Spooky Skeleton
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Spooky Skeleton refers to a series of image macros and reaction images featuring a picture of a cartoon skeleton grabbing its skull, tearing the skull from its neck and throwing it. Online, the image reflects frustration towards other people's posts on message boards and social media.
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The image of the skeleton comes from the animated film Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers, which was released on September 19th, 1987. In the opening credits to the film, a number of ghoulish and ghostly images haunt the characters Shaggy and Scooby-Doo, including a skeleton that takes its skull off and tosses it.[1]
On November 20th, 2010, YouTuber [2] Ander0072originalv2 uploaded the opening credits to YouTube. As of October 2017, the video (shown below) has received more than 170,000 views.
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On December 18th, 2014m Wikia[3] user Truter posted a gif of the skeleton throwing its skull on the Trollpasta wiki (shown below).
On October 5th, 2015, Twitter [4] user @JaxKillaton posted the skeleton with the caption "When she sends nudes but you wanted spooky memes." The post (shown below) became widely shared on other sites, including Facebook [5] and Imgur. [6]
On October 6th, 2016, Redditor [8] TheScrawl posted the image in the /r/me_irl subreddit with the caption "when someone posts a bear meme." The post (shown below) received more than 3,600 points (92% upvoted) in one year.
On October 16th, 2016, an anonymous 4chan [7] user posted a picture of the skeleton (shown below) on the /pol/ board with the caption "I'm a skeleton, I'm actually shit at dancing and don't consider myself spooky or scary. I find the blatant commercilization, objectification and appropriation of skeleton culture vile and disgusting.
Remove these retarded skeleton gifs or I'm gonna sue you, don't think I have the guts? Watch me."
On October 2nd, 2017, Redditor[8] latinking215 posted the picture in the /r/DankMemes with the caption "when you see communissm memes on the sub but not spooky skeleton memes." The post (shown below) received more than 4,100 points (97% upvoted) and 20 comments in less than 24 hours.
External References
[1] Wikipedia – Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers
[2] YouTube – Scooby Doo Boo Brothers Intro HD
[3] Wikia – Skeleton throws skull.gif (unavailable)
[4] Twitter – @JaxKillaton's Tweet
[5] Facebook – OnionFreeMemesforaBetterTomorrowII's Post
[6] Imgur – LabMantis's Post
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