I Gotta Get One of Those

About

"I Gotta Get One of Those" is a quote said by The Mandalorian television series main protagonist the Mandalorian upon seeing a member of the enclave using a jetpack. Online, an image macro based on the scene gained popularity as a meme, often used in reference to objects of desire.

Origin

On November 22nd, 2019, episode three "Chapter 3: The Sin" of The Mandalorian television series premiered.^[1] In the episode, the main protagonist the Mandalorian escapes from an encounter with the bounty hunters on his spaceship. Upon seeing one of the Mandalorian enclave members flying with a jetpack outside, he makes a remark that he should get one, too.

I gotta get one of those.

On November 23rd, 2019, Redditor WestyFree posted the first known meme based on the scene to /r/memes subreddit, gaining over 70 upvotes in four days (shown below, left).^[2] On the same day, Redditor MyNameGifOreilly posted a similar meme to /r/starwarsmemes subreddit, gaining over 1,800 upvotes in the same period (shown below, right).^[3]

Spread

In the following days, the format saw further spread on Reddit. For example, on November 24th, 2019, Redditor Genericwhitekid69 posted a meme which gained over 7,700 upvotes in four days (shown below, left).^[4] A November 26th meme by Redditor Snowcone620 received over 6,500 upvotes in two days (shown below, right).^[5]

On November 25th, 2019, Redditor furculture posted a template for the meme in /r/MemeTemplatesOfficial subreddit.^[6]

Various Examples

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