About

Zoey (Dougherty Dozen) refers to one of the daughters in the Dougherty Dozen family on TikTok (@doughertydozen). Memes about Zoey started to surface in late 2023, in which video creators froze or paused the video after Zoey's answer, highlighting her answer's apparent absurdity. The trend specifically started after she answered "professional Splatoon player" when asked what she wanted to be when she grew up.

Origin

Memes about Zoey from the Dougherty Dozen started on September 26th, 2023, when TikToker^[1] @igruntwhenipoop posted a video that paused after Zoey answered "professional Splatoon player" for the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" The original TikTok^[2] posted by the Dougherty Dozen was uploaded on September 19th. @igruntwhenipoop's video received roughly 2.1 million plays and 327,500 likes in six days (show below).

Spread

The trend was continued by TikToker^[3] @jamorant5269 on September 27th, 2023, whose video paused for roughly 10 minutes after Zoey answered "professional Splatoon player," gaining roughly 662,700 plays and 50,300 likes in five days (shown below, left). Going into August 2023, the trend continued, such as in a video uploaded by TikToker^[4] @spammingmaxx on August 1st, 2023, gaining roughly 221,000 plays and 5,300 likes in one day (shown below, right).

The trend also spread to other social media sites, such as in an Instagram^[5] post by user @qringey on September 30th, 2023, gaining roughly 279,000 views and 6,100 likes in two days (shown below).

Various Examples

Search Interest

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