Social media users are getting hyped for an upcoming web series called "Ethan's Clubhouse." Here's what it's all about.

Arc'teryx Jacket Water Resistant and the Water Beads Off Memes refer to a series of memes surrounding jokes about how jackets by the brand Arc'teryx are water-resistant and cause liquids to bead and repel off of them. Some memes also poke fun at Arc'teryx jackets as a status symbol. The memes were popularized on TikTok and Instagram Reels throughout 2026, seeing a surge in popularity in September and October 2026.

Imagine Spinning Apples refers to the act of imagining 3D apples spinning in your mind, and the claim that the more apples you can imagine spinning at a time, the higher your IQ level and the more intelligent you are. Memes about imagining apples spinning, with some specifically asking you to imagine nine apples spinning, were popularized on sites like TikTok in September 2026. Memes about imagining apples spinning are often used to make fun of IQ tests and people who think they have high IQs based on metrics like online tests and mental exercises. The concept of imagining spinning apples as a measure of IQ combines aspects of the apple visualization test, which is meant to test if someone has aphantasia, the concept of shape rotators, and memes about rotating a cow in your mind. In October 2026, the IQmaxx Wojak meme was popularized online as a method of making fun of people who claim to have high IQs. Many of these memes involve spinning apples.

Ethan's Clubhouse is an upcoming web series or video by TikToker @ethansclubhouse, inspired by the children's show Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, starring a self-insert of the creator, Ethan, and a cast of characters including Ragatha and Pomni from The Amazing Digital Circus, The Banana Splits, a toy car named Zoomer and more. Ethan began posting sneak previews of Ethan's Clubhouse in September 2026 and the intro for the series, which features a mashup of the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and The Banana Splits theme songs, went viral that month. Ethan's previews inspired memes about the excitement of waiting to watch the series. Some viewers assumed that Ethan is autistic based on the contents of his videos, resulting in jokes and memes that refer to Ethan's Clubhouse as "autistic art," many of which celebrate autistic artwork and how unique the previews look.

On October 25, 2010, 15 days after My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic premiered, an anonymous 4chan user typed "Ponybro more like BRONY amirite" and coined one of the internet's most talked-about fandoms. How did a cartoon made for little girls end up with an audience of adult men?

Artists are reimagining Harry Potter character Draco Malfoy as a woman in a viral fan art trend known as "Malfoid."

Relax, Pal, is a quote spoken by a University of Wisconsin-Madison student presumably involved with the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, which was under investigation after two arrests were made related to a hazing incident, to a reporter for WISN12 after he asks, "Were you hazed, or were you doing the hazing?" The video was uploaded to WISN 12 News' social media pages in late September 2026. It went viral as the subject of video edits and memes over the following days, many of which ironically paint the student who said, "Relax, pal," in a positive and Chad-like light and follow-up the clip with fraternity-related footage.

DEI Purple refers to the theory that video games that prominently feature the color purple are woke and designed with DEI incentives in mind, the negative implication being that the game will suffer because of this. The idea of DEI Purple first began spreading online as early as August 2024. It continued to spread over the following years among anti-woke gamers, including supporters of GamerGate. The theory was further popularized by streamer Asmongold in 2026 after he noted the use of the color purple in the trailer for God of War: Laufey, the first game in the God of War series to feature a female protagonist.

Shocked Katie Britt, also known as the Katie Britt Face Meme or Katie Britt Jack Smith Hearing Reaction, refers to a viral video and reaction GIF of Alabama Senator Katie Britt reacting to Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with former special counsel Jack Smith in late September 2026. In the clip, Britt is seen staring as if in shock as the camera slowly zooms in on her, with an open-mouthed expression on her face that many perceived as embarrassment. Following the clip's virality, Britt's shocked-looking reaction spread on social media as a meme, with users editing the clip and adding humorous music like the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme, as well as using the video as a simple reaction meme with captions about being shocked or embarrassed by something. The moment also garnered significant media coverage following the hearing.

Malfoid, or Fem Malfoy, is a nickname for a gender swapped version of Draco Malfoy from the Harry Potter series, popularized through a September 2026 fan art trend. The fan art trend was popularized on X / Twitter in September 2026. The trend involves drawing depictions of Draco Malfoy as a woman. The term "Malfoid" is a combination of "Malfoy" and "foid," a derogatory incel term for women derived from "femoid," a term meant to call women unintelligent.

My City Now refers to an image macro, exploitable, reaction image and catchprase derived from a panel of Meduka Meguca, a crowd-sourced retelling of the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica, which began on the 4chan /a/ imageboard in 2011. The image has since spread out of context as a general reaction image, catchphrase and social media tag meant to signify that someone is alone or intends to take over a space.

Fanum Throwing Broccoli is a series of memes, including video edits, based on a clip of Twitch streamer Fanum throwing a plate of broccoli behind him at streamer Kai Cenat. The clip was popularized as an exploitable meme format in September 2026. As a meme, the clip is often paired with captions about procrastinating on something or tossing something that isn't immediately important away. One of the most popular versions of the memes edits the clip to include an explosion after the broccoli is thrown. The clip originally went viral in May 2023 around the time of the Fanum Tax meme, which is about Fanum taxing people for a portion of their food.

Leopardus tilcayo, commonly called the tilcayo, is a newly identified species of wild cat found in Bolivia's Yungas forest, a mountainous cloud-forest region. Its identification marked the first time in more than a century that a new living feline species had been formally named and described. News of the discovery quickly spread across social media, where users reacted with excitement and repeatedly used the catchphrase new cat dropped in posts celebrating the newly identified species.

Candace Owens Lesbian Conspiracy Theory, also known as Candace Owens Is Lesbian Rumors, refers to a series of unverified accusations circulating on X / Twitter in late September 2026, alleging that conservative commentator Candace Owens previously maintained profiles on dating websites intended for women seeking women or same-sex encounters. The allegations have been used to claim that Owens is a lesbian and that she cheated on her husband, George Farmer, with women. The evidence presented in the posts comes from purported old leaked data associated with online dating websites, including Fling and AdultFriendFinder-era material, but the claims have not been independently authenticated by major news outlets. Owens has denied the accusations, describing them as "the most deranged" claims made about her.

They Just Look At You Like This or People Don't Even Say X Anymore, is a catchphrase used in a series of phrasal template and image macro memes in which an image of someone staring in confusion or with a concerned look is paired with a variation of the caption, "People don't even X anymore, they just look at you like this." The earliest known version of the meme features an image of rapper Boosie Badazz and was posted by X user @jossehtx in March 2020. The meme became increasingly popular over the following years. Some of the most popular versions of the meme use an image of Brendan Fraser from The Whale.

I'm So Sick Of This Fucking School or I Am So Sick Of This Fucking School is a reaction meme taken from a South Park clip of the character Eric Cartman screaming in rage and shaking a table, telling his friends that he hates his school. The scene comes from season four, episode 15, titled "T.M.I.," which aired in May 2011. The meme commonly sees a resurgence online during the start of new school years. As a meme, the clip is most commonly used as a simple reaction image or GIF of Cartman shaking the table and saying the catchphrase to express that someone hates their school. In late 2026, the scene then became the source of various funk remixes and brainrot memes on TikTok, which edit the clip in absurd ways or turn it into a song.

Can I Get Another Mango is a series of memes based on a video of American model Sean O'Pry teaching viewers how to cut a mango. He fails his first attempt and asks for another mango, saying, "Can I get another mango?" The video was posted to the Spot.ph YouTube channel on April 10th, 2015. It became the subject of ironic memes on TikTok in September 2026. As a meme, the video is ironically hyped up as much funnier than it actually is and painted as an example of pretty people humor.

Bonnie Blue Staring or Bonnie Blue Eyes is a reaction image and exploitable meme format featuring adult actress Bonnie Blue, which is derived from promotional photos taken for a Channel 4 documentary titled 1,000 Men and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story. The image was used as the cover of the documentary film, released in late July 2025, and subsequently began spreading across various social media platforms over the following year. As a meme, people typically use the photo of Blue as a simple reaction image, as well as users editing it to add different visual elements with captions.

Jean Philanthrope, also known as Jean Phil, is a French internet persona and character who emerged in mid-to-late September 2026, quickly going viral on social media and garnering a large following in just a few days.

Milk Edinburgh refers to a photo of a man shouting into a woman's ear at a dance club. The image was shared online with captions imagining the man saying something that would make the woman appear bored. The photo was taken at Milk, a dance club in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was shared in memes with the club's logo on the photograph, hence the meme's name "Milk Edinburgh.

The Jack Schlossberg Cheating Allegations refer to a likely hoax based on a video by a TikToker named Aurelia Ramirez who claimed to be Jack Schlossberg's ex-girlfriend, writing that Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy, cheated on her with "about 200 women" in New York City. The allegations were made by Ramirez on TikTok on or around September 14th, 2026. She deleted her account shortly after. A screenshot of the video went viral on social media, inspiring discourse and memes about Schlossberg cheating. It is suspected, however, that the claim is false and that Ramirez never dated Schlossberg.

The Ed Sheeran, Macklemore "Free Palestine" Controversy refers to controversy surrounding the removal of artist Macklemore from the Ed Sheeran tour after Macklemore showed his support for the Free Palestine movement on stage. Macklemore made his speech about freeing Palestine on September 4th, 2026 during a show in New Jersey. The speech resulted in some pushback, including from the Israeli American Council and musical artist Pink. On September 14th, Macklemore confirmed that he was removed from the tour because of his statement and pressure from billionaire Robert Kraft, who owns Gillette Stadium, who refused to let Sheeran perform there with support from Macklemore. Macklemore's removal from the tour inspired significant online backlash, particularly from supporters of the Free Palestine movement, who rallied behind Macklemore and against Sheeran, Pink, and others who supported his removal from the tour. As the backlash continued, the other supporting acts on Sheeran's tour dropped out of touring.

"GG EZ" or "GGEZ" is an AI-generated K-pop song by Kaien, Sugar and M.Sasuke. The song is known for its chorus, "GG fuckin' easy." The song was first teased by M.Sasuke, who generated it using AI, on TikTok in late May 2026. It was released that month and became the subject of dance videos by prominent K-pop stars, including members of groups like ENHYPEN and ILLIT. A full music video for the song was released in late August 2026. In September 2026, the music video and song went viral on X and became the subject of discourse, mockery and memes.

HIVliving was a controversial _Hamilton_ fandom Tumblr account that presented itself as being run by two HIV-positive people living in India. In 2017, an investigation revealed that the identities had been fabricated, sparking a major controversy and becoming a lasting piece of Tumblr lore.

This notorious meme from a 2010s prank in which a post from author John Green was edited to make it appear that he had written something extremely explicit has become one of the best-known examples of Tumblr's early text-editing culture and remains part of the site's longstanding lore.

Marvel's Wolverine Gameplay Criticism, also known as Wolverine Game Controversy or Wolverine Game Memes, refers to online criticism, backlash and mocking memes surrounding the 2026 action-adventure video game Marvel's Wolverine, developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Following its release in mid-September 2026, the video game received generally positive reviews from critics, while also attracting criticism and backlash from many players over its gameplay, which was widely perceived as overly simplistic, hand-holding and far too easy. As reviews and gameplay footage circulated online, some players argued that the game had been overhyped and criticized aspects of its combat, level design and narrative, as well as comparisons to Insomniac's Marvel's Spider-Man series of games. In particular, Wolverine garnered significant backlash over the "Scent Trail" feature (with players calling it "fart gas") that is used to guide players with a blue line to objectives and items. Additionally, the game's quick-time events (QTEs) sparked controversy, with players showing parts of the game where it was impossible to lose or it played itself. In the days surrounding its release, many users began creating memes about Wolverine, mocking its difficulty, game design and other aspects as it generated discourse across social media, similar to the criticisms about the contentious game Mixtape in May 2026.

A State-Mandated Girlfriend or Government-Issued Girlfriend is a satirical concept popularized in online incel communities, referring to a girlfriend issued by the government to lonely and involuntarily celibate men to reduce loneliness and depression among men. While the concept is largely satirical, it has been criticized as misogynistic for treating women as objects or tools to cure male loneliness and inceldom. Some of the earliest existing public posts about state-mandated girlfriends appear on 4chan in 2016. Memes about state-mandated girlfriends spread online and became increasingly popular between 2018 and throughout the 2020s. In September 2026, a Wojak meme showing an incel getting his state-mandated girlfriend inspired edits and discourse about the concept.

Kurt Caldwell Laughing Then Shocked or Clancy Brown Laughing Then Shocked is a reaction GIF of actor Clancy Brown, playing Kurt Caldwell in Dexter: New Blood, laughing and then transitioning to shock. The meme originates from Dexter: New Blood season one, episode six, titled "Too Many Tuna Sandwiches." The shocked reaction image first became the subject of memes in March 2025 and the combined reactions became the subject of memes later that year. As an image macro format, the memes are used alongside captions about enjoying something that suddenly turns to shocking in nature.

The Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen Rap Lyric Memes are a series of image macros memes where an image of Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen from the movie Primetime is paired with the lyrics from rap songs. The trend was started in mid-September 2026 on X / Twitter, with one of the earliest known examples being uploaded by user @rosebudlight. The meme spread over the following days to sites like Reddit and Instagram.

In September 2021, somebody took a photo of a school computer login screen, and the name on it was so strange that the internet could not leave it alone.

Pepsi Dog or Funny Dog Eat a Pepsi refers to a viral photograph of a dog named Peanut drinking a cup of Pepsi from a straw. The exploitable photo was first uploaded to Flickr in 2005 and gained viral spread over the following years, inspiring photoshops and memes of the dog. Another image of a dog drinking Pepsi from a can also went viral in the years following.

They’re Good Dogs Brent is a quote from Twitter account @dog_rates during a celebrated exchange in which the account shut down a person taking issue with their rating system.

The "No Type" Challenge is a TikTok dance and lip dub challenge and trend set to the song "No Type" by Rae Sremmurd where one participant holds another upside down over the back, lip-syncs to the song, then turns around and lets the person on the back continue the lip-sync. The trend began in July 2021 on TikTok. It had a resurgence in popularity between May and September 2026.

Haminations Cringe, also known as Haminations Song Meme or "Who I Am" Meme, is a TikTok trend that uses clips from YouTuber and indie animator Haminations to joke about the perceived cringe nature of the channel's older content, particularly a 2019 video where Rasmussen sings while introducing himself and discussing his interests, which resurfaced in September early 2026. After resurfacing in late 2026, the footage was circulated on TikTok as users repurposed it to parody their own enthusiasm and childhood interests, with users expressing embarrassment over having watched and enjoyed Haminations as children and using the clips to joke about the awkwardness of introducing yourself, talking about your interests or openly sharing things you enjoy.

Bird Hands is an observed phenomenon where women pinch their fingers together at the tips, comparable to the shape of a bird's head and beak, and point them at someone they are trying to make a point to. The gesture is often painted online by manosphere content creators and enjoyers as a red flag and a sign that a woman is not mentally stable, is dominant, is trying to manipulate a man, or is being condescending. Bird hands started going viral in March 2025 and became increasingly popular throughout 2025 and 2026. Women have defended bird hands as a gesture used to emphasize an important point to men who are unwilling to listen to them and have refuted the idea that they are a sign of mental instability. The gesture is similar to the Italian hands gesture.

M2 Browning In Space or Ma Deuce Mars Copypasta, also known as the M2 Browning Copypasta, is a copypasta about the famous M2 Browning .50-caliber machine gun (nicknamed the "Ma Deuce"), designed by American firearm designer John Browning in the early 1900s. The copypasta comes from a Greentext Story about a fictional soldier fighting rebels on Mars in 2066, with the joke being that the M2 Browning is still in service in the future due to its lengthy usage by the U.S. military in the real world. The meme originated on 4chan's /k/ (Weapons) board in mid-July 2016 and spread over the following years, being referenced in various art, memes and other content across the internet into the 2020s. Some variations expanding on the original copypasta or altering it have also appeared amid its spread

Gavin Dorman, 10, refers to a series of memes based on an image of a blonde, smiling child in a satirical article by The Onion titled, "Kids React To Climate Change," in which Gavin Droman, age 10, reacts by saying, "Honestly, it's fine. I have a feeling I wasn't going to do much with my life anyway." The article was released in mid-July 2023. The context-free image of Gavin Dorman and his caption went viral on TikTok and Instagram Reels in late August throught September 2026 as the subject of reposts and edits.

I Can't Do Nathan is a series of memes based on a clip from a video by YouTuber Blitzerz where a child says he "can't do nothing," which sounds like, "can't do Nathan," because the YouTuber is using "one million trillion aim assist" while playing Fortnite. The video was uploaded to YouTube in mid-August 2026. The audio of the kid saying he "can't do Nathan" was popularized on sites including TikTok and Instagram later in August and through early September 2026 as the subject of memes, which play off of the fact that the word "nothing" sounds like "Nathan" when the kid says it.

Cybergoth Dance Remixes refers to a series of videos featuring a group of cybergoth teenagers dancing to industrial music, which replaces the background track with unfitting music.

You Know I Have to Do It to Em is a photoshop meme based on a picture of Twitter user LuckyLucianok17 standing on a sidewalk in a preppy button-up shirt and shorts, with the caption “You know I had to do it to em.”

Face Dancing or Facedancing refers to the practice of rhythmically moving and expressing your face, often while lip syncing, to the beat of a song, as if making your face dance. In 2017, the Face Dance Challenge app, a game where participants are asked to strike specific faces to the tune of a song, went viral on social media in Asia. The practice of face dancing outside of the app became increasingly popular in 2020, with one of the most prominent examples being the M to the B video by Bella Poarch. Face dancing was further popularized on social media throughout the 2020s. In August 2026, TikToker Miny Naranja's face dancing videos went viral online, inspiring discourse about face dancing.

Squirrel Waving Bye In Tornado, also known as Superman Tornado Squirrel or Man of Steel Squirrel Getting Sucked Into Storm, is a viral reaction image and GIF depicting an edit of the "Jonathan's Sacrifice Scene" from the 2013 DC Comics Superman film Man of Steel (the same one used in the Stop, My Invincible Son meme), in which a squirrel is edited in place of Superman's father figure, Jonathan (played by actor Kevin Costner). The meme shows the squirrel holding up its hand before being ripped away into the tornado. Initially, the meme began as a still image swapping Jonathan with the squirrel in mid-2025, with edits over the following months animating the scene to show the squirrel slowly raising its hand before being whisked away into the storm. In late 2026, the meme saw a resurgence online, particularly on X / Twitter, as people used it in GIF caption memes to show someone accepting defeat and being "cooked." The edit is a direct reference to the James Gunn 2025 Superman movie, which included a viral scene in which Superman saves a squirrel. The edit contrasts the depiction of Zack Snyder's Superman in Man of Steel, who did not use his powers to save Jonathan from the tornado, while Gunn's Superman is shown saving a random squirrel.

Today I'm Gonna Turn Into A Cute Little X is a TikTok trend where participants film themselves crouching down gradually lower to the ground as the caption, "Today I'm gonna turn into a cute little X," "X" being a subject, is displayed piece-by-piece on-screen, followed by a cut to a clip of someone or something else, as if the participant turned into the subject. The trend was popularized on TikTok throughout August 2026 and was started that month by TikToker @sleepeymimiii. It is set to the song "I'm Going To Be a Squashed Cheese Ball Today" by HappyPizzaBread.

Cat In the Hat Serial Killer Trend refers to an AI hoax and series of memes about a serial killer, said to be in Ireland and the U.K., who stalked the streets at night in an outfit resembling Mike Myers as the Cat In the Hat from the 2003 film The Cat In the Hat. The trend was popularized on social media in August 2026 following both a series of dark Cat In the Hat memes that reinterpret scenes from The Cat In the Hat through a dark and horror-inspired lens, and an auction for the original Cat suit worn by Mike Myers. Claims of the killer were confirmed to be a hoax by the police in Ireland as further claims about the killer spread online. The hoax is comparable to the 2016 creepy clown sightings.

Doomsdale was an event that fell on August 30th, 2026, signifying the date that streamer Low Tier God claimed that, if he was still streaming by, he would be considered a failure. On August 30th, 2020, Low Tier God said during a live stream that if he was still streaming in six years, he would be a failure. Low Tier God's viewers reminded him of this date over the following years as it approached and he continued to stream. The date of August 30th, 2026, was referred to by the community as "Doomsdale," a combination of the streamer's real name, Dalauan Sparrow, and the word "doomsday." In the days leading up to and following August 30th, 2026, memes about Doomsdale grew in popularity.

Aura Battles are public battles loosely organized on social media where participants aura farm against one another to determine who has more aura. Aura battles are similar in structure to dance or rap battles. Videos of aura battles started going viral throughout August 2026 on sites including TikTok and Instagram Reels. The clips show participants attempting to farm as much aura as possible by posing, mogging, dancing, and performing in ways that are intended to make them look cool.

“Man’s Not Hot”, also known as The Ting Goes, refers to a viral video by English comedian Michael Dapaah from his web series #SWIL. In the video, Dapaah plays as rappers named MC Quakez and Roadman Shaq, who during his most infamous verse of the song “Man’s Not Hot”, says “The ting goes…” followed by him making a series of absurd gunshot sound effects with his mouth. Online, people have captioned the “ting goes” moment, using the sounds Dapaah makes as the punchline to a joke. People have also dubbed the song over other footage.

“She Was His Queen” refers to a series of jokes mocking a line from Suicide Squad about The Joker and Harley Quinn. The full line reads, “She was fearless and crazier than him. She was his queen, and God help anyone who dared to disrespect his queen.” In the jokes, the line is paired with an image of a humorous couple.

Don Tzu, also known as Donny Tzu or Donald Trump Sun Tzu Quotes, is an exploitable image macro meme similar to Troll Quotes that parodies the famous Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher Sun Tzu, replacing his image with a Chinese-inspired version of U.S. President Donald Trump and adding quotes related to Trump's actions, usually as a way to mock his contentious military strategies, decisions or political moves, humorously portraying him as a mastermind. The memes initially started as a way to jokingly praise Trump's actions among his supporters, but later became more mixed. The nickname and meme series, which typically uses a grey image of a Sun Tzu-looking Trump against a black background with white text for the quotes (also used in fake Sun Tzu quote memes), dates back to at least 2017 during his first term, but largely went viral online around early 2026 and spread throughout the following year. Additional variations of the meme include a black-and-white photo of Trump wearing an ancient Chinese military helmet, among other images portraying him as Sun Tzu or a Chinese military leader.

Lesbian Space Princess is a 2025 Australian adult animated science-fiction comedy film written and directed by Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese. It follows Saira, an introverted lesbian princess from Clitopolis, who travels across the galaxy to rescue her bounty-hunter ex-girlfriend Kiki after she is kidnapped by the Straight White Maliens. The film combines queer comedy, romance, musical elements and absurdist science fiction. In August 2026, Lesbian Space Princess became the subject of a sudden wave of online backlash nearly a year after its original release. Clips from the film circulated widely on TikTok, Reddit and X, with users criticizing its deliberately exaggerated humor, character names and queer themes. The backlash soon developed into a broader meme, with users from various fandoms jokingly portraying themselves as joining forces to mock the film.