Je Suis Un Ananas
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About
Je Suis Un Ananas, French for "I am a pineapple," is a quote originally uttered by a talking pineapple character in the 1980s French-Canadian children's TV show Téléfrancais! Due to the absurd premise of an "anthropomorphized": pineapple, the phrase has gained traction on Tumblr, where it is often coupled with still images of the tropical fruit character from the show.
Origin
On July 19th, 2007, YouTuber JustinDMcElroy[1] uploaded the first episode of Téléfrancais! which features a talking pineapple which says "Je Suis Ananas." As of October 2014, the video has gained over 480,000 views.
Spread
On April 30th, 2008, Urban Dictionary[2] user Gallant0 submitted an entry for Je suis un ananas which defined it as:
"French for: I am a pineapple."
On November 24th, 2011, the Facebook[3] page Je Suis Ananas was created. On October 30th, 2012, the Tumblr blog i-am-l-ananas[4] was created, the blog features pictures and fan art featuring the pineapple from Téléfrancais!
On March 13th, 2014, Reddit user yomaster19 posted a GIF featuring the talking pineapple titled "Je suis un ananas! Who remembers?"
Notable Example
Search Interest
External References
[1] YouTube – JustinDMcElroy
[2] Urban Dictionary – Je Suis Un Ananas
[3] Facebook – Je Suis Ananas
[4] Tumblr – i-am-l-ananas
[5] Reddit – Je suis un ananas! Who remembers?
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