About

Marvin Cheese refers to an AI-generated humanoid mouse character who's a member of the Band of Talented Mice known for interrupting memes while performing the song "Dream Police Vol II" by Danny Dwyer. AI videos about Marvin Cheese spawned from the trend, often showing him in prison, wearing an orange jumpsuit, performing his so-called "prison song" according to his lore. Marvin Cheese memes and videos spread on TikTok and Instagram as Reels in early 2025.

Origin

On January 9th, 2025, Instagram^[1] user @clipmodego shared an Interrupted by a Band of Talented Mice meme with a caption reading, "BREAKING: Fans attending the mice band world tour report Marvin Cheese might be developing a drinking problem," gaining over 81,200 likes in a month (shown below).

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The Instagram user continued to share Band of Talented Mice memes that centered on Marvin Cheese, the band's frontman. For instance, later on January 9th, 2025, Instagram^[2] user @clipmodego shared a Reel about Marvin Cheese doing well in rehab, gaining over 62,400 likes in a month (shown below).

Marvin Cheese's drinking problem continued to spiral and the Band of Talented Mice was facing backlash from its fanbase concerning the absence of Cheese at concerts, according to the lore outlined in Instagram^[3][4] user @clipmodego's Reels.

Other members of the band were given names in subsequent videos. For instance, on January 17th, Instagram^[5] user @clipmodego shared a Reel about "The divorce between Parmesan Paul and Michelle Mozzarella turn[ing] ugly as she takes 50% of his mice band royalties," gaining over 26,000 likes in 19 days (shown below).

Marvin Cheese went to prison soon after for drunk driving. On January 18th, 2025, Instagram^[6] user @clipmodego shared a Reel in which Cheese addressed his fans from inside his prison cell, receiving over 5,600 likes in 18 days (shown below).

Heading into February 2025, @clipmodego began sharing Marvin Cheese videos on TikTok as the character was released from prison and singing his "prison song." For instance, on January 31st, a TikTok^[7] was shared by the creator about a bidding war playing out over the rights for Cheese's "prison song," showing an AI-generated Druski on the phone. The video received over 10,700 likes in five days (shown below).

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