About

Montgomery Swizzenbocher, also known as Montgomery Swizzenbocher the 3rd or Montgomery Swizzenbocher III, refers to a Black baby character, depicted in a grey sweatsuit or onesie and socks, who spread memetically in exploitable templates via Photoshop edits and AI art on Instagram and TikTok in 2025. Montgomery Swizzenbocher memes started on Instagram and Instagram Reels. The original meme showed Swizzenbocher standing in a kitchen (or bathroom) on a tiled floor and looking up at the viewer. Montgomery Swizzenbocher memes continued to go viral in late 2025, as new characters like Shyleer Lorenzo Swizzenbocher were introduced. Overall, the character was reminiscent of Hood Irony memes.

Origin

Sometime before May 5th, 2025, the Instagram^[1] account @montgomeryswizzenbocherthe3rd posted an image of a Black baby with an adult face standing in a kitchen (or bathroom) on a tiled floor, looking up at the viewer. The baby was wearing a great sweatsuit and socks.

It's unclear when the original image was first posted because Instagram user @montgomeryswizzenbocherthe3rd's content prior to May 5th, 2025, has since been removed or archived. The account was briefly suspended as well.^[2]

As of writing, the earliest post on the @montgomeryswizzenbocherthe3rd Instagram^[3] account is a Reel that was shared on May 5th, showing Montgomery Swizzenbocher freestyling. The video used AI video tools. Over four months, the video received over 5,500 likes.

Spread

In the following weeks, Instagram user @montgomeryswizzenbocherthe3rd continued sharing edits of the character, often referencing other memes and formats.

For instance, on June 8th, 2025, @montgomeryswizzenbocherthe3rd shared an Instagram^[4] post that showed the character as a Jeremiah Springfield edit, gaining over 116,800 likes in three months.

On June 9th, Instagram^[6] user @montgomeryswizzenbocherthe3rd shared an image that showed Montgomery Swizzenbocher with the Smurf Cat, gaining over 36,500 likes in three months.

On June 22nd, 2025, the admin of the Montgomery Swizzenbocher Instagram account shared a photo on the TikTok^[5] account @montgomeryswizzenboch, showing Montgomery Swizzenbocher on a prison call with his canonical relative Shyleer Lorenzo Swizzenbocher.^[7] Over three months, the post gained over 25,000 likes.

On June 22nd, TikToker^[8] @shyleerlorenzoswizzenboc shared a video edit meme of Shyleer Lorenzo Swizzenbocher, gaining over 43,300 likes in three months.

Montgomery Swizzenbocher posts continued to go viral in the following months. For instance, on September 23rd, 2025, TikToker^[9] @montgomeryswizzenboch shared a Son I Love You So Much meme showing Swizzenbocher, gaining over 469,400 likes in two days.

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