{"slug":"evil-kermit","name":"Evil Kermit","url":"/templates/evil-kermit.jpg","w":700,"h":325,"top":"ME","bottom":"ALSO ME","alternateFormats":[{"slug":"evil-kermit-gif","label":"GIF Version"}],"description":"Create an Evil Kermit meme. Kermit the Frog faces his dark-hooded evil twin who tempts him to do the wrong thing. The ultimate inner voice meme.","keywords":"evil kermit meme, dark kermit meme, inner me meme, kermit hood meme, my inner voice meme, dark side meme, temptation meme","year":2016,"origin":"From the 2014 film Muppets Most Wanted, where Kermit meets his evil doppelganger Constantine. The side-by-side image went viral in November 2016 as the \"Me vs. My Inner Voice\" meme — Kermit represents your reasonable self, while hooded Evil Kermit whispers the terrible thing you secretly want to do. It nails that universal feeling of knowing the right choice but hearing that little voice say \"do it anyway.\" For related internal-conflict energy, see Two Buttons (agonizing between two choices), Expanding Brain (escalating bad ideas to absurd heights), or Bike Fall (sabotaging yourself and blaming something else).","sourceVideo":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6nZ9czMhMs","format":"template","textBoxes":[{"label":"Me","x":1,"y":1,"w":58,"h":20,"placeholder":"Me: reasonable thing","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":28,"opacity":1},{"label":"My Inner Voice","x":33,"y":62.9,"w":66,"h":25,"placeholder":"Inner me: terrible temptation","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":28,"opacity":1}],"exampleCaptions":["Me: I should save this money","Inner me: You deserve that $200 jacket you'll wear twice"],"exampleAltText":"Evil Kermit meme about wanting to save money but your inner voice says to buy an expensive jacket","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-02-28","howToMake":["The Evil Kermit template is loaded with 2 text fields: one for Kermit (you) and one for Evil Kermit (your inner voice)","Fill in the left field with what you know you should do (the reasonable choice) and the right field with what the little voice in your head is telling you to do instead","Start each side with \"Me:\" and \"Also me:\" or \"Inner me:\" to follow the classic format, or just write the contrasting thoughts directly","The dark hood side benefits from a slightly bolder or edgier font. Contrast the reasonable Kermit with the chaotic one","Give in to temptation. Hit Download for a PNG of your inner dialogue, or Share it before your good side talks you out of it"],"seo":{"aliases":["Dark Kermit","Kermit Hood Meme","Inner Me Meme","Me vs My Inner Voice","Evil Kermit My Inner Me","Hooded Kermit"],"description":"A side-by-side image of Kermit the Frog on the left, looking uncertain, and a hooded, shadowy version of Kermit on the right, leaning in like a sinister advisor. The dark Kermit wears a black cloak and exudes pure enablement energy — the embodiment of every bad impulse you've ever had, whispering exactly what you want to hear at exactly the wrong time. Kermit knows he shouldn't listen. He's going to listen.","definition":"The internet's favorite way to externalize bad decisions. Kermit the Frog sits across from his hooded doppelganger from Muppets Most Wanted — one side is your reasonable self, the other is the little voice whispering \"do it anyway.\" The format turns every moment of weakness into a two-character dialogue.","useCases":[{"category":"Money & Spending","examples":["Me: I'm saving money this month. Inner me: You deserve that $200 jacket you'll wear twice","Me: I have food at home. Inner me: But you don't have Chipotle at home","Me: I should check my bank account. Inner me: Ignorance is bliss. Buy the shoes","Me: I'll wait for it to go on sale. Inner me: What if it sells out? Buy it now at full price","Me: I set a budget for this trip. Inner me: You're on vacation. Budgets don't exist on vacation","Me: I don't need another subscription service. Inner me: It's only $14.99 a month. That's basically free"]},{"category":"Sleep & Mornings","examples":["Me: I should go to bed early tonight. Inner me: Start a new TV series at 11pm","Me: My alarm is set for 6am. Inner me: You can shower in 4 minutes. Set it for 7:30","Me: I'll just check my phone for one second. Inner me: Read every post from the last 6 hours. It's only 2am","Me: I need 8 hours of sleep. Inner me: You functioned on 3 hours that one time in college. You'll be fine","Me: I should start my morning routine. Inner me: Hit snooze 6 more times. The routine was unrealistic anyway","Me: No screens before bed. Inner me: Watch one TikTok. Just one. Maybe forty"]},{"category":"Diet & Food","examples":["Me: I'm eating healthy starting today. Inner me: Order a large pizza and call it your last meal before the diet","Me: I'll have a salad for lunch. Inner me: Get the salad but also fries. For balance","Me: I'm doing intermittent fasting. Inner me: A muffin at 9am doesn't count if you eat it fast","Me: One cookie is enough. Inner me: The bag is already open. Finish it so it's not wasting food","Me: I should drink more water. Inner me: Coffee is mostly water. Have a fourth cup"]},{"category":"Work & Productivity","examples":["Me: I should start this project today. Inner me: You work better under pressure. Wait until the night before","Me: I'll respond to these emails right now. Inner me: Mark them as unread and deal with them never","Me: I need to focus for the next two hours. Inner me: Check Twitter first. And Reddit. And your texts. Then focus","Me: I should give honest feedback on this. Inner me: Say 'looks great!' and go back to doing nothing","Me: I should prepare for the meeting. Inner me: Wing it. You've been winging it for 3 years and nobody has noticed","Me: I'll organize my desk before I start. Inner me: Organize it by shoving everything in the drawer. Done"]},{"category":"Social Situations","examples":["Me: I should go to that party tonight. Inner me: Cancel. Say you're sick. Watch Netflix in your underwear","Me: I'll keep this conversation short. Inner me: Tell them the entire story from the beginning. Leave nothing out","Me: I should be the bigger person. Inner me: Send the screenshot to the group chat first","Me: I'll wait a reasonable time before texting back. Inner me: Triple text them. Right now. Add a voice memo","Me: I should let it go. Inner me: Bring it up casually in 6 months when they least expect it"]},{"category":"Online & Social Media","examples":["Me: I don't need to post about this. Inner me: Write a 12-paragraph Instagram caption about your personal growth","Me: I should stop scrolling and do something productive. Inner me: Just 5 more minutes. You said that 2 hours ago but this time you mean it","Me: I won't get into arguments with strangers online. Inner me: That person is wrong and it's your duty to write a 500-word reply","Me: I should unfollow my ex. Inner me: Don't unfollow. Check their page twice a day like a normal person","Me: I don't need to Google my symptoms. Inner me: You have a headache. Let WebMD explain why it's fatal"]},{"category":"School & Studying","examples":["Me: I should study for the final. Inner me: You glanced at the notes once. That's basically studying","Me: I'll start the essay with a strong thesis. Inner me: Start it at 11pm with 'Throughout history, mankind has...' and figure out the rest later","Me: I should go to class today. Inner me: The slides get posted online anyway. Stay in bed","Me: I'll do the reading before the discussion. Inner me: Skim the Wikipedia summary 30 seconds before class and speak with confidence","Me: I need to cite my sources properly. Inner me: Just put a period after the quote. Nobody checks the citations","Me: I should ask the professor for help. Inner me: Suffer alone. It builds character"]}]}}