# Two Kids In a Trenchcoat Two Kids In a Trenchcoat refers to the pop culture gag where children stack on each other's shoulders under an oversized coat to pass as one adult, usually to sneak into R-rated movies or buy alcohol. Disney popularized the bit in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), and by 2018 Twitter users were posting real-world attempts that drew hundreds of thousands of likes. ## Origin One of the earliest widely seen versions of the gag appears in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), where the dwarf Dopey climbs onto Sneezy's shoulders under a long coat so he can dance with Snow White at her height[5]. TV Tropes credits this as a formative example and tracks later uses across film, TV, and comics under the name "Totem Pole Trench"[4]. - **Platform:** Film (1937) / Twitter (viral spread 2018) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 1937 ## Overview The visual relies on a too-tall, too-lumpy figure in a floor-length coat, standing stiffly at a counter where age verification is required[1]. TV Tropes catalogs the setup as "Totem Pole Trench," where in fiction only one character sees through the disguise while every other adult plays along[4]. In Twitter posts, the kids are obviously children and the caption presents the attempt itself as the joke, not the success[2]. Fictional versions of Two Kids In a Trenchcoat vary in commitment. Vincent Adultman on BoJack Horseman is drawn as several children stacked in a coat, yet every character except BoJack sees him as a grown businessman who works at "the stock market"[3]. The gag also showed up on Scrubs, The Eric Andre Show, and Austin Powers: Goldmember as a disguise so transparent that surrounding adults must pretend not to see it[3]. ## How to Use Making a Two Kids In a Trenchcoat post typically involves two kids on each other's shoulders, a floor-length coat that reaches the ground, and an oversized hat to hide the top kid's face. Posts often show the result at a counter where an adult-only purchase is being attempted, with the caption presenting the person as a legitimate adult[2]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Two Kids In a Trenchcoat? It's a visual gag where two or more children stack on each other's shoulders under an oversized coat to pass as a single adult, usually to sneak into R-rated movies or buy alcohol[4]. ### Where did Two Kids In a Trenchcoat come from? Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) is one of the earliest widely seen versions, where Dopey climbs onto Sneezy to dance with Snow White[5]. TV Tropes files the trope under "Totem Pole Trench"[4]. ### What does Two Kids In a Trenchcoat mean? The joke relies on an obviously fake disguise that surrounding characters or bystanders are forced to pretend works, while the audience sees through it instantly, as with Vincent Adultman on BoJack Horseman[3]. ### How do you use Two Kids In a Trenchcoat? Most posts show the kids in front of a store counter or ticket booth in a floor-length coat and oversized hat, with a caption presenting the person as a legitimate adult trying to buy something restricted[2]. ### Is Two Kids In a Trenchcoat still popular? It's still a working trope in fiction and in real-life pranks; the last major Twitter viral moment was @Roysenotes's photo post in April 2019[6]. ## References 1. [https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Nextdoor-post-warns-of-2-kids-disguised-as-a-man-12800241.php]() 2. [https://x.com/i/status/964622725833670656]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/two-kids-in-a-trenchcoat]() 4. [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TotemPoleTrench]() 5. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KA7q4HZvSY]() 6. [https://twitter.com/Roysenotes/status/1117912956438757376]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/two-kids-in-a-trenchcoat Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library