Everybody Do the Flop Meme: Origin and Revival

A figure in a top hat and shutter shades slides into a crowd. He points, calls “Everybody do the flop,” and everyone drops face-first. The scene lasts only a few seconds, but the line, beat, and fall were enough to build a meme that returned more than a decade later.

Everybody Do the Flop began in TomSka’s asdfmovie6, uploaded on February 9, 2013. Musician Todd “LilDeuceDeuce” Bryanton released a ten-minute loop that day, and TomSka expanded the joke into a full animated song on January 17, 2014.

The original joke appeared in asdfmovie6

TomSka’s asdfmovie videos collect rapid, surreal sketches. In asdfmovie6, the top-hatted character enters a group, gives the command, and joins the synchronized collapse. The upload description credits Bryanton as the voice of Dougal Flopguy, which also settles the character spelling used here.

The first verified appearance is the February 9 creator upload. It should not be confused with the later music video. The short sketch supplied the character and action before the full song existed.

Bryanton’s ten-minute “Do the Flop” tribute arrived on the same date. Repetition turned the brief line into a reusable audio track. Know Your Meme’s reference archive records a falling-video compilation on February 13 and a Minecraft animation on April 14. Those secondary archive entries indicate that the joke became an animation and remix format during 2013, but they are not treated here as independently preserved primary uploads.

The 2014 song gave the character a story

TomSka uploaded “EVERYBODY DO THE FLOP (asdfmovie song)” on January 17, 2014. Its credits name Ben “Wonchop” Smallman as animator, Bryanton for music, and Thomas Ridgewell as writer and director.

The song invents a rise-and-fall story for Dougal Flopguy. An accidental fall becomes a dance craze. He loses control of the fad, tries to replace it, and eventually returns to the move that made him famous. That story belongs to the animation; it is not a factual account of the real meme’s spread.

The new video also provided a clearer visual identity: top hat, shutter shades, pointing pose, microphones, and a rainbow background. Fans could redraw the character, keep the audio, or replace the cast while preserving the command-and-fall timing.

How the format changed

1. The face-plant gag: A command triggers an immediate synchronized fall.
2. The loop: The same line and impact repeat until repetition becomes the joke.
3. Fan animation: Creators rebuild the action with game or fandom characters. Minecraft and Undertale versions are documented examples.
4. Live-action falling clips: Editors apply the sound to real or staged falls.
5. Pose edits: Later creators film jumps or body positions, remove surrounding frames, and match the remaining poses to the audio.

The 2025 version often avoids a literal face-first fall. A creator may appear suspended in a sequence of cut-out poses while people in the background continue moving. The audio and body silhouette connect the edit to the older meme even when nobody hits the ground.

Why it returned in 2025

German outlet Comicschau traces the revival to an animation posted by Czech creator @sofa.tomato around June 20, 2025. A later version by @finnosho used more elaborate pose editing. Other users copied the production method across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.

The dates require care. A TikTok video ID places the @sofa.tomato upload on June 19 in UTC, which can be June 20 in a local timezone. Know Your Meme lists June 26 for the same URL. The evidence supports June 19 or 20 more strongly than June 26, but the exact local timestamp remains qualified.

The revival was a new participation wave, not proof that the meme stayed continuously viral from 2013 to 2025. The record shows separate periods: the original sketch and loop, the 2014 song, mid-2010s fandom animations, and the 2025 pose-edit trend.

Why the meme travels well

The joke needs little setup. One line announces the action, a beat creates anticipation, and the fall or pose supplies the visual payoff. Creators can swap in almost any character, setting, or editing style without losing the rhythm.

The format also turns failure into participation. A face-plant would normally look accidental. “Do the flop” makes it a group instruction, so the same motion becomes a dance, animation cue, or editing challenge.

The original song upload warns viewers not to break their faces. Do not attempt an uncontrolled face-first fall. The 2025 pose-edit method can reproduce the visual rhythm without the impact.

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Frequently asked questions

Where did Everybody Do the Flop come from?

It first appeared in TomSka’s asdfmovie6, uploaded on February 9, 2013. The top-hatted Dougal Flopguy tells a crowd to flop, and everyone falls face-first.

Who made the Do the Flop song?

Todd “LilDeuceDeuce” Bryanton made the music. The 2014 full video credits Ben “Wonchop” Smallman for animation and Thomas Ridgewell as writer and director.

Was the 2014 music video the original meme?

No. The sketch and ten-minute remix were already online in February 2013. The 2014 video expanded the character into a longer fictional story.

Why did Everybody Do the Flop return in 2025?

Creators revived the audio through animation and pose edits. Instead of falling, many performers filmed jumps or positions and removed the frames around them to create abrupt, suspended poses.

Is Dougal Flopguy the character’s official name?

The asdfmovie6 upload description credits Todd Bryanton as Dougal Flopguy. Some fan pages use other spellings, but the creator upload supports “Dougal.”

Sources

1. “asdfmovie6,” TomSka on YouTube, February 9, 2013
2. “DO THE FLOP (10 MINUTE VERSION),” LilDeuceDeuce on YouTube, February 9, 2013
3. “EVERYBODY DO THE FLOP (asdfmovie song),” TomSka on YouTube, January 17, 2014
4. “Wieso das ‘Everybody do the flop’ Meme zurück ist,” Comicschau, 2025
5. “Do The Flop Remix,” Know Your Meme
6. “Eight YouTube Veterans Who Are Still Killing It,” TenEighty, July 22, 2017