{"slug":"bill-murray-groundhog-day","name":"Bill Murray Groundhog Day","url":"/templates/bill-murray-groundhog-day.jpg","w":708,"h":576,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"Bill Murray as Phil Connors in Groundhog Day meme maker. Murray stands outdoors holding a microphone labeled \"9\" with a wooden \"PHIL\" sign visible behind him, his face wearing a look of tired exasperation. Add top and bottom captions for the repeating-yourself, doing-this-again format.","keywords":"bill murray groundhog day meme, phil connors meme, groundhog day repeating meme, explaining again meme, same thing over and over meme, bill murray meme","year":1993,"origin":"From the 1993 Harold Ramis comedy Groundhog Day, in which Bill Murray plays TV weatherman Phil Connors who is trapped reliving February 2nd in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania indefinitely. The film became a cultural shorthand for any situation involving unavoidable repetition. This specific still from the Groundhog Day ceremony became a meme template for jokes about having to explain the same thing repeatedly, being stuck in a loop, or doing something for what feels like the hundredth time. For related repetition formats, see Distracted Boyfriend or This Is Fine.","format":"classic","howToMake":["Top caption names the thing being repeated, explained for the nth time, or endured again","Bottom caption delivers the count or the resignation, such as \"for the 47th time\" or \"day 34 of the same meeting\"","Murray's exact expression of weary disbelief is the whole joke. The more specific the repeated thing, the better it lands","Works for customer service, recurring meetings, explaining to parents how the internet works, or any Sisyphean life situation","Hit Download or Copy and deploy it in any group chat where everyone already knows exactly what you mean"],"exampleCaptions":["ME EXPLAINING THE SAME THING","FOR THE 47TH TIME IN THE SAME MEETING"],"exampleAltText":"Bill Murray Groundhog Day meme about explaining the same thing for the 47th time in a meeting","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-09","seo":{"aliases":["Groundhog Day Meme","Phil Connors Meme","Bill Murray Meme","Repeating Yourself Meme","Same Thing Over And Over Meme","Groundhog Day Movie Meme"],"description":"Bill Murray in a brown plaid coat and scarf stands outdoors holding a microphone with a \"9\" logo on it. Behind him is a wooden platform with \"PHIL\" painted across it and a crowd of people in winter coats. His expression is a combination of fatigue, mild irritation, and the resigned demeanor of someone who has been through this exact scenario more times than any reasonable person should have to endure.","definition":"Bill Murray as weatherman Phil Connors from the 1993 film Groundhog Day, shown at the Punxsutawney Groundhog Day ceremony. Used for jokes about doing the same thing repeatedly, explaining something for the hundredth time, or being stuck in a loop with no visible exit.","useCases":[{"category":"Explaining the Same Thing","examples":["ME EXPLAINING HOW TO ATTACH A FILE TO AN EMAIL / FOR THE FOURTH TIME THIS WEEK","ME DESCRIBING MY JOB TO MY RELATIVES / AT EVERY SINGLE FAMILY GATHERING","ME TELLING MY ROOMMATE WHERE THE FORKS GO / MONTH SEVEN","ME EXPLAINING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN \"YOUR\" AND \"YOU'RE\" / IN THE WORK SLACK","ME SAYING \"JUST RESTART IT\" / AS IF I HAVE NOT SAID THAT TWELVE TIMES","ME GOING THROUGH HOW THE PRINTER WORKS / AGAIN"]},{"category":"Recurring Meetings and Work","examples":["THIS MEETING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL / DAY 312","ME ATTENDING THE SAME SYNC / THAT PRODUCES ZERO OUTCOMES","THE MONDAY STATUS UPDATE WHERE NOTHING HAS CHANGED SINCE FRIDAY / WEEK 60","ME ANSWERING \"ANY BLOCKERS?\" / WITH THE SAME ANSWER EVERY TIME","THIS QUARTERLY PLANNING MEETING / WHERE WE MAKE THE SAME PLAN WE ALWAYS MAKE","ME PRESENTING THE SAME SLIDE DECK / BECAUSE LAST QUARTER'S AUDIENCE HAS TURNED OVER"]},{"category":"Life Admin and Errands","examples":["ME DOING LAUNDRY / ONLY TO HAVE TO DO LAUNDRY AGAIN","ME GROCERY SHOPPING / BECAUSE SOMEHOW WE KEEP NEEDING MORE GROCERIES","DISHES / ALWAYS DISHES","ME PAYING BILLS / THEY KEEP COMING BACK","THE GAS TANK / EMPTY ONCE MORE","ME CLEANING MY ROOM / AND THEN WATCHING IT SLOWLY BECOME A ROOM AGAIN"]},{"category":"Relationships and Social Life","examples":["ME EXPLAINING WHAT I DO / ON EVERY FIRST DATE","ME HAVING THE SAME FIGHT / ABOUT THE SAME THING","ME TELLING MY FRIEND THE REASON THEY SHOULD BREAK UP WITH HIM / CHAPTER 14","ME ANSWERING \"HOW ARE THE KIDS\" / FROM PEOPLE I SEE ONCE A YEAR","ME GOING THROUGH THE \"ARE YOU SEEING ANYONE\" CONVERSATION / AT THANKSGIVING"]},{"category":"Tech and Troubleshooting","examples":["ME RESTARTING THE ROUTER / HOPING THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT","ME CLEARING THE CACHE / AS A FIRST RESORT AND ALSO A LAST RESORT","THIS BUG / THAT WAS ALREADY FIXED ONCE","ME UPDATING MY PASSWORD / BECAUSE IT EXPIRED AGAIN","ME CHECKING IF IT WORKS IN INCOGNITO / TELLING SOMEONE ELSE TO CHECK IN INCOGNITO","ME REINSTALLING THE APP / AS IF THAT WILL HELP"]},{"category":"School and Learning","examples":["ME STUDYING THIS TOPIC / THAT I WILL FORGET BY WEDNESDAY","ME WRITING ANOTHER PAPER / ON THE SAME GENERAL SUBJECT","ME RETAKING A QUIZ / UNTIL THE GRADE IMPROVES","ME REVIEWING THE SYLLABUS / TO SEE IF ANYTHING CHANGED FROM LAST SEMESTER","THIS REQUIRED COURSE / THAT EVERYONE HAS TO TAKE AND NO ONE WANTS TO","ME EXPLAINING MY THESIS TOPIC / TO A NEW ADVISOR"]}]}}