They don't know I literally made Mario
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They don't know
I literally made Mario
Overview
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.
Origin notes
This meme was originally posted to Reddit, with the original title given as 'The creator of mario seems more lonely than me....'. It uses a real photograph from a Super Mario Bros. movie red carpet event, combined with the existing 'They don't know' drawing meme template to create the joke.