# "I Think Coolsville Sucks" Fred Jones blurts "you're trying to make it look like I think Coolsville sucks!" during a press interview in the 2004 film Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, a line that fans later weaponized into out-of-context photoshops. By August 2018, 4chan's /tv/ board was pasting Fred's screaming face over Jordan Peterson copypastas and faked Donald Trump tweets, a practice nicknamed "Scoobyposting." ## Origin Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed opened in theaters on March 20, 2004, with Freddie Prinze Jr. reprising the role of Fred Jones[6]. In one scene, Fred gives an interview to a reporter from Coolsville and ends it screaming "you're trying to make it look like I think Coolsville sucks!"[3] The clip sat as a forgettable film moment for years before Tumblr and 4chan users dug it back out. - **Platform:** Film (Scooby-Doo 2) / Tumblr and 4chan /tv/ (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2004 ## Overview Fred Jones's exasperated face, yelling at a reporter about his supposed opinion of a fictional town, works as a reaction image for any scenario where someone feels misrepresented by the press[3]. The quote is often lifted from its original context and attached to political figures or celebrity drama, where the cartoonish rage of a Scooby-Doo character makes even heated topics look absurd. Common formats include the four-panel GIF treatment of the actual film scene, song mashups set to the clip, and photoshops of Fred's screaming head on other public figures[1][2]. On 4chan's /tv/ board, the practice earned the nickname "Scoobyposting," where threads riff on the catchphrase by swapping in new targets and rewriting unrelated copypastas to mention Coolsville[3]. ## How to Use A typical post pairs Fred Jones's screaming face, mid-outburst, with a current event or public figure accused of insulting something innocuous. The common convention is to photoshop Fred's head onto the target, or to rewrite a well-known copypasta so the final punchline becomes the Coolsville line[5]. Song mashups cut the scene against an emotional soundtrack to play up the melodrama[2]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is "I Think Coolsville Sucks"? It's a catchphrase and photoshop format built on Fred Jones's outburst in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, where he yells the line during an interview[3]. ### Where did "I Think Coolsville Sucks" come from? The line comes from a scene in the 2004 film Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, in which Fred Jones is interviewed by a reporter from the fictional town of Coolsville[6]. ### What does "I Think Coolsville Sucks" mean? Inside the film, Fred is accusing the reporter of twisting his words; online, it stands in as a joke reaction for anyone claiming they were misquoted by the press[1]. ### How do you use "I Think Coolsville Sucks"? Users typically paste Fred Jones's screaming head onto a public figure or rewrite a copypasta so the punchline becomes the Coolsville line, a practice nicknamed "Scoobyposting" on 4chan[5]. ### Is "I Think Coolsville Sucks" still popular? It held a steady place as a /tv/ board staple through the late 2010s, with Jordan Peterson and Donald Trump photoshops making the rounds in August 2018[4]. ## References 1. [https://sophie-xcx.tumblr.com/post/49303997511/the-most-accurate-depiction-of-the-press-i-have]() 2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPa3HwaNFaE]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-think-coolsville-sucks]() 4. [https://archive.4plebs.org/tv/thread/102116111/]() 5. [https://archive.is/PvyCo]() 6. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrpukesetB4]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/i-think-coolsville-sucks Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library