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A Snake Crossing His Arms, The Peak Of Animation

This meme humorously ranks animation quality, arguing that the iconic small detail from Disney's 1973 *Robin Hood* — where the limbless snake character Sir Hiss crosses his own body to mimic crossed human arms — is an unmatched high point of animation creativity. The top text lays out the tiered joke: basic animation, great animation, then the snake crossing his arms, and the image below shows the exact original animation still of Sir Hiss pulling off this clever visual gag.
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There’s animation, there’s great animation, and then there’s the bit in Disney’s Robin Hood where a snake crosses his arms.

Overview

This meme humorously ranks animation quality, arguing that the iconic small detail from Disney's 1973 Robin Hood — where the limbless snake character Sir Hiss crosses his own body to mimic crossed human arms — is an unmatched high point of animation creativity. The top text lays out the tiered joke: basic animation, great animation, then the snake crossing his arms, and the image below shows the exact original animation still of Sir Hiss pulling off this clever visual gag.

Origin notes

The original animation is taken from Disney's 1973 animated feature film Robin Hood. This meme was posted to X.com (formerly Twitter) by the account WholesomeMeme, as noted in the source metadata, and has circulated widely as a popular joke praising clever, thoughtful small animation details.

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