AboutWhat does the meme depict?
The 'Donald Duck Boner' meme features a series of images and animated GIFs from classic Disney cartoons, where Donald Duck is depicted with a noticeable bump in his midsection. This bump, amusingly positioned, gives the appearance that the normally child-friendly character has an erection. The image typically shows Donald Duck in various scenarios, either standing, sitting, or lying down, often wearing his iconic blue sailor shirt and hat.
OriginWho did it first?
The meme is most famously derived from a scene in the Disney animated anthology film 'Saludos Amigos,' which was released on August 24, 1942. In the 'Aquarela do Brasil' segment, Donald Duck accidentally swallows a bee, which buzzes inside him, moving throughout his body and causing his stomach to protrude in a manner that resembles an erection. This specific frame from the film serves as the basis for the popular iteration of the meme. The meme first appeared online on a blog post dated August 2, 2010, which is no longer available but referenced in an archived post on helli6n wordpress. Subsequently, on September 6th, 2010, an enhanced image with a watermark from 4gifs.com appeared on Funnyjunk, suggesting its circulation might trace back even earlier. Another notable variation of the meme comes from the 1947 Disney animated short 'Wide Open Spaces,' where Donald is disrupted while trying to sleep on an air mattress by a rock that causes a similar bump. The scene can be viewed in a video from the short.[1]
Origin: 1940