Shoop Da Whoop

1992
Shoop da Whoop is a 2007 internet meme featuring Cell from Dragon Ball Z firing his signature laser attack, captioned "I'M A'FIRIN' MAH LAZER!!" in aggressive yellow impact text.

Shoop da Whoop, also known as I' M A' FIRIN' MAH LAZER!!,is an image macro andcatchphraseseries based on a frame from theanimeseries Dragon Ball Zof an edited,blackfacedepiction of the character Ce...

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Overview

Shoop da Whoop, also known as I' M A' FIRIN' MAH LAZER!!,is an image macro andcatchphraseseries based on a frame from theanimeseries Dragon Ball Zof an edited,blackfacedepiction of the character Cell shooting a powerful laser stream.

How It Spread

Over the next decade, variations of the meme spread from image macro s to viral video s. On January 29th, 2007,YouTuber Dominic Fear (DF ear Studios) uploaded the video THE LAZER COLLECTION, which popular ized the Shoop da Whoop meme. The video reached more 11 million views before deletion (mirror below, left). Additional " Lazer Collection" video s were uploaded on YouTube, gaining more than 20 million views before deletion. Inspired by " Lazer Collection," many other Youtubers jumped on the trend to make their own collections, usually reusing the " Curve – Hell above the water" soundtrack as an intro and tribute song (example below, right).

Shoop Da Whoop

1992
Shoop da Whoop is a 2007 internet meme featuring Cell from Dragon Ball Z firing his signature laser attack, captioned "I'M A'FIRIN' MAH LAZER!!" in aggressive yellow impact text.

Shoop da Whoop, also known as I' M A' FIRIN' MAH LAZER!!,is an image macro andcatchphraseseries based on a frame from theanimeseries Dragon Ball Zof an edited,blackfacedepiction of the character Ce...

dragon ball memes catchphrase memes image macro memes flash animation memes early internet memes

Overview

Shoop da Whoop, also known as I' M A' FIRIN' MAH LAZER!!,is an image macro andcatchphraseseries based on a frame from theanimeseries Dragon Ball Zof an edited,blackfacedepiction of the character Cell shooting a powerful laser stream.

How It Spread

Over the next decade, variations of the meme spread from image macro s to viral video s. On January 29th, 2007,YouTuber Dominic Fear (DF ear Studios) uploaded the video THE LAZER COLLECTION, which popular ized the Shoop da Whoop meme. The video reached more 11 million views before deletion (mirror below, left). Additional " Lazer Collection" video s were uploaded on YouTube, gaining more than 20 million views before deletion. Inspired by " Lazer Collection," many other Youtubers jumped on the trend to make their own collections, usually reusing the " Curve – Hell above the water" soundtrack as an intro and tribute song (example below, right).