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They Don't Know I Literally Made Mario (Mario Movie Premiere)

This is a three-panel meme taken from footage of the 2023 Super Mario Bros. Movie premiere. The first panel shows actor Jack Black (who voiced Bowser in the movie) being interviewed by Access Hollywood on the red carpet. The second panel shifts focus down to show Shigeru Miyamoto, the original creator of the Mario franchise, standing quietly unnoticed in the background of the shot. The third panel edits Miyamoto's face into the popular 'they don't know' party meme format, with the text 'They don't know / I literally made Mario', making an ironic joke that the actual creator of Mario is present but overshadowed by the movie's stars at the premiere event.
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They don't know I literally made Mario

Overview

This is a three-panel meme taken from footage of the 2023 Super Mario Bros. Movie premiere. The first panel shows actor Jack Black (who voiced Bowser in the movie) being interviewed by Access Hollywood on the red carpet. The second panel shifts focus down to show Shigeru Miyamoto, the original creator of the Mario franchise, standing quietly unnoticed in the background of the shot. The third panel edits Miyamoto's face into the popular 'they don't know' party meme format, with the text 'They don't know / I literally made Mario', making an ironic joke that the actual creator of Mario is present but overshadowed by the movie's stars at the premiere event.

Origin notes

The meme originates from 9Gag as noted, and is built from original red carpet premiere footage of The Super Mario Bros. Movie. It remixes the popular 'they don't know' meme template (where a person at a party has a hidden secret/identity other people do not know) to highlight the funny situation of Miyamoto being in the background at the Mario movie premiere while everyone focuses on the film's actors.

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This 3-panel meme uses a real red carpet interview photo to make an ironic joke. The top panel shows actor Jack Black (who played Mario in the 2023 Super Mario Bros. Movie) speaking during an interview, while the middle panel reveals that Shigeru Miyamoto, the original creator of the Mario franchise, is standing unnoticed in the background behind him. The third panel edits Miyamoto's face onto the popular 'They don't know' meme drawing template, with the text joke 'They don't know / I literally made Mario', highlighting that the crowd and media are focused on the movie actor while the actual original creator of Mario is right there out of the spotlight.

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