AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The "Stop! Stop! He's Already Dead!" meme features a quote from the American TV show The Simpsons, utilized both as a reaction image and an image macro to express when someone believes that another individual or group has incurred excessive critique, punishment, or mockery. The template image typically displays a frame from the scene where a child exclaims the line in reaction to an excessive beating happening in a comedic context.

OriginWho did it first?

This meme originates from "Homie the Clown," the 15th episode of The Simpsons' sixth season, which first aired on February 12, 1995. During this episode, Homer Simpson, while impersonating Krusty the Clown, excessively beats up a character known as 'The Krustyburgler' watched by a group of children. During this scene, one of the children utters the phrase 'Stop! Stop! He's already dead!' in horror. The memorable line captures the excessive nature of Homer's actions. A video of the scene was uploaded to YouTube by a user named Charles M on October 20, 2015, which you can view here. The meme saw an early adaptation on February 3, 2014, when an image from this Simpsons scene was used in a post on 9GAG to express the poster's reaction to the Seattle Seahawks' dominant victory over the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl, as seen in this 9GAG post.^[1]

Origin: 2014