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Big Ol' Red Ones is a Minecraft Movie quote and catchphrase spoken by actor Jack Black as his character Steve in a scene from the film as he looks at a big red mushroom. The clip started going viral on social media in late March 2025 and purportedly comes from a trailer released on TikTok by the official @aminecraftmovie account that was seemingly deleted. The scene that appears in the trailer is different than the one in the theatrical cut of the film, which does not feature Steve looking at a red mushroom as he says the line. Like other quotes from the movie and its trailers, such as "Flint and Steel" and "I Am Steve," the quote became the subject of edits and other memes online.

Origin

On or just prior to March 22nd, 2025, the official @aminecraftmovie TikTok account purportedly released a clip or trailer for A Minecraft Movie featuring a scene in which Jack Black says, "Big ol' red ones," while looking at a big red mushroom or toadstool. The trailer was seemingly deleted sometime after.

That day, TikToker^[1] @emmet_schmidt posted an edit of the scene in which Jack Black repeats the phrase, which speeds up with every repeat, garnering over 619,000 views in two weeks.

Spread

The meme garnered viral spread over the following weeks, inspiring further memes. On March 22nd, 2025, the edit by TikToker @emmet_schmidt was reuploaded by YouTuber^[2] am2niuck, garnering over 32,000 views in two weeks.

On March 26th, TikToker^[3] @boogeraids01 posted a video in which he says, "Big ol' red ones," repeatedly for 10 minutes, garnering over 340,000 views in just under two weeks.

On April 3rd, 2025, YouTuber^[4] jax uploaded a high-quality meme compiling several quotes from the movie, making heavy use of the "big ol' red ones" clip, garnering over 107,000 views in four days.

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