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Big Chungus


Added 5 years ago by IAmTheCheese916 • Updated 13 days ago by Don
Added 5 years ago by IAmTheCheese916 • Updated 13 days ago by Don

PlayStation 4 game cover parody fat Bugs Bunny by HELLO GAMES with special feature Dante from Devil May Cry
PlayStation 4 game cover parody fat Bugs Bunny by HELLO GAMES with special feature Dante from Devil May Cry

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About

Big Chungus refers to an image of the cartoon character Bugs Bunny, usually captioned with the phrase "Big Chungus" and presented as a game for PlayStation 4 console. The word "chungus" was coined by video game journalist Jim Sterling several years before the meme became popular. Starting in July 2019, the meme regained ironic popularity on iFunny and certain parts of Reddit, particularly as a part of Reddit Moment memes.

Origin

Fat Bugs Bunny

The image of Bugs Bunny appears in Merrie Melodies cartoon Wabbit Twouble, first shown on December 20th, 1941[1]. In the short, Bugs is mocking Elmer Fudd, who in this cartoon was made much more portly than his previous and more iconic design (clip shown below).



On May 27th, 2017, an anonymous 4chan[2] user posted the image of obese Bugs Bunny to /lit/ board (shown below, upper left). The next appearance of the image on 4chan can be tracked to July 19th, 2017[3] (shown below, upper right), with more posts containing it appearing on /lit/ and other boards later that year[4][5].


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On July 21st, 2017, Redditor[6] hollerbravo uploaded a screencap of 4chan thread containing the image to /r/4Chan subreddit. On July 27th, 2017, a captioned image of obese Bugs Bunny was posted[7] by Eclectic Memes Facebook group. The post has since been deleted, with copies scraped by Me.me[8] and Onsizzle[9].

Chungus

The word "chungus" was allegedly coined by English freelance video game journalist Jim Sterling, who would often use it in various meanings without a set definition[10]. The exact date when the word was first used is currently unknown, but is estimated to be prior to December 2012.

On December 26th, 2012, Urban Dictionary[11] user Whidmark submitted an entry for "Chungus", defining it as a word "meaning anything and everything, including but not limited to a chunky anus".


Chungus Coined by Jim Sterling of Destructoid. Is said to mean anything and everything. Including but not limited to a chunky anus "Don't be such a chungus." Alternatively, "LLove your chungus."

On August 8th, 2016, in a Reddit thread exploring the origin of Chungus, Redditor[12] ASuitofT51PowerArmor posted his own description of Chungus based on Sovereign's speech[13] from Mass Effect videogame. The comment would later resurge as a copypasta in December 2018.

Chungus has no beginning. Chungus has no end. Chungus is infinite. Millions of years after our civilization has been eradicated and forgotten, Chungus will endure.
Chungus is eternal. The pinnacle of evolution and existence.
We are but rudimentary creatures of blood and flesh. We touch Chungus' mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
Organic life is nothing but a genetic mutation, an accident. Our lives are measured in years and decades. We wither and die. Chungus is eternal. Before it, we are nothing.
Chungus imposes order on the chaos of organic life. We exist because Chungus allows it, and we will end because Chungus demands it.
Chungus transcends our very understanding. We cannot grasp the nature of Chungus' existence.

Big Chungus

The very first instance of a meme containing the caption "Big Chungus" was posted by Tumblr[30] user gayreinhardt, now logarto, on November 19th, 2016, and contained an image of a Second Life life character bearing the nickname, as well as a second image showing a message from BigChungus reading, "gender is for smaller, lesser beings." (shown below, left). The post gained over 56,000 notes in five years. It has now been replaced by text reading, "please dont reblog this post anymore. it was in bad taste, and was perpetuating transmysoginistic stereotypes." on November 27th, a cropped version of the meme was reposted to iFunny,[27] where it gained over 3,900 smiles in four years.

Logarto provided more information about the meme to Know Your Meme via Tumblr DM in July 2021. According to logarto, the Second Life Big Chungus post was inspired by a post to Tumblr by John Green which users at the time were reblogging and editing to read various absurdities, a feature which has since been removed from Tumblr. This is described in a 2021 article by The Focus.[31] One edited caption read "I love it when you call me big chungo." Logarto goes on to say: "around the same time there was a bunch of nonsense words floating around like 'scringus' as well as a joke and i liked to mash them up. when i joined second life i tried to make my username big chungo, but it was taken, so i went with bigchungus." (exact DM quoted below)

idk if youre aware of the "meme" from a few years back on here where everyone edited john greens posts. when i was 15 or 16 i was particularly tickled by the one where it got changed to "i love it when you call me big chungo". around the same time there wasa bunch of nonsense words floating around like "scringus" as well as a joke and i liked to mash them up. when i joined second life i tried to make my username big chungo, but it was taken, so i went with bigchungus. thats it really LOL

On March 20th, 2018, the image of fat Bugs Bunny was first paired with the phrase by Redditor GaryTheTaco, but was not been made public until it was posted to /r/comedyheaven on December 1st, 2018 (shown below, right)[14]. In a /r/OutOfTheLoop thread launched by Redditor PunkyFickle on December 19th, GaryTheTaco claimed authorship of the image[15], providing further proof in a post to /r/BigChungus subreddit[16].


BigChungus *The Sexy* SarahMinaj007 Omg you have women outfit!!! BigChungus 08:53 gender is for smaller, lesser beings TM BIG CHUNGUS Featuring Dante from th Devil May Cr Series DULTS ONLY 18 HELLO EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ESRB

The true story behind Big Chungus is back in March I made the meme to send to a friend when Inwas bored in class, he didn't think much of it.
Over the summer I sent it to another friend, he thought it was hilarious, so I made Big Chungus 2, then 3, and so on.
Then I just sort of forgot about it until 2 weeks ago when I thought "Hey let's post it to r/comedyheaven"
It got some traction there, but the real traction came a week later when my friend sent me a post from Facebook of a kid who asked his mom for Big Chungus.
That was later reposted and got 10x the karma as the original Big Chungus, the OP of that DM'd me saying he was a meme thief.
TL:DR it's just a fat Bugs Bunny PS4 game, that got popular because a clueless mom asked a Gamestop employee if they had it in stock, like the Battletoads trend.

Spread

On September 16th, 2018, /r/BigChungus[17] subreddit was created by Redditor youarepepemangay; however, the subreddit did not share any connection with the meme until it gained popularity in December 2018.

On December 7th, 2018, GameStop store manager Justin Laufer made a Facebook[18] post sharing a story of a customer who wanted to purchase a game named "Big Chungus" for PlayStation 4.



On the next day, Twitter[19] user @fluffypkmn shared a screenshot of Laufer's post. The tweet went viral, gathering more than 13,800 retweets within a two-week period.


merry chromsmas @fluffypkmn i love gamestop facebook groups for this reason showed me the picture of the game and asked me if I had it in stock. As I reframed From laughing out loud I said um ma'am I think this is a joke. BIG CHUNGUS Thursday December 6,2018 Hey Travis, what would K like for Christmas. Give least four options lov Devil May Series BIG CHUNGUS Devl May C 9:58 AM - 8 Dec 2018

On December 10th, 2018, Redditor[20] j_dot21 reposted a meme originally created by u/republicof_Taiwan[21] mentioning the word "chungus" to /r/me_irl subreddit (shown below, left). The post gained more than 7,900 upvotes over a 10-day period. On December 13th, 2018, Redditor[22] namffauk uploaded one of the screenshots posted by @fluffypkmn to /r/comedyheaven subreddit, where it gained 13,100 upvotes within a week (show below, right).


haha I'm so funny me irl is gonna love this chungu.S Hey Travis, what would like for Christmas. Give 5.34 pM least four optionstoy BIG CHUNGUS Det Ma Sertee 5:39

Between December 12th and 17th, the creator of the original image posted Big Chungus "sequels" to /r/comedyheaven subreddit (shown below).


XBOXONE BIG CHUNGUS &KNUCKLES FREE SMALL SUB QuIno EVERYONE EPIC WITH PURCHASE OF ANY SUBOF QUAL OR GAEATER VALUE AND A REGULAR FOUNTAN DRINK TURKEY UT GAMES CONTENT RATED BY ESR B PLAYSTATION-Network PLAYSTATION-Network M5 RETURN TO UGANADA! 2 bie but like foir eal ahat do you even pit back heei dont esen konow theplot af this fuckn game it had dante Sexual Themes EXCLUSIVE CONTENT BUNGIE ONLY 948872"020015"
NINTENDO SWITCH RETU EVERYONE Also on Linux ESRB INDUSTRIES PlayStation.2 EXPLORE ARMENIA3 man aadaar creserAomenian Chinkto &.hoe frap ionmey acrs the bordcr in Curfo THE PRE-SEQUEL SEDUEL ru Thneeddville BARTER WITH MOB BOSSES HELP START THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MATURE 17 MATURE Blood and Gore Intense Violence ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK MUSIG BY QUEEN 00 ·0000

The meme subsequently rose to popularity in /r/dankmemes, /r/sbubby and other subreddits, with users posting new variations of the Bugs Bunny image and editing it into covers of popular video games.

Karen Chungus

On January 5th, 2019, Redditor turtlenometry submitted a screenshot of a Facebook page for "Karen Chungus" to the /r/BigChungus[23] subreddit (shown below, left). The profile was widely circulated along with references to the Big Chungus and Karen memes, along with jokes about the anti-vaccination movement. On January 7th, Redditor Internal_Blaze submitted a Mafia City-themed image macro comparing Big Chungus to Karen Chungus to /r/memes[25] (shown below, right). That day, Redditor Kwonunn submitted a picture of the woman with a different last name in a post titled "Karen Chungus was fake. (Kinda obvious)" submitted to /r/F--kYouKaren.[26]


Karen ChunguS Anti Vaxx, Mother of 2 beautiful children who are UNVACCINATED, and new to Facebook! Add Friend Message More Level 1 Level 100 CrookMafia Boss Karen Chungus Anti Vaxx, Mother of 2 beautiful children who are UNVACCINATED, and new to Facebook! O. Add Friend Message More C Lives in Mount Helena, Western Australia,

U.S. Army Names Artillery Cannon After Big Chungus

On October 8th, 2019, the official U.S. Army's Instagram[28] account shared an image of a howitzer artillery piece adorned with the name "Chungus" alongside the caption "Big #Chungus making history. The nine-man team from 3rd Cavalry Regiment recently earned the title of Top Gun." Within less than a year, the post (seen below) received over 142,000 likes.


usarmy U.S.ARMY ... CHUNGUS

Interview with Know Your Meme

On August 21st, 2020, KYM interviewed Braden, the original creator of the first Big Chungus meme, as part of its editorial series that follows up with people featured in meme culture. In the interview, Braden recapped how he came up with the idea for the meme, how he reacted to its spread, and what he made of the online phenomenon.


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Looney Tunes World of Mayhem Addition

On March 29th, 2021, turn-based mobile RPG game Looney Tunes World of Mayhem posted a teaser featuring Big Chungus on its social media,[29] also updating the Android icon to feature the meme character.

Space Jam: A New Legacy Cameo

In the Space Jam sequel, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Bugs Bunny briefly turns into Big Chungus (shown below).



Big Chungus in MultiVersus Speculation

It was reported that on August 26th, 2022, Warner Bros. (the studio behind the popular MultiVersus games) had taken out a copyright on the Big Chungus character through the European Union Intellectual Property Office.[32] The first person to share the report with the broad public was Twitter user @the_marmolade, who tweeted a screenshot of the application (seen below) on August 27th, 2022, receiving just 11,000 likes in a week.[33]


Andrew Marmo @the_marmolade Warner Bros. trademark Big Chungus for use of a video game. 018753040 - BIG CHUNGUS BIG CHENGUS Q Trade mark information Trade mark number Type Filing date Registration date Nice Classification Trade mark status Basis + info Reference 018753040 Figurative 26/08/2022 9, 25, 28, 41 Application filed EUTM 7:51 PM. Aug 27, 2022. Twitter Web App 953 Retweets 182 Quote Tweets 11.4K Likes Owner information For security and data protection purposes, the applicant information will be available once the basic application fee is paid Representative information Representative ID num... 99522 Representative name Martin Hartung

This led many to speculate that Big Chungus might enter the game, perhaps a skin for the Bugs Bunny character already featured. MultiVersus, which operates a lot like Super Smash Bros. However, the copyright application does not state what kind of product Big Chungus might be used in.[34]

Various Examples


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CHUNGUS BATTLE ROYALE When you find out that Big Chungus isn't actually a real game Reality is often disappeinting ROCKSTAR GAMES PRESENTS REDEMPTION BIG CHUNGUS Dante from Devil May Series FALL 2017R TRAILER COMING THURSDAY OCTOBER 20 AT 11AM EST HELLO CONTEN Top 10 Anime Battles WatchMojo.com Subsoribe molo ino) 0,550,946 4,120,690 Add to 38,460タ14488 Share Mor

Ugandan Chungus

Ugandan Chungus is an amalgamation of Big Chungus and Ugandan Knuckles, featuring the body of Big Chungus combined with the colors and face of Ugandan Knuckles.


End of 2018: Start of 2018: Ladies and gentlemen i bring to you Ugandan Chungus

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Comments ( 100 )

  • Memebot9000 - 5 years ago

    "Your computer box needs more words." – Homestar Runner sbemail #118 "Virus".

    +1
    • Memebot9000 - 5 years ago

      Cool, they fixed Big Chungus.

      +1
      • Philipp - 5 years ago

        Big Chungus does not need to get fixed. Big Chungus is eternal. The pinnacle of evolution and existance.

        +9
    • Philipp - 5 years ago

      Big Chungus does not need to get fixed. Big Chungus is eternal. The pinnacle of evolution and existance.

      +9
  • Q__ - 5 years ago

    I FOUND THE HD VERSION! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034368/mediaviewer/rm902581248

    +16
  • Potoo Brigham - 5 years ago

    Splat Tim's alternate skin.

    +5
  • Memebot9000 - 5 years ago

    Cool, they fixed Big Chungus.

    +1
    • Philipp - 5 years ago

      Big Chungus does not need to get fixed. Big Chungus is eternal. The pinnacle of evolution and existance.

      +9
  • Philipp - 5 years ago

    Big Chungus does not need to get fixed. Big Chungus is eternal. The pinnacle of evolution and existance.

    +9
  • Adam DeLand - 5 years ago

    By the way, this comes from the same cartoon as this:

    +110
  • Greninja - 5 years ago

    Scrimmy Bingus and the Crungy Spingus
    Chungo Scrungus

    +10
  • Starchie - 5 years ago

    What even is this meme

    +7
  • Starchie - 5 years ago

    +2
  • nabusco - 5 years ago

    Goddamn Merry melodies are a goldmine.

    +7
    • Octavarium - 5 years ago

      Merrie Melodies once featured an anthropomorphic lizard lady doing a striptease dance and it was animated by Tex Avery, on 1940.

      Truly, the most kino and patrician cartoon ever produced

      +103
      • Mistress Fortune - 5 years ago

        That's some smooth animation too, might even be partially rotoscopped (rotoscope was a thing as far back as the late 1800s). Which means Tex Avery used footage of an actual striptease to make this, once again proving that for a long time animation has always aimed for adults too (like as a kid I laughed at Bugs Bunny and Animaniacs because "haha funny cartoon animal does the funny thing" but now as an adult I get some of the more adult humor and pop culture stuff, like that one episode of Animaniacs which did an Apocalypse Now parody).

        +15
        • Rhettorical - 5 years ago

          I took a "History of Games and Animation" class in college. We learned that if it looks like it was rotoscoped, it absolutely was. Even stuff like Alice In Wonderland was rotoscoped (even a lot of the stuff that looks too inhuman to have been). And animation wasn't originally intended for kids, which is why you have Betty Boop in a micro dress and things like this stripping lizard. Even Disney cartoons weren't specifically aimed at children. As the medium grew in popularity, though, Disney was the studio that led the way in making cartoons aimed at children.

          But when you think about it, it's not like cartoons were ever a strictly child-oriented medium. Sure, you've got SpongeBob and Goof Troop, but you also have Family Guy and Archer. And even kids' cartoons can be enjoyed by adults.

          0
      • GojiBob - 5 years ago

        +7
        • Running_Gag - 5 years ago

          Merry Melodies Cross-Country Detours

          +1
        • Nox Lucis - 5 years ago

          Here's the abridged version.

          And here's the full source animation. (Sorry for Dailymotion)

          0
      • Running_Gag - 5 years ago

        Merry Melodies Cross-Country Detours

        +1
      • Rhettorical - 5 years ago

        I took a "History of Games and Animation" class in college. We learned that if it looks like it was rotoscoped, it absolutely was. Even stuff like Alice In Wonderland was rotoscoped (even a lot of the stuff that looks too inhuman to have been). And animation wasn't originally intended for kids, which is why you have Betty Boop in a micro dress and things like this stripping lizard. Even Disney cartoons weren't specifically aimed at children. As the medium grew in popularity, though, Disney was the studio that led the way in making cartoons aimed at children.

        But when you think about it, it's not like cartoons were ever a strictly child-oriented medium. Sure, you've got SpongeBob and Goof Troop, but you also have Family Guy and Archer. And even kids' cartoons can be enjoyed by adults.

        0
      • Arachnos - 5 years ago

        I can't believe The Lusty Argonian Maid has gotten a cartoon adaptation

        +3
      • Nox Lucis - 5 years ago

        Here's the abridged version.

        And here's the full source animation. (Sorry for Dailymotion)

        0
    • Mistress Fortune - 5 years ago

      That's some smooth animation too, might even be partially rotoscopped (rotoscope was a thing as far back as the late 1800s). Which means Tex Avery used footage of an actual striptease to make this, once again proving that for a long time animation has always aimed for adults too (like as a kid I laughed at Bugs Bunny and Animaniacs because "haha funny cartoon animal does the funny thing" but now as an adult I get some of the more adult humor and pop culture stuff, like that one episode of Animaniacs which did an Apocalypse Now parody).

      +15
      • Rhettorical - 5 years ago

        I took a "History of Games and Animation" class in college. We learned that if it looks like it was rotoscoped, it absolutely was. Even stuff like Alice In Wonderland was rotoscoped (even a lot of the stuff that looks too inhuman to have been). And animation wasn't originally intended for kids, which is why you have Betty Boop in a micro dress and things like this stripping lizard. Even Disney cartoons weren't specifically aimed at children. As the medium grew in popularity, though, Disney was the studio that led the way in making cartoons aimed at children.

        But when you think about it, it's not like cartoons were ever a strictly child-oriented medium. Sure, you've got SpongeBob and Goof Troop, but you also have Family Guy and Archer. And even kids' cartoons can be enjoyed by adults.

        0
    • GojiBob - 5 years ago

      +7
      • Running_Gag - 5 years ago

        Merry Melodies Cross-Country Detours

        +1
      • Nox Lucis - 5 years ago

        Here's the abridged version.

        And here's the full source animation. (Sorry for Dailymotion)

        0
    • Running_Gag - 5 years ago

      Merry Melodies Cross-Country Detours

      +1
    • Rhettorical - 5 years ago

      I took a "History of Games and Animation" class in college. We learned that if it looks like it was rotoscoped, it absolutely was. Even stuff like Alice In Wonderland was rotoscoped (even a lot of the stuff that looks too inhuman to have been). And animation wasn't originally intended for kids, which is why you have Betty Boop in a micro dress and things like this stripping lizard. Even Disney cartoons weren't specifically aimed at children. As the medium grew in popularity, though, Disney was the studio that led the way in making cartoons aimed at children.

      But when you think about it, it's not like cartoons were ever a strictly child-oriented medium. Sure, you've got SpongeBob and Goof Troop, but you also have Family Guy and Archer. And even kids' cartoons can be enjoyed by adults.

      0
    • Arachnos - 5 years ago

      I can't believe The Lusty Argonian Maid has gotten a cartoon adaptation

      +3
  • Octavarium - 5 years ago

    Merrie Melodies once featured an anthropomorphic lizard lady doing a striptease dance and it was animated by Tex Avery, on 1940.

    Truly, the most kino and patrician cartoon ever produced

    +103
    • Mistress Fortune - 5 years ago

      That's some smooth animation too, might even be partially rotoscopped (rotoscope was a thing as far back as the late 1800s). Which means Tex Avery used footage of an actual striptease to make this, once again proving that for a long time animation has always aimed for adults too (like as a kid I laughed at Bugs Bunny and Animaniacs because "haha funny cartoon animal does the funny thing" but now as an adult I get some of the more adult humor and pop culture stuff, like that one episode of Animaniacs which did an Apocalypse Now parody).

      +15
      • Rhettorical - 5 years ago

        I took a "History of Games and Animation" class in college. We learned that if it looks like it was rotoscoped, it absolutely was. Even stuff like Alice In Wonderland was rotoscoped (even a lot of the stuff that looks too inhuman to have been). And animation wasn't originally intended for kids, which is why you have Betty Boop in a micro dress and things like this stripping lizard. Even Disney cartoons weren't specifically aimed at children. As the medium grew in popularity, though, Disney was the studio that led the way in making cartoons aimed at children.

        But when you think about it, it's not like cartoons were ever a strictly child-oriented medium. Sure, you've got SpongeBob and Goof Troop, but you also have Family Guy and Archer. And even kids' cartoons can be enjoyed by adults.

        0
    • GojiBob - 5 years ago

      +7
      • Running_Gag - 5 years ago

        Merry Melodies Cross-Country Detours

        +1
      • Nox Lucis - 5 years ago

        Here's the abridged version.

        And here's the full source animation. (Sorry for Dailymotion)

        0
    • Running_Gag - 5 years ago

      Merry Melodies Cross-Country Detours

      +1
    • Rhettorical - 5 years ago

      I took a "History of Games and Animation" class in college. We learned that if it looks like it was rotoscoped, it absolutely was. Even stuff like Alice In Wonderland was rotoscoped (even a lot of the stuff that looks too inhuman to have been). And animation wasn't originally intended for kids, which is why you have Betty Boop in a micro dress and things like this stripping lizard. Even Disney cartoons weren't specifically aimed at children. As the medium grew in popularity, though, Disney was the studio that led the way in making cartoons aimed at children.

      But when you think about it, it's not like cartoons were ever a strictly child-oriented medium. Sure, you've got SpongeBob and Goof Troop, but you also have Family Guy and Archer. And even kids' cartoons can be enjoyed by adults.

      0
    • Arachnos - 5 years ago

      I can't believe The Lusty Argonian Maid has gotten a cartoon adaptation

      +3
    • Nox Lucis - 5 years ago

      Here's the abridged version.

      And here's the full source animation. (Sorry for Dailymotion)

      0
  • Molemanninethousand - 5 years ago

    An "AO" rating always makes any given fake game cover funnier.

    +21
    • Kenetic Kups - 5 years ago

      I agree, because the Ao rating is a joke

      +1
      • Molemanninethousand - 5 years ago

        Seriously: why have such a rating in the system at all if you're literally never going to use it? The exact same goes for NC-17.

        +3
        • Kenetic Kups - 5 years ago

          It’s because of game consle’s and theatres all agreeing to virtue signal by banning ao and nc 17

          0
      • Kenetic Kups - 5 years ago

        It’s because of game consle’s and theatres all agreeing to virtue signal by banning ao and nc 17

        0
    • Molemanninethousand - 5 years ago

      Seriously: why have such a rating in the system at all if you're literally never going to use it? The exact same goes for NC-17.

      +3
      • Kenetic Kups - 5 years ago

        It’s because of game consle’s and theatres all agreeing to virtue signal by banning ao and nc 17

        0
    • Kenetic Kups - 5 years ago

      It’s because of game consle’s and theatres all agreeing to virtue signal by banning ao and nc 17

      0
    • I keep my ideals - 5 years ago

      I bless the UK for allowing games and movies to be sold even when they're rated 18 as long as you are 18 yourself, being closer to the Mature rating or R rating. It's not just a kiss of death over in my country.

      0
  • Mistress Fortune - 5 years ago

    That's some smooth animation too, might even be partially rotoscopped (rotoscope was a thing as far back as the late 1800s). Which means Tex Avery used footage of an actual striptease to make this, once again proving that for a long time animation has always aimed for adults too (like as a kid I laughed at Bugs Bunny and Animaniacs because "haha funny cartoon animal does the funny thing" but now as an adult I get some of the more adult humor and pop culture stuff, like that one episode of Animaniacs which did an Apocalypse Now parody).

    +15
    • Rhettorical - 5 years ago

      I took a "History of Games and Animation" class in college. We learned that if it looks like it was rotoscoped, it absolutely was. Even stuff like Alice In Wonderland was rotoscoped (even a lot of the stuff that looks too inhuman to have been). And animation wasn't originally intended for kids, which is why you have Betty Boop in a micro dress and things like this stripping lizard. Even Disney cartoons weren't specifically aimed at children. As the medium grew in popularity, though, Disney was the studio that led the way in making cartoons aimed at children.

      But when you think about it, it's not like cartoons were ever a strictly child-oriented medium. Sure, you've got SpongeBob and Goof Troop, but you also have Family Guy and Archer. And even kids' cartoons can be enjoyed by adults.

      0
  • The Triggermiser - 5 years ago

    I know Jim Sterling is a chunky anus. And a chunky cuck.

    -7
    • GojiBob - 5 years ago

      Admittedly, he's kind of a moron when he gets political, especially on censorship. But aside from that, he makes plenty of good points.

      -2
      • GojiBob - 5 years ago


        Did everyone forget Jim was okay with the idea of removing Hatred from Steam simply because it's edgy garbage and was also in support of DoA Xtreme 3 not getting localized outside Asia? Or was it the part where I said "he makes plenty of good points" that was wrong?

        +8
        • MrGuyDude - 5 years ago

          "I like him when he validates my entitled gamer outrage, but when he doesn't support my creepy fanservice games, he's a moron, and when he thinks steam should cull low-quality garbage, he's obviously pro-censorship."

          -1
          • GojiBob - 5 years ago

            >"entitled gamer outrage"
            >"creepy fanservice games"
            Are we in 2015 again?

            0
        • GojiBob - 5 years ago

          >"entitled gamer outrage"
          >"creepy fanservice games"
          Are we in 2015 again?

          0
      • MrGuyDude - 5 years ago

        "I like him when he validates my entitled gamer outrage, but when he doesn't support my creepy fanservice games, he's a moron, and when he thinks steam should cull low-quality garbage, he's obviously pro-censorship."

        -1
        • GojiBob - 5 years ago

          >"entitled gamer outrage"
          >"creepy fanservice games"
          Are we in 2015 again?

          0
      • GojiBob - 5 years ago

        >"entitled gamer outrage"
        >"creepy fanservice games"
        Are we in 2015 again?

        0
    • GojiBob - 5 years ago


      Did everyone forget Jim was okay with the idea of removing Hatred from Steam simply because it's edgy garbage and was also in support of DoA Xtreme 3 not getting localized outside Asia? Or was it the part where I said "he makes plenty of good points" that was wrong?

      +8
      • MrGuyDude - 5 years ago

        "I like him when he validates my entitled gamer outrage, but when he doesn't support my creepy fanservice games, he's a moron, and when he thinks steam should cull low-quality garbage, he's obviously pro-censorship."

        -1
        • GojiBob - 5 years ago

          >"entitled gamer outrage"
          >"creepy fanservice games"
          Are we in 2015 again?

          0
      • GojiBob - 5 years ago

        >"entitled gamer outrage"
        >"creepy fanservice games"
        Are we in 2015 again?

        0
    • MrGuyDude - 5 years ago

      "I like him when he validates my entitled gamer outrage, but when he doesn't support my creepy fanservice games, he's a moron, and when he thinks steam should cull low-quality garbage, he's obviously pro-censorship."

      -1
      • GojiBob - 5 years ago

        >"entitled gamer outrage"
        >"creepy fanservice games"
        Are we in 2015 again?

        0
    • GojiBob - 5 years ago

      >"entitled gamer outrage"
      >"creepy fanservice games"
      Are we in 2015 again?

      0
  • Kenetic Kups - 5 years ago

    I agree, because the Ao rating is a joke

    +1
    • Molemanninethousand - 5 years ago

      Seriously: why have such a rating in the system at all if you're literally never going to use it? The exact same goes for NC-17.

      +3
      • Kenetic Kups - 5 years ago

        It’s because of game consle’s and theatres all agreeing to virtue signal by banning ao and nc 17

        0
    • Kenetic Kups - 5 years ago

      It’s because of game consle’s and theatres all agreeing to virtue signal by banning ao and nc 17

      0
  • 12monkehs - 5 years ago

    Remember when this site was about soft-core porn and politics?

    Yeah me neither.

    +11
  • Molemanninethousand - 5 years ago

    Seriously: why have such a rating in the system at all if you're literally never going to use it? The exact same goes for NC-17.

    +3
    • Kenetic Kups - 5 years ago

      It’s because of game consle’s and theatres all agreeing to virtue signal by banning ao and nc 17

      0
  • ameleyanigi - 5 years ago

    Actually originated from /lit/:

    https://img.fireden.net/v/image/1502/05/1502058283785.png

    +2
  • Philipp - 5 years ago

    Thanks!

    0
  • Kenetic Kups - 5 years ago

    It’s because of game consle’s and theatres all agreeing to virtue signal by banning ao and nc 17

    0
  • GojiBob - 5 years ago

    Admittedly, he's kind of a moron when he gets political, especially on censorship. But aside from that, he makes plenty of good points.

    -2
    • GojiBob - 5 years ago


      Did everyone forget Jim was okay with the idea of removing Hatred from Steam simply because it's edgy garbage and was also in support of DoA Xtreme 3 not getting localized outside Asia? Or was it the part where I said "he makes plenty of good points" that was wrong?

      +8
      • MrGuyDude - 5 years ago

        "I like him when he validates my entitled gamer outrage, but when he doesn't support my creepy fanservice games, he's a moron, and when he thinks steam should cull low-quality garbage, he's obviously pro-censorship."

        -1
        • GojiBob - 5 years ago

          >"entitled gamer outrage"
          >"creepy fanservice games"
          Are we in 2015 again?

          0
      • GojiBob - 5 years ago

        >"entitled gamer outrage"
        >"creepy fanservice games"
        Are we in 2015 again?

        0
    • MrGuyDude - 5 years ago

      "I like him when he validates my entitled gamer outrage, but when he doesn't support my creepy fanservice games, he's a moron, and when he thinks steam should cull low-quality garbage, he's obviously pro-censorship."

      -1
      • GojiBob - 5 years ago

        >"entitled gamer outrage"
        >"creepy fanservice games"
        Are we in 2015 again?

        0
    • GojiBob - 5 years ago

      >"entitled gamer outrage"
      >"creepy fanservice games"
      Are we in 2015 again?

      0
  • Mah_Buddy_Keith - 5 years ago

    I thought it was "bugs.. easy on the carrots"

    +2
  • GojiBob - 5 years ago

    BIG CHUNGUS IS BIG NIGGA REINCARNATED
    CHANGE MY MIND

    +7
    • WELLLLMYNAMEISJOP - 5 years ago

      Can't be. Man's only been dead for a year or two Z"L yet here someone older than him bringing his legacy back, for a short time.

      0
  • GojiBob - 5 years ago

    +7
    • Running_Gag - 5 years ago

      Merry Melodies Cross-Country Detours

      +1
    • Nox Lucis - 5 years ago

      Here's the abridged version.

      And here's the full source animation. (Sorry for Dailymotion)

      0
  • I keep my ideals - 5 years ago

    I bless the UK for allowing games and movies to be sold even when they're rated 18 as long as you are 18 yourself, being closer to the Mature rating or R rating. It's not just a kiss of death over in my country.

    0
  • WELLLLMYNAMEISJOP - 5 years ago

    Can't be. Man's only been dead for a year or two Z"L yet here someone older than him bringing his legacy back, for a short time.

    0
  • Running_Gag - 5 years ago

    Merry Melodies Cross-Country Detours

    +1
  • FlorpStork - 5 years ago

    this meme fucking sucks

    -13
    • Phut - 5 years ago

      no > : (

      +1
  • Phut - 5 years ago

    no > : (

    +1
  • Xx_D4nk_M3mz_L0rd_xX - 5 years ago

    "I have a very great friend named Biggus Chungus."

    +3
    • rtg142857 - 5 years ago

      Always upvote Monty Python.

      +1
  • Mr. Croat - 5 years ago

    Big Chungus must be the best anime character of all time.
    Big Chungus is better than any waifus.
    Big Chungus is love.

    0
  • Maxilor64 - 5 years ago

    +7
  • Dwight - 5 years ago

    +1 Reanimated collaboration project to one of the best or my favorite Clampett's Looney Tunes cartoons. Feel free to reply for your list of your favorite content creators/animators/visual artists that can be involved in it.

    +6
  • GojiBob - 5 years ago


    Did everyone forget Jim was okay with the idea of removing Hatred from Steam simply because it's edgy garbage and was also in support of DoA Xtreme 3 not getting localized outside Asia? Or was it the part where I said "he makes plenty of good points" that was wrong?

    +8
    • MrGuyDude - 5 years ago

      "I like him when he validates my entitled gamer outrage, but when he doesn't support my creepy fanservice games, he's a moron, and when he thinks steam should cull low-quality garbage, he's obviously pro-censorship."

      -1
      • GojiBob - 5 years ago

        >"entitled gamer outrage"
        >"creepy fanservice games"
        Are we in 2015 again?

        0
    • GojiBob - 5 years ago

      >"entitled gamer outrage"
      >"creepy fanservice games"
      Are we in 2015 again?

      0
  • rtg142857 - 5 years ago

    Always upvote Monty Python.

    +1
  • P1ZZ4D3L1V3RY - 5 years ago

    Says the Fortnite player

    0
  • harrysilan - 5 years ago

    This was widely used before as a meme where the image of Obese bugs bunny is resized so large that it freezes the devices of the user who opened the link(image was uploaded in imgur).

    +4
  • Nihilego - 5 years ago

    0
  • Glazed1221 - 5 years ago

    Fatass: The Meme

    +2
  • Firebug - 5 years ago

    I feel like there's some sort of pattern between "chungus" and other uncomfortable words like "Scrimmy Bingus and the Crungy Springus" and "plumbus". Chungus might not have been used in direct reference to Jim Sterling.

    +1
  • Goatllama - 5 years ago

    B I G C H U N G U S
    B U G S C H I N G A

    +2
  • Rhettorical - 5 years ago

    I took a "History of Games and Animation" class in college. We learned that if it looks like it was rotoscoped, it absolutely was. Even stuff like Alice In Wonderland was rotoscoped (even a lot of the stuff that looks too inhuman to have been). And animation wasn't originally intended for kids, which is why you have Betty Boop in a micro dress and things like this stripping lizard. Even Disney cartoons weren't specifically aimed at children. As the medium grew in popularity, though, Disney was the studio that led the way in making cartoons aimed at children.

    But when you think about it, it's not like cartoons were ever a strictly child-oriented medium. Sure, you've got SpongeBob and Goof Troop, but you also have Family Guy and Archer. And even kids' cartoons can be enjoyed by adults.

    0
  • Arachnos - 5 years ago

    I can't believe The Lusty Argonian Maid has gotten a cartoon adaptation

    +3
  • Gabe N - 5 years ago

    -1
  • GhettoRobin - 5 years ago

    I don't get what's funny about this meme.

    +3
    • poppliodefensesquad - 5 years ago

      welcome to ironic memes where you have to bang your head on a wall until you start laughing at the meme.

      +6
      • leatherfootclone - 5 years ago

        itś not even funny ironically

        it´s just not funny at all

        +1
    • leatherfootclone - 5 years ago

      itś not even funny ironically

      it´s just not funny at all

      +1
  • SMASHED AND SLAMMED - 5 years ago

    I liked this meme before it was popular.

    0
  • Nox Lucis - 5 years ago

    Here's the abridged version.

    And here's the full source animation. (Sorry for Dailymotion)

    0
  • Linkzor24 - 5 years ago

    Idiots, original 'big chungus' was 'bugs easy on the carrots'. Yes, it's as stupid as big chungus and just as forced, but if you're going to write an article on it at least get it right.

    https://archive.4plebs.org/_/search/text/bugs%20easy%20on%20the%20carrots/order/asc/

    0
  • Brethren Toons - 5 years ago

    >when its early in the year and a meme begins evolving into ugandan knuckles 2

    +18
    • Some Buddy - 5 years ago

      hey, at least there's no controversy surrounding it

      +2
      • Hot Sauce - 5 years ago

        Wait until they call it fatphobic

        +6
    • Hot Sauce - 5 years ago

      Wait until they call it fatphobic

      +6
    • MPHJ - 5 years ago

      The year 2018 literally just ended, and it looks like we're going to start the new year the same way we started the old one.
      2018 better not just completely repeat itself.

      +5
      • lecorbak - 5 years ago

        well it's 2018 2

        0
    • lecorbak - 5 years ago

      well it's 2018 2

      0
  • poppliodefensesquad - 5 years ago

    welcome to ironic memes where you have to bang your head on a wall until you start laughing at the meme.

    +6
    • leatherfootclone - 5 years ago

      itś not even funny ironically

      it´s just not funny at all

      +1
  • El piso - 5 years ago

    +38
    • GloopaBoopin - 5 years ago

      Wasn't this posted long before Big Chungus was a meme?

      0
      • El piso - 5 years ago

        Yes, that's why I posted it here

        0
    • El piso - 5 years ago

      Yes, that's why I posted it here

      0
    • poochyena - 5 years ago

      umm, only 1.5mb?

      +3
  • Some Buddy - 5 years ago

    hey, at least there's no controversy surrounding it

    +2
    • Hot Sauce - 5 years ago

      Wait until they call it fatphobic

      +6
  • Hot Sauce - 5 years ago

    Wait until they call it fatphobic

    +6
  • CS 1.6Gamer - 5 years ago

    Why I'm laughing at this?

    0
  • Supersonicfan23 - 5 years ago

    How did this get confirmed in less than a month?

    0
    • Lizard_Drainer - 5 years ago

      Because it's well-written and researched

      +2
  • MPHJ - 5 years ago

    The year 2018 literally just ended, and it looks like we're going to start the new year the same way we started the old one.
    2018 better not just completely repeat itself.

    +5
    • lecorbak - 5 years ago

      well it's 2018 2

      0
  • Lizard_Drainer - 5 years ago

    Because it's well-written and researched

    +2
  • izaihb - 5 years ago

    I Google searched "Chungus" and found out why it's normifying

    https://stayhipp.com/internet/memes/big-chungus-memes/

    0
  • Al Frjedo - 5 years ago

    he's one thicc chung

    +1
  • leatherfootclone - 5 years ago

    itś not even funny ironically

    it´s just not funny at all

    +1
  • GloopaBoopin - 5 years ago

    Wasn't this posted long before Big Chungus was a meme?

    0
    • El piso - 5 years ago

      Yes, that's why I posted it here

      0
  • El piso - 5 years ago

    Yes, that's why I posted it here

    0
  • gavin from vine - 5 years ago

    i kinda feel bad for Karen tbh

    +3
  • gavin from vine - 5 years ago

    guess furries have and always will exist huh. excuse me for a quick second creates a portal to another dimension and leaves

    0
  • Druplesnubb - 5 years ago

    Wow someone found a way to use this meme to harass a slightly overweight woman. What a surprise.

    +7
    • Kekea - 5 years ago

      Karen Chungus isn't real.

      0
      • Druplesnubb - 5 years ago

        The photo is of a real woman, and her first name was even Karen.

        +3
    • Druplesnubb - 5 years ago

      The photo is of a real woman, and her first name was even Karen.

      +3
  • poochyena - 5 years ago

    umm, only 1.5mb?

    +3
  • Kekea - 5 years ago

    Karen Chungus isn't real.

    0
    • Druplesnubb - 5 years ago

      The photo is of a real woman, and her first name was even Karen.

      +3
  • Druplesnubb - 5 years ago

    The photo is of a real woman, and her first name was even Karen.

    +3
  • Jackhound - 5 years ago

    SHE TOOK THE KIDS'S CORPSES!

    +1
  • Lord Trashpost - 5 years ago

    Oh wow!

    0
  • lecorbak - 5 years ago

    well it's 2018 2

    0
  • MrGuyDude - 5 years ago

    "I like him when he validates my entitled gamer outrage, but when he doesn't support my creepy fanservice games, he's a moron, and when he thinks steam should cull low-quality garbage, he's obviously pro-censorship."

    -1
    • GojiBob - 5 years ago

      >"entitled gamer outrage"
      >"creepy fanservice games"
      Are we in 2015 again?

      0
  • GojiBob - 5 years ago

    >"entitled gamer outrage"
    >"creepy fanservice games"
    Are we in 2015 again?

    0
  • MrScottyPieey MrScottyPieey - 5 years ago

    I wish this was a game but it's cilckbait.

    0
  • O-Chul - 5 years ago

    Made it into a game. It had to be done.

    https://zufengw.github.io/big-chungus-game/

    +1
  • TwilightStrikes231 - 5 years ago

    Wow, I wonder if this is gonna leg it out to 2 million hits.

    0
  • TwilightStrikes231 - 5 years ago

    Boy howdy, it sure did.

    0
  • SuperMafia - 5 years ago

    I can't comprehend why big chungus is a "funny meme", because all it felt to me was a forced meme that everyone and their mother was doing during December 2018/January 2019. It's sort of like the absolute unit meme, where it felt like someone trying to sound "cool" by using it with the instances I saw it.

    +1
  • Kimberly Wideman - 5 years ago

    LOL! I can't stop laughing!)))

    0
  • Freezie - 5 years ago

    I remember when this was Deadpool flagged.

    0
  • CyberRobotnix - 4 years ago

    Super Luigi for the Xbox One and Super Mario for the PS4 are sequels to Big Chungus for the PS4, change my mind.

    0
  • Arh_Zer0 - 4 years ago

    In a sense, you are correct. More holistically, a Chungus is a FPS video game opponent that always beats you and is one step ahead of you, like Bugs Bunny beating Elmer Fudd all the time. This reading was popularized by ID Software FPS video game forum communities. A "Big Chungus" is the same in activity as a Chungus, but also so buff and strong that it could probably beat you hands down in a fight without even bothering to beat you strategically, which by no means indicates it won't use everything it has against you.

    0
  • Chimes - 3 years ago

    BigChungus got fucking annihilated on Reddit, and now they're banning the subreddits based on it.
    Fucking wonderful.

    +8
    • CyberRobotnix - 3 years ago

      A subreddit got annihilated by some group called "big chungus crusaders" recently, what was it r/ThereAreOnly2Genders?

      What a coincidence, maybe the Big Chungus subreddit got mass flagged, who knows?

      0
  • CyberRobotnix - 3 years ago

    A subreddit got annihilated by some group called "big chungus crusaders" recently, what was it r/ThereAreOnly2Genders?

    What a coincidence, maybe the Big Chungus subreddit got mass flagged, who knows?

    0
  • CyberRobotnix - 3 years ago

    I found this AMA on Reddit if anyone is interested, could be useful for the article.
    https://www.reddit.com/r/chungus/comments/i0o5j1/im_literally_the_guy_that_made_the_original_big/

    +1
    • Zach - 3 years ago

      We just did an interview with him. Link

      0
  • Zach - 3 years ago

    We just did an interview with him. Link

    0
  • Duke Bruh - 3 years ago

    I remember when many thought this was better than Ugandan Knuckles,they actually turned it in something so much worse.
    It became the "Poster Boy" for embarassing Reddit moments.

    +1
  • SupaCLUCK - 3 years ago

    https://twitter.com/sheelgetshyphy/status/17297274800 there is a chungus among us in 2010

    0
  • Omega MISSINGNO - 3 years ago

    i remember when this was cool

    0
    • scpony - 3 years ago

      Well I do too because that is today!

      +2
  • scpony - 3 years ago

    Well I do too because that is today!

    +2
  • The Dark Lord of Cats - 3 years ago

    At every point in its existence, Big Chungus never stopped being funny to me.

    When everyone started to decide that it was a cringe Reddit meme, that only made it funnier to me. The fact that these people get mad over someone finding Big Chungus is so stupid and just adds another level of irony to the whole thing.

    Taken straight: Big Chungus is funny
    Taken ironically: Big Chungus is still funny
    At a post-ironic stage: Big Chungus is still funny

    I think I might ride out with Big Chungus into the ether. He's like Morshu to me. Never really loses its place in my mind. I'm glad he's stuck through it all.

    +5
  • Twelve Mad Flamingos - 2 years ago

    0
  • FigureGunplaFan - 2 years ago

    You can actually consider its brief appearance in SJ:ANL as a "Wabbit Twouble" easter egg.

    0
  • JobsArAMeme - 2 years ago

    I remember when Silvagunner made remixes of this meme.

    +2
  • 9InchGag - about a year ago

    BIG BIG CHUNGUS BIG CHUNGUS BIG CHUNGUS

    0
  • big_king_smegma - 4 months ago

    I think the crux of Big Chungus was that it eventually fell victim to the belief that running a meme into the ground was, in and of itself, funny.

    +4
  • VPhantom - 4 months ago

    0
  • Jazz Wizard - 4 months ago

    5 Years

    0
  • Arturinni, a random lurker - 4 months ago

    This is the most culturally relevant thing Jim Sterling has ever done or ever will.

    +1
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