenberg
The Evil Kermit Meme Channels Your Darkest Desires
The Daily Dot

Spread Score

How it works
Reach8ContagionNo data yetBreadth70Velocity28Longevity1428

Numbers

Evil Sonic derivative Facebook reach, self-reported
2.3M
Facebook · Self-reported · Shorty Awards; entrant submission by Ayzenberg and SEGA of America
Peak date
Nov 2016
Nov 6 ’16 to Nov 2016
Platforms
7
Started on X
Origin
Organic
Culture (no sector)

Mechanics

  • Remixable templatePrimary
  • Creator relay
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Fandom mobilisation

How it spread

Trace the origin

Anya Sudarkina posted a dog-stealing joke on Twitter. Users recaptioned it across social platforms; SEGA made an Evil Sonic version. The format became a rap video and a sermon illustration, and BTS fans reused it in 2018.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Google searchesAug ’16DecJul ’17Apr ’18AugJun ’19Apr ’20DecOct ’21Jun ’22DecPeakXRedditPressInstagramOpen webFacebookYouTube
XRedditPressInstagramOpen webFacebookYouTube

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Timeline (16)

  1. November 2016

    @aaannnnyyyyaaaa seed · Nov 6 ’16

    Anya Sudarkina posted Kermit and Constantine with a caption about stealing a fluffy dog.[1][2][11]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. @PinkMiruku afterlife · Nov 7 ’16

    PinkMiruku reused the image for a joke about skipping class.[3][1]

    What Had Happened Was: 11/15/16 - Andscape

  3. Twitter Moments / Alex Tumay platform jump · Nov 14 ’16

    Twitter curated Evil Kermit recaptions in a Moments page that omitted Sudarkina’s original.[1][2]

Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 28
Origin
Organic
Sector
Culture (no sector)
Region
Global
Evil Sonic derivative Facebook reach, self-reported
2.3M
Facebook · Self-reported · Shorty Awards; entrant submission by Ayzenberg and SEGA of America
Evidence
Grade B

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Google searchesAug ’16DecJul ’17Apr ’18AugJun ’19Apr ’20DecOct ’21Jun ’22DecPeakXRedditPressInstagramOpen webFacebookYouTube
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  1. November 2016

    @aaannnnyyyyaaaa seed · Nov 6 ’16

    Anya Sudarkina posted Kermit and Constantine with a caption about stealing a fluffy dog.[1][2][11]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. @PinkMiruku afterlife · Nov 7 ’16

    PinkMiruku reused the image for a joke about skipping class.[3][1]

    What Had Happened Was: 11/15/16 - Andscape

  3. Twitter Moments / Alex Tumay platform jump · Nov 14 ’16

    Twitter curated Evil Kermit recaptions in a Moments page that omitted Sudarkina’s original.[1][2]

  1. platform jump · Nov 15 ’16

  2. press · Nov 15 ’16

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