Grade B20 sourcesHIS-00140
Earl the Grumpy Puppy
Meme & format · 2015 · Notable
A puggle’s scowling photograph drew more than two million reported views.
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How it worksNumbers
- Peak date
- Week of Jul 28, 2015
- Jun 8 ’15 to Week of Jul 28, 2015
- Platforms
- 7
- Started on Reddit
- Origin
- Seeded
- Culture (no sector)
How it spread
Trace the originEarl’s Reddit photograph became captioned memes and reply edits. Owners built Facebook and Instagram accounts as national coverage followed. A parody made with owner permission and an Ebury book carried the character beyond the original photo.
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June 2015
Earl The Grumpy Puppy owner response · Jun 21 ’15
Earl’s Facebook page posted a Father’s Day photograph, preserved as a dated embed in SAYS’s July 31 coverage.[20]
Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
- Added: 16 events, 19 sources · Score 45
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