{"slug":"time-travel","name":"Time Travel","url":"/templates/time-travel.jpg","w":661,"h":655,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"Build a Time Travel meme. Two stick figures time-travel and ask someone what year it is. The answer reveals the year through cultural context. Classic \"what year is it?\" format.","keywords":"time travel meme, what year is it meme, time travel comic meme, but to what year meme, time travelers meme, we time traveled meme","year":2019,"origin":"A 4-panel webcomic. Top panels have baked-in dialogue: \"WE DID IT, WE TIME TRAVELED!\", \"BUT TO WHAT YEAR?\", and \"LET ME ASK THAT GUY OVER THERE.\" The bottom panels contain empty speech bubbles where time travelers ask a question that reveals the year through cultural context, and the person responds. The format works because the year is never stated directly; instead, the answer implies it through pop culture, historical events, or technology references. For another \"what year\" format, see Jumanji What Year Is It.","format":"template","textBoxes":[{"label":"Question","x":2.3,"y":53.9,"w":43.4,"h":12.2,"placeholder":"Question to figure out the year","fontFamily":"Arial","fontColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":0,"isBold":false,"isAllCaps":false,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":22,"opacity":1},{"label":"Small Figure Response","x":1.7,"y":70.8,"w":25,"h":12,"placeholder":"What the small guy says","fontFamily":"Arial","fontColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":0,"isBold":false,"isAllCaps":false,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":18,"opacity":1},{"label":"Answer","x":61,"y":55.5,"w":31.7,"h":17.3,"placeholder":"Answer that reveals the year","fontFamily":"Arial","fontColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":0,"isBold":false,"isAllCaps":false,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":22,"opacity":1}],"exampleCaptions":["HAS GTA 6 COME OUT YET?","Hey excuse me...","WHICH ONE?"],"exampleAltText":"Time Travel meme asking if GTA 6 has come out yet, getting the answer \"which one?\"","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-17","howToMake":["Open the Time Travel template. The top panels have baked text establishing the time travel premise","Fill the bottom-left speech bubble with a question the time travelers ask to figure out what year they landed in","Fill the bottom-right speech bubble with the answer that reveals the year through context clues","The joke works best when the answer implies a specific era without naming a date directly","Download and share your time-travel inquiry"],"seo":{"aliases":["What Year Is It Comic","Time Travelers Ask","We Time Traveled Meme","But To What Year","Time Travel Question","Time Travel Comic Meme"],"description":"A 4-panel stick figure comic. Two characters emerge from a time portal, excited. \"WE DID IT, WE TIME TRAVELED!\" one exclaims. \"BUT TO WHAT YEAR?\" asks the other. \"LET ME ASK THAT GUY OVER THERE.\" The bottom panels are where the magic happens: an empty speech bubble for the question, and another for the answer that cleverly reveals what year it is without ever saying a number.","definition":"Two time travelers ask someone a question to determine what year they landed in. The answer reveals the era through cultural context rather than a date. Baked-in text sets up the premise; user fills the punchline.","useCases":[{"category":"Gaming & Tech","examples":["HAS ELDER SCROLLS 6 COME OUT YET? / Excuse me sir... / THEY JUST ANNOUNCED ELDER SCROLLS 7","WHAT IPHONE ARE THEY ON? / Quick question... / THERE ARE NO MORE IPHONES","IS CYBERPUNK FIXED? / Hey buddy... / IT JUST WON GAME OF THE YEAR... AGAIN","DO PEOPLE STILL USE PASSWORDS? / One sec... / WHAT'S A PASSWORD?"]},{"category":"Pop Culture","examples":["HOW MANY FAST AND FURIOUS MOVIES ARE THERE? / Hey you... / YES","IS TAYLOR SWIFT STILL ON TOUR? / Pardon me... / SHE NEVER STOPPED","HAS ONE PIECE ENDED? / Sorry to bother you... / THEY JUST STARTED THE FINAL ARC... AGAIN"]},{"category":"World Events","examples":["IS THERE FLYING CARS? / Excuse me... / NO BUT THE BUSES ARE ON FIRE","DID WE COLONIZE MARS? / Hey real quick... / WE CAN'T EVEN FIX THE POTHOLES","ARE ROBOTS DOING ALL THE WORK? / One question... / DEFINE \"WORK\""]}]}}