r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Magistricide • Jun 25 '24

Why is it Peter explaining the joke?

This subreddit is really helpful for me to stay in the loop of online memes and news, but why is it Peter explaining the joke? Why do people answer with "Peter's third removed cousin's friend's left index finger here"? Is there a lore reason behind all of this, or did someone just decide Peter was funny and made the subreddit around him?

I've looked around in rules and the main sticky thread but I've never found an answer.

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u/cordless-31 Jun 25 '24

Peter here. Literally no one in this comment section is right. u/catwhowalksbyhimself is half right. The reason why the founder chose to use Peter specifically is because there is a running gag in Family Guy, the show where Peter is a main character, wherein Peter over explains obvious jokes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '24

The fact that so many people that sub here don't know this is kinda funny though.

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u/LughCrow Jun 26 '24

Pathetic enough to be on reddit not pathetic enough to watch family guy

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u/SignificantTransient Jun 26 '24

A sub for people who overlook obvious jokes.... didn't get it?

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u/EpicRobloxGame_r Jun 26 '24

The subreddit could also be based on the youtube user "PeterExplainsTheJoke" (now peternity) who went under youtube comments, and explained the joke of the video

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u/Catvispresley Jul 19 '24

First of all: why doesn't everyone know that? Secondly: which inhuman didn't watch family guy at least once in their life??

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '24

Damnit and I thought I was smart for understanding them

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '24

It's so delightful to read the top comment in Petah voice in my head.

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u/zllzn Aug 19 '24

Why is it mostly the organs of Peter explaining the joke ? (for instance "Peter's liver here : that's because..." ). I have searched for a long time and still cannot explain why.

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u/naughtyreverend Jun 25 '24

You're completely right... but your lack of introducing yourself has unfortunately forced me to leave this response un-updooted 🙃

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u/crippledgiants Jun 25 '24

Your unironic use of the asinine "updoot" forced me to downdoot your comment.

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u/slicwilli Jun 25 '24

Yes. Someone decided it would be funny and so created the sub. That man's name is u/PeterExplainsTheJoke. Our lord and savior. Blessed be thy name.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCDoUfHmUGI

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u/Puzzleheaded-Bad1571 Jun 25 '24

This is like peterception

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u/AryuOcay Jun 25 '24

Peter explains the “Peter explains the joke” joke

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '24

Peters wifes second middle toes cousin here, not sure what you’re talking about

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u/kummer5peck Jun 25 '24 edited Jun 25 '24

Foreign guy at work who helped Peter understand sarcasm here.

This sub was founded by a guy who used a picture of Peter Griffin and answers as Peter. He appears one magical day per year. I love you Santa Peter!

Now you funny too!

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u/Driz51 Jun 26 '24

Also why does Peter almost never explain the joke anymore?

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '24

I think there used to be a meme format in which some sort of obvious joke would be accompanied by a generic promotional image of Peter and a caption in which he explains the joke in an incredibly on-the-nose manner.

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u/PermitAlone7585 Jun 25 '24

Peter invented all these jokes 

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u/Lady-Kitnip Oct 21 '25

Oooohhhhh! Thank you for explaining that. 😆

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u/gman94024 Jun 26 '24

Because Ted Turner is not available.

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u/spongebobcrt Jul 17 '24

I don’t know but I remember this post from r/terriblefacebookmemes where there is a short comic (I think?) and under it is Peter Griffin saying he liked the joke and is over-explaining it