Weekend Meme Roundup: Logan Paul Vs. Mayweather Fight, Samsung Sam, 'The Backyardigans'

Welcome to the weekend roundup, where the trending memes of the past weekend are rounded up and examined more closely. This weekend was one with a monumental, overly hyped event that was in the works for months. The Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul fight was something that millions were intently looking forward to online, so of course there were memes made about it. Samsung found itself in the weird part of the internet when it had a character design posted online of Samsung Sam. As expected by anyone who's spent some time entrenched in online culture, the character design was met expected enthusiasm. The Backyardigans, a TV show that ended production in 2013, has found itself memed on TikTok recently.

Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul

Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul was an exhibition boxing match that happened on Sunday, with years of hype surrounding it. Since December 6th, 2020, people have been waiting to see this fight take place, as everyone was interested in seeing Logan Paul finally get his just desserts, while Floyd Mayweather hadn't been inside the boxing ring in a hot minute. The fight itself was, in the words of millions of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube users, incredibly boring. Much of the fight was spent with them locked in each other's arms not dealing much damage and not getting knocked down. Because of the lack of flair for something that was years in the making, the memes made about it are, expectedly, not too kind.

Samsung Sam

Samsung Sam, also known as Samsung Girl and Samsung Virtual Assistant, is an unofficial virtual assistant for Samsung designed and presented by visual arts production house Lightfarm in May 2021. The reveal was followed with memes and hornyposting on social media, with some users mispresenting the character as having been officially revealed by Samsung. As to be expected, there was a myriad of rule 34 memes and art made of the character, with some pushback coming from those who thought Samsung the company was actively trying to capture this type of market demographic.

The Backyardigans

The Backyardigans is an American children's television program that aired on Nickelodeon from the mid-2000s to the early 2010s, featuring five animal friends imagining places to explore in their backyard. The show included a musical format, with each episode devoted to a specific genre. The music on the show began to trend on TikTok recently, with the notable examples of Castaways and International Super Spy. If this trend continues, then The Backyardigans may upset Lazytown for the most songs from a children's show made into memes.

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