#The Top Dan Memes of 2017

[ahappydnp]

what was the 'week in march' thing 8 years ago?

omg peak phandom theories vs reality truly adsfsgjk

march 14th 2017- dan says he's had a challenging week and said to remind him to tell us about "that week in march" in 5 months (29:21)

march 21st 2017- the infamous liveshow where dan seemed off/got a little too personal (we now know he was going through rough withdrawals from his antidepressants) he says he's been irrationally sleepy and made a face when he says "well i do know why" (54:05)

august 8th 2017- chat says talk about the week in march (as it had been five months) and dan says to wait another 2 months (4:28)

october 10th 2017- world mental health day, the day before dan posted "daniel and depression". someone in the chat asks about that week in march and dan says he'll be able to explain it more tomorrow (22:59)

october 11th 2017- dan posts daniel and depression

october 17th 2017- dan says "that week in march" was when he forgot to renew his antidepressants and just decided to stop them altogether by himself and was really really sick for a week (9:34)

january 14th 2018- "that week in march" gets a shoutout in the top dan memes of 2017 because of all the phandom theories that got built up (3:35) except he tells you you'll have to wait until further in the video to find out so you can learn some patience. he reveals it at (21:21)

[80s-reject]

d+p asks: 7, 10, 15

7: fav dan video? top dan memes 2016

10: fav phil video? what dan and phil text eachother 2021, i rewatch it every other week

15: how long have u been watching dnp? ouuuh idk i think i watched some of their most popular videos in 2016 and i interacted a bit with the phandom but i think i mightve properly started watching them in 2017

[anne20055]

Have been going through a rewatch lately, so I have to ask, what was your first Dan and/or Phil video (or at least the first you remember?)

hi!! thank you for the question :)

i didn’t start watching them until 2019 and i found dan first, so my first video was Basically I’m Gay, and keeping with the theme, my first phil video was Coming Out To You, i’m sorry if you were looking for a more compelling answer 😭

i will say, if i remember correctly, after watching BIG, i went on dans channel and i think i ended up watching Daniel And Depression or maybe Internet Support Group 10. i also remember watching top dan memes of 2017 pretty early on as well :)

as for the gaming channel, i don’t really remember, but if i had to guess it might have been one of the google game videos? not necessarily google feud but any of the google games if that makes sense

i hope your rewatch goes beautifully 😊❤️❤️

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Round 3, wave 2

[goldenpinof]

Top Dan memes of 2017 is one of the videos I like having in the background so unfortunately I am forcing myself to remember lol

oh, i'm sorry 😂

[feelingofcontent]

DNP Rewatch: The Top Dan Memes of 2017

Date video was published: 01/14/2018 (X)

DNP Main Channel Rewatch: 369

Dan’s first video of 2018, and the third and last of the “top memes” videos, exactly one year after the previous one. He asked for submissions again for this and thanked people in the description. Including “..and Phil I guess.” at the end.

0:00 - well that’s a shirt to start the new year. he posted a photo in it too. also, the laptop fireplace with the extremely dirty screen is hilarious 😂

0:21 - it definitely was a “transitional” year for DNP! From the TATINOF era into the II era

1:01 - those three tweets together are quite the collection...and then this

1:17 - okay the blankets on the plushies are adorable

1:48 - “incredibly...important content” describing some of his clothing as “obscure” is pretty accurate

2:14 - they do always take it slightly to far with videos like that and then regret it later

2:28 - I do like that he’s showing a lot of fanart in this one!

2:38 - I love his longer fluffier hair here at the start of 2018

2:51 - that is so much work for a lot of years...these old fetus Dan pictures, wow

3:06 - the Anthony photo as a “cool person” example 😂

3:18 - dramatic-Dan especially with the background music

3:56 - I am sure he regretted telling people that in that live show...but he clearly was already planning to talk about his mental health later in the year at that point

4:18 - “giving the internet a mystery will just fuel wild speculation” may be the truest most self-aware thing Dan has ever said

4:38 - oooo, shade. but accurate shade, yikes

4:47 - don’t think he’s only talking about the “week in March” thing here

5:24 - the fuzzy jumper!

5:34 - and what a video it was. though much more scripted than the previous two crafts videos

5:59 - I love that those videos are some of Dan’s favorite things they’ve made

6:19 - a jump cut into laughing always means something is coming

6:38 - I remember this, yikes

6:58 - I mean...he had to know what people were going to do with that

7:27 - I’m not sure ripped jeans qualify as “rebellious” but this is still one of my favorite photos of Dan

8:02 - I do think Dan likes the complimentary attention he gets when he posts photos

8:22 - “a lot of the things I did that year, were with Phil” is a true statement for every year 

8:28 - both Dan and Phil have always said “me and...” for years

9:19 - he had just made this mistake again in ISG 10 too

9:43 - stealing lots of clips from the moving out video

10:00 - I don’t remember seeing this reaction; I was just happy for them!

10:31 - also an amazing photo. Love Phil for that one

11:03 - definitely was a transitional year...so much happened in 2017

11:29 - “or I stopped making videos altogether” ...oh. oh dear.

11:52 - poor Dan, especially with the official VidCon stuff and everything...and his mum!

12:12 - his icon came from the same photo that he’ll discuss later as another “edit-meme”

12:32 - I would do a lot for reliable holiday baking content again

12:44 - I’m surprised he didn’t talk about filming the same day as a flight in this video

13:03 - why is he calling it “our product”? 😂

13:23 - being in actual news/gossip sites is definitely what DNP seem to hate most and I don’t blame them

13:36 - I love that he actually appreciates this though, haha

14:05 - not sure that metaphor was going to work on any level but he tried

14:38 - he’s not wrong

14:42 - there’s that same picture his YouTube icon came from

15:26 - that had to be such a weird moment for him

15:40 - I love this cutaway scene. not just for the humor, which it is hilarious, but also because DNP have a cleaning supplies caddy and a mop in a closet and that just seems so normal. (though holding his laptop that way doesn’t seem like the greatest idea...)

15:57 - the UK really does love a catchy chant for things

16:25 - ah the thing that DNP could not get out of their heads all year

16:45 - but it did give him a great video

17:10 - yet another “giving the internet a mystery will just fuel wild speculation” moment

17:42 - they really had some stressful travel situations in 2017...I’m sure that made them slightly nervous to then plan on touring again

18:19 - “like the creepy little weasel he is” 😂

18:26 - actually, Dan posted this himself...Phil just took it (unless Phil posted it from Dan’s account, which would be even funnier)

18:57 - ummm. that was a wording choice.

19:11 - he really put a lot of thought into that video. and you can see why it probably took him even longer for BIG

19:38 - this is so nice 🥺 and I definitely think that video getting a positive reaction made him think about sharing more

20:08 - Dan being proud of himself 😭

20:28 - love the range of reactions in that video to that

20:55 - you can tell that Dan does actually find these amusing

21:16 - somehow very appropriate

21:34 - that must have been an awful time

22:04 - lol the self-promo segue

22:23 - Dan is so proud of that graphic design

22:59 - these are just fun 

23:11 - “me and Phil” was right that time!

23:28 - how did that even happen?!

23:41 - wtf and why would he share that

24:09 - love the subtle “demon Phil” editing there

24:54 - I fully believe that Dan saying that is actually what started the whole thing. it could have just gone away!

25:33 - “that’s a first. even for me” 😂

26:04 - Dan’s extended reaction there where he just gestured and didn’t speak is great

27:19 - ahahahaha

27:57 - “stop it...stop it. you stop it. all of you stop it. Phil, stop it! ...I’m gonna fucking stop it” is quite a journey

28:24 - that’s sweet though that Dan did that with his mum

28:55 - oh Colin! him then hiding in shame is adorable. how can you even be mad at that face, aww

29:30 - exactly two reactions, hahaha

29:45 - and they will name their first joint pet “Norman,” so yeah

30:21 - the DAPG screaming...very true

31:31 - LMAO works too well

32:27 - “try new things”!

32:41 - very alliterative there

33:04 - love the dramatic exit you can see in the mirror 😂

This definitely seems like the most...forced? of the memes videos. I definitely feel like throughout 2017 was when DNP’s audience seemed to have a bit of a shift (in a good way) and so there just wasn’t as much of this type of humor posted. It’s really more of a year-in-review than anything and he should have just let it be that, maybe. Also, obviously, this is just shortly before Dan stopped posting videos.

I feel the need to leave you with this Dan-in-slippers photoshoot from a few days before this.

[nohshinwoos]

365 days of happiness (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

day three hundred thirty-one

[kaptainandy]

“thanks for that, ed, buddy. you meme loving fuck.”

[dxntasies]

💓

[quercussp]

So it was Phil who took the donut photo!!! All men do is lie!

[marksandrec]

Marks and Rec: Misc #1787

(I prefer the spooky woods, myself. :p) (Dialogue from tumblr.)

[othersentencesbyphil]

Dan Memes that were made in 2017 for Top Dan Memes:

Dan rebranding

edits of the merlion daddy picture Dan posted

Teen Comix Strips: “No fear, one fear”

The Brain Expanding meme

the guy pointing to his forehead

Ditty.it memes

THE WAY THEY HOLD THEIR CUPS AJDJKS

Mocking Spongebob

“sir you’ve been in a coma for [x] years”

Dan as the Babadook

“Friendship ended with [x]”

The floor is [x]

the Dan Voting Day Squat meme

“he protec but he also attac”

“you will not believe your [x]”

the “Who Would Win” meme

the Distracted Boyfriend meme

him and Anthony #danthony

the monkey getting its hair cut

“Who are you?” “I’m you but [x]”

screaming seagle

“who?” “the girl reading this”

Dan wearing the pink glasses

me, an intellectual:

the Zootopia Pro Life comic

the “right in frony of my salad” gif

the white guy blinking dramatically

WHY WEREN’T YOU AT ELF PRACTICE

[houseplantdaniel]

[isthisadrawingiseebeforeme]

some doodles of dan from the 2017 memes vid drawn between doing hwk

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TIEBREAKER

[dnpg]

When you try so hard to get rid of your old branding but YouTube screws you over @danielhowell