AboutWhat does the meme depict?

Gru's Plan meme features a four-panel comic strip using screenshots from the movie 'Despicable Me.' The main character, Gru, is depicted presenting a strategic plan on a flipchart. In the standard template, the first two panels show Gru excitedly revealing the first two pages of his plan. The third panel introduces an unexpected twist or mistake on the chart. The final panel captures Gru's reaction with a look of surprise or confusion as he glances back at the board.

OriginWho did it first?

The character Gru, from the movie 'Despicable Me,' which premiered on July 9th, 2010, is the foundation of the Gru's Plan meme. In one notable scene, Gru presents a plan to steal the moon, but unexpectedly finds a childish drawing among his presentation slides. This specific scenario set the stage for the meme's creation. The meme format gained popularity when a Redditor named FieldMarshalSixDans shared a four-panel version of Gru's presentation scene on March 9th, 2018, in the subreddit r/deepfriedmemes. The meme was then further disseminated by another user, dankbob_memepants_ on Reddit, on the subreddit r/memeeconomy, quickly gaining traction in the community. For a more visual backstory, here is a clip from the film.^[1]

Origin: 2018

Also known as: 5-panel-gru-meme