Do you remember Pepe the King Prawn from your childhood? Just recently, it has become a viral meme. People on TikTok have been combining the shocked Muppets character with captions describing their most wild, embarrassing, and traumatic experiences. If that’s not enough, the memes are accompanied by a slowed-down version of Like a Prayer by Madonna. This Internet trend is finishing off this year with a bang, encouraging people to let go of their traumas and enter the new year without extra baggage.
Bored Panda rounded up the best Pepe the King Prawn trend stories in the list below. Scroll down to find them, and don’t forget to upvote the ones that you can’t believe are real. If you’re feeling daring, you can also share some of your most embarrassing or traumatic stories below. Let’s all welcome the new year fresher and lighter!