The AI-made 'Rumpelstiltskin' dance meme reaches the NFL in a Jaguars touchdown celebration
Two quick explainers: where the uncanny clip came from, and the moment it crossed into an NFL end zone.
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Bhayshul Tuten and teammates celebrated a touchdown against the Houston Texans at Wembley Stadium by acting out the "Tip Toein' In My Jordans" meme, shushing the camera and tip-toeing, Yahoo Sports reports; the clip drew millions of views within a day.
The meme comes from an AI-generated video of Rumpelstiltskin dancing in a barn, posted on Instagram in late August as a demo of AI filmmaking, according to Know Your Meme's explainer on Yahoo. In late September a TikToker paired it with Riff Raff's 2014 song "TIP TOE WiNG iN MY JAWWDiNZ," and it spread across TikTok, Instagram Reels and X. Many viewers believed it came from a real 1980s fantasy film.
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Rumpelstiltskin
After exploring Is The Rumpelstiltskin 'Tip Toein' In My Jordans' Meme AI? The Viral '80s Fantasy Movie Memes Explained, the real story the AI clip riffs on is Rumpelstiltskin.
Rumpelstiltskin is a German fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm about an imp who spins straw into gold in exchange for a firstborn child.
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