--- title: Internet Loves Homer Simpson Using Meme Bush GIF of Himself description: In the ultimate meta Internet moment, Homer Simpson used a GIF of himself walking into a bush from a previous Simpsons episode. canonical: https://time.com/5502285/homer-simpson-uses-bush-meme/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-01-14T18:38:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:56.710Z og:title: People Love That Homer Simpson Used a GIF of Himself og:description: So meta to acknowledge internet clout og:url: https://time.com/5502285/homer-simpson-uses-bush-meme/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5c1c6d6ec3bfcf3/6988a6310b72e3cb926eb037/the-simpsons-fox-episode-600.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: the-simpsons-fox-episode-600 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: People Love That Homer Simpson Used a GIF of Himself twitter:description: So meta to acknowledge internet clout twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5c1c6d6ec3bfcf3/6988a6310b72e3cb926eb037/the-simpsons-fox-episode-600.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # People Love That Homer Simpson Uses His Own Popular Meme Like the Rest of Us > Sponsored content. 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There is no cost and no subscription requirement.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 14, 2019 6:38 PM UTC  FOX  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 14, 2019 6:38 PM UTC [_The Simpsons_](http://time.com/4488094/michelle-obama-rejected-the-simpsons/), a show well-known for being not only the [longest-running American sitcom](http://time.com/money/4558975/longest-running-tv-show-simpsons-gunsmoke/) and animated program, but for its [uncanny ability to predict the future](http://time.com/4667462/simpsons-predictions-donald-trump-lady-gaga/) over the past 30 years, may have just hit peak Internet status. The show’s latest episode went incredibly meta when it featured Homer Simpson using a popular GIF of himself walking backwards into a bush. The GIF, which became a viral meme in recent years, comes from a memorable episode in the fifth season when Homer becomes friends with his much-maligned neighbor, Ned Flanders. Now, in episode 12 of season 30, it appears the Homer and the rest of _The Simpsons_ are acknowledging the Internet clout that the image has accrued by having Homer use it self-referentially during a text exchange with the always wise Lisa. As the show prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary, this meta viral moment for Homer shows just how much _The Simpsons_ has become a part of our cultural landscape — and the never-to-be-underestimated power of the Internet. > [](https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/1084668932571709440) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5502285/homer-simpson-uses-bush-meme/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5502285/homer-simpson-uses-bush-meme/"},"headline":"People Love That Homer Simpson Uses His Own Popular Meme Like the Rest of Us","datePublished":"2019-01-14T18:38:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:56:56.710Z","description":"So meta","url":"https://time.com/5502285/homer-simpson-uses-bush-meme/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5c1c6d6ec3bfcf3/6988a6310b72e3cb926eb037/the-simpsons-fox-episode-600.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5c1c6d6ec3bfcf3/6988a6310b72e3cb926eb037/the-simpsons-fox-episode-600.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"the-simpsons-fox-episode-600","caption":"","creditText":"FOX","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/5502285/homer-simpson-uses-bush-meme/","name":"People Love That Homer Simpson Uses His Own Popular Meme Like the Rest of Us"}}]}] ```