Doug Dimmadome

About

Doug Dimmadome is a fictional cartoon character from the TV show The Fairly Oddparents and is usually accompanied by his iconic catchphrase “The name's Doug Dimmadome, owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome!" In memes, he is often used alongside references to his quote, which is frequently seen as a form of copypasta, as well as linking his image to real-world people who share his likeness. He is also commonly referenced with his ridiculously tall “ten-gallon” cowboy hat, seen in an object labeling macro format.

Origin

Doug Dimmadome first appeared in the Nickelodeon show The Fairly Oddparents, specifically season two, episode 18 titled, "Nectar of the Odds" that premiered on September 13, 2002, in the United States^[1]. In the episode, Timmy Turner attempts to sell lemonade in order to purchase tickets to see “Crash Nebula on Ice,” but discovers his lemonade tastes horrible and doesn’t sell well. Eventually he learns that Cosmo's sweat makes the drink taste better, so he adds it as a secret ingredient. Because Cosmo is a fairy however, his sweat has magical properties, causing the lemonade to grant the wishes of those who drink it.

In the clip (shown below) where Doug appears, Timmy has just wished everything back to normal, giving up all his money from the lemonade sales. One of the kids who escaped from Vicky's underground lemonade factory emerges and begs for something to drink. Timmy then gives up the last bit of magical lemonade to him, and upon drinking it, he wishes that his father was here. Suddenly, Doug Dimmadome pulls up in a car and it’s revealed that the kid was actually Dale Dimmadome, Doug Dimmadome's long lost son.

Spread

Doug Dimmadome and his likeness have been used in numerous memes over the years in a wide array of formats. One of the oldest uses comes in the form of Dimma-Posting ^[2], which involves posting parodies of the speech online. His speech mannerisms are known for excessive use of the prefix "Dimma" that people use in various posts (one example seen below). This meme began trending in November 2011, on social networking sites such as Tumblr and Twitter.

On TikTok^[3], user ImpulseLifestyle can be seen recreating Doug Dimmadome’s image as a costume (shown below) before he heads into a local Burger King and orders food. His video received over 1.8 million likes and 5,000 comments.

From there, the video spread to Reddit^[4] where it ended up on the r/TikTokCringe sub, uploaded by Redditor gentlerain on February 17th, 2020. Shortly thereafter, stills from the video were turned into a meme format on February 18th, 2020, first uploaded to the r/MemeEconomy sub by Redditor^[5] TaksLongshot02 and then to the r/MemeTemplatesOfficial sub by Redditor^[6] earsforyou107, where it was upvoted over 9,000 times.

The meme then saw use on the r/dankmemes sub when Redditor^[7] sponge_hitler posted a version (seen below), receiving over 35,000 likes and 172 comments.

A form of Doug’s catchphrase can be seen being used as a copypasta (quoted below) on Reddit^[8], uploaded by Redditor Sci_Senkra on February 18th, 2020. This post uploaded to the r/copypasta sub was upvoted over 6,000 times and spread around the platform shortly after.

My name is Dummsdaledimmadaledimmadimsdomedudidome Dimsdimmadimmadome, owner of the Duhdimmsdimmadaledimmadimmsdome Dudiduhdimmsdaledimma Dimmsdale Dimmadome! Thank you for locating my long-lost son, Dale Dummadomedimmsmadomedimmadomedimmsdaledudimmadomedougsdaledimmadome, heir to the Dimmsmadomedimmsdomedimmadaledaledimmadoodougdimmadimmsdomedaledome fortune! If there’s anything I can ever do to repay you for your kindness, all you need to do is ask

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