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From epic superhero sacrifices to Disney Channel awkwardness, these scenes escaped the screen and took over the internet. Join us as we count down the funniest Disney moments that became unforgettable memes, from “What Did It Cost? Everything” to “A Llama? He’s Supposed to Be Dead!” and that infamous cringey stare. Which meme still makes you laugh?
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00:00Palpatine's been out there all this time, pulling the strings.
00:03Always in the shadows from the very beginning.
00:06Welcome to Miss Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the scenes from all corners of the Disney
00:11Empire that made for the funniest memes.
00:14This is the Buzz Lightyear aisle. Back in 1995, short-sighted retailers did not order enough dolls to meet demand.
00:22Number 10. What did it cost? Everything.
00:25Avengers Infinity War.
00:27Did you do it?
00:30Yes.
00:31Few superhero gut punches landed as hard as this one.
00:35After Thanos achieves his brutal victory, Gamora appears in a dreamlike vision and asks the question that launched a thousand
00:43reaction images.
00:44What did it cost?
00:49Everything.
00:50The reply, everything, became instant meme fuel because it is so clean, so dramatic,
00:56and so easy to repurpose for any situation involving sacrifice, bad decisions, or emotional devastation.
01:04Online, it turns into the perfect punchline for everything from exam stress to buying something overpriced.
01:11Sometimes the internet just needs one line to turn a blockbuster moment into a universal mood.
01:16Number 9. A llama? He's supposed to be dead.
01:20The Emperor's New Groove.
01:22Oh, what are you gonna do?
01:23I mean, you've been around here a long time, and I really mean a long time.
01:27This line is classic Disney comedy.
01:30Kronk's frantic realization is already funny on its own,
01:33but what really made it stick online was the exaggerated delivery,
01:38the sudden panic, and the complete absurdity of the situation.
01:41What? A llama? He's supposed to be dead!
01:45Yeah, weird.
01:47Eartha Kitt's impeccable comedic timing captures the exact energy of a character trying to process chaos one second too late.
01:54The meme version often gets used when someone discovers something alarming, obvious, or hilariously overdue.
02:00That makes it endlessly adaptable.
02:03In other words, Kronk did not just ask a question,
02:06he accidentally gave the internet one of its favorite reactions.
02:10You know, in my defense, your poisons all look alike.
02:13You might think about relabeling some of them.
02:15Number 8. Hades' Flaming Hairdo, Hercules
02:23Hades is already one of Disney's most meme-friendly villains,
02:26but his hair is a whole separate level.
02:29When he gets angry, those blue flames erupt from his head in a way that feels perfectly over-the-top
02:34for a villain who is equal parts menace and stand-up comic.
02:38I'm about to rearrange the cosmos,
02:42and the one sh-me-el who can last it up is waltzing around in the woods!
02:49The moment becomes even funnier because the fire immediately sputters or calms as he tries to regain control,
02:57giving each scene a built-in visual gag.
02:59What?
03:00It's got...
03:01Okay, fine, fine, I'm cool, I'm fine.
03:04Fans latched onto it as a perfect reaction image for being furious,
03:08then instantly forced to chill out.
03:10It is dramatic, expressive, and very internet-ready.
03:18Number 7. The Jack Sparrow Run
03:21Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise
03:27Captain Jack Sparrow's absurd, zig-zagging run is one of those perfectly weird physical performances
03:33that will stand the test of time in cinematic history.
03:36It looks less like a heroic dash and more like a pure chaotic survival,
03:40which is exactly why it became a meme.
03:43Alas, my children, this is the day you shall always remember as the day that you all know...
03:49The run gets repurposed for everything,
03:51from me trying to leave work on Friday to escaping my responsibilities.
03:56Johnny Depp's loose-limbed movement gives the gag its identity,
03:59and the character's general unpredictability only helps.
04:03It's a reminder that a single funny silhouette can outlive the entire scene it came from.
04:09Number 6. Just Everything
04:11Corey in the House.
04:13We got Corey, Corey, Corey in the house!
04:16Yeah! It's a party every week, baby!
04:18Corey, Corey, Corey, check it out!
04:20That's right, I'm in the house!
04:22Some memes do not rise from one iconic scene.
04:25They rise from an entire absurd reputation.
04:29Corey in the House became a long-running internet joke
04:31for being impossibly meme-able in almost every way.
04:35You know what? That was just evil.
04:37It made me laugh.
04:41It's the poster for top 10 anime of all time,
04:44the Nintendo DS game is way better than it has any right to be,
04:48and the whole show became a perennial punching bag for random online humor.
04:52It's not about one specific moment so much as a perfect storm of early internet irony.
04:58Few Disney Channel titles have been transformed into such a bizarre,
05:01enduring, and completely unserious cultural artifact as Corey's time in the White House.
05:07Yeah, yeah, thank you, Mr. President.
05:09Keep your head up.
05:12If you can.
05:20Do it! Make the sacrifice!
05:24Nothing says internet humor like a blunt hand-waved return
05:28of one of the most iconic villains in film history.
05:31Rather than a sweeping explanation,
05:33the movie offers a very direct, very memed acknowledgement
05:37that Emperor Palpatine is back.
05:39And that's it.
05:40We've decoded the intel from the First Order spy.
05:43And it confirms the worst.
05:47Somehow Palpatine returned.
05:50The simplicity is what made it explode online.
05:53Fans used it to mock any flimsy comeback,
05:56unexplained return, or sequel-era plot twist
05:58that arrived with little build-up.
06:01Soon enough, it expanded to other fandoms,
06:03and now it lives on in pop culture infamy.
06:06It's definitely not flattering to Star Wars,
06:09but at least it gave audiences something
06:11to remember The Rise of Skywalker by...
06:13It's all been for nothing.
06:14All we've done, all this time.
06:17Number 4.
06:18Juliet aging.
06:19Wizards of Waverly Place.
06:21Justin, we can't be together.
06:23Yes, we can.
06:24I love you no matter how old you are.
06:26This is one of those weirdly specific Disney Channel moments
06:29that somehow escaped the show
06:31and became a broader internet reaction.
06:33In the scene, Juliet rapidly ages in a steady shot,
06:37and the visual jump is so abrupt
06:39that it instantly reads as comedic,
06:42even if that was not the original intention.
06:44Wow.
06:46You are old.
06:47You are old.
06:50Online, the moment has been repurposed
06:52by communities joking about feeling old,
06:55time passing too fast,
06:56or suddenly realizing how much has changed.
06:59For Justin, the shock came from seeing
07:01his beloved turn into an elderly woman.
07:04But for the rest of the world,
07:05Juliet's quick trip to the nursing home
07:07elicits more laughter than anything else.
07:10Juliet.
07:14I'll never forget you.
07:16Number 3.
07:17Mickey Cuts Bread, Mickey and the Beanstalk
07:20Sharing a pitiful crust between them.
07:23Share and share alike.
07:25Sharing and staring.
07:28Staring and sharing.
07:30There's just nothing like old school Disney.
07:32Just look at this short film from the 40s.
07:35Meant to parody Jack and the Beanstalk,
07:37it features a small moment
07:39where Mickey cuts bread into pieces so thin,
07:41they're literally translucent.
07:43Around 70 years later,
07:45that scene took on a new life
07:47as the perfect reaction
07:48to any kind of stinginess or greed.
07:50Thanks to the charm of its animation,
07:52the simple gag is sold without a single word.
07:55It may not have fed Donald, Goofy or Mickey,
07:58but this hilarious comedy beat
08:00fed online communities for years.
08:14If you've ever heard that the internet is an echo chamber,
08:17boy do we have a meme for you.
08:20Courtesy of none other than Toy Story 2,
08:22the reveal of all the identical buzzes
08:24have become something of a shorthand
08:26for repetitive comments.
08:30Whether the joke is about identical opinions,
08:33copycat behavior,
08:34or just a flood of the same image in one place,
08:36this moment does the heavy lifting.
08:38I've got an AWOL space ranger.
08:40Tell me I wasn't this deluded.
08:42No backtalk.
08:43I have a laser and I will use it.
08:46The comedy comes from the sheer scale of it.
08:48One buzz is fine,
08:49but a whole sea of them
08:50turns the situation into organized chaos.
08:53It's a great visual metaphor,
08:55and the internet culture loves a visual metaphor
08:58it can weaponize.
09:04Number 1.
09:06The cringiest of cringy looks.
09:08Radio Rebel.
09:09She's the kind of girl who's not afraid
09:11to ask a dancing sandwich for some help.
09:15She inspired this song.
09:16This song's for her.
09:17Few Disney moments became memes
09:19as fast or relentlessly as
09:21Debbie Ryan's infamous hair-tuckin' stare frame
09:24from Radio Rebel.
09:25The shot is awkward
09:26in exactly the way the internet
09:28can latch onto forever.
09:30It's stiff, expressive,
09:31and just uncomfortable enough
09:33to be endlessly reusable.
09:35And that's exactly what happened.
09:36Needed you to look through
09:39to the shadows I tried to bury inside.
09:45It became a catch-all image
09:47for second-hand embarrassment,
09:48fake confidence,
09:50or social awkwardness in general.
09:52At this point,
09:53Debbie Ryan's hair has been used
09:54in so many different situations,
09:56it's safe to say
09:57she isn't the only renegade anymore.
10:00We're all Radio Rebel.
10:01Sorry, we couldn't resist.
10:07Did we miss any of your favorite
10:09meme-worthy moments from the Mouse House?
10:11Let us know in the comments below.
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