Always You Three

Origin

The "Always you three" meme comes from a scene in The Simpsons episode called "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson," which originally aired on March 16, 1991. The scene shows Lisa Simpson standing in front of three characters and expressing annoyance at how the same group keeps finding ways to make her life difficult. The meme took off because people found it easy to relate to—they started using it whenever they felt like the same trio of people or things kept showing up in their lives, usually in a funny or tongue-in-cheek way. It became especially popular on Twitter and Instagram, where people would swap in their own characters or objects to create jokes. The meme works well because it captures that feeling of tired frustration in a straightforward visual way that lets people apply it to almost any situation they want.