AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The meme template entitled "Kramer, What's Going On In There?" depicts a scene from the sitcom Seinfeld, where the character Jerry Seinfeld, portrayed as puzzled and intrigued, is peering into his neighbor Kramer's apartment. The apartment glows ominously with a bright red light. The meme format allows creators to Photoshop their own humorous captions or images over the red glow, suggesting absurd or humorous activities occurring within.

OriginWho did it first?

The "Kramer, What's Going On In There?" meme template hails from an episode of Seinfeld's eighth season titled "The Chicken Roaster," which can be explored in further detail on IMDb. In this episode, a vividly bright red neon sign from a newly opened chicken restaurant illuminates Kramer's apartment, driving him to insanity. This leads to a comedic plot where Jerry and Kramer swap living spaces. The specific scene used for the meme occurs when Jerry first encounters the bizarre red glow and inquires, "What's going on in there?" The episode clip was uploaded to YouTube on August 23, 2009, by the channel SolidSnake986, available here: YouTube link. The image became an exploitable meme template in September 2021, initially appearing on a Facebook group dedicated to Seinfeld-themed memes. The meme gained broader attention after the Twitter (now X) page @Plasmaposting shared a version that humorously crossed over with the Halo video game series on September 23, 2021.^[1]

Origin: 1996