What is the Mike Wazowski meme?
DISNEY'S popular kids' movie, Monsters, Inc., made its debut back in 2001.
Since then, fans have taken it upon themselves to turn one of their favorite characters, Mike Wazowski, into a viral meme.
What is the Mike Wazowski meme?
Mike Wazowski is a green, one-eyed, round monster with two small horns.
The fictional character originates from Disney and Pixar's collaboration in the 2002 film, Monsters, Inc.
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Wazowski is often seen with his best friend and colleague, James P. “Sulley” Sullivan.
Sulley is a monster with light blue fur, purple spots, dark blue eyebrows, and horns.
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In 2019, the Sulley-Core Facebook page uploaded an image that swapped Mike and Sulley's faces.
The image sparked a meme that has since gone viral.
Where did the meme originate?
Twitter and Reddit instantly took a liking to Mike's new stoic and philosophical 'look' and turned his image into memes varying from silly to plain dark.
@Spotymeme allegedly were the first people to start spreading the Mike meme on Spanish-language Twitter, according to Know Your Meme.
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How are people using the meme?
Users have been creating and sharing the Mike Wazowski meme over various platforms including Instagram.
Most use the generic picture of Mike's swapped face with humorous captions like:
"This is how little kids stare at you in public areas for no reason," one user posted.
Another wrote: "When you're at your friend's house and his mom starts yelling at him."
"When you've gotten so used to the meme that the original picture looks weirder," one user captioned a picture of the original Mike as a meme to the meme.
