In a May 24th, 2022, interview promoting the new Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series on Disney+, actor Ewan McGregor confirmed that he is aware of the "meme legacy" phrase "hello there" and has said it a few times himself in his personal and professional life (seen below). The video garnered over 312,100 likes in a week.Įwan McGregor Confirms That "I Do Knock Out 'Hello There' Every Now And Again"
For examples on December 31st, TikToker uploaded a video in which the four-arm antagonist is carrying odd items for weapons (shown below, right). Over time, hello there parodies on TikTok became more abstract. The video received over 366,600 likes in three weeks. December 19th TikToker uploaded another version in which two people form a four-arm antagonist (show below, center). The video gained over 28,700 likes in a month (show below, left).
On December 4th, 2019, TikToker uploaded a sound clip from the Revenge of the Sith scene and reenacted the scene. When you rewatch The Clone Wars and realize that Grievous said "Hello there" first from r/PrequelMemes TikToks The post received more than 42,000 points (92% upvoted) and 395 comments (shown below). On July 23rd, 2018, Redditor RealShooterMcGavin edited a clip from the Star Wars: Clone Wars animated series into a clip from Parks and Recreation. Over time, the meme became one of the subreddit's most frequently referenced moments. The post receive more than 1,300 points (97% upvoted) and 30 comments in two years (shown below, right). For example, on February 24th, 2017, Redditor zenthegod posted a photoshopped version of the meme as a shitpost. Three years later, on January 29th, 2017, Imgur user Spatzz posted a photoshopped version of Obi-Wan saying the line in a "dump of 50 prequel memes." The post received more than 1,600 points and 96,000 views (shown below, center).Īround this time, the image and phrase became a popular meme on the Star Wars meme subreddit /r/PrequelMemes. The post received more than 2,100 notes in five years (shown below, left). On March 25th, 2014, Tumblr user suzcatonmars reblogged a post of several Obi-Wan GIFs from Revenge of the Sith, including the "Hello There" scene. Two years later, on August 21st, 2007, YouTuber Thereisnospoon303 posted a remix of the scene with the title "OBI-WAN SAYS HELLO WHILE I PLAY UNFITTING MUSIC." The post received more than 8,000 views in 12 years (shown below). In the film, the character Obi-Wan Kenobi (portrayed by Ewan McGregor) surprises the film's antagonists and says, "Why, hello there" (clip below). On May 19th, 2005, the film Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith was released in the United States.
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