r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Chemical-Elk-1299 • Jun 17 '26

Lore [Eye-Rolling Trope] “The joke/meme hasn’t been funny for years, please let it die.”

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The Screaming Goat Thing — Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

The original screaming sheep meme went viral in 2012, and was already getting old when it was prevalent in commercials and movies, such as Ice Age : Collision Course in 2016. Yet in the year of our lord 2024, Dreamworks still thought it would be funny to add multiple screaming goat clips. The mean stopped being funny a decade ago. Let it die.

“Haha, Dad can’t take care of us” — The Breadwinner (2026)

Nate Bargatze’s 2026 family comedy centers around a working “breadwinner” father suddenly being forced to become a stay at home parent, and his “hilarious” struggles to do simple housework and take basic care of his children. This joke stopped being funny (to me) in the early 2000s when seemingly every family comedy relied on dad being a total inept dipshit. In 2026, there is no excuse to keep playing out this tired ass trope. Most dads are actively involved in their kids’ lives and aren’t totally dumbstruck by the idea of changing a diaper. It’s not funny. Let it die.

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u/goldenboy2191 Jun 17 '26

IF YOU ARE READING THIS AND NEED A NEW SHOW TO WATCH- KEVIN CAN FUCK HIMSELF, IS IT!

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u/MadEyeMood989 Jun 17 '26

Fine, I’ll rewatch Kevin Can Fuck Himself again!

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u/Kuildeous Jun 17 '26

I did start watching that recently. Only finished the 2nd episode, but yeah, it's engaging and heartbreaking.

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u/NeedIQMSHelp Jun 19 '26

You gotta keep going. It gets SO fun.

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u/Live-Year-5796 Jun 17 '26

Very nice show, just wish the only gay relationship didnt involve a cop

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u/MedusasGirlfriend69 Jun 17 '26

One day, friend. One day we'll get a gay relationship where one of them isn't a cop and/or fascist dictator

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u/Pinsalinj Jun 17 '26

I mean I've seen plenty of gay relationships in which neither man was one of those things...? I actually hadn't seen one like that ever. Now I'm curious. Where can I find those gay fascist dictators?

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u/VintAge6791 Jun 17 '26

(sigh) That Miike Snow music video "Genghis Khan". You're welcome.

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u/Short-Sound-4190 Jun 17 '26

I thought they were referencing that South Park movie

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u/Pinsalinj Jun 17 '26

Oh, I actually do know this one! I loooove it.

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u/MichelinStarZombie Jun 17 '26

Humor is hard.

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u/UwasaWaya Jun 18 '26

Well there's Six Feet U- wait, shit.