--- ---  # 10 of the Best Ken Bone Memes on the Internet  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Oct 11, 2016 4:55 PM UTC  Ken Bone asks a question during the town hall debate at Washington University, on Oct. 9, 2016. Ken Bone asks a question during the town hall debate at Washington University, on Oct. 9, 2016.Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Oct 11, 2016 4:55 PM UTC [Ken Bone](http://time.com/4526309/ken-bone-jimmy-kimmel/), the latest [viral sensation](http://time.com/4525241/ken-bone-presidential-debate/), has inspired [pizza specials in Brooklyn](https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161011/williamsburg/ken-bone-presidential-debate-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-election), a Halloween costume and, naturally, a sea of memes after he rose to national prominence simply by asking a question during Sunday’s presidential debate. Americans seem to have been immediately drawn to his name, [red sweater](http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=93xLBvPhAeE&subid=0&offerid=461347.1&type=10&tmpid=1701&RD%5FPARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jcpenney.com%2Fizod-durham-sweater%2Fprod.jump%3F&RD%5FPARM2=ppId%3Dppr5007133448&u1=TIMEkenbone) _(_[_buy here_](http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=93xLBvPhAeE&subid=0&offerid=461347.1&type=10&tmpid=1701&RD%5FPARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jcpenney.com%2Fizod-durham-sweater%2Fprod.jump%3F&RD%5FPARM2=ppId%3Dppr5007133448&u1=TIMEkenbone)_)_, black-rimmed glasses and mustache. They were later taken by his charm after the married father appeared on several political and late-night talk shows. Here are 10 of the best memes involving the unlikely debate star: > [](https://twitter.com/Males%5FThoughts/status/785318190700081153) > [](https://twitter.com/horsedivorce/status/785306746529124358) > [](https://twitter.com/Ken%5FBone%5FMemes/status/785687524144480256) > [](https://twitter.com/Phil%5FFriend/status/785333147307089920) > [](https://twitter.com/TheKenBone/status/785319458566963200) > [](https://twitter.com/TheKenBone/status/785622566581010433) > [](https://twitter.com/VolpeShimoda/status/785315854086963204) > [](https://twitter.com/NickGallinger3/status/785313153139736576) > [](https://twitter.com/PokemonGoMeme12/status/785866612431810560) > [](https://twitter.com/DankMemes%5FONLY/status/785570944676954112) Ken Bone: Presidential Debate Star Spawns Memes ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4526816/ken-bone-presidential-debate-memes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4526816/ken-bone-presidential-debate-memes/"},"headline":"10 of the Best Ken Bone Memes on the Internet","datePublished":"2016-10-11T16:55:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:37:31.566Z","description":"Ken Bone keeps on giving","url":"https://time.com/4526816/ken-bone-presidential-debate-memes/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8213df4b9a5f48b0/6988a97ecf40a89c26c451d9/ken-bone.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8213df4b9a5f48b0/6988a97ecf40a89c26c451d9/ken-bone.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Candidates Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump Hold Second Presidential Debate At Washington University","caption":"Ken Bone asks a question during the town hall debate at Washington University, on Oct. 9, 2016.","creditText":"Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4526816/ken-bone-presidential-debate-memes/","name":"10 of the Best Ken Bone Memes on the Internet"}}]}] ```