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These Arthur memes are out of control

How Twitter turned a childhood classic into a constant joke

@KofieYeboah

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    4:20 PMMemes of the TV series Arthur have been a staple of Twitter for quite a while — from the D.W. memes to the classic roast session where Twitter was too busy laughing at how the main character’s headphones were never over his ears, like so:

    https://twitter.com/ifeelglorious/status/756324109693362181

    The trend started with a simple picture of Arthur’s fist, which stems from an episode in which Arthur actually punches D.W.

    From this meme, there have been many others that have recently surfaced, starting with ones of Arthur’s fist.

    Then they branched off into all sorts of fun foolishness.

    https://twitter.com/NiahSlayz/status/758576393223598085

    These jokes are out of control.

    https://twitter.com/KonnerNextDoor/status/758688014377820160

    https://twitter.com/theonlyti/status/758570749280063488

    https://twitter.com/MichellCClark/status/758647047809400832

    They might as well replace stock photos with Arthur pictures at this point.

    And, as usual, D.W. is not impressed.

    There are so many Arthur memes that you are bound to log onto your timeline and find numerous ones.

    With all these tweets, Arthur is vying for the top spot in terms of most meme-able content. The show is in a category with SpongeBob SquarePants at this point.

    Be right back as I go watch old Arthur episodes to remember how he used to be before Twitter got to him.

    Kofie Yeboah asks for Sweet Tea at every restaurant and recites approximately 2.5 Spongebob lines per hour.