About

You Better Not Mess With My Gang, also known as Oopy Goopy, General Munchkin Man, Lil Jimbob and Worst of All, Larry, is a TikTok trend that gained traction in December 2024. The TikTok audio is typically used by people showing off their toys, pets or original characters, with the label "Larry" often being reserved for the scariest or strangest of the bunch.

Origin

On December 8th, 2024 TikToker^[1] @littlesleepydemons posted a video showing off their ventriloquism dummies, introducing them as "Oopy Goopy," "General Munchkin Man," "Lil Jimbob" and "worst of all, Larry." The dummies all resembled monkeys, with Larry having the most vibrant-yet-off-putting design. The video gathered over 13 million plays and 2.6 million likes in three weeks.

Spread

On December 9th, 2024, TikToker^[2] @omgbasildollie posted a video using the aforementioned TikTok's audio and a series of puppy videos, gathering over 5 million plays and 600,000 likes in three weeks.

On December 14th, TikToker^[3] @friendly.noodles posted a video using the "You Better Not Mess With My Gang" audio to introduce their various cats, gathering over 2.4 million plays and 300,000 likes in two weeks.

On December 17th, X^[5] user @66NaRcIssuS6 posted an animation video set to the "You Better Not Mess With My Gang" audio, gathering over 2,000 likes in 10 days.

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you better not mess with my gang… pic.twitter.com/ATKAyzhrgV

— 66NaRcISsUS6 🇰🇿 (@66NaRcIssuS6) December 17, 2024

On December 18th, 2024, TikToker^[4] @raycrsz posted a video showing their Fuggler stuffed toys set to the "You Better Not Mess With My Gang" audio, gathering over 5 million plays and 700,000 likes in 10 days.

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