All hail Bongo Cat, the latest meme from the depths of Twitter. It’s all in the name, really. Bongo Cat started life as a gif of a cat (made by Twitter user @StrayRogue) slapping his little paws down on a table, as if to play the bongos, which is exactly what Twitter user @DitzyFlam did.
— DitzyFlama (@DitzyFlama) May 7, 2018
The internet wasted absolutely no time in applying Bongo Cat to more and more ridiculous parodies. There’s an assortment of classic rock songs to enjoy, complete with visual effects.
https://twitter.com/mishy_the_sheep/status/1040282435467001861
https://twitter.com/davemakes/status/1040459972646121474
— DitzyFlama (@DitzyFlama) September 10, 2018
— DitzyFlama (@DitzyFlama) September 9, 2018
There’s also a parody of “We Are Number One” from the kids show LazyTown.
— DitzyFlama (@DitzyFlama) September 13, 2018
Of course, a meme wouldn’t be complete without plenty of video game music parodies, and Bongo Cat has plenty to choose from. Here’s some of the best.
gotta catch ‘em all pic.twitter.com/6kJQoiA3ru
— Editor Kooleyy (@Kooleyy__) September 14, 2018
There are some solid tracks from the Legend of Zelda games.
#BongoCat is lost in the woods. (I definitely didn’t make this because I thought they’d announce Skull Kid in the Direct) pic.twitter.com/1lpnJWalSn
— Cojora (@Cojora1) September 14, 2018
Another #BongoCat (tribute to one of the best Zelda’s songs) pic.twitter.com/gmOnRgoyVr
— Nimelya (@Nimelya) September 13, 2018
As well as the Nintendo Wii theme.
My contribution to #BongoCat pic.twitter.com/MQWmz6wfGp
— Nimelya (@Nimelya) September 11, 2018
There’s also a song from the weird anime JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures.
https://twitter.com/Brooce_/status/1040898283441278976
And then, of course, there’s the really weird, meme-within-a-meme material. First up on the block is this parody of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.
https://twitter.com/dark_decay/status/1040012748082630656
Here’s Bongo Cat struggling to reach his own bongos.
— Unusual Videos (@UnusualVideos) September 14, 2018
And here’s Bongo Cat getting whipped.
— AK (@Akfamilyhome) September 13, 2018
Every school kid’s worst nightmare.
https://twitter.com/Nagaharu0/status/1040033344975712258
https://twitter.com/Leo_PaulYT/status/1040649600804241409
And perhaps my personal favorite, Bongo Cat meets Screaming Cowboy.
https://twitter.com/SupahManri/status/1040715803409240064
Correction: Stanley Kubrick was the director of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
