{"slug":"toad-do-not-touch-that","name":"Toad Do Not Touch That","url":"/templates/toad-do-not-touch-that.jpg","w":1858,"h":1610,"top":"WHEN SOMEONE","bottom":"","description":"Toad Do Not Touch That meme generator. Two panels from The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Mario reaching for something suspicious, and Toad yelling \"Do not touch that!\" For warnings, forbidden actions, and obvious mistakes about to happen.","keywords":"toad do not touch that meme, toad meme, mario movie meme, do not touch meme, warning meme, don't touch that meme, toad yelling meme","year":2023,"origin":"From The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023). In the scene, Mario reaches for a questionable mushroom while Toad urgently yells \"Do not touch that!\" The two-panel format shows the reaching in the top panel and Toad's alarmed reaction in the bottom. It became a meme for situations where someone is about to make an obvious mistake and needs to be stopped, or for overreacting to someone touching something mundane.","format":"classic","howToMake":["Select the Toad Do Not Touch That template with both panels and baked-in text","Top text describes what is being reached for or what action needs to be stopped","The baked-in \"Do not touch that!\" dialogue from Toad handles the reaction","Works for forbidden actions, obvious mistakes, and overprotective reactions to everyday things","Download and send whenever someone needs to be warned away from something they are about to regret"],"exampleCaptions":["WHEN SOMEONE REACHES FOR THE THERMOSTAT IN MY HOUSE",""],"exampleAltText":"Toad Do Not Touch That meme warning someone not to touch the thermostat","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-19","seo":{"aliases":["Toad Warning Meme","Do Not Touch That Mario","Toad Yelling Meme","Mario Reaching Meme","Super Mario Toad Meme","Don't Touch That Meme"],"description":"Two panels from The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Top: Mario reaching toward something among mushrooms. Bottom: Toad with an alarmed expression yelling \"Do not touch that!\" with baked-in text. The energy is that of someone watching a disaster unfold in slow motion and trying to intervene.","definition":"A two-panel meme from The Super Mario Bros. Movie showing Mario reaching for something and Toad urgently warning \"Do not touch that!\" Used for forbidden actions, protective overreactions, and moments where someone needs to be stopped before they make a mistake.","useCases":[{"category":"Household Territory","examples":["WHEN SOMEONE GOES FOR THE THERMOSTAT THAT IS SET EXACTLY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE","WHEN A GUEST REACHES FOR THE DECORATIVE TOWELS IN THE BATHROOM","WHEN SOMEONE TRIES TO ADJUST YOUR CAR SEAT","WHEN A CHILD WALKS TOWARD THE FRESHLY MOPPED FLOOR","WHEN SOMEONE PICKS UP THE REMOTE AND STARTS CHANGING SETTINGS"]},{"category":"Food Protection","examples":["WHEN SOMEONE REACHES FOR YOUR FRIES WITHOUT ASKING","WHEN YOUR ROOMMATE EYES THE LEFTOVERS WITH YOUR NAME ON THEM","WHEN THE WAITER TRIES TO TAKE YOUR PLATE AND YOU ARE NOT DONE","WHEN SOMEONE OPENS THE OVEN TO CHECK ON SOMETHING THAT IS NOT READY","WHEN A COWORKER REACHES INTO YOUR SNACK DRAWER"]},{"category":"Technology Boundaries","examples":["WHEN SOMEONE TRIES TO SCROLL THROUGH YOUR PHONE PHOTOS","WHEN A COWORKER REACHES FOR YOUR MONITOR SETTINGS","WHEN SOMEONE TRIES TO CLOSE YOUR BROWSER TABS","WHEN YOUR PARENT ASKS TO \"SEE SOMETHING REAL QUICK\" ON YOUR LAPTOP","WHEN SOMEONE PLUGS THEIR PHONE INTO YOUR CHARGER"]},{"category":"Workplace Warnings","examples":["WHEN THE NEW HIRE REACHES FOR THE PRODUCTION DATABASE","WHEN SOMEONE IS ABOUT TO REPLY ALL TO THE COMPANY-WIDE EMAIL","WHEN YOUR COWORKER IS ABOUT TO MERGE TO MAIN WITHOUT TESTING","WHEN SOMEONE PICKS UP THE LABEL MAKER IN THE OFFICE","WHEN THE INTERN TRIES TO \"FIX\" SOMETHING THAT IS WORKING FINE"]},{"category":"Parenting Moments","examples":["WHEN THE TODDLER REACHES FOR SOMETHING BREAKABLE IN THE STORE","WHEN THE KID FINDS THE PERMANENT MARKERS","WHEN YOUR CHILD DISCOVERS THE SCISSORS DRAWER","WHEN THE BABY CRAWLS TOWARD THE CAT'S TAIL","WHEN YOUR TEENAGER REACHES FOR THE CAR KEYS FOR THE FIRST TIME"]}]}}