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25 Classic Memes for the Hour the Cartoons Used to Come On

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Four in the afternoon used to mean the backpack hit the floor, a sleeve of crackers came out, and the TV stayed on cartoons until somebody yelled about homework. I still feel that hour in my bones, but I spend it in meetings now. So every afternoon I dig up classic memes instead, and yesterday’s trip through the vault is there if you missed it. Grab a snack and settle in.

Classic memes favorite: Nickelback singer holding a framed Frodo picture, captioned Look at this Frodograph.
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Toy sword with a blue hilt and a cheese grater blade, called a little grater.

Legendary loot. Plus five to parmesan.

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Tweet asks why King Kai needs a car on a tiny planet; reply says flexing.
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Classic memes tweet about the risky moment after finishing one task: unstoppable or phone.

Reader, I looked at my phone.

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Snapchat marveling at a subway rider with no bag, phone or items: zero inventory.
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Tweet about parenting: six yogurts vanish in one day, twelve yogurts expire untouched.
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Classic memes joke comparing a sandwich knife to a bus teetering on a cliff edge.

The butter knife has trust issues, and it is right to.

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Jon Hamm smoking in a theater, pleased a sequel can import his old save file.
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Kim Kardashian giving a tight polite smile at spotting a Live, Laugh, Love sign.

Polite face, loud thoughts.

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Classic memes tweet joking that 90s antidepressants barely had to work since houses were affordable.
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Dating app message punning on the match's name Ashleigh with or did you fall Ashleighp.

He found his one move and committed to it.

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Tweet complaining that every injury after turning 27 seems to be permanent.
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Green stegosaurus chip holder with salsa bowls, offered in classic memes as proof capitalism works.
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Jonah Hill pinching his nose, captioned as nine-year-old me upset about Ben 10's aliens.

Heatblast deserved more screen time and I stand by it.

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Inception character ordering wake him up, a joke about dreams ending at the best part.
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Classic memes tweet parodying a confusing patient portal that keeps renaming itself.

At this point I will just walk it off.

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Fuzzy blue and white caterpillar-like object resting on a green leaf, captioned nature is beautiful.
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Threads post about a Walmart account error over a last name, with a deadpan reply.
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Incoming call screen labeled The Pervert, Texas, in a classic memes joke about friend requests.

Every friend request I have ever sent, yes.

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Wall decor from TJ Maxx spelling out a rude three-word motto between decorative mirrors.
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Tweet about a new hire answering lunch expense questions by citing her Pisces sign.

Astrology has officially entered HR.

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Classic memes clip of metal beads poured like cereal, labeled breakfast before an MRI.
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Tweet joking homeschooled kids will be defenseless against the up dog prank as adults.
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Hand with a big toe transplanted in place of its thumb, beside a normal hand.
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Antiques Roadshow parody in classic memes: a bat signed by everyone alive.

Somewhere in there is my signature from a field trip in 2003.

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Some of these old memes have been around longer than my current phone charger, and they still beat most of what I see now. Half the viral tweets in here describe my week better than my calendar does. I was the kid who watched the same episode three times rather than start my homework, and I have not changed much. Somewhere around the toe thumb, I accepted that the best memes never really retire, much like King Kai’s car on a planet you could walk around before lunch.

Tomorrow afternoon brings another dig through the vintage memes, right around the time the cartoons used to start. If you need more before then, yesterday’s meme dump has plenty for the people who worked through the holiday, and Sunday’s classics are there for a slower scroll. Share this with whoever used to fight you for the remote, and tell them the snacks are on them this time.

Who needs to see this?

Send it to the friend who’ll laugh the hardest, or post it for everyone.

Posted by Phil M. About the author

Phil co-founded Thunder Dungeon with Roy in 2012 and has been a meme tastemaker ever since, helping turn a page of funny finds into viral photo and video creations, one of the largest meme community apps and a daily home for memes. He's more than memes, too: Phil is an award-winning comedic actor and director whose feature films are on streaming platforms.

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