Kowalski
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About
Kowalski is a penguin character from the 2005 American animated feature film Madagascar.
Origin
On May 27th, 2005, the film Madagascar premiered in the United States. The film featured the character Kowalski (originally voiced by Chris Miller).[1]
Spread
Just a Peck
"Just A Peck" is a memorable quote from the animated film Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. Online, people have used the scene as an object label meme to express jokes about incest.
On September 3rd, 2018, Redditor[1] despaC-3PO posted a three-panel image of the scene i nthe /r/me_irl subreddit. The post (shown below, left) received more than 1,200 points (99% upvoted) and 20 comments.
That day, Redditor[2] Drawmicon posted the image with the pilot labled "Anime Protagonist" in the /r/animemes subreddit. The post (shown below, center) received more than 11,000 points (96& upvoted) and 225 comments in 24 hours.
On September 4th, Redditor[3] SoloMan98 posted the image with the pilot labeled "Alabama native." Within 24 hours, the tweet (shown below, right) received more than 7,300 points (98% upvoted) and 60 comments.
Kowalski Analysis
On October 22nd, 2018, Redditor[4]Diamorphine330ml posted a screencapture of another penguin character named Skipper raising his eyebrow with the caption "Kowalski, analysis" underneath a Google mobile reading "Allow Calendar to access your calendar?" The post received more than 52,000 points (94% upvoted) and 270 comments (shown below).
Over the next 24 hours, more "Kowalski, Analysis" memes were posted on the /r/dankmemes subreddit. Redditor[5] Babukas posted a version that received more than 14,000 points (96% upvoted) and 100 comments (shown below, left). Through out the day, more posted variations on the meme (examples below, center and right).
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[2] Reddit – I said KISS IT!
[3] Reddit – Sweet Home Alabama
[4] Reddit – i am confusion : dankmemes
[5] Reddit – it do really be like that