![Rodney Dangerfield One-Liner Parodies Rodney Dangerfield One-Liner Parodies depicting an image of the comedian during a performance.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/047/745/FDJ6amUUUAEfcm3.jpg)
Rodney Dangerfield One-Liner Parodies
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Rodney Dangerfield One-Liner Parodies refers to jokes on social media that imitate the self-deprecating style of American stand-up comedian Rodney Dangerfield and are commonly paired with an image of Dangerfield delivering a joke. Spawned by a 2021 viral post about the movie Dune and largely popularized by writer Ben Rosen, the format achieved significant presence on X / Twitter in 2023.
Origin
The format imitates the style of the American stand-up comedian Rodney Dangerfield, known for his self-deprecating humor, his one-liners and his catchphrase, "I don't get no respect!" (compilation video shown below).
On November 1st, 2021, X[1] / Twitter user @brianchaley posted a still image of Dangerfield during a stand-up routine captioned with a joke referencing Dune and written in Dangerfield's signature style. The post (shown below) garnered over 3,000 reposts and 31,000 likes in two years.
![“My wife says I look like Baron Harkonnen. I guess that’s why there’s no spice in the bedroom!” Brian Haley @brianchaley "My wife says I look like Baron Harkonnen. I guess that's why there's no spice in the bedroom!" 10:24 PM . Nov 1, 2021](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/724/286/386.jpg)
Spread
Prior to 2023, several similar memes imitating Rodney Dangerfield's stand-up jokes went viral online, most notably several posts written by writer and X[2] user Ben Rosen (@ben_rosen). For example, on July 19th, 2022, the user posted a meme that garnered over 4,300 reposts and 51,000 likes in two years (shown below, left). On December 19th, the same user posted another meme that received over 1,300 reposts and 21,000 likes on X[3] in one year (shown below, right).
![i tell ya, it’s not easy dating a minion Ben Rosen @ben_rosen i tell ya, it's not easy dating a minion. i said i love you, she said banana. i said will you marry me, she said banana. i took her to bed, she said shrimp 9:43 PM Jul 19, 2022](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/724/288/e4c.jpg)
![my wife asked how i feel about raising a bunch of nepo babies Ben Rosen @ben_rosen 8:17 PM Dec 19, 2022 895.8K Views my wife asked how i feel about raising a bunch of nepo babies. i said i'm not that famous. she said yeah but their dads are LUM · : · ...](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/724/292/661.jpg)
The format achieved more spread in 2023, primarily on X, with other users joining in on the trend. On June 6th, 2023, X user @brianthehuman posted a since-deleted meme about the SAG-AFTRA strike. On June 6th, Tumblr[4] user radiofreederry posted a screenshot of the tweet, with the post garnering over 19,900 likes and reblogs in six months (shown below, left).
On November 29th, 2023, X[5] user @YourMajestyVee posted a meme referencing the death of Henry Kissinger coinciding with the 2023 Spotify Wrapped release. The post (shown below, right) received over 6,700 reposts and 35,000 likes in one month.
![I Was Making Love to My Wife and Halfway Through She Gets Up and Walks Out the Room brian @brianthehuman i was making love to my wife and halfway through she gets up and walks out the room i say hey, what's the big idea?? she says SAG- AFTRA's on strike, i can't do any more acting! 8:23 PM 6/5/23 from Earth 150K Views ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/724/297/c12.jpg)
![I guess Henry Kissinger decided to make like Spotify and call it a Wrap sammy v @YourMajestyVee I guess Henry Kissinger decided to make like Spotify and call it a Wrap 8:55 PM • Nov 29, 2023 1.5M Views ...](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/724/306/848.jpg)
Various Examples
![my wife calls from burning man, she says she's trapped, she's unhappy, she wants out Ben Rosen @ben_rosen my wife calls from burning man, she says she's trapped, she's unhappy, she wants out. yeah, then she told me how bad burning man was 2:06 AM - Sep 3, 2023 2.2M Views](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/724/298/467.jpg)
![Of course I support same-sex marriage! Huckleberry @Huckleberrytini Same-sex marriage? Of course I support same-sex marriage! I've been having same-sex with my wife for the last 20 years! 4:37 PM Nov 20, 2023 1,378 Views :](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/724/304/454.jpg)
![my wife brought me a lemonade. i said, let me guess, it's from panera Ben Rosen @ben_rosen my wife brought me a lemonade. i said, let me guess, it's from panera. she said no, i poisoned it myself LU 2:10 PM Dec 7, 2023 · 1.8M Views :](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/724/309/fad.jpg)
Template
![Rodney Dangerfield Reaction Image](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
Search Interest
External References
[1] X – @brianchaley
[2] X – @ben_rosen
[3] X – @ben_rosen
[4] Tumblr – radiofreederry
[5] X – @YourMajestyVee
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Dec 22, 2023 at 04:07PM EST
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