AboutWhat does the meme depict?
The 'They're The Same Picture' meme features a two-panel format derived from a scene in the television show 'The Office.' The first panel shows the character Pam from 'The Office' presenting two pictures side by side. In the second panel, Pam announces 'They're the same picture.' This template is typically used to humorously compare two things that are ostensibly similar or identical.
OriginWho did it first?
The 'They're The Same Picture' meme originated from an episode of 'The Office' titled 'Search Committee,' which aired on May 19th, 2011. In this episode, the character Pam tricks Creed, the acting manager, by asking him to identify differences between two identical pictures, while confessing off camera that they are indeed the same picture, as noted in a Reddit discussion. Starting as a reaction image to express inability to distinguish between two items, the format evolved into an exploitable meme on June 22, 2018, after it was used on Reddit's /r/MemeEconomy to compare the game Fortnite with trash, receiving significant attention and over 26,000 points, as detailed here.[1]
Origin: 2018