Teamwork Makes The Dream Work
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Teamwork Makes The Dream Work is a catchphrase used in various comments, image macros, memes and videos across the internet to represent friendship and teamwork. While often used in a genuine manner, the phrase is also used in ironic memes on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Reddit and X.
Origin
The earliest known usage of the phrase "Teamwork Makes The Dream Work" in an image macro meme was uploaded on November 30th, 2011, on the Quick Meme[1] website. The post features a cat using a dog as a support to drink water from a fridge (shown below), which garnered over 510 shares in 12 years.
Spread
Over the following years, the catchphrase continuously appeared online, particularly in image macro memes, as it was popularized en masse.
For example, in March 2015, an unknown user uploaded a meme to the Quick Meme[2] website featuring the "Teamwork Makes The Dream Work" phase using the Success Kid meme as an image macro. The post (shown below) received roughly 92,000 shares in eight years.
Also in 2015, Imgflip[3] user @bj3nky posted a variation of the meme using a still image from the BASEketball movie, which features a trio of unusual friends. The post (shown below) garnered over 5,700 views and three upvotes in eight years.
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External References
[1] Quick Meme – Teamwork Makes The Dream Work
[2] Quick Meme – success kid meme
[3] imgflip – teamwork meme
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