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The Simpsons "Drive A Car Like This" Gag

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Meme inspired by the the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV. The bit involves the comedian leaning back and saying "Black guys drive a car like this," and "white guys drive like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist.
Meme inspired by the the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV. The bit involves the comedian leaning back and saying "Black guys drive a car like this," and "white guys drive like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist.
Meme about the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV. The bit involves the comedian leaning back and saying "Black guys drive a car like this," and "white guys drive like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist.
Meme about the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV. The bit involves the comedian leaning back and saying "Black guys drive a car like this," and "white guys drive like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist.
Early repost of the Simpson's "Black guys drive a car like this" gag in GIF form to Tumblr.
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About

The Simpsons "Drive A Car Like This" Gag or Black Guys Drive A Car Like This But White Guys Drive A Car Like This refers to a reaction image and image macro meme inspired by a scene from The Simpsons episode "Homer and Apu" in which a Black comedian does a stand-up bit where he leans back and says, "Black guys drive a car like this, yeah, but white guys, see, they drive a car like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist.

Origin

The "Drive a car like this" gag appears in The Simpsons season 5, episode 13, titled "Homer and Apu," which aired on February 10th, 1994. In the episode, Homer watches a Black stand-up comedian joke about how white people drive carefully, while Black people drive relaxed and reclined, mimicking exaggerated swerving.

The clip was reposted to YouTube[1] by the channel T on September 12th, 2013, where it gathered over 1 million views in 12 years.

Comedian: Yo, check this out. Black guys drive a car like this…

[leans back while miming holding a steering wheel, and does a baritone scat. Audience laughs]

Comedian: Yeah, but white guys, see, they drive a car like this…

[leans forward while miming holding the wheel, and does the scat with a nasally voice. Audience laughs]

Homer: [laughing] It's true! It's true! We're so lame!

A January 3rd, 2014 repost of the bit in GIF form by Tumblr[2] user @trynsave gathered over 100,000 notes in 11 years.

Spread

On February 12th, 2015, the Instagram[4] page @thesimpsonsig reposted the gag, gathering over 12,000 likes in 10 years.

On April 29th, 2015, an unknown Imgur[3] user uploaded a version of the meme that jokes about Analytic vs. Continental Philosophers, gathering over 6,000 views in 10 years.

Meme about the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV. The bit involves the comedian leaning back and saying "Black guys drive a car like this," and "white guys drive like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist.

On March 27th, 2017, Redditor[7] GKit11 posted a version of the meme to the subreddit /r/Simpsons to joke about a photo of Donald Trump driving a truck compared to Barack Obama, gathering over 16,000 upvotes in eight years.

Jim Watson /

On November 22nd, 2019, an unknown Redditor[5] posted a joke about the substandard print of The Simpsons on Disney+, gathering over 2,000 upvotes in six years.

Meme about the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV.

On October 6th, 2024, X[6] user @dj_laundryy posted the images from the "Black people drive like this" gag to Twitter to joke about a tweet that called for a difference between "Black queerness" and "White queerness," gathering over 30,000 likes in four months.

Meme about the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV. The bit involves the comedian leaning back and saying "Black guys drive a car like this," and "white guys drive like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist.

Various Examples

Meme inspired by the the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV. The bit involves the comedian leaning back and saying "Black guys drive a car like this," and "white guys drive like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist.
Meme inspired by the the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV. The bit involves the comedian leaning back and saying "Black guys drive a car like this," and "white guys drive like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist.
Meme inspired by the the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV. The bit involves the comedian leaning back and saying "Black guys drive a car like this," and "white guys drive like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist.
Meme about the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV. The bit involves the comedian leaning back and saying "Black guys drive a car like this," and "white guys drive like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist.
Meme about the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV. The bit involves the comedian leaning back and saying "Black guys drive a car like this," and "white guys drive like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist.
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Search Interest

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External References

[1] YouTube – T

[2] Tumblr – trynsave

[3] Imgur – Analytic vs. Continental Philosophy

[4]  Instagram – thesimpsonsig

[5] Reddit – /r/The Simpsons

[6] Twitter / X – dj_laundryy

[7] Reddit – /r/TheSimpsons

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About

The Simpsons "Drive A Car Like This" Gag or Black Guys Drive A Car Like This But White Guys Drive A Car Like This refers to a reaction image and image macro meme inspired by a scene from The Simpsons episode "Homer and Apu" in which a Black comedian does a stand-up bit where he leans back and says, "Black guys drive a car like this, yeah, but white guys, see, they drive a car like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist.

Origin

The "Drive a car like this" gag appears in The Simpsons season 5, episode 13, titled "Homer and Apu," which aired on February 10th, 1994. In the episode, Homer watches a Black stand-up comedian joke about how white people drive carefully, while Black people drive relaxed and reclined, mimicking exaggerated swerving.

The clip was reposted to YouTube[1] by the channel T on September 12th, 2013, where it gathered over 1 million views in 12 years.


Comedian: Yo, check this out. Black guys drive a car like this…

[leans back while miming holding a steering wheel, and does a baritone scat. Audience laughs]

Comedian: Yeah, but white guys, see, they drive a car like this…

[leans forward while miming holding the wheel, and does the scat with a nasally voice. Audience laughs]

Homer: [laughing] It's true! It's true! We're so lame!

A January 3rd, 2014 repost of the bit in GIF form by Tumblr[2] user @trynsave gathered over 100,000 notes in 11 years.

Spread

On February 12th, 2015, the Instagram[4] page @thesimpsonsig reposted the gag, gathering over 12,000 likes in 10 years.

On April 29th, 2015, an unknown Imgur[3] user uploaded a version of the meme that jokes about Analytic vs. Continental Philosophers, gathering over 6,000 views in 10 years.


Meme about the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV. The bit involves the comedian leaning back and saying "Black guys drive a car like this," and "white guys drive like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist.

On March 27th, 2017, Redditor[7] GKit11 posted a version of the meme to the subreddit /r/Simpsons to joke about a photo of Donald Trump driving a truck compared to Barack Obama, gathering over 16,000 upvotes in eight years.


Jim Watson /

On November 22nd, 2019, an unknown Redditor[5] posted a joke about the substandard print of The Simpsons on Disney+, gathering over 2,000 upvotes in six years.


Meme about the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV.

On October 6th, 2024, X[6] user @dj_laundryy posted the images from the "Black people drive like this" gag to Twitter to joke about a tweet that called for a difference between "Black queerness" and "White queerness," gathering over 30,000 likes in four months.


Meme about the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV. The bit involves the comedian leaning back and saying "Black guys drive a car like this," and "white guys drive like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist.

Various Examples


Meme inspired by the the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV. The bit involves the comedian leaning back and saying "Black guys drive a car like this," and "white guys drive like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist. Meme inspired by the the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV. The bit involves the comedian leaning back and saying "Black guys drive a car like this," and "white guys drive like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist. Meme inspired by the the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV. The bit involves the comedian leaning back and saying "Black guys drive a car like this," and "white guys drive like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist. Meme about the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV. The bit involves the comedian leaning back and saying "Black guys drive a car like this," and "white guys drive like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist. Meme about the _Simpsons_ "Black people drive a car like this" gag, where Homer laughs at a Black comedian doing observational racial comedy on TV. The bit involves the comedian leaning back and saying "Black guys drive a car like this," and "white guys drive like this," while crouching forward. The joke inspired a meme that comments on superficial observational humor and jokes about perceived differences where none actually exist. ONE OF THE [MANY] DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ME & MY HUSBAND

Search Interest

Unavailable.

External References

[1] YouTube – T

[2] Tumblr – trynsave

[3] Imgur – Analytic vs. Continental Philosophy

[4]  Instagram – thesimpsonsig

[5] Reddit – /r/The Simpsons

[6] Twitter / X – dj_laundryy

[7] Reddit – /r/TheSimpsons

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