# Joker stairs

> The Bronx film location became a selfie destination with over 10,000 Instagram posts.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Meme & format
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2019-08-29
- Peak date: Week of Oct 30, 2019
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 51 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Challenge, Remixable template, Creator relay, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

A Joker poster remix spread on X and Reddit. Users found the Bronx filming location, then recreated the dance for Instagram. Tourism disrupted residents' commutes, and Burger King offered free Whoppers to Bronx residents.

## Timeline

- 2019-04-03 — Warner Bros. (YouTube) — Warner Bros. released a Joker trailer that showed the staircase dance.
- 2019-08-28 — DC (Open web) — DC published the staircase poster that users later remixed.
- 2019-08-29 — @TheTopComics (X) — TheTopComics posted the Joker poster with Peter Parker dancing beside him.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/joker-stairs

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Joker stairs.” Case HIS-00235. Spread Score v1.2: 51/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00235