Anyway, I started beaming: a meme

Anyway, I started beaming is a quote from a scene in It’s always sunny in Philadelphiaspoken by Frank Reynolds on a rant about gun control on public television.

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The basics of meme

• Meme maker: @FrankReynolds69/YouTube
• Meme type: Response memes And GIFs
• First appearance: July 17, 2016
• Origin Source: It’s always sunny in Philadelphia
• Peak popularity: November 2019

Which episode of It’s always sunny in Philadelphia is ‘So Anyway, I Started Blasting’ by?

A September 2013 episode titled “Gun Fever Too: Still Hot” begins with Frank Reynolds (Danny DeVito) who appears on a local news program to advocate for gun control. He does this by telling a story about a time when he fought three wannabe attackers.

As Frank recalls the incidents, he notes that he had his “two pieces” with him, pulled out the two guns and reenacted shooting the robbers. Then he says, “So anyway, I started shooting – Pow! Pow!”

What kind of weapons is Frank Reynolds waving around?

Frank Reynolds pulls out a pistol and a revolver as he tells his story.

Origin and spread of meme

The scene first appeared on its own on YouTube in 2016on a Frank Reynolds fan account. The short video has been viewed almost 5 million times.

After the YouTube video, recordings of the scene began appearing as response memes to gun-related discussions on Reddit.

In September 2018, the moment was captured in a meme, with a caption describing the age-old “duck season, bunny season” debate between Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck.

Frank shoots every member of the gang

Frank Reynolds’ gun makes regular appearances throughout It’s always sunny in Philadelphia. It takes center stage again in season 16 with an episode called “Frank Shoots Every Member of the Gang.”

In the episode, Frank accidentally shoots both Dennis and Dee, who want to take the guns from him because he is so reckless with them. He doesn’t make it easy and more and more shots are fired.

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