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Yo Guys It's Me, Charlie or Did That Guy Just Turn Into Sand? is a series of exploitable memes using a scene from the animated TV show Smiling Friends in season 3, episode 1, titled "Silly Samuel," in which Charlie walks into frame, announces his name, then comments on a building inspector who turns to sand and drifts away in the wind. The episode aired on October 5th, 2025, and a green-screen edit of the scene was uploaded by X / Twitter user @MurdoinkGS on October 6th, inspiring numerous memes where Charlie is placed into scenes from other shows and movies in which someone disintegrates into dust or sand, similar to Disintegration Effect memes.

Origin

On October 5th, 2025, the third season of Smiling Friends premiered on Adult Swim. The episode's B-plot sees an elderly building inspector visit the Smiling Friends HQ for an inspection. At the end of the inspection, Charlie and Pim return to the headquarters just in time to see the inspector turn to dust and drift away in the wind. Charlie first announces his presence, saying, "Yo guys, it's me, Charlie," then, "Hey, did that guy just turn into sand?"

On October 6th, X^[1] user @MurdoinkGS posted a green-screen edit of Charlie walking into frame and saying his lines, garnering over 16,000 likes and 1,600 reposts in a day.

Spread

The green-screen template was used for a variety of memes over the following days, in which Charlie is put into scenes from other movies, TV shows, etc., where someone turns into sand or dust.

For example, on October 6th, 2025, X^[2] user @emeraldappul posted a meme editing the scene into a clip from Family Guy season 17, episode 17, in which Joe and Cleveland get snapped by Thanos, garnering over 48,000 likes in a day.

Later that day, X^[3] user @sellmillie posted an edit using a scene from the anime Fullmetal Alchemist, garnering over 53,000 likes in a day.

Also on October 6th, 2025, X^[4] user @FinnMer12099379 posted an edit using a scene from the cartoon Adventure Time that gained over 7,200 likes in a day.

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