# Pumkin Pumkin is a pumpkin character from the 2006 educational Flash game 'Hungry Pumkin' whose choppy animation and food demands became prime material for YouTube remix videos. After a 2012 revival, the clip spawned a wave of character-swap edits placing figures like Team Fortress 2's Scout in Pumkin's seat. ## Origin Pumkin originated in an educational Flash title called 'Pumkin Online English Course,' hosted on a Chinese site aimed at teaching English to children, with 'Hungry Pumkin' being the most-played game on the platform[3]. The earliest known upload of Hungry Pumkin gameplay to YouTube came on October 7, 2006 from user zinconincou[1]. The clip sat mostly dormant until May 16, 2012, when YouTube user DeliciousCP posted 'PUMKIN FINALLY REVEALED!'[2], and on the same day CaptainBlue uploaded 'pumkin.avi FULL,' a high-quality commentary-free version that became one of the most viewed Pumkin videos[4]. The game itself was not designed as a meme; the fan edits and remixes are what turned Pumkin into one. - **Platform:** Flash game (source) / YouTube (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2006 ## Overview Pumkin is a pumpkin with arms, legs, and a face who sits down at a table and demands food from the player using stiff phrases like 'Give me the Sandwich' or 'Give me the French Fries'[1]. Feed him the right item and he swallows it whole, glass and all, including salt shakers and full glasses of juice. Feed him the wrong item and he swipes it off the table while yelling 'NO! I don't want that!'[3]. The animation is jerky, the voice acting is flat, and the physics are absurd, which is exactly what made the clip catnip for YouTube Poop editors[3]. Remixers loop the food demands, chop up the rejection lines, and paste new heads over Pumkin's body to make other characters throw the same tantrum. The core joke is that Pumkin's rudeness, walking out without paying after critiquing the player, reads as unhinged in a game meant to teach English to kids[1]. ## How to Use The typical Pumkin edit places another character's head over the pumpkin's body and re-dubs the food demands to fit that character. Common conventions include keeping the choppy original animation, preserving Pumkin's exact 'NO! I don't want that!' cadence, and swapping the food items for jokes tied to the guest character[5]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Pumkin? Pumkin is the pumpkin character from the educational Flash game 'Hungry Pumkin,' who sits at a table demanding food in a choppy, monotone voice[1][3]. ### Where did Pumkin come from? The game came from a Chinese English-learning site called Pumkin Online English Course, and the first known gameplay upload hit YouTube on October 7, 2006 from user zinconincou[1]. ### What does Pumkin mean? Pumkin refers to the pumpkin mascot and, by extension, the YouTube Poop remix genre built around his food demands and 'NO! I don't want that!' outbursts[3][5]. ### How do you use Pumkin? Editors typically paste another character's head over Pumkin's body and re-dub the food-demand lines, following the template popularized by 'Scout is Hungry'[5]. ### Is Pumkin still popular? Pumkin is a classic YouTube Poop reference rather than a currently trending meme, with the 2012 wave of Scout-style edits marking its peak[3][5]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25jiALaWG34]() 2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGi5xhq8Avw]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pumkin]() 4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npWDC_ysqUQ]() 5. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozXEBk9jMOY]() 6. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPWXuMQomQU]() 7. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB42zz_0yfA]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/pumkin Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library