"It's a fucking stick!"
Borneo
The Australian Outback
- "I will always wave my finger in your face!"note During the middle of the Alicia/Kimmi fight, the former said that line. Due to the context of that line, it became a meme.
Thailand
- "I'm 150-200% happy with the wife that I have!"note A line Ted Rogers, Jr. state in Thailand. Due to him setting a minimum and a maximum on how much he loved his wife, it became a meme for the hilarity of that.
- Thailand is secretly Season 1.5.note A long-running joke "theory"
claims that Thailand was filmed before The Australian Outback but aired Out of Order. This obviously isn't true, as there are multiple references to a certain event which happened after The Australian Outback filmed.
The Amazon
- Heidi is quite the Fountain of Memes:
- "When I saw ____, I knew instantly that _____!" note When Heidi saw that one tribe had 6 girls assigned to it already, she knew instantly that the tribes were being divided by gender.
- "I'm like, the mastermind behind X" note Heidi claimed to be like, the Mastermind behind a bunch of terrifying eliminations. If she was behind those without anyone noticing, what else was she behind?
- "Is there anyone else who deserves it?" (Like me?) note Heidi was none too pleased to learn that Matt and Jenna considered Rob the most deserving of being in the final two. Was there anyone else guys? Anyone with amazing blond hair and a hot bod? No? Ok :(
Pearl Islands
All-Stars
- "I've been bamboozled!"note What Richard Hatch said after he was blindslided.
- Abbreviating the season as "ASS"note Usually, when fans abbreviate the first 40 season names, "Survivor" itself is omitted from the abbreviation. Considering this season's general low quality, "All-Star Survivor" is an exception.
Guatemala
- "I DON'T HAVE AYY DEE DEE!"note A line Judd Sergeant said at the Double Tribal Council that became a meme due to the way he said it.
Micronesia
- I'M LIVID!note An offhand comment by Amanda Kimmel leads to one of the funniest parodies of Survivor ever. Sadly, the thread can no longer be viewed in its intended form.
- "Mary who?" ExplanationA minor Running Gag in this season was that the castaways had no idea who Mary Sartain (the second boot of the game) was.
- "It's just a fucking stick!"note Eliza's reaction for when Jason honestly believed that a stick Ozzy tried to turn into a fake immunity idol was honestly a real one had her say that. Due to the hilarity of the entire situation, it became a meme.
- "But it has a face on it."note Jason's reply to that comment.
Gabon
- They kept Kelly... as if they had a DEATH WISH! note Jeff Probst making his opinion known about Fang voting out Jacquie and GC instead of Kelly.
- Fang's reaction to Marcus' blindside.note The famous GIF of Corrine and Sugar reacting in agape surprise. While Matty breaks out the biggest shit-eating grin he can.◊
Tocantins
- "Who is this jackass?!"note A line Erinn said in Tocantins as she was talking about Coach.
Samoa
- After having the cameras turned towards Russell for the entire season before suddenly showing this "Brett" person in Samoa; It became a bit of a meme around some boards to refer to Brett as "CG-I Brett", or jokingly say that he was an extra actor hired to be artificially put into the season near the end, as well as photoshopping Brett into other shots of past seasons. See this page's image for an example.
Redemption Island
- "Boston Rob is literally carrying his family on his back!"note One of Jeff Probst's more infamous challenge commentaries. Fans tend to mock it due to how Boston Rob being seen as one of Jeff's Creators Favorites.
South Pacific
- What's his name❓ What was his birth 👶 name❓note The beginning of a copypasta based on Stacey's "The Reason You Suck" Speech to Coach.
- "For revenge, basically"note Ozzy's bad acting on Redemption Island, when he was fighting back to get back on the island. No one bought it.
One World
- "BECAUSE YOU'RE WRONG, OKAY? So shut up!"note A line Christina Cha said during a fight in One World
Philippines
- #SURVIVORBREAKDOWN note During one scene where Lisa was crying in Philippines, this hashtag showed up in the middle of the scene in which many fans tend to mock.
- "It's $600,000 by the time Obama takes it." ExplanationJeff Kent's final words in Philippines, commenting on the fact the $1,000,000 prize is taxable income. Went memetic as it aired shortly after Obama's reelection.
- I saw Carter Williams at a grocery store in Los Angeles yesterday. ExplanationA take on the Flying Lotus copypasta, except replaced with Carter, one of the less notable names from Survivor Philippines.
Blood vs. Water
- "Fuck you, Brad Culpepper!!"note While Brad Culpepper was in the middle talking during a Redemption Island duel, Marissa yelled out those words. Due to how Brad was not very well-liked at the time when Blood vs. Water was airing (though he was Rescued from the Scrappy Heap in Game Changers), it became a meme.
- Who'd want to date someone who didn't make the merge? note After Kat was voted out, she started crying, upset that Hayden wouldn't want to date her anymore since she didn't make the merge. Because of this, people who don't make the merge are considered "undateable".
- Monica Culpepper is a neat lady.note At the Final Tribal of Blood vs. Water, a lot of jurors asked Monica to open up and show the real Monica. Monica was under the impression that she had been engine the whole game, and thought they were asking her to show them a mean side to her. Sadly, she broke down into tears and asked "Have y'all never met a neat lady?" While it was a Tear Jerker moment, it has become a Survivor meme due to being incongruous to the general tone of the Final Tribal.
Cambodia
- "I can't believe Val won Cambodia!"note With Jeremy's victory, jokes were made on social media that his wife Val actually won since Jeremy found two idols - a Call-Back to her infamous bluff in San Juan del Sur - and that it was the story of her pregnancy that secured his win.
- "Keith's good with balls!"note Many fans took note of Keith Nale's challenge prowess especially in challenge involving balls.
Kaoh Rong
- Debbie's swimsuit.note Her promo pic for her original season had a noteworthy swimsuit outfit by many fans. As a result, it became a meme.
- Debbie's endless amount of occupations.◊ note Throughout the season, Debbie had and claimed a seemingly never-ending professional history. This is referenced during Debbie's confessionals where her lower third's graphic's changed with nearly every confessional.
Millennials vs. Gen X
- "...and soft drinks for Will." note A Running Gag in Millennials vs. Gen X as whenever a reward revolving alcohol is involved, Jeff Probst makes sure to point to that there are soft drinks for Will due to him being under the age of 21 at the time.
- "No couple EVER lasts on Survivor!" note After Jay said this, people on social media could be found quoting him while captioning a picture of Survivor couples who did last, like Boston Rob and Amber, or random pairings like Rodney and Joaquin.
- "Jay DOES have an idol." note Shortly before the finale, Will tells Zeke that Jay has an idol and asks Zeke not to tell anyone. What follows is a hilarious game of telephone leading to Zeke telling David, and then Chris. Chris telling Bret, and so on until everyone knows about Jay's idol.
Pre-game of Game Changers
- Sierra Dawn Thomas is a fan favorite who changed the game. note During the The Price Is Right Survivor special, she was a prize model, and was called a fan favorite despite her being Out of Focus for most of her season. Taken a step further when it was revealed that she would be returning for Game Changers, being one of the more questionable choices.
- FFGCSDT note A fan abbreviation of "Fan Favorite Game Changer Sierra Dawn Thomas", often used due to how ridiculous it looks.
- "Ciera voted out her mom!" note When Ciera Eastin was announced to be on Game Changers, Jeff Probst stated this out-loud, referring back to Blood vs. Water. Many fans began to mock Jeff for that comment.
- The above meme gained some level of resurgence in 2022, this time in the Australian version after Sandra was voted out by her daughter Nina.
Game Changers
- Man, I wish Troyzan would come back for another season! note Troyzan from One World returned for this season, where he got one of the most invisible edits ever, especially for a finalist. This led to fandom jokes about how he wasn't on the season at all.
Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
- "Ben Bomb!" note Season 35- Ben's cheesy Battle Cry after getting very flashy with immunity idols and claiming he is repeatedly blowing up the game and becoming very cocky. Often accompanied by explosion noises.
Ghost Island
- Fake Kellyn Videosnote Some people decided to make videos based upon them acting like Kellyn. Even some of her fellow castmates got on with this meme.
- I didn't know Donald Glover was on Survivor! note Wendell Holland from Ghost Island bears a striking resemblance to Donald Glover.
- Who's Chelsea? note Poor Chelsea Townshend of Ghost Island, the shrewish and smallest contestant of the season, was the quiet type and vastly overshadowed by other players to the point where she became subject to a wholesale Living Prop edit and is now unfortunately the most unseen player of all time.
- "_____ has been maturing on Ghost Island to become a hidden immunity idol." note Many people believed that Michael's idol note as well as Wendell's idol note in Episode 7 stating the stick and the immunity necklace from Micronesia has been maturing on Ghost Island to become a hidden immunity idol came across as Narm to many fans. As a result, Survivor fans have been stating various things that became hidden immunity idols in the game such as the rock that got Jessica Lewis out of the game, Mellisa McNulty herself, and Gulliver from the reward challenge in Nicaragua.
David vs. Goliath
- Angelina Keeley from David vs. Goliath asking certain contestants for various things has gone memetic. These are some of the most notable examples:
- Natalie, can I have your jacket? note The meme started out with her asking Natalie Cole for her jacket as Natalie was getting voted out.
- Elizabeth, can I have your jury vote? note Come to Episode 7 where she is accused of trying to get Elizabeth's jury vote, the meme was changed to that.
- Dan, can I have your idol?note Then, in the very next episode, Angelina was begging Dan to play his idol for her, leading the meme into that.
- Davie, can I have your reward? note Again, in episode 13, Angelina pleaded for Davie to take her on a reward switching up the meme once again.
- Hi Alison. note A funny trend that started on Reddit once Alison revealed she lurked on there sometimes.
- Angelina gave up immunity to get rice for the tribe. note In episode 10, Angelina attempted to barter with Jeff to replenish the tribe's nearly depleted rice supply, going as far to barter the entire tribe's fishing gear, most of their comfort items and cook care. Ultimately, she only needed to sacrifice her spot in the immunity challenge. She brings this fact up during the family visit and her Final Tribal Council speech in an attempt to validate her game.
- Jeff, can I have your rice? note In reference to the meme above.
- Angelina's Ladder◊note During the finale, Angelina found an idol clue that required her to dig out a ladder to retrieve an idol. Naturally she tries to use the ladder to climb up rocks to search for the idol resulting in the famous scene linked.
- J.T. + Stephen = Nick◊ note A common joke on Reddit about how Nick from David vs. Goliath is the lovechild of the two, both in terms of looks and gameplay. What makes this even better is that J.T. and Stephen are in on the meme, and stated how proud they are of their "son" when he won.
- The meme has gone even further as of Edge of Extinction; with people on Reddit joking that Gavin is Nick's lovechild with Adam from Millennials vs. Gen X, making J.T. and Stephen his grandfathers!
Edge of Extinction
- Rick the Kool-Aid Man note Rick Devens compared himself to the Kool-Aid Man in his first confessional, which immediately became one of the most commonly known things about him.
Island of the Idols
- Karishma's love for Applebee's. note Karishma from Season 39 stated that Applebee's is her favorite sit-down restaurant. Many people then jokingly begin to flanderize Karishma's love for Applebee's as her defining trait.
Winners at War
- Yul note Somebody on the Survivor subreddit posted a thread that just said "Yul" and nothing else. After that, a bunch of memes relating to Yul Kwon quickly popped up. Even Yul himself has gotten into the act.
- "My" note The Survivor YouTube channel uploaded a video called "How The Legendary Survivor Castaways Will Change Their Strategies For Season 40". It turns out it was a one-second video of Kim Spradlin-Wolfe saying the word "My".
- You better be ready... note The soundtrack of Winners at War included a very off-putting song composed for the show.
- Adam trying to play the podium piece as the idol has become this with people taking similar looking objects or pictures and calling it an idol.
Survivor 41
- "I truly believe that butterflies are dead relatives saying hi." note A bizarre phrase featured on the Beware advantage found by Xander. The fact that he had to say this multiple times just for an opportunity to obtain an idol and regain his ability to vote led to a lot of jokes at Xander's expense.
- "That is Naseer!"note A quote attributed to Naseer, usually seen whenever he's brought up on the Survivor subreddit, notably after he single-handedly thwarts Deshawn's plan to throw an immunity challenge without even realizing it.
- After the controversial hourglass advantage (which allows a person to reverse the past immunity result), memes about Erika travelling through time and changing Survivor events (such as twists, winners, and even couples) started popping up.
- Jokes about Heather being the mastermind of the season began popping up around the merge, complete with a joke theory that the last episode would feature a flashback revealing that she was behind everything.
Survivor 42
- Maryanne crying at Jackson’s medevac proved instantly memorable for how dramatic and over-the-top it was, especially considering that Jackson was only on the island for the first three days.
- The Strunk Hype Train note Daniel Strunk was one of the less noted players during press week leading some fans to hype him up by photoshopping his face in front of a train and making jokes about how much of a challenge beast and power player he's going to be in a 'Heather is a secret mastermind' sort of way.
- Stan Mike ExplanationMike being an older guy isn't too on top of modern slang so seeing twitter comments full of 'stan Mike' (get on the Mike hype train) he very genuinely asked why everyone thought his first name was Stan leading to the fan nickname
- Mike's personal attack on Ethan Zohn Explanation Mike received one of the idols that require a phrase to activate it, in his case it was a quote praising soccer and crying over the thought of it. Mike immediately expressed his disdain for the quote in confessional, discrediting the sport itself. Fans took to joking that he has more or less declared war against Ethan and enjoy bringing it up every chance they get.
- Rocksroy's lack of presence online has provided numerous jokes among fans, even before the season began.note The cast was also spoiled months ahead of time, and Rocksroy was the only individual without an available photo. Jokes range from how he managed to get his audition tape to CBS to whether he even uses the Internet at all.
- Drea's Lawyers: An interview with Omar in which he revealed that Drea treated him poorly in ponderosa was purged from the internet and many people were banned from speaking about it. As such people have joked that anyone criticizing Drea will be met with the full force of her lawyers.
Survivor 46
- "Several means seven" ExplanationWhat Jelinsky says in a confessional that causes him to Rage Quit the Sweat task on day one when it told him that the task would take several hours and that they had four hours to complete it... despite the fact that several actually doesn't mean seven. Jelinsky's failed attempts to defend himself led him to be mocked by the others and contributed to his status as a Memetic Loser. The players and even Jeff bringing it back up repeatedly only made the meme spread faster.
