Also called Mitchell and Webb Baddies · Hans, Are We the Baddies? · Are We the Bad Guys?
A worried officer starts to question which side he is on. Add the moment a group realizes that its own supposedly reasonable behavior is causing the problem.
The joke is a delayed moment of self-awareness. The speaker belongs to the group being questioned, so “we” matters: the criticism includes the person asking.
Everyday versions can be about monopolizing the snacks, creating unnecessary meetings, or winning a game through an obviously annoying strategy.
The image shows David Mitchell in the opening episode of That Mitchell and Webb Look, broadcast on September 14, 2006. The sketch follows two Nazi officers who begin to question their role after noticing the skulls on their uniforms. [1]
The worried question later became a reaction to a group recognizing its own wrongdoing. Know Your Meme documents a Star Wars edit in December 2015 and a Fallout 4 reaction in February 2016. [1]
Place a short setup in the dark space to the left of the face. Add the familiar question along the bottom of the image.
Describe something the speaker’s own group has done. A small, recognizable inconvenience makes the dramatic realization feel deliberately excessive.
Original captions to try with this template.
The group recognizes that its proposed fix repeats the original problem.
The realization arrives after the favorite pieces are already gone.
The rule makers notice that their improvements have made the evening worse.
References for this template. Example captions are original.
Identifies the television sketch and documents early reaction-image uses.
