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Memes Throughout the ages episode 284: Excuse Me Sir

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Memes Throughout the ages episode 284: Excuse Me Sir

The episode centers on the viral "Excuse Me, Sir" meme, which originated from a TikTok edit of a *The Boys* comic panel where Billy Butcher confronts Homelander and reveals a clone of him. The edit, featuring a dramatic scene with clouds and a tense atmosphere, was altered in online versions to include brighter skies and visible clouds, sparking debate among fans. The meme rapidly spread across TikTok and YouTube, with users creating parodies, such as cats mimicking Butcher’s pose, and videos comparing the image to other meme culture moments. The hosts, RemTGM and Megaman, engage in a humorous but revealing discussion about their deep familiarity with the comics and show, despite claiming they haven’t read or watched any content. They highlight the controversial, graphic nature of the comics, including scenes involving violence and sexual content, and acknowledge their own immersion in the fandom. The conversation also touches on broader internet culture, such as the influence of Kevin McCloud’s music in memes, and the hosts’ shared experience of reading and watching *The Boys* simultaneously. The episode blends humor, fandom, and self-aware irony, ultimately celebrating the meme’s cultural impact while questioning the nature of "larping" and fan engagement. A light-hearted game segment involving meme wheel challenges and "best meme of all time" voting concludes the show, reinforcing the theme of shared, playful internet culture.

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hello my name is remtgm and i'm bca and i'm super megaman 10 and welcome to memes throughout the ages and we love to lark excuse me sir there must be something you've been someone there must be someone you confuse me for i'll get a full disclaimer before we get anywhere in this episode one there will be huge spoilers some of which may not even be true uh for the boys both the show and the comic uh second uh we have not seen we have not watched or read either the show or the comic so we are larping zero minutes watched zero pages read 1 000 edits watched and three the only reason we are doing this is because uh we keep getting the edits the excuse me sir edits it's also really i haven't gotten any of these yeah because you're a nerd yes i am a nerd fuckworm i'm studious oh yeah uh a little bit of news right off the bat bca you actually ended up getting um our last episode rated explicit on uh apple podcast what what do you mean why you said the a word yes yeah there it goes again oh well it's gonna happen again um it doesn't matter wait does that mean it's not gonna be given to children um i don't know sorry that sounds really weird dude you're late boys writer it's a reference is our is our like rating now like 18 plus now or something no no it's just that but well hold on let me see here excuse me sir no it's not okay good i don't know if you guys can figure out what we're doing yet but uh bca oh hey what's up what's our meme for today you probably have heard me all right it's like in explicit i don't know what that means but anyways sorry i'm reading chat i shouldn't be doing that all right so our meme for today is excuse me sir also known as the billy butcher edits now we've we all we all love the boys here don't we yeah i love yummers i've my favorite characters um probably top three would be excuse me sir yummers and the peak oh yeah those are um those are my top three um you know i think that's the bad guy yeah because she's a foid she's and yeah um and void and void um obviously you know i i'm you know i'm so mad they didn't go with the clone ending because we've all read the comics and oh yeah megaman you've read the comic right yeah yeah and you know megaman you know what happens in the comics right you know what happens yeah sure i do yeah what happens what happens uh turns out that black noir is a clone yes yes yes good good get out of here good like him like him now i i haven't watched the movie do it i gotta read the comic no no no no no all right so excuse me sir is something you've probably been seeing a lot on your tiktok for you page and the reason for that is because the boys season five uh just ended as well as the show but uh it's coming back technically you're doing a prequel show that comes out next year oh yeah i forgot about that yeah i haven't seen anyone talk about it isn't it just like you're trying to survive getting killed by homelander i think you're homelander oh i guess that's kind of cool i i have to watch like i don't know someone on like youtube players i mean i don't think i'd want to be homelander so it's not it's not really that cool yeah do you want to be the uh can i say we said ear rape we're fine do you want to be a rapist well have i got the game for you no don't worry that was uh that was black noir oh right uh maybe they all did it oh yeah on the comic pretty much so oh yeah no yeah i read the comic i don't know what they did so uh the excuse me sir edits uh are taking the character from the boys billy butcher and they're taking a panel from the comic where uh butcher is looking up into the sky and they're taking a panel from the comic and they're taking a panel from the comic a little fun fact the comics are larping um in the original panic panel of the comic the sky is a darker shade of blue and there are no clouds but in the edits the sky is a slightly brighter blue and there are clouds and his heart's shaking he was breathless and people take different panels from the comic and they edit them together they do like kind of um i don't know like invincible wobble edit not really that kind of that's like the genre what do you say megaman invincible wobbly animation that's pretty much like what it is they just take the like panels from the comic and they they animate them and they animate them and um yeah i'm gonna go bye bye where are you going invincible wobbly animation that doesn't answer my question my previous statement yeah so so those are those are basically the edits and it's it's the i'm pretty sure like either the last issue of the comics or one of the last um and it's when when butcher goes into the white house to confront um homelander because he's he's uh you know doing doing real bad stuff and um yeah he's trying to take over the country yeah and then um uh the the the door opens and it's black noir and then homelander's like what are you doing here and then black noir takes off his mask and um it's it's a clone of homelander and then he starts talking about pictures or something and then yeah because because he took the pictures of him like eating babies and stuff what are we doing he actually ate a baby i'm not even kidding i i don't really really edgy i like i i don't i don't want to read this this is disgusting no no you have read it right you don't want to read it oh god you're right you're right oh i'm sorry and like every time i hear people talk about the comics it's like i don't know the whole time that i've heard people talk about about them like i've just felt uncomfortable and i i wasn't sure if it was like just me and i was like like that one friend that's too woke or if it was just like actually disgusting i was like this is gross i don't like this it's like every other page someone is getting like their head blown off or someone's getting like sexually assaulted yeah i don't want to see that again because i've seen it before yeah um now um during during these these uh these edits the jesus christ the song charlie's inferno by that handsome devil is playing um and that's the sound get it um and the hold on the original edit was posted by a tiktok by a tiktoker um by the name of at tim and michael four and that was in early may of this year which it's may right now my parents were starting to look weird like kim and kanye i'm a genius what'd you say i'm a genius it's yeah nazi woman i forgot her name her name is stormfront actually yeah oh because you watched the show yeah yeah that's the uh that's that's that's clara right you know oh wait no that's ashley look at me no ashley i think ashley is someone else yeah she is yeah because we watched this show yeah remember when that you know back when season one came out we were watching it oh my god dude that's insane i thought this homelander guy was gonna be nice yeah me too you know i i really like that translucent guy i can't believe he died oh my god yeah funny oh yeah yummers do you remember like remember how we all reacted when a train ran into huey's girlfriend we all oh gross oh my god he can't stop he can't stop he can't stop oh my god and then ashley looked at me you know oh yeah yeah she did do that because ashley from the boys was also in our house yes oh dude i mean you remember that right yeah yeah shade and then um firecracker um dude dude we all we we all oh yeah i know yes like what like and then and then homelander slammed her head into like the the statue thing and her head got impaled on the the thing you know we saw that happen and then our hearts pained because we were breathless I could kind of see that when I was watching the fight in the White House and it just seemed like. Weird? Yeah. Like, it didn't seem bad, but for, like, a show that usually has a, like, I'd assume a pretty high budget, usually, it didn't seem that good. Is it my turn now? Well, you know what, Mega Man? Before. Fine. Before we get to. You know what? Actually, yeah, it's your turn. SuperMegaMan10, can you tell us how this meme spread? Gladly. The ExcuseMeSir edit inspired other animations and memes over the following weeks, including memes that compare other images to the image of Billy Butcher smiling. And looking upward. For example, on May 14th, 2026, TikToker ClipZ4Days posted a photographed photograph of a cat posing in a similar way to Billy Butcher, placing an image of Butcher's face next to the cat in a red circle, garnering over 107,000 views in six days. On May 16th, TikToker VisaNek. Nes. Nesky. Posted a similar video where they compare their cat to the ExcuseMeSir panel of Billy Butcher, captioning the image, Bro ain't doing none but larping, garnering over 82,000 views in four days. That same day, TikToker Sfugue posted a parody of the original animation that featured the artwork of Charlie Kirk. and TongTongTongSoul. You mean Captain Kirk, Captain Kirk. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, Captain Kirk. gaining over 1.6 million views in four days. On May 19th, 2026, YouTuber LessonsInMemeCulture posted a video about the memes that gained over 200,000 views in a day. See, uh, LessonsInMemeCulture, he's actually larping. He doesn't know what we know. Um. He's not as good as us. We know more. Um. We watched the show and read the comics. He didn't, uh. Yeah. You know, we read the comics multiple times, actually. We did, yeah. It was just, it was so good, we had to do it again. That's true. I drink soda, I eat pizza. I do drink soda, and I eat pizza. I occasionally do those. You do? Yeah, I mean, I don't drink soda too often, but I'd say I eat pizza, like, every few weeks, every, maybe every two, three. That's pretty cool. Yeah. We also, uh, watch The Boys. Yes! Oh my god, dude. And we watch and read it simultaneously. Oh, we do, yeah. And we have, we have, we have Gen V on, on a, like, on, like, a monitor on the side so we can, like, watch all of it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, uh, the larper says, uh, Rem, remember when you fought with Xuxu? Excuse me, sir, and killed Black Noir. Yes! Yes. Oh my god, I remember that. That was, um, I was like, uh, Omlanda, you done, uh, you done killed me wife. You done, you done, you darn, C-word. And then, uh, and then, like, you put the crowbar in his head, and then, like, you twisted it upwards, and his, and his brain went, brain went, wow! Dude, and then when, when, when I got shot by Huey. I was like, oi, mate, you're spittin' of Lenny, you know? I guess, I guess we were the boys. I'll be completely honest with you, I don't think I've larped anything more in my entire life. Really? I, I genuinely thought you watched the show. No, no. Not a single episode watched on a single, uh, not even a single, like, panel. A single panel read, really, like, maybe, like, one or two. I read, like, the ending panel, and that's it. Yeah, oh yeah, we're not larping, yeah, you're right. Oh, yeah, no, no, you're right, you're right. You're the one that, that's larping. Megman, you're not saying a lot. Cause I don't know that much to say. Of course you do. We don't hear a larp in our midst. I don't really, I don't really see any of us larping. Oh, yeah, yeah. Well, I mean. Megaman, I don't know, you, you have some larp allegations coming out. Oh, for God's sakes. Yeah. Mm. No, you're, Megaman, I'm calling you out, you're a larper. Say something only a real boy's fan would know. Uh. Speak up, the mic can't hear you. Uh. I, I, I can't really think of one right now. Oh, really? Yeah. So, tell, tell me this, Megaman, I'm gonna give you two, I'm gonna give you two, examples of th, of, of things that, that happen. One of them happened, one of them didn't happen. You tell me which one, which one did happen. We'll test if you're an actual larper. Okay. So, did. Hold on. I have to, I have to get two examples here. Did, did leave. Yes or no. Did H in the comics. Did. A-Train and The Peak team up to fight Homelander or in the last issue, did a, another Black Noir, a second Black Noir come in and take off his mask and reveal to be, uh, um, what is it? A clone of, uh, Butch. Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, you got this. Why are you like nodding off? Are you okay? I think I'm tired or something. Yeah, I just, I started. Or I'm just, or I'm just bored. You like close your eyes and you like, you like jerked upwards. Well, I'm sorry, you're, you're tired, you're tired talking about your, you're bored talking about the boys. I'm not doing anything. I think I'm just nodding off. Well, you're not doing anything. Yeah, it was worth it. You're not doing anything because you're a LARPer. That's why you're not doing anything. Now, Mega Man, which one's real? Uh, uh, the phone one. Trick question. They're both fake. See, a real fan would know that. You know, yeah, Mega Man, you're a LARPer, dude, don't, don't believe those. You know, when, when was the last time you read the boys? Never. Oh my god. God darn it, dude. See, it's on weekly rotation for me. I can't go to bed without seeing like at least five different issues where a character gets assaulted. You know? Or, or when they eat you. Why did you just sound like a meat and tamadachi wife? If you have to talk about an activity. You know? Because you're a LARPer. They had a machine gun. shooting lasers or something like on like the promotional but he wasn't just his homelander who's who's homelander oh yeah sorry it's the youngers yeah ashley look at me you know i didn't know that was from the boys actually oh it's like a sad effect okay so you're larping no i'm like okay good anyway mega man i'm not hearing a i'm not hearing anything is currently scrolling through twitter are you kidding dude you better be looking at you better be looking at you better are you actually this tired i don't really feel like it but i think just me doing nothing at all you should speak more yeah you should know what to talk about whatever you better be looking at vot rising week and by that i mean i'm i mean we're not larping right we're not no mega man are you look are you looking at vot rising leaks on twitter what are you talking we all know we all know what vot is right yeah video of the day okay mega man i can't even begin to like that's the that's the company that made homelander yeah video video of the day made homelander okay they did make homelander right yeah video of the day they made homelander oh yeah video the americans the laboratory was like below the studio like torturing some like superhuman the dude from ridiculousness is like a soldier boy he's an undercover suit his superpower is making people watch the same videos did you hear how ridiculousness like finally ended yeah it was a while ago but i can't believe it i can't believe they had a show like that running for so long neither can i but we can say one thing confidently we did not warp ridiculousness that's absolutely we did not wait did you did you watch ridiculousness yeah okay good you know i still don't know the names of the other two i i barely even know the name i know laughing lady and black guy dude wait that aren't those the names of the characters from the boys laughing lady and black guy oh yeah yeah those are my favorite um the boys characters yeah what are we doing anyway um what do we think about this meme what do we think about this meme what do we think about this meme i think it's cool i think it's cool i think it's cool it's i mean it's all i'm impressed that it's i mean it's all i'm impressed that it's i mean it's all i'm impressed that they made the comics look good they made the comics look good they made the comics look good i am too because i read them megaman i am too because i read them megaman i am too because i read them megaman i'm gonna need you to rephrase that i'm gonna need you to rephrase that i'm gonna need you to rephrase that it's all right it's all right it's all right i mean it's all right like i mean it's all right like i mean it's all right like i think i think i think overrated as heck in my opinion why overrated as heck in my opinion why overrated as heck in my opinion why just quoting the meme just quoting the meme just quoting the meme no no no no no no no no no you're you're quoting the guy from the you're you're quoting the guy from the you're you're quoting the guy from the boys boys boys yeah edp is actually in the boys he yeah edp is actually in the boys he yeah edp is actually in the boys he shoved a cupcake up his butt you'd be remember where the clouds were you'd be remember where the clouds were you'd be remember where the clouds were in the background in every panel i do in the background in every panel i do in the background in every panel i do remember that it was a weird design remember that it was a weird design remember that it was a weird design choice but i loved it yeah choice but i loved it yeah choice but i loved it yeah and then like i saw these like larp and then like i saw these like larp and then like i saw these like larp additions on tick tock like people were additions on tick tock like people were additions on tick tock like people were posting pictures of it and they were posting pictures of it and they were posting pictures of it and they were like why is why are there no clouds and like why is why are there no clouds and like why is why are there no clouds and like that's that's the larp edition that like that's that's the larp edition that like that's that's the larp edition that came out yeah that's not the right one came out yeah that's not the right one came out yeah that's not the right one they give that to all the fake fans they they give that to all the fake fans they they give that to all the fake fans they that's what we have we have the real that's what we have we have the real that's what we have we have the real version so when when when you press the version so when when when you press the version so when when when you press the button when you're on the uh the panel button when you're on the uh the panel button when you're on the uh the panel it plays the uh excuse me sir you know it plays the uh excuse me sir you know it plays the uh excuse me sir you know yeah it plays charlie's infernal yeah yeah it plays charlie's infernal yeah yeah it plays charlie's infernal yeah that was in the original it was part of that was in the original it was part of that was in the original it was part of the original comic yeah but if you the original comic yeah but if you the original comic yeah but if you weren't if you weren't reading back then weren't if you weren't reading back then weren't if you weren't reading back then you wouldn't have known you wouldn't have known you wouldn't have known yeah you know who actually invented yeah you know who actually invented yeah you know who actually invented invented reading invented reading invented reading um um um it was this guy in china named reading it was this guy in china named reading it was this guy in china named reading so he like he decided to start using his so he like he decided to start using his so he like he decided to start using his brain because he he likes speaking so brain because he he likes speaking so brain because he he likes speaking so he's like hey why don't i try reading he's like hey why don't i try reading he's like hey why don't i try reading it you know that's how reading was made it you know that's how reading was made it you know that's how reading was made oh my god that's why they oh my god that's why they oh my god that's why they they named it after ding they named it after ding they named it after ding yeah that's that's why it's called yeah that's that's why it's called yeah that's that's why it's called reading reading reading dude dude dude the more you know i think you're on to something i think you're on to something i think you're on to something i'm not on to something it's basic history i'm not on to something it's basic history i'm not on to something it's basic history oh you're right and uh oh you're right and uh oh you're right and uh yeah talking about how we've been reading it talking about how we've been reading it talking about how we've been reading it since it came out since it came out since it came out we i don't believe i don't even know if we i don't believe i don't even know if we i don't believe i don't even know if we knew how to read when it came out we knew how to read when it came out we knew how to read when it came out i don't think we did were we even alive i don't think we did were we even alive i don't think we did were we even alive when it hold on when it hold on when it hold on wait let me let me think it came out in wait let me let me think it came out in wait let me let me think it came out in like 2006. it did yeah it did yeah it did yeah oh wow i wasn't even alive oh wow i wasn't even alive oh wow i wasn't even alive actually i was reading it in the womb actually i was reading it in the womb actually i was reading it in the womb oh smart actually not not even when i oh smart actually not not even when i oh smart actually not not even when i was in the mood like i was like i was was in the mood like i was like i was was in the mood like i was like i was still like i was still a swimmer still like i was still a swimmer still like i was still a swimmer yeah and dude when we went to church on yeah and dude when we went to church on yeah and dude when we went to church on sunday we saw we saw oh father sunday we saw we saw oh father sunday we saw we saw oh father yeah yeah you know and he was um yeah uh yeah this meme is funny yeah uh yeah this meme is funny yeah uh yeah this meme is funny i like it i saw something it was like i like it i saw something it was like i like it i saw something it was like when you when you when you when you when you when you did it failed every exam but that's did it failed every exam but that's did it failed every exam but that's okay because it's over and it's the okay because it's over and it's the okay because it's over and it's the guide guide guide i sent that one to you pal you did you i sent that one to you pal you did you i sent that one to you pal you did you did yeah it's cool yeah i like this i've only yeah it's cool yeah i like this i've only yeah it's cool yeah i like this i've only really seen like gifs of this and like comment sections gifs of this and like comment sections gifs of this and like comment sections i've sent you and bca the videos why i've sent you and bca the videos why i've sent you and bca the videos why are you not watching them are you not watching them are you not watching them do you not watch what we send you are do you not watch what we send you are do you not watch what we send you are you not do you not like us you not do you not like us you not do you not like us are you not like us are you not like us are you not like us yeah yeah it's sacred yeah yeah it's sacred yeah yeah it's sacred dude are you ice man come on dude are you ice man come on dude are you ice man come on ice man or fireman the ice man was a ice man or fireman the ice man was a ice man or fireman the ice man was a nice man now i'm hot and cold i'm waiting for a response mega man okay i'm waiting for a response mega man okay i'm waiting for a response mega man okay bye uh anyways we'll see you all in the uh anyways we'll see you all in the uh anyways we'll see you all in the mean games mean games mean games goodbye bye bye bye bye hello and welcome to the meme games hello everyone and welcome to the meme hello everyone and welcome to the meme hello everyone and welcome to the meme games the part of the show games the part of the show games the part of the show where we play games based on this where we play games based on this where we play games based on this episode of episodes before episode of episodes before episode of episodes before ram t jim would you like to go into ram t jim would you like to go into ram t jim would you like to go into further depth further depth further depth all right so the meme games is the part all right so the meme games is the part all right so the meme games is the part of the show of the show of the show where we play games based on this where we play games based on this this episode past episodes you have a picker wheel that we call a meme wheel with a bunch of with a bunch of different games that can play on it whoever has the most points by the end of the season from these games wins the meme games that's right spin that wheel spin that wheel spin that wheel spin that wheel who wants to do sing it to win it no no no no um man it's late yeah um i i actually would have done it if it wasn't almost 11 o'clock at night that's fair we should probably save it for another time this needs to be like a like a special episode yeah save it next time it's like a special one we'll do it yeah oh we got a good one i i spun it again what do we get we got best vest how do we play this one right tgm in best vest what we must do is uh we have a random number generator give us a number from one to the current episode which is 283 whatever number that lands on um is assigned to one host and they have to defend that meme as the best meme of all time whether or not they agree with it so we have a picker wheel that we call the name wheel has all three of our names on it and we're going to be spinning it so you go first second and third in today's meme games let's see who goes first and whoever has the best one gets a point yeah megaman you're on first in today's meme games let's spin again so you go second and third you would think i'm standing outside how i'm going in i will be going second in today's meme game this means red is going last unfortunately i'm ready yeah all right so uh rem megaman's is first i'm second and you're third oh sorry hold on i was larping this is 284 oh all right uh all right megaman's first let's see which one you get super megaman 10 you got episode 129 i don't i don't know that is hold on find it well you got 129 yeah i don't even have like an idea of what that is that is i got it i got it right here uh that is it's over 9 000 that one's good that's a good one so megaman the megaman got it's over 9 000 let's see bca is next all right bca you got you got episode 200 oh wow that is kevin mccloy yeah and all right time for me let's see what did i get i got wow i got episode 196 oh whoa four episodes before that's it's wednesday my dudes you're one away from next talking oh my god that would have been so cool the chad type you know whatever something whatever i don't know i don't speak which i'm israeli you know sorry i didn't hear you what you said i'm israeli you know like the i think he lives in israel yeah we had this conversation once i don't think he does it's i'm laughing does nukes taku jesus christ work at not nasa support ice god i hope not does nukes taku live in israel no he doesn't live in massachusetts no no he lives in canada oh oh he's canadian oh he has family living in israel noticing well well what have we here santa claus huh i'm really scared he has to have an excuse to go and pray to the wall somehow all right like when we show up in canada we find ourselves saying you're the one everybody's talking about this jayden rule 34 has promised him 3 000 years ago hey i heard that you got a message because i have my ringer on on my computer so it's like yeah it just does that you have your watch on ringer oh well it's so funny you got it i got it no that sounds like the adwars you Mega Man, you're first. Anyway, Mega Man, you're first. I'm not your meme. So, why is it's over 9,000 the best meme ever? You tell me. Well, first off, it is from the anime Dragon Ball Z. And I know that you two like Dragon Ball Z. Is that correct? Rem hasn't watched it, but yeah. Whoa, hey, hey. I like Dragon Ball, which to an extent is the same thing. Second of all, it's one of the best sound effects to describe how you would feel when somebody's doing something better than you, or something is better than another thing. And lastly, it's just a good number. Over 9,000 is such a good number. I guess. I love how it goes A, B, C, D, E, F over 9,000. And it's kind of the reasons why it's over 9,000 is the best meme out there. Thank you, Mega Man. You're welcome. Yeah. Those were reasons. I've. Those, those are good reasons. I'll give you, um. Oh, yeah, I forgot the line. Are you warping Charlie Brown? I'll give you five good reasons right here. One, two, three, four, five. Dude, I still think that's hilarious. That's like one of the funniest jokes I think I've ever heard. Um. I'll say, I'll say mid-mid. It's okay. It's alright, like. I mean, it's alright, like. I'll give it. Hmm. I'll give it high-mid. Mid-mid and high-mid for Mega Man. Bath or something for. Body works. Sure. Bath or life. For dry cat. LIFE. What is going on? What are you talking about? What is going on? What is going on? Why are we talking about. Life or bath for dry cat. You haven't seen that video yet? It's like a PNG of a cat and it's like this disembodied voice going, uh, bath or life for dry cat. And the cat goes. And everyone goes, bath, bath, bath and they just throw him in the bath. Silly car. SHUT UP! No, no, no, no, no. I'M DONE APOLOGIZING! I'M BETTER! It's PCA's turn. It's PCA's turn. Yeah. Alright, so Kevin McLeod. Is it McLeod or McCloud? I think it's McCloud, but it looks like it should be McLeod. Kevin McLeod, he's, okay, he carried, like, old Minecraft YouTube. Let's just get that out of the way really quick. He carried old Minecraft YouTube. You know those, like, FNAF pizzeria, like, roleplays you'd watch, like, Mango Tango, scat fetish, you know, stuff like that? Yeah. Those, those were carried by Kevin McCloud. The background music, like, Sneaky Snitch, you know Sneaky Snitch? Oh, yeah. That's him. He made that. You know, like, when they go into, when they go into evil little Kelly's mansion, you know, that starts playing, you know, he made that. He, he is probably one of the best free no copyright artists of all time. You can use his stuff for anything you want. Rem, for Sunset Song, you can just throw that in there. I could, it'd just be, like, trap team. Yeah. Actually, you should, you should have it be, like, a one in ten thousand chance when you enter a house Sneaky Snitch plays. Ooh, that's not a bad idea. Yeah. Five minute coding adventure. Anyway, um, he also made a ton of the old music for Roblox Tycoons, I believe. Rem, fact check me on that, am I right? Ah, sure. What do, what do, hold on. Hold on. Am I right? Hold on. What do, what do I look up for this? Kevin McCloud, Kevin McCloud Roblox music. Ah, yes. Yes, I am right. He did all that, like, tycoon music that people would put. He made all of that. Okay, like, he's just a great artist. Plus, he's, he's no copyright. He's the, he's a great artist, and because of that, because of being no copyright, he created so many memes unintentionally, like the Roblox Tycoon music meme, Sneaky Snitch is a meme in its own. Like, like, come on. He's the best meme of all time. He's probably one of the greatest YouTube artists of all time, too. Hmm. What do you think? I'm thinking mid-high. Mid-high? Megan, what do you think? I think I have to go with mid-high, too. Thank you. Very good explanation. Kevin, Kevin McCloud really did make, like, extremely important musical pieces to the internet that I just, I don't think YouTube videos would be the same without. I think he, I think he, I think some of his songs are in, like, those Lego videos that I would watch where they, like, just build, like, the sets. Oh, yeah, I would, I wouldn't be surprised. Tons of people use his music. Spring in My Step was a big one for videos like that. Like, the, those, like, kids toys unboxing videos. Oh, is that the Yeah. That's the one? Yeah. I knew it. Ryan's Toy Review would use that one. How old is Ryan? Too, too old to order off the kids. Is he in, like, middle school now? Maybe. Maybe high school. I don't know. Hold on. No, not high school. That sounds wrong. Ryan. Anyways, uh. He, yeah. He's in high school? He's 14. Oh, my God. That's crazy. Okay, um. Rem, you're up next. Oh, my God. Yeah, I forgot I, I have to go. I thought I dropped the play of the game. Alright. Oh, Meg, actually, let's, let's watch this. I'm actually, like, I don't know if you've ever asked this before. Megaman, what is your favorite Kevin, Kevin McCloud song? Like, one that you can name. Or, like, sing the melody to it. I'm trying to think of the. you know what i mean by like saying it like yeah yes yes that was it fluffing a duck that's fluffing a duck that's fluffing a duck right yeah that's my favorite one too because spin dash pro used to use it in all of his videos i knew it whatever one was that was in roblox pokemon go that was my favorite yeah i've heard that one too that one's also good hold on what what song actually chat gpt help me i do it now that's my list of government songs uh hold on mcfloyd now that i'm now that i'm done school i had to retire old chat old gpt i had to retire him you i have no more what kevin mcleod song was the pokemon go roblox tape from 2016 that's the go go go song by uh oh wait it's multiple i think cypher it's asking me unimportant questions it's not 100 sure god darn it you're supposed to do the work for me like a playlist of kevin cloud songs to find it that's a good yeah yeah you're wait okay i think i i think i actually got it i remember this one playing that you know it's funny your mic just cut that entire thing out oh it cut it out yeah no the one that goes keeps happening is it okay hello yeah that one yeah you know my favorite one Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun. Oh, that was good. Which one's that, Mega Man? That's Luigi's Magic. Yes, it is. Kevin McLeod made that. No, he didn't. Anyway, run. All right. So, it is Wednesday, my dudes. Let's be honest here. Okay. This is one of the greatest memes. No, not even one of. This is the greatest meme of all time because, first of all, it's Wednesday, right? Imagine it's Wednesday. Okay. What meme are you going to use to describe that it's Wednesday or that it's Hump Day? You could do the Geico Hump Day one, but what are we, in 2013? No, no, no, no. We're in 2026, okay? If we are going to use a meme, we're going to do one that's hip with the kids. That's, you know, that's modern. We're going to do It's Wednesday, my dudes. Now, of course, when it's not Wednesday, you can still use the image as, like, a funny way to trick people or be funny because it's get it. It's not Wednesday. It's funny because it's not Wednesday. Subverting your expectations. Right now, it's Friday, my dudes. You could do It's Friday, my goys. I are like, it's, you know, you could, you can change the meme to fit the day. If you didn't, if it wasn't Wednesday and you wanted to use one for the day, you can alter it. You can be like, It's Friday, my, you know, I already said that. You get my point. So, with a meme that situational, you can use it. You can alter it to make variations that aren't corny. You know, throwing a little bit of Miku and Teto and being like, it's, it's, it's Teto day. My, my Israelis, you know, like, you don't, you don't need to do that. You don't need to make a corny, corny variation. You can just make one that's normal and that fits the day and the situation and make it funny. So, that's it. That was all right. Is that right? I said I made, that was, that was all right. I liked it. I said, I would say I made it. Okay. Okay. So, that means I am the winner with mid-high, mid-high. I get a point. Mega Man and Rem do not, unfortunately. Um, guys, I, I unironically love Kevin, Kevin McCloud. I do, too. I, his music is just, like, it brings back so many memories. It just feels like, it feels, like, happy. It makes me happy. It does. It's nice. Probably because I, I listened to it when I was, like, a toddler. Not literally a toddler, but, like, when I was itty-bitty, but. Yeah. Still, I like it. I think even if I were to just discover it today, I think I'd still like it a lot. I feel the same way. Uh, anyways, see you all in Criticism Castle. Goodbye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Welcome back to Criticism Castle, the point of the show where we read reviews from you guys all the way down under in the review section below, RemTGM. What are our reviews for today? All right. So, as always, we're going to read three reviews. One from, Jesus, one from Apple Podcasts, one from Spotify, and one from the Discord server. Again, remember to join the Discord server if you are not already in it. What are you doing? Um, Apple Podcasts. Let's see here. Eh, probably not. Nope. No! Listen, leave more reviews on Apple Podcasts. This is also the second episode we're doing this week, which is probably why, um, we don't have any. However, instead, we will read two from Spotify. Yay! All right. So, wait. Hold on. I'm going to check Discord real quick. If we don't have one, we're going to read three. Um, Criticism Castle. you would think i'm standing outside how i'm going in uh no we're gonna read three from spotify yay so we get a b and c yeah uh so do we want to start with a b or c let's go b b all right a um i swear to god with these find a way comments like i'm actually going to hurt someone this this this like what is wrong with you guys it's not 2018 anymore stop leaving comments on the the the um what what episode uh the ugandan knuckles episode about knowing the way okay no no no leave more i've never had less for i've never had less respect for a human being in my entire life where i'm relaxed dude it's a calm hey it's it dude it's a reference are you larping do you not oh actually wait well what what is it our boys come on oh yeah i know that because i watched it you know when he's talking to kevin aka the peak oh yeah yeah uh um b jesus christ i'm a big larper apparently according to the ralsei fan yes you are my good little larp i'm so proud of you you're larping just like your old man i don't like this all right uh b jesus christ all right um i swear we had more um to be seriously not no we have we have some just trying to pick like ones that's not just like nonsense you know what do you mean nonsense like exactly here's an example do you know the way with a reply from the same person i do not know the way well you know what you know what i'm better okay you're okay you're below me i am god okay you are a peasant to me i am god um jesus christ all right okay we didn't do this one okay this review is titled oh my god i just lost it you gotta be kidding me all right uh this review i I found it. It's for views titled nothing because it's on Spotify and it entails. I made a Tobuscus reference at a gathering and nobody understood why I was laughing. So I seemed like a schizo. What was the reference? I have no idea. And then I replied. I replied with this reply doesn't have any words, but these ones because it's like. Like this song doesn't have any words, but these ones. This song doesn't have any words, but these ones, you know. Thank you. Google is a cut. Google is a plan. I need to add that to my Tomodachi Life Island. You should. Because they cut it. That's my favorite Tobuscus song. Oh, my favorite Tobuscus song is. Yeah. Yeah. None of them. I like Viral Sun. Yeah. Viral Sun is my favorite one. LARPing. LARPing deities, you know. Who's the spy? Oh, my God. I didn't pay attention. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. This was by ECD. Thank you so much, ECD, for the supposed to have served you. Next review. All right. Do we want A or C? C. all right this review is hold on where is it where's where's where's where's where's where's where's where's where's where's where's where's where's where's where's where's where's where's that's a reference guys go watch the other episode all right i don't think we read this one all right this this review is titled nothing uh because it's on spotify um and it entails in this world of ours we find the craziest things for our entertainment we look for the bad and the rotten to laugh one man made an ai go go insane by saying you like jazz over and over one man was doing parkour on a building and a stone came out of it and he said i don't know what to do with it i don't know what to do with it came loose and he fell fell then got back up in a few seconds a man made a community that only wants to see his work him work so hard by drawing shreks shrek steve harvey's wow uh the sistine chapel and nsfw things to see him suffer all of these things are what bring laughter uh something like that in this review was by cheese master which i believe is um crusader thank you so much crusader for the supposed five-star review the crusades were also don't be gay you know oh right yeah let's let's do that oh wait hold on did we just we already did b and c i i know i'm larping this for now and ever thank you that was um that was just now by by uh our good good pal ralph say fan all right this review oh okay you know oh shit all right this review is titled nothing because it's on spot uh spotify and it entails holy cow i remember searching something up and then you guys popped up and i started watching a couple and now i have notifications on and i just saw it come up this was by this was by sean and this was on hold on now hold on this was this was on the youtube poops six-year anniversary special episode so i assume i assume sean saw the six-year anniversary and he's like wow time sure does fly it does fly anyways thank you so much sean for the supposed five-star review thank you so much ecd crusader and sean for these for the five-star and supposed five-star reviews if you want to be in criticism castle next time make sure to leave a review five-star or not doesn't matter we just want to hear your criticism like the name implies please leave more apple podcast reviews we we're like gone um um please we just did news on wednesday megaman um uh excuse me sir can you uh please tell me about the fortnight stuff uh yeah did anything happen it's been it's been two days well uh yes kevin a guy who's like i think one of like the main people who work like for fortnight kevin fortnight he has announced a uh a community day and there's gonna be like rare awards that are gonna be coming out that people can get like the silver silver surfer rap which hasn't been in the game that like rarely anybody has uh there's gonna be a glider some skins and edit style and all that kind of stuff so i'm gonna be for the foundation where he has a tie and there's also like a little image thing that you can do where you can just kind of edit in something or select edit someone into the into it I made my own version of it it was pretty quick and easy and I think it's cool and it's happening on Saturday the 30th of this month I'm gonna do a stream on that it's gonna be cool can't wait to try it out and all that all right jazz you know to put typical gamer is gonna be announcing something big tomorrow it's a skin there's no it most definitely is you know it's most it most definitely is gonna be wait is this the guy who's been like wanting a skin forever yeah I think I think this is finally it I think this is finally it that he's finally gonna get his skin I'm excited for it even though I'm not gonna get it I'm excited for him that he's finally getting a skin and I can finally stop he finally stopped people saying if I can finally stop seeing people saying oh why didn't typical gamer get an icon skin like I knew for so long that like he was gonna get one eventually but the time it wasn't his time yet I think this time it's finally gonna be his time to finally get a icon skin so it's gonna be cool very excited for him I congratulate him for finally getting his skin because this is this has been something that a lot of people have been wanting for a long time and he has been part of the community for such a long time I think he finally deserves it so congratulations to typical gamer I did see like a post about a rumor that fortnight mirrors might do a collaboration with Halloween or nights at you at Universal Studios oh my god they're gonna do it they're gonna do a fortnight haunted house it's it's just a rumor for now that's all I can say about it but if it does actually become like an actual thing I I you're gonna have to go you'll have to go Mega Man yes it's like if the next time if like you and your mom go on a trip to like Universal take me with you yeah you can have fun on that I'm done with trips to Florida I have gone in less than one year I have gone on three vacations I can't do it anymore but it's just a rumor for now if it if it comes if it actually turns out to be like a real thing I definitely would want to go and have to figure out some way to do it but Universal Studios did announce like one of their collaborations for Halloween Horror Nights and that's with sinners mm-hmm they haven't said anything else about who they're collaborating with so it could be a possibility that it can be for night but I'm mostly sticking with it's just a rumor but if it does actually become like a big thing or an actual thing then I would be pretty pumped about it and the season is almost ending soon when is it on? when is it on? when is it on? fork frowning kitchen yep the showdown is gonna be ending soon we're still in this We, I think we just are at the middle milestone in the showdown progression. Meg, may I know you to get a purple heart from participating in the war? Because you're a sergeant. Who, wait, who, oh, yeah, answer that question first. Uh, probably, I'm not, I'm not going to get anything. I probably will. I'm probably not going to get anything because Team Ice King won most of the acts. So wait, so is Ice King going to win? I mean, if it's somehow, if we somehow, if Team Foundation got lucky and they won this act and the epilogue act, like, it would probably be, like, a tie if we're lucky. But. I, I just don't really know. Because if you look at, like, the miles, if you look at the, like, milestone thing right now, it, it's kind of hard to tell. Well, it's a, it's a little bit easy to tell who's up front right now. And if you, like, look at posts of, like, who is kind of, like, at the progression thing, it seems like Team Ice King is sort of in the lead a little bit. But Team Foundation is kind of. Getting close to surpassing them. Like, it's, it's extremely close. And I would be surprised if Team Foundation won this act. And I would be very glad for that because at least we would win one act. Apart from the other acts that Team Ice King won. If it somehow gets to, like, a tie, which, which would be extremely lucky. Then I would, I would probably take that. But if, if Team Foundation at least won this act and whoever wins the next act, like, it, I would still say GG's because it has been a fun season. I have, I have loved the back and forth bickering about, like, which team is better and all that. But I, I still think it's kind of unfair that Team Ice King has been winning for me. Most of it, since most people chose that side than Team, than Team Foundation. Well, it's probably because it's Ice King. Probably that, but, like, it is kind of unfair that most people chose Team Ice King. Ice King is cool! But in, but all seriousness, it, I feel like it's kind of been a fair game with this thing. But, uh, yeah. Well, the Ice King was a nice king, now he's hot and cold. Ah. Uh, for me. Yeah, BC. Nothing has changed, I got Minecraft VR, that's it. Still working on the video. And we all watched the last episode of The Boys. Oh yeah, we all watched that, right? Yeah, yeah. And we all simultaneously were reading. We were reading the comic while watching it. Oh yeah. Yeah, yeah. I heard that. Sorry, that's my contact from Vote. From, I'm sorry, from Vlog. Jesus Christ. Oh, you mean video of the day? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Uh, Rem, what's up with you? Uh, well, I'm out of school now. He, yeah, he woke up to a good morning. I did. I said, uh, good morning by yay as my, uh, my alarm. And then you sent a, uh, sent a graduation gif at 7:02. I did, yeah, 'cause I, I, I, I made sure to wake up decently early so I could, you know, experience it. Rem, did you wake up to hearing, "Wake up, Mr. West! Wake up!" No, no, no, uh, uh, LARPaholic over here, that's, um, that's not, that's, that's heard him say. That's late registration. Well, well. Uh, good morning is the one where, uh, he goes, "Good morning." You know, I am, I do love to LARP. Heh. You know me too well. I think I should set an alarm. Even though I don't really use an alarm, I haven't used an alarm. The only one I've used is BCA's. Wait, wait, hold on. So, BCA has the alarm. That's when he listens to it from my room, like last time. Like, 'cause when we were both, when we were still, like. Living in the same room. Yeah, I would usually just keep waking up to your alarm. Yeah. But, but since we're still next to each other, I would still hear it. Well, I think, I think, like, on my very last day, I think I'm gonna, like, set an alarm. What are you gonna do? And have, like, a, a song played. Which song are you gonna do? Uh, "Somebody to Love" by Queen. You know what I'm gonna do? Welcome to Troodon, hey, hey. Oh my god. Every day is the 15th of May. Thank god. Yeah. It's like, that's like the worst thing I think I've ever heard. Yeah. Yeah. It's like the worst thing I think I've ever heard. Why? What's wrong with it? I, I hate that guy so much. That entire video just pisses me off. 'Cause he made it to, like, like, as self-therapy to have PewDiePie. It's funny. Like, it, it is funny. Hello. Hi. Anyway, yeah. Your phone's almost unlocked. Anyway, yeah, yeah. Today, today was a, was a It was a really nice day. It was the last day of school ever. Which, this, that means I'll have a lot of time to work on Sunset Saga. Don't worry, it's Sunset Saga now. Sunset Saga $9.99 on Steam this summer, get it? Yes. This summer, $9.99 on Steam. It's going to be beautiful. Rem, are you gonna, if you have the money, are you gonna run ads for it? I will. My, uh, I, I just got, uh, money from my parents as a, a graduation gift. So, yes. Are you gonna make, are you gonna make an ad or is it just gonna be gameplay? Are you gonna make, like, a full, like, a full ad? It'll probably be, like, a trailer. And then I'll advertise that. I'll, I'll do, I'll do some advertisements. Good. I had my, I had my last full week of school. Like, ever. Mega Man, how many days do you have left? Three. Ooh. Oh my god. Yeah. It's almost over. I've, like, I've been, like, emptying out my bag. There's just basically nothing in there. Must feel good. Yeah. BCA, how's it feel? Horrible. Graduating and all. This year. I'm not graduating. I'm a junior. On Tuesday, I'm, I think I'm gonna bring my bag. 'Cause I need a, 'cause I need, like, a few items for, like, one day. Yeah. So, yeah. So, yeah. So, yeah. So, yeah. I've been, like, emptying out my bag. Must feel good. Yeah. BCA, how's it feel? Horrible. Graduating and all. This year. BCA, how's it feel? Horrible. Yeah. BCA, how's it feel? Horrible. Yeah. BCA, how's it feel? Horrible. BCA, how's it feel? Horrible. BCA, how's it feel? Graduated. I'm out. Sunset's hugging now. All that jazz. And you can watch The Boys. And I'm RemTGM. And thank you all for listening to another episode of Memes Throughout Ages. We'll see you all later. Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye. There must be someone. Oh, warping. I'll take her from the top. I'm singing. And his heart sank. He was breathless. Yes. Excuse me, sir. Yeah. Whatever. I do know it. I'm just forgetting that one lyric. Okay, I go to church on Sunday. Truly, sometimes more. We'll see you all next time. Goodbye. Bye-bye.

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. The "Excuse Me, Sir" meme originated from a TikTok edit of a panel from *The Boys* comic, where Billy Butcher confronts Homelander and reveals a clone of him, sparking widespread internet culture.
  2. The meme gained viral traction through parodies, including comparisons of cats to Butcher’s expression, and animations that blend comic panels with music like "Charlie’s Inferno," leading to millions of views within days.
  3. The hosts, RemTGM and Megaman, discuss their deep engagement with *The Boys* comics and show, emphasizing that despite claiming to "not have watched or read anything," they are actually well-versed in the source material and its controversial content.

Summary:

The episode centers on the viral "Excuse Me, Sir" meme, which originated from a TikTok edit of a *The Boys* comic panel where Billy Butcher confronts Homelander and reveals a clone of him. The edit, featuring a dramatic scene with clouds and a tense atmosphere, was altered in online versions to include brighter skies and visible clouds, sparking debate among fans. The meme rapidly spread across TikTok and YouTube, with users creating parodies, such as cats mimicking Butcher’s pose, and videos comparing the image to other meme culture moments.

The hosts, RemTGM and Megaman, engage in a humorous but revealing discussion about their deep familiarity with the comics and show, despite claiming they haven’t read or watched any content. They highlight the controversial, graphic nature of the comics, including scenes involving violence and sexual content, and acknowledge their own immersion in the fandom. The conversation also touches on broader internet culture, such as the influence of Kevin McCloud’s music in memes, and the hosts’ shared experience of reading and watching *The Boys* simultaneously.

The episode blends humor, fandom, and self-aware irony, ultimately celebrating the meme’s cultural impact while questioning the nature of "larping" and fan engagement. A light-hearted game segment involving meme wheel challenges and "best meme of all time" voting concludes the show, reinforcing the theme of shared, playful internet culture.

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The 'Excuse Me, Sir' meme features a panel from the comic 'The Boys' where Billy Butcher looks up into the sky, and it became viral after being edited and animated. It originated from a TikTok edit posted by a user named At Tim and Michael Four in early May 2026.

In the original comic, Billy Butcher confronts Homelander in the White House, and when Black Noir appears, he reveals he is a clone. He then discusses disturbing content involving eating babies, which is a key element in the meme's dark and controversial tone.

The edits gained popularity because they were visually striking, paired with the song 'Charlie's Inferno' by The Handsome Devil, and sparked a wave of user-generated content, including cat memes and parodies that compared people to the Billy Butcher panel.

The edits alter the original comic by making the sky slightly brighter and adding clouds, and by animating the panel to show Butcher’s heart shaking and breathing heavily, which emphasizes the emotional intensity and tension in the scene.

The edits are based on actual comic content from 'The Boys' series, specifically the final issues where Billy Butcher faces Black Noir, who is revealed to be a clone. These events are part of the official storyline, not fan fiction.

The edits feature graphic and disturbing scenes involving violence, sexual assault, and cannibalism, which have sparked discomfort among viewers, leading to debates about the appropriateness of such content in mainstream meme culture.

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