AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The meme 'What a Week, Huh?' features a comic panel from 'The Adventures of Tintin' series, showing the characters Tintin and Captain Haddock. Tintin is typically the calm adventurer while Captain Haddock is often depicted in a more disheveled, stressed state. The original dialogue in this panel has been replaced with a humorous exchange originally from the 2009 sitcom 30 Rock, reflecting a sense of being overwhelmed and exhausted. This modified comic panel is widely used as a reaction image to express fatigue and the challenges of getting through the week.

OriginWho did it first?

The 'What a Week, Huh?' meme originates from an episode of the American sitcom '30 Rock' aired on October 22nd, 2009, titled 'Into the Crevasse'. In the episode, Liz Lemon, played by Tina Fey, vents about her tough workweek to Jack Donaghy, played by Alec Baldwin, who points out it's only Wednesday. This scene sets the comedic tone of the meme. The Adventures of Tintin, the source of the comic panel, featured the specific volume 'The Crab with the Golden Claws', published between October 17th, 1940, and October 18th, 1941, where Captain Haddock is debuted by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. On June 21st, 2017, the Tumblr account Incorrect Tintin started the meme by combining the stressful dialogue from 30 Rock with the Tintin panel, perfectly capturing the essence of mid-week exhaustion in a humorous format. Here's a video from the sitcom that helps visualize the origin of the meme's dialogue.^[1]

Origin: 2017