{"slug":"these-arent-the-droids","name":"These Aren't The Droids","url":"/templates/these-arent-the-droids.jpg","w":500,"h":218,"top":"THESE AREN'T THE DROIDS","bottom":"YOU'RE LOOKING FOR","description":"Obi-Wan Kenobi performing the Jedi mind trick from Star Wars, waving his hand while R2-D2 and Luke Skywalker stand nearby on the desert planet Tatooine.","keywords":"these arent the droids meme, jedi mind trick meme, obi wan droids, star wars mind trick, move along meme","year":2010,"origin":"From Star Wars: A New Hope (1977). Obi-Wan's casual dismissal of the stormtroopers with a wave of his hand became one of the most quoted lines in cinema. It works for any situation where someone tries to deflect attention from the obvious. For another denial format, see There Is No War In Ba Sing Se.","format":"classic","exampleCaptions":["THESE AREN'T THE BUGS","YOU'RE LOOKING FOR"],"exampleAltText":"Obi-Wan Jedi mind trick: \"These aren't the bugs / You're looking for\"","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-04-29","alternateFormats":[{"slug":"these-arent-the-droids-captioned","label":"Captioned"},{"slug":"these-arent-the-droids-gif","label":"GIF Version"},{"slug":"these-arent-the-droids-captioned-gif","label":"Captioned GIF"}],"howToMake":["Open the These Aren't The Droids template in the meme generator.","Type your \"These aren't the [things]\" setup in the top text.","Complete the phrase in the bottom text with \"you're looking for\" or your variation.","Preview to make sure the wide format works with your text.","Download and wave away all suspicion."],"seo":{"aliases":["Jedi Mind Trick Meme","Obi Wan Droids","These Arent The Droids","Star Wars Mind Trick","Move Along Meme"],"description":"Obi-Wan Kenobi performing the Jedi mind trick, waving his hand while R2-D2 and Luke Skywalker stand nearby. The desert setting of Tatooine frames the original scene where Obi-Wan convinces stormtroopers to ignore the very droids they are searching for.","definition":"A deflection format for pretending something isn't what it clearly is. Replace \"droids\" with whatever you are trying to make someone ignore. The Jedi hand wave sells the misdirection.","useCases":[{"category":"Avoiding Blame","examples":["THESE AREN'T THE BUGS / YOU'RE LOOKING FOR","THIS ISN'T THE EMAIL / YOU MEANT TO SEND"]},{"category":"Deflection","examples":["THESE AREN'T THE SNACKS / I SAID I WOULDN'T EAT","THIS ISN'T THE MEETING / I WAS SUPPOSED TO JOIN"]}]}}