![Megan's "Interesting" (2021 Reboot) iCarly Interesting meme format depicting Miranda Cosgrove sitting at a computer saying "interesting."](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/037/463/coverinteresting.jpg)
Megan's "Interesting" (2021 Reboot)
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Megan's "Interesting" refers to a screenshot from the opening credits of the 2021 iCarly reboot recreating the original Megan's Interesting format, based on a screenshot of the same actress, Miranda Cosgrove, sitting at a computer saying "interesting" from Drake and Josh. The theme song for the iCarly reboot was teased on the streaming service Paramount+ on June 9th, 2021, with the screenshot going viral over the next week.
Origin
On June 9th, 2021, the iCarly Twitter[1] page posted the theme song and opening credits sequence for the iCarly reboot series (shown below), set to release on June 17th. The post gained over 12,000 likes and 2,900 retweets in five days.
still feels so wonderful πΆ #iCarly pic.twitter.com/eivMk0aNch
β iCarly (@iCarly) June 9, 2021
That day, a number of users commented on the tweet with a screenshot from the opening showing Carly, played by Miranda Cosgrove, smiling at a computer monitor with a drink in one hand, recreating the "Megan's 'Interesting'" format taken from a 2006 episode of the Nickelodeon series Drake and Josh, notably also featuring Cosgrove as Drake's younger sister Megan. Twitter[2] user @lifeswhaat commented a side-by-side comparison of the images that day, garnering over 1,700 likes and 240 retweets (side-by-side shown below). Twitter[3] user @filmupdates posted the same side-by-side in a tweet that day, garnering over 48,000 likes and 5,300 retweets in a comparable span of time.
![Megan's Interesting Template #2 92 INTERESTING](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/528/504/195.png)
![iCarly "Interesting" (Megan's "interesting" remake) iCarly Reboot meme](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/124/408/5be.jpg)
Spread
The remade meme was reported on by PopBuzz,[4] Seventeen,[5] Just Jared[6] and more over the course of the week. People soon began using the image in image macros and memes, many referencing aging by using the original meme next to the remake along with memes referencing doing two similar things at different ages.
For example, on June 9th, the day the trailer was released, Redditor u/TrashyDrawinges posted an image macro with the text, "when you realize they actually remade this shot," to /r/memes[9] showing each meme stacked, garnering over 69,900 upvotes in five days (shown below, left). On June 10th, Twitter[10] user @wildestthot posted an image showing the original meme and the new one side-by-side referencing aging, garnering over 75,000 likes and 14,000 retweets in four days (shown below, right).
![Itβs kinda uncanny (when you realize they remade iCarly interesting meme) When you realize they actually remade this shot 92](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/124/436/fb2.jpg)
![Nicki Never Dies Shakira Law NM ... @wildestthot me listening to Nicki Minaj me listening to Nicki Minaj as a kid as an adult](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/124/433/0a0.png)
On June 10th, Twitter[7] user @billkinminaj posted, "me watching gossip girl" along with an image of the original meme labeled "2007" and the remake labeled "2021," garnering over 3,300 likes and 680 retweets in four days (shown below).
![me watching gossip girl in 2007 vs 2021 scotty ... @billkinminaj me watching gossip girl 2007 2021 On](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/124/410/510.png)
On June 11th, Redditor u/SIRoA posted an image macro to /r/memes[8] featuring each image stacked about not understanding algebra as a child and as an adult, garnering over 30,900 upvotes in three days (shown below, left). On the same day, Redditor u/Macroc0sM posted a meme to /r/wholesomememes[11] using the stacked image, garnering over 73,000 upvotes in three days (shown below, right).
![12 yo me studying algebra vs 17 yo me understanding algebra iCarly reboot meme 12 yo me studying algebra without understanding s--- 92 17 yo me studying calculus without understanding s---](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/124/413/938.jpg)
![I remember like it was yesterday 92 15 year old me uploading pictures of good times with friends 30 year old me finding those pictures and remembering the good times we had](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/124/446/036.png)
Related Memes
Megan's "Interesting"
Megan's Interesting refers to a memorable scene from the episode "Mindy Loves Josh" of American sitcom Drake & Josh in which the character Megan Parker looks at a computer screen while holding a can of Mocha-Cola in her hand and says "Interesting." Online, a still image paired with the quote gained popularity as a reaction, often used in reference to the discovery of intriguing or condemning information (examples shown below).
![commongayboy's Post seeing your friend tweet someone they "hate" INTERESTING.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/515/104/c97.jpg)
![Interesting Finds after l've finished my lurking INTERESTING](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/374/881/de3.jpg)
Various Examples
![Me reading enemies to lovers fics in 2012 vs Me reading enemies to lovers fics in 2021 Me reading enemies to lovers fics in 2012 Me reading enemies to lovers fics in 2021](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/124/450/ba6.png)
![Invest in going full circle Me joining reddit cuz I had question about headphones 92 Me as a adult on reddit, a full fledged communist with a p--- addiction](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/124/451/3ca.jpg)
![Same old, same old Playing Mass Effect 3 in 2012 92 Playing Mass Effect Legendary Edition in 2021](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/124/452/db3.jpg)
![The series keeps getting better and better Me playing Ratchet & Clank in 2009 92 NICK Menlaving Ratchet & Clank in 2021](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/124/454/4d7.jpeg)
![Interesting ... how to center a div My FBI agent seeing me google "How to center a div" 92 NICK My FBI agent seeing me google "How to center a div" after 15 years](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/124/456/596.jpg)
![long live the agent MY FBI AGENT WATCHING 11 YEARS OLD ME SEARCHING "BOOBS" INTO GOOGLE SEARCH NICK MY FBI AGENT WATCHING 26 YEARS OLD ME SEARCHING "BOOBS AND VEGANA" INTO GOOGLE SEARCH](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/124/457/ea4.jpg)
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External References
[1] Twitter β still feels so wonderful Multiple musical notes #iCarly
[2] Twitter β "":https://twitter.com/thomo_the/status/1402705628657815558
[3] Twitter β filmupdates
[4] PopBuzz β Miranda Cosgrove recreates
[5] Seventeen β iconic meme
[6] Just Jared β recreation
[7] Twitter β Gossip Girl
[8] Reddit β which point
[9] Reddit β Itβs kinda uncanny
[10] Twitter β nicki minaj
[11] Reddit β like it was yesterday
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