Evil Kermit

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Also known as: Dark Kermit

Evil Kermit is a 2016 captioned image meme pairing Kermit the Frog with a hooded dark version, using a "me / me to me" format where regular Kermit represents rational thinking and the cloaked figure voices selfish or destructive impulses.

Evil Kermit is a captioned image meme showing Kermit the Frog standing next to a hooded, dark-cloaked version of himself. The format blew up on Twitter in November 2016, using a "me / me to me" caption structure where regular Kermit represents rational thinking and the cloaked figure voices selfish, lazy, or destructive impulses3. It quickly became one of late 2016's biggest viral formats, spawning spinoffs like Evil Miss Piggy and later crossing over into K-pop fandom culture.

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Overview

The meme uses a screenshot from the 2014 Muppets film *Muppets Most Wanted*, in which Kermit the Frog comes face to face with his nemesis Constantine, a criminal look-alike dressed in a dark Sith Lord-style cloak4. In the meme format, the normal Kermit on the left represents the poster's reasonable inner voice, while the cloaked Kermit on the right plays the devil on their shoulder, pushing them toward bad decisions3. Captions follow a simple two-line structure: "me: [sensible thought]" on top, and "me to me: [terrible suggestion]" on the bottom. The jokes almost always center on everyday temptations like overspending, skipping class, overeating, or being petty in relationships1.

The source image comes from the 2014 musical comedy *Muppets Most Wanted*, where Kermit is confronted by Constantine, his villainous doppelgänger wearing a black hooded cloak in a nod to Star Wars Sith Lords. The screenshot sat unused as meme material for over two years.

On November 6, 2016, Twitter user @aaannnnyyyyaaaa posted the image with the caption "me: sees a fluffy dog / me to me: steal him"4. The tweet hit a nerve immediately, racking up over 31,800 likes and 22,500 retweets within ten days. The format was instantly intuitive: everyone has that inner voice telling them to do the wrong thing, and now it had a face.

Origin & Background

Platform
Twitter
Creator
@aaannnnyyyyaaaa
Date
2016

The source image comes from the 2014 musical comedy *Muppets Most Wanted*, where Kermit is confronted by Constantine, his villainous doppelgänger wearing a black hooded cloak in a nod to Star Wars Sith Lords. The screenshot sat unused as meme material for over two years.

On November 6, 2016, Twitter user @aaannnnyyyyaaaa posted the image with the caption "me: sees a fluffy dog / me to me: steal him". The tweet hit a nerve immediately, racking up over 31,800 likes and 22,500 retweets within ten days. The format was instantly intuitive: everyone has that inner voice telling them to do the wrong thing, and now it had a face.

How It Spread

Evil Kermit spread across Twitter at breakneck speed. Within a day of the original tweet, copycat versions were flooding the platform. Users posted about skipping class, blowing their savings, and giving in to every petty impulse they'd normally resist. Tweets about overreacting to texts, eating too much on Thanksgiving, and spending "all of it" after promising to save money became instant hits.

By mid-November, media outlets were scrambling to cover the trend. Pop Sugar published a slideshow of examples, describing the meme as Kermit "on the dark side" with his hooded version "tempting them to do bad things". Twitter gave it official recognition by creating a Moments page titled "Evil Kermit wants you to indulge in your vices". BuzzFeed followed with a listicle collecting the best tweets under the headline "23 Tweets That Will Make You Say 'Me' And 'Also Me'".

The format proved flexible enough to jump characters entirely. On November 17, an Evil Miss Piggy variant surfaced on Instagram, swapping Kermit for his Muppets co-star talking to a hooded version of herself. Miss Piggy's version brought its own flavor, with jokes skewing toward relationship drama and impulsive decisions. The spinoff gained traction on Reddit's r/BlackPeopleTwitter and r/TrollXChromosomes, and Teen.com ran a full gallery of Evil Miss Piggy examples on November 22, noting that "wherever Kermit is, Miss Piggy can usually be found".

The meme's influence resurfaced in May 2018 when K-pop group BTS released a video teaser for their song "Fake Love." Near the end, member Jungkook appeared facing a mysterious cloaked figure in a shot that closely mirrored the Evil Kermit image. Fans noticed the resemblance immediately, flooding Twitter with side-by-side comparisons. User @jeonglows captioned one "kermit: who are you / jungkook: i'm you but stronger," while @hearttmyg simply declared "confirmed jungkook is a kermit". The Daily Dot traced the broader link between Kermit and K-pop to the creator of the "Sad Kermit" meme, a K-pop stan who was a fan of EXO member Yixing, whose posts introduced the idea of a Kermit doll interacting with K-pop idols.

Platforms

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Timeline

2016-11-15

Entry published on Know Your Meme

2025-07-11

Last modified on Know Your Meme

Brands and companies started using Evil Kermit in marketing

2021-01-01

Evil Kermit entered the broader pop culture conversation

2025-01-01

Evil Kermit is still actively used and shared across platforms

View on Google Trends

How to Use This Meme

The Evil Kermit format follows a simple two-line caption structure:

1

Start with "Me:" followed by a reasonable, responsible thought (e.g., "I should save money," "I'm going to eat healthy")

2

Follow with "Me to me:" or "Also me:" and a reckless, selfish, or self-sabotaging counter-thought (e.g., "Now spend all of it," "Order pizza")

3

Pair the caption with the screenshot of Kermit facing his hooded double

Create Your Own

Cultural Impact

Evil Kermit tapped into a growing trend of self-aware, self-deprecating humor that defined meme culture in the mid-2010s. The format gave people permission to joke about their worst impulses without judgment, and the instantly recognizable Muppet imagery made it accessible across age groups and platforms.

The meme's crossover into K-pop fandom culture revealed just how adaptable the Evil Kermit concept was. The Daily Dot noted that BTS fans, known as "Army," had already been using Kermit doll photos in fandom memes before the "Fake Love" connection, with the Kermit-as-K-pop-stan tradition originally starting in EXO fan circles. Not every BTS member appreciated the Kermit association equally, but the crossover stuck.

Pop Sugar framed the trend as the internet collectively acknowledging its worst side, with Evil Kermit as the avatar for every impulsive decision people know they shouldn't make.

Fun Facts

The screenshot sat dormant for over two years after *Muppets Most Wanted* released in 2014 before anyone turned it into a meme.

The hooded character in the film is actually Constantine, Kermit's criminal doppelgänger, not a literal "evil Kermit."

Kermit the Frog was originally created by Jim Henson in 1955 from a discarded turquoise spring coat and two ping pong ball halves for eyes.

The person who started the "Sad Kermit" meme trend in K-pop spaces was a fan of EXO, not BTS, making the Jungkook crossover an unexpected full-circle moment.

The meme's format ("me / me to me") was so intuitive that media coverage and copycat tweets started within 24 hours of the original post.

Derivatives & Variations

Alternate character versions of the Evil Kermit format

A variation of Evil Kermit

(2016)

Deep-fried and heavily modified versions

A variation of Evil Kermit

(2016)

Three-or-more-way conflict versions expanding the format

A variation of Evil Kermit

(2016)

Mashups combining Evil Kermit with other memes

A variation of Evil Kermit

(2016)

Custom-designed character versions in different art styles

A variation of Evil Kermit

(2016)

Frequently Asked Questions

Evil Kermit

2016Captioned imageclassic

Also known as: Dark Kermit

Evil Kermit is a 2016 captioned image meme pairing Kermit the Frog with a hooded dark version, using a "me / me to me" format where regular Kermit represents rational thinking and the cloaked figure voices selfish or destructive impulses.

Evil Kermit is a captioned image meme showing Kermit the Frog standing next to a hooded, dark-cloaked version of himself. The format blew up on Twitter in November 2016, using a "me / me to me" caption structure where regular Kermit represents rational thinking and the cloaked figure voices selfish, lazy, or destructive impulses. It quickly became one of late 2016's biggest viral formats, spawning spinoffs like Evil Miss Piggy and later crossing over into K-pop fandom culture.

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Overview

The meme uses a screenshot from the 2014 Muppets film *Muppets Most Wanted*, in which Kermit the Frog comes face to face with his nemesis Constantine, a criminal look-alike dressed in a dark Sith Lord-style cloak. In the meme format, the normal Kermit on the left represents the poster's reasonable inner voice, while the cloaked Kermit on the right plays the devil on their shoulder, pushing them toward bad decisions. Captions follow a simple two-line structure: "me: [sensible thought]" on top, and "me to me: [terrible suggestion]" on the bottom. The jokes almost always center on everyday temptations like overspending, skipping class, overeating, or being petty in relationships.

The source image comes from the 2014 musical comedy *Muppets Most Wanted*, where Kermit is confronted by Constantine, his villainous doppelgänger wearing a black hooded cloak in a nod to Star Wars Sith Lords. The screenshot sat unused as meme material for over two years.

On November 6, 2016, Twitter user @aaannnnyyyyaaaa posted the image with the caption "me: sees a fluffy dog / me to me: steal him". The tweet hit a nerve immediately, racking up over 31,800 likes and 22,500 retweets within ten days. The format was instantly intuitive: everyone has that inner voice telling them to do the wrong thing, and now it had a face.

Origin & Background

Platform
Twitter
Creator
@aaannnnyyyyaaaa
Date
2016

The source image comes from the 2014 musical comedy *Muppets Most Wanted*, where Kermit is confronted by Constantine, his villainous doppelgänger wearing a black hooded cloak in a nod to Star Wars Sith Lords. The screenshot sat unused as meme material for over two years.

On November 6, 2016, Twitter user @aaannnnyyyyaaaa posted the image with the caption "me: sees a fluffy dog / me to me: steal him". The tweet hit a nerve immediately, racking up over 31,800 likes and 22,500 retweets within ten days. The format was instantly intuitive: everyone has that inner voice telling them to do the wrong thing, and now it had a face.

How It Spread

Evil Kermit spread across Twitter at breakneck speed. Within a day of the original tweet, copycat versions were flooding the platform. Users posted about skipping class, blowing their savings, and giving in to every petty impulse they'd normally resist. Tweets about overreacting to texts, eating too much on Thanksgiving, and spending "all of it" after promising to save money became instant hits.

By mid-November, media outlets were scrambling to cover the trend. Pop Sugar published a slideshow of examples, describing the meme as Kermit "on the dark side" with his hooded version "tempting them to do bad things". Twitter gave it official recognition by creating a Moments page titled "Evil Kermit wants you to indulge in your vices". BuzzFeed followed with a listicle collecting the best tweets under the headline "23 Tweets That Will Make You Say 'Me' And 'Also Me'".

The format proved flexible enough to jump characters entirely. On November 17, an Evil Miss Piggy variant surfaced on Instagram, swapping Kermit for his Muppets co-star talking to a hooded version of herself. Miss Piggy's version brought its own flavor, with jokes skewing toward relationship drama and impulsive decisions. The spinoff gained traction on Reddit's r/BlackPeopleTwitter and r/TrollXChromosomes, and Teen.com ran a full gallery of Evil Miss Piggy examples on November 22, noting that "wherever Kermit is, Miss Piggy can usually be found".

The meme's influence resurfaced in May 2018 when K-pop group BTS released a video teaser for their song "Fake Love." Near the end, member Jungkook appeared facing a mysterious cloaked figure in a shot that closely mirrored the Evil Kermit image. Fans noticed the resemblance immediately, flooding Twitter with side-by-side comparisons. User @jeonglows captioned one "kermit: who are you / jungkook: i'm you but stronger," while @hearttmyg simply declared "confirmed jungkook is a kermit". The Daily Dot traced the broader link between Kermit and K-pop to the creator of the "Sad Kermit" meme, a K-pop stan who was a fan of EXO member Yixing, whose posts introduced the idea of a Kermit doll interacting with K-pop idols.

Platforms

TwitterRedditTumblrInstagramFacebookTikTok

Timeline

2016-11-15

Entry published on Know Your Meme

2025-07-11

Last modified on Know Your Meme

Brands and companies started using Evil Kermit in marketing

2021-01-01

Evil Kermit entered the broader pop culture conversation

2025-01-01

Evil Kermit is still actively used and shared across platforms

View on Google Trends

How to Use This Meme

The Evil Kermit format follows a simple two-line caption structure:

1

Start with "Me:" followed by a reasonable, responsible thought (e.g., "I should save money," "I'm going to eat healthy")

2

Follow with "Me to me:" or "Also me:" and a reckless, selfish, or self-sabotaging counter-thought (e.g., "Now spend all of it," "Order pizza")

3

Pair the caption with the screenshot of Kermit facing his hooded double

Create Your Own

Cultural Impact

Evil Kermit tapped into a growing trend of self-aware, self-deprecating humor that defined meme culture in the mid-2010s. The format gave people permission to joke about their worst impulses without judgment, and the instantly recognizable Muppet imagery made it accessible across age groups and platforms.

The meme's crossover into K-pop fandom culture revealed just how adaptable the Evil Kermit concept was. The Daily Dot noted that BTS fans, known as "Army," had already been using Kermit doll photos in fandom memes before the "Fake Love" connection, with the Kermit-as-K-pop-stan tradition originally starting in EXO fan circles. Not every BTS member appreciated the Kermit association equally, but the crossover stuck.

Pop Sugar framed the trend as the internet collectively acknowledging its worst side, with Evil Kermit as the avatar for every impulsive decision people know they shouldn't make.

Fun Facts

The screenshot sat dormant for over two years after *Muppets Most Wanted* released in 2014 before anyone turned it into a meme.

The hooded character in the film is actually Constantine, Kermit's criminal doppelgänger, not a literal "evil Kermit."

Kermit the Frog was originally created by Jim Henson in 1955 from a discarded turquoise spring coat and two ping pong ball halves for eyes.

The person who started the "Sad Kermit" meme trend in K-pop spaces was a fan of EXO, not BTS, making the Jungkook crossover an unexpected full-circle moment.

The meme's format ("me / me to me") was so intuitive that media coverage and copycat tweets started within 24 hours of the original post.

Derivatives & Variations

Alternate character versions of the Evil Kermit format

A variation of Evil Kermit

(2016)

Deep-fried and heavily modified versions

A variation of Evil Kermit

(2016)

Three-or-more-way conflict versions expanding the format

A variation of Evil Kermit

(2016)

Mashups combining Evil Kermit with other memes

A variation of Evil Kermit

(2016)

Custom-designed character versions in different art styles

A variation of Evil Kermit

(2016)

Frequently Asked Questions