r/peterexplainsthejoke users confused by basic things

r/peterexplainsthejoke users trying to figure out how basic things work

This is a single-panel reaction meme with text overlaid on a screenshot from the animated sitcom Family Guy. The top text reads "r/peterexplainsthejoke users trying to figure out how basic things work". Below the text, characters Peter Griffin and Lois Griffin are sitting on a living room couch, both squinting in confusion at reading material they hold: Lois looks at a menu, while Peter looks at an open book. The joke sarcastically mocks members of the Reddit subreddit r/peterexplainsthejoke, a community where users ask for explanations of jokes, for frequently asking for explanations of extremely obvious, simple jokes that most people would understand without extra context, comparing them to the intentionally unintelligent character Peter Griffin who struggles with basic concepts.

This meme was originally posted on Reddit, as confirmed by the provided source information, with the original post title "Peeetaaaah" which is the standard catchphrase used on r/peterexplainsthejoke to summon users (jokingly addressed as Peter, the subreddit's namesake) to explain a confusing joke. The base image is an unedited screenshot from the adult animated series Family Guy, a popular source for reaction memes across internet communities. This meme repurposes the pre-existing confused Peter and Lois reaction format to make a sarcastic joke about the subreddit's userbase.