Here's Johnny
Added 14 years ago by theepicpwner • Updated 4 months ago by Y F
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Type: Exploitable Pop Culture Reference
Tags: movie quote the shining heres johnny jack nicholson ed mcmahon stanley kubrick jack torrance hive mind productions trentpekkala zonic19game iiafx dan parks
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About
"Here's Johnny" is a quote from The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, which aired from the 1962 to early 1992. At the beginning of each episode, Ed McMahon would introduce Carson with the line, "and now, heeeeeere's Johnny!" The line was quoted in a famous scene in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980) in which actor Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance breaks through a door. That scene has been parodied online in various video remixes and exploitable image macros.
Origin
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson first aired October 1st, 1962. Prior to Carson's appearance on each episode, Ed McMahon would announce "and now, heeeeeere's Johnny!" (example shown below).
The line became well known in pop culture and was famously referenced in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. In the film, Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance hacks down a door with an axe. Once there is a hole large enough for his face, he sticks his head through and sinisterly says "here's Johnny!" (shown below). The scene would inspire future memes using the phrase.
Spread
The scene became one of the iconic moments of the film, and was widely parodied, both online and in pop culture. Online, an early LEGO parody of the scene was posted May 30th, 2007 by Dan Parks and gained over 1.1 million views (shown below, left). It was also parodied in a series of YouTube Poops. For example, on August 13th, 2008, an edit was posted by iContainFail, gaining over 13,000 views (shown below, right).
The scene has also been parodied in several popular YouTube videos which feature different characters acting out the scene. For example, a Five Nights At Freddy's animation posted by Crazy Is Crazy gained over 2.2 million views (shown below, left). A Source Filmmaker edit of the scene posted in June of 2015 by zombiller gained over 950,000 views (shown below, right).
Another popular video trend on YouTube finds people reenacting the scene. Some popular versions include a video by YouTuber trentpekkala posted in November of 2009 that gained over 783,000 views (shown below, left). Another by Hive Mind Productions posted in 2014 gained over 142,000 views (shown below, right)
Sparta Remixes
Another popular trend in the late 2000s and early 2010s saw the scene applied to Sparta Remixes. For example, an upload of a Sparta Remix of The Simpsons by zonic19game in October 2010 gained over 139,000 views (shown below, left). A reupload of a Here's Johnny Sparta Remix was posted by Spartan ReUploader on July 5th, 2012, gaining over 48,000 views (shown below, right).
In Pop Culture
The phrase has been referenced in dozens of pieces of pop culture, including films like Finding Nemo and television shows like Bob's Burgers. On April 19th, 2017, YouTube channel iiAFX uploaded a compilation of "Here's Johnny" references in pop culture, gaining over 5.5 million views (shown below).
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Wikipedia – The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Entry Editors ( 8 )
Recent Images ( 126 )
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Comments ( 27 )
"Here's Johhny!" is more of a real life meme.
You can just about say it to everyone you know and they'll get the reference.
^ Indeed.
Here's Pyro
…and Wonka
LOL at the JTHM pic.
Give your opinions on my first entry
You really should mention that the line "here's Johnny" doesn't originate from the movie itself, but from the Johnny Carson show ;D.
When I saw this I thought it was confirmed and made a while ago because of how well it was made.
I have seen this all around, also, people used to say this ALOT when i was younger. +1 confirm
Can a admin review this plz?
CONFIRM!
+1 confirm.
Nice work, pretty well explained.
+1 confirm!
Why is this not a meme yet?
Dude yes. Seen it almost everywhere and is like one of the most famous horror movie quotes of all time. I'm shocked that it's not on the site already.
+1 confirm
Holly Crap! Definaltly a Meme.
+1 Confirm
someone should make franky from one piece for this
Completely a meme. In fact, probably one of the easiest and best examples one could use to even explain what a meme is.
Is a meme, so +1 confirm.
It would be better if the page looked more formal/ was edited for grammar though…
Here's a meme!
shit! there's a pony version of this with pinkie pie, but i cant find it. oh! and if there's a pony version then it must be a meme so +1 confirm.
…And yet nobody's mentioned Jonathan Crane?
FIRST MEME EVER!
+1 confirm
Here's confirm!
Johnny Cage says this on the new Mortal Kombat
Kids today should know more about Johnny Carson.
Agreed. There's good reason Johnny was on TV for 30 years.
/holds envelope to head
"Three Dog Night."
/opens envelope, reads note
"What do you call a busy night for a tree?"
Agreed. There's good reason Johnny was on TV for 30 years.
/holds envelope to head
"Three Dog Night."
/opens envelope, reads note
"What do you call a busy night for a tree?"
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