Also called Punch Through a Box · Regular Show Box Punch
Rigby looks into a promising box and gets an unexpected punch. Label the box with the opportunity, Rigby with the person, and the fist with the nasty surprise.
The opening looks inviting; the next panel reveals the catch. It fits an appealing purchase with an extra fee, a free day full of chores, or an update that interrupts everything.
Make the surprise a consequence of approaching the box. A random unrelated problem weakens the connection between the two panels.
The frames come from “Jinx,” a Regular Show episode first broadcast on April 18, 2011. Mordecai jinxes Rigby and punches him when he speaks; the box is used in one of those gags. [1] [2]
On September 26, 2018, Reddit user BeetiF posted an object-labeling example to r/MemeEconomy and shared the template later that day. Other users quickly added their own unwelcome surprises. [2]
Label the box in the first panel with something appealing. Put the person’s label in the open area beside Rigby.
In the second panel, label the punch with the surprise that spoils it. Keep the fist visible so the physical gag explains how the person feels.
Original captions to try with this template.
The attractive purchase has an extra cost waiting at checkout.
Free time comes with a surprise list of things to do.
A small improvement turns into an interruption at the wrong moment.
References for this template. Example captions are original.
Lists the April 18, 2011 broadcast and the episode’s jinxing premise.
Identifies the scene and documents the September 2018 template posts.
