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GentleMentleMen is a series of YouTube Poop Music Videos, derived from the Gentlemen quote from the FPS game Team Fortress 2, typically edited to the song "AGEHA" by Ryu from the soundtrack of beatmania IIDX 11 : IIDX RED.^[1]

Origin

The series was started by the video with the title "GentleMentleMen" created by YouTube user Maplemaniac. The video was first uploaded to YouTube around September 2009, but the user's account was soon suspended. The video was reuploaded on October 10th, 2009^[2] after the creator came back with a new account.^[3] The video has gained over 500,000 views. However, the creator chose to change the audio from the original video. The original "Gentlementlemen" video has since been reuploaded with the original audio.

Spread

"GentleMentleMen" became a popular video among YouTube Poop creators in the late 2000s, and soon, many began following its style. On October 3rd, 2009, YouTube user Slixor uploaded a video combining SpongeBob SquarePants clips with the meme (shown below, left). The video gained over 250,000 views (shown below, left). The next day YouTube user IShotWebTV uploaded combining the meme with IT'S OVER 9000. The video has since gained over 90,000 views (shown below, right).

On November 9th, 2010, YouTuber Wazgul published one of the most popular variations of the meme, a Nightcore variation that gained over 3.2 million views in ten years (shown below).

Various Examples

Search Interest

External References