# Pickle Rick, Funniest Shit Ever Pickle Rick, Funniest Shit Ever is a meme format where characters solemnly recall the Rick and Morty scene of Rick turning himself into a pickle as the single greatest moment in comedy. First posted in November 2019 by iFunny user DraculaTepes using a Trump and Epstein GIF, the format went ironic-viral in late February 2020 and spawned a wider template for mock-explaining other played-out memes. ## Origin On November 22, 2019, iFunny user DraculaTepes posted the first known Pickle Rick, Funniest Shit Ever meme, a GIF of Donald Trump sharing something funny with Jeffrey Epstein captioned "I kid you not Jeff, he turns himself into a pickle, he's called pickle Rick"[1]. The post pulled over 4,100 smiles on iFunny over the next five months. Four days earlier, on November 18, 2019, iFunny user _LL_ had posted a similar GIF caption in which Trump raved to Epstein about the Pufferfish Eating a Carrot video[2], part of a short-lived "memes being explained" trend on iFunny that month. DraculaTepes swapped in Pickle Rick, and that specific variant was the one that stuck[4]. - **Platform:** iFunny (origin) / Reddit (viral spread) - **Creator:** DraculaTepes (iFunny) - **Date:** 2019 ## Overview The joke works by having a character breathlessly recount the Pickle Rick reveal from Rick and Morty as if it were the funniest thing ever committed to film. Posts pair a straight-faced still or GIF with a caption like "I kid you not Jeff, he turns himself into a pickle, he's called pickle Rick," treating a dumb cartoon moment with cult-member reverence[1]. The humor turns on the mismatch between the delivery and the thoroughly worn-out Rick and Morty gag the characters are gushing about. The template quickly broadened into a "memes being explained" format, with characters giving the same breathless treatment to Big Chungus, 9 + 10 = 21, Ugandan Knuckles and other beat-to-death memes[4]. r/okbuddyretard became the main engine, where the layered irony of fawning over universally mocked jokes was the whole point[3]. A spinoff format where Morty flips a pickle over to reveal non-Rick characters followed in March 2020[9]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Pickle Rick, Funniest Shit Ever? It is a meme format where various characters recall the Rick and Morty scene of Rick turning into a pickle as the funniest thing they've ever seen, played completely straight for ironic comedy[4]. ### Where did Pickle Rick, Funniest Shit Ever come from? iFunny user DraculaTepes posted the first version on November 22, 2019, using a GIF of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein captioned "I kid you not Jeff, he turns himself into a pickle"[1]. ### What does Pickle Rick, Funniest Shit Ever mean? The joke mocks over-the-top reverence for a worn-out Rick and Morty gag by having unrelated characters treat it with cult-level enthusiasm; the template later expanded to mock-explain other played-out memes like Big Chungus and Ugandan Knuckles[4]. ### How do you use Pickle Rick, Funniest Shit Ever? Pair a serious still or GIF of any character with a caption breathlessly recounting the Pickle Rick scene, often starting "I kid you not" or "I'll never forget," a convention set by DraculaTepes' original[1] and the Larry Lawton variant[6]. ### Is Pickle Rick, Funniest Shit Ever still popular? The format peaked in February and March 2020 with viral posts on r/okbuddyretard and Instagram[8], and is still referenced as a classic okbuddyretard-era ironic meme rather than being in active rotation. ## References 1. [https://ifunny.co/gif/i-kid-you-noi-jeff-he-turns-himself-into-a-MZOWODxC7]() 2. [https://ifunny.co/gif/zhZRZoQC7]() 3. [https://www.reddit.com/r/okbuddyretard/comments/e07j0o/jeff_isnt_that_hilarious/]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pickle-rick-funniest-shit-ever]() 5. [https://twitter.com/slazo/status/1203618657185615873]() 6. [https://www.reddit.com/r/okbuddyretard/comments/ev5sff/wtf_larry_were_you_there_when_it_happened/]() 7. [https://www.reddit.com/r/okbuddyretard/comments/eymhg2/tfw_insanity/]() 8. [https://www.reddit.com/r/okbuddyretard/comments/f9rqak/too_pack_is_rick_and_motry_fan_confrimed/]() 9. [https://twitter.com/_stickfab_/status/1236090371509301248]() 10. [https://www.instagram.com/p/B9pYLh_hLUZ/]() 11. [https://www.instagram.com/p/B9zy7zSlERh/]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/pickle-rick-funniest-shit-ever Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library