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The website, named Know Your Meme: Internet Meme Database, currently contains more than 800 confirmed meme entries.<ref> [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes Internet Meme Database | Know Your Meme<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The Know Your Meme project started in December 2007 as a limited-run video series created by Kenyatta Cheese, Elspeth Rountree, Jamie Wilkinson, and Andrew Baron.<ref>[http://knowyourmeme.com/credits Know Your Meme credits]</ref> In a manner similar to [[Wikipedia]], anybody with an account can submit meme entries to the website and submit relevant images that help further document the memes.<ref>[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/researching Submitted Memes | Know Your Meme<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The administrators have say over what gets confirmed and what gets "Deadpooled" or rejected.<ref>[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/deadpool Deadpooled Memes | Know Your Meme<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Some of the meme entries are graphic and [[Not Safe For Work]]. NSFW entries are given warnings. These warning may differ from consequences, such as bans. Know Your Meme also has a [[Internet forum|forum]] section, along with a [[blog]] and a shop. |
The website, named Know Your Meme: Internet Meme Database, currently contains more than 800 confirmed meme entries.<ref> [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes Internet Meme Database | Know Your Meme<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The Know Your Meme project started in December 2007 as a limited-run video series created by Kenyatta Cheese, Elspeth Rountree, [[Jamie Wilkinson]], and Andrew Baron.<ref>[http://knowyourmeme.com/credits Know Your Meme credits]</ref> In a manner similar to [[Wikipedia]], anybody with an account can submit meme entries to the website and submit relevant images that help further document the memes.<ref>[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/researching Submitted Memes | Know Your Meme<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The administrators have say over what gets confirmed and what gets "Deadpooled" or rejected.<ref>[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/deadpool Deadpooled Memes | Know Your Meme<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Some of the meme entries are graphic and [[Not Safe For Work]]. NSFW entries are given warnings. These warning may differ from consequences, such as bans. Know Your Meme also has a [[Internet forum|forum]] section, along with a [[blog]] and a shop. |
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The Know Your Meme web site and web series were acquired in March of 2011 by [[I Can Has Cheezburger|Cheezburger Network]] for an undisclosed seven-figure amount.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hustvedt|first=Marc|title=‘Know Your Meme’ Acquired By Cheezburger in Seven-Figure Deal|url=http://news.tubefilter.tv/2011/03/28/know-your-meme-acquired-by-cheezburger-in-seven-figure-deal/|work=Tubefilter News|accessdate=28 March 2011}}</ref> |
The Know Your Meme web site and web series were acquired in March of 2011 by [[I Can Has Cheezburger|Cheezburger Network]] for an undisclosed seven-figure amount.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hustvedt|first=Marc|title=‘Know Your Meme’ Acquired By Cheezburger in Seven-Figure Deal|url=http://news.tubefilter.tv/2011/03/28/know-your-meme-acquired-by-cheezburger-in-seven-figure-deal/|work=Tubefilter News|accessdate=28 March 2011}}</ref> |
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| Know Your Meme | |
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Know Your Meme logo
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| Genre | Internet documentary |
| Starring | Joanne Colan (former)
Forest (Current) Kenyatta Cheese (Yatta) (Former) Greg Leuch (Former) Elspeth Jane Rountree (Ellie) (Former) Jamie Wilkinson (Former) Patrick Davidson (Former) Mike Rugnetta (Former) |
| Country of origin | United States of America |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 62 |
| Production | |
| Running time | Varies |
| Production companies | Rocketboom (2007-2011), Cheezburger Network (2011-) |
| Original release | |
| Release | December 17, 2007 |
Know Your Meme is a web series originally from Rocketboom which documents various Internet memes and other online phenomena, and also investigates new and changing memes through research and the scientific method. The website was acquired in March of 2011 by Cheezburger Network.
The website, named Know Your Meme: Internet Meme Database, currently contains more than 800 confirmed meme entries.[1] The Know Your Meme project started in December 2007 as a limited-run video series created by Kenyatta Cheese, Elspeth Rountree, Jamie Wilkinson, and Andrew Baron.[2] In a manner similar to Wikipedia, anybody with an account can submit meme entries to the website and submit relevant images that help further document the memes.[3] The administrators have say over what gets confirmed and what gets "Deadpooled" or rejected.[4] Some of the meme entries are graphic and Not Safe For Work. NSFW entries are given warnings. These warning may differ from consequences, such as bans. Know Your Meme also has a forum section, along with a blog and a shop.
The Know Your Meme web site and web series were acquired in March of 2011 by Cheezburger Network for an undisclosed seven-figure amount.[5]
Episodes of the Know Your Meme show average a few minutes in length. In a given episode the KYM staff describe memes and the history behind them. New episodes appear sporadically. Starting in 2010, breaking meme episodes have begun.
| Episode | Meme Covered | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Take | December 17, 2007 |
| 2 | The Rickroll | December 18, 2007 |
| 3 | I Like Turtles | December 19, 2007 |
| 4 | Miss Teen South Carolina | December 20, 2007 |
| 5 | LOLCats | December 21, 2007 |
| 6 | Technoviking | December 24, 2007 |
| 7 | Dramatic Chipmunk | December 26, 2007 |
| 8 | Reaction Videos & Piggyback Memes | December 27, 2007 |
| 9 | Tay Zonday | December 28, 2007 |
| 10 | Crank That (Soulja Boy) | December 31, 2007 |
| Episode | Meme Covered | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cory's Sunglasses | February 6, 2008 |
| 2 | tinaecmusic | August 1, 2008 |
| 3 | All Your Base | August 15, 2008 |
| 4 | Edgar's fall | September 5, 2008 |
| 5 | O RLY? | September 10, 2008 |
| 6 | FAIL | September 24, 2008 |
| 7 | Boom Goes the Dynamite | December 22, 2008 |
| 8 | The Iraqi Shoe Toss | December 23, 2008 |
| 9 | Magibon | December 24, 2008 |
| 10 | The Lipdub | December 26, 2008 |
| 11 | Disaster Girl | December 29, 2008 |
| 12 | Political Memes of 2008 | December 30, 2008 |
| 13 | Project Chanology | December 31, 2008 |
| 14 | Shiba Inu Puppy Cam | December 31, 2008 |
| Episode | Meme Covered | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars Kid | January 2, 2009 |
| 2 | Boxxy | March 10, 2009 |
| 3 | Numa Numa | March 31, 2009 |
| 4 | Yo Dawg | April 13, 2009 |
| 5 | Christian Bale Rant | April 16, 2009 |
| 6 | Single Serving Sites | April 23, 2009 |
| 7 | Peanut Butter Jelly Time | May 8, 2009 |
| 8 | Creepy Chan | May 28, 2009 |
| 9 | Keyboard Cat | July 7, 2009 |
| 10 | Three Wolf Moon | July 30, 2009 |
| 11 | Weegee | August 7, 2009 |
| 12 | Bubb Rubb | August 17, 2009 |
| 13 | David After Dentist | September 2, 2009 |
| 14 | Geddan / Get Down | October 1, 2009 |
| 15 | Where the Hell is Matt? | October 8, 2009 |
| 16 | Auto Tune (with special guest "Weird Al" Yankovic) | November 10, 2009 |
| 17 | Balloon Boy | November 18, 2009 |
| 18 | Om Nom Nom | December 18, 2009 |
| Episode | Subject | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advice Dog | January 29, 2010 |
| 2 | Phonetic Translations | March 4, 2010 |
| 3 | Epic Beard Man | April 6, 2010 |
| 4 | Joseph Ducreux / Archaic Rap | April 13, 2010 |
| 5 | Breaking Meme: Standing Cat | April 23, 2010 |
| 6 | Breaking Meme: The Downfall of Downfall? | April 29, 2010 |
| 7 | My New Haircut | May 25, 2010 |
| 8 | Magnets, How Do They Work? | June 12, 2010 |
| 9 | Troll Bait | July 1, 2010 |
| 10 | Breaking Meme: Double Rainbow | July 9, 2010 |
| 11 | Lying Down Game / Playing Dead | August 3, 2010 |
| 12 | Antoine Dodson (Bed Intruder) | August 27, 2010 |
| 13 | Leeroy Jenkins | September 2, 2010 |
| 14 | Over 9000! | October 1, 2010 |
| 15 | Brother Sharp | October 12, 2010 |
| 16 | Creepypasta | October 29, 2010 |
| 17 | Tenso | November 16, 2010 |
| 18 | GI Joe PSAs | November 23, 2010 |
| Episode | Subject | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rage Comics | Jun 14, 2011 |
| 2 | Philosoraptor | Jul 6, 2011 |
| Episode | Subject | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | The Game Show! Pwn, Win, or Fail! | March 25, 2009 |
| N/A | KYM Meme Week: Geddan / Get Down | December 21, 2009 |
| N/A | KYM Meme Week: Yo Dawg | December 22, 2009 |
| N/A | KYM Meme Week: Auto Tune | December 23, 2009 |
| N/A | KYM Meme Week: Boxxy | December 24, 2009 |
| N/A | KYM Meme Week: Keyboard Cat | December 26, 2009 |
