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"This One's Looking at Both of Us at the Same Time" refers to a quote from the 2011 film Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension said by character Phineas upon seeing Perry the Platypus for the first time. Online, a two-panel object labeling format based on the scene gained popularity, often used in reference to a person splitting attention equally between two things.

Origin

On August 5th, 2011, animated film Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension based on the TV series Phineas and Ferb premiered.^[1] In one scene of the film, a flashback in which titular characters Phineas and Ferb visit an animal rescue center and adopt Perry the Platypus is shown.

On February 12th, 2019, Instagram^[2] account cartoonscenes.ig posted three two-panel images based on the scene, including the part in which Phineas and Ferb see Perry for the first time (shown below). The post received over 19,600 likes in one year (shown below, left). On December 4th, 2019, Redditor^[9] DerCent posted the earliest known meme based on the scene to /r/HistoryMemes subreddit (shown below, center). The format did not see notable spread until on January 15th, 2020, Redditor^[3] NoybNoob posted a two-panel meme on the cartoonscenes.ig's image to /r/PrequelMemes subreddit, where it received over 30,500 upvotes in one month (shown below, right).

Spread

On January 16th, 2020, Redditor^[4] Freaglii posted a template for the format to /r/MemeTemplatesEconomy subreddits, gaining 500 upvotes. In the following days, the format saw a moderate spread on Reddit and Facebook, with notable examples being posted in /r/marvelmemes,^[5] /r/PewdiepieSubmissions^[6] and /r/HistoryMemes^[7] (examples shown below).

On February 13th, 2020, Redditor^[8] TheSoulVibrators posted a viral meme based on the format to /r/memes, prompting another surge in its popularity on Reddit.

Various Examples

Templates

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