The mass-adoption of tv from the mid-Twentieth century onwards created a veritable fountain of recent memes – though no person would really begin calling them memes till many years later.
With all people immediately capable of watch the identical reveals from the consolation of their residence, foolish catchphrases created by TV script writers unfold like wildfire all through the inhabitants.
Consider Fred Flinstone’s ‘Yabba-dabba-doo!’, ‘Oh my god, they killed Kenny!’ from early South Park, or Donald Trump’s immortal ‘You’re Fired!’ from the numerous stint he spent because the star of actuality present The Apprentice.
After all, no meme – or catchphrase – dreamed up throughout this golden age of sitcoms and mass-market business TV would show any match for the colossal revolution about to occur in comedy, because of the facility of memes.