00:00Some things truly stand the test of time, and have us consistently coming back for more.
00:04Things like the classic animated comedy The Simpsons, and mmm, liver and onions.
00:10So, why are we seeing The Simpsons characters licking their lips at the idea of liver and onions on TikTok?
00:15This current trend is a revival of a meme that started all the way back in 2017.
00:19Well, I guess if you want to get technical about it, it really started in 1996,
00:23when The Simpsons aired the episode The Day the Violence Died,
00:26which features this scene where the character Chester J. Lampwick wants to celebrate a victory with his favorite cuisine.
00:32Wanna go celebrate? I feel like liver and onions.
00:36But then in 2017, a Tumblr user shared the earliest found liver and onions meme,
00:41in two panels based on a scene from the episode Bart on the Road,
00:44altering the dialogue to reference liver and onions,
00:46and editing Lampwick's beard and tongue onto all four of the characters featured.
00:50The meme spread to the r slash Simpson posting subreddit and to YouTube,
00:53gaining a notable presence in 2018, as more and more users uploaded videos editing Lampwick's mouth
00:59saying liver and onions and licking his lips onto other characters from The Simpsons,
01:03in all varieties of scenes from the show.
01:05Many would also try and insert some depiction of the dish in the clips as well.
01:08For example, in April 2018, Redditor IamCarballo posted a video like this,
01:13where liver and onions makes a cameo in The Simpsons' McBain movie.
01:17Remember when I said I would eat you last?
01:20I lied.
01:21In May of 2025, the meme saw a resurgence on TikTok.
01:26While it's unclear what kicked off this new wave,
01:28it is clear that the joke is just as funny as it was before.
01:31Just now it's reaching a new audience.
01:33More liver and onions.
01:36Yes, please.
01:39TikTokers have been posting clips, editing Lampwick's liver-licking lips onto other Simpsons characters,
01:44but they've also taken it several steps further,
01:46by putting the beard on themselves or using AI to have subjects from outside the Simpsons universe embody the craving.
01:52Mix together with the most important ingredient of all,
01:57four heaping pounds of freshly ground...
02:01liver and onions.
02:02...
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