After three short but sweet seasons, fans had to say goodbye to Derry Girls last year. It is a bittersweet end as the show remained hilarious, charming and moving for its entire run even if fans would have liked it to remain a little longer. Luckily, fans can and share their love of Derry Girls with some hilarious memes that show why the show had such a ionate following. From the lovable characters to the hilarious moments, these Derry Girls memes perfectly capture what fans love about the show.
An English Rose Among Thorns
James is another terrific addition to the show as the only boy in the main group who is constantly picked on and everyone seems to ignore the fact that he is actually a boy. But the main thing that makes him an outsider is the fact that he is English.
Of course, there are historic reasons behind the tensions between England and Ireland, but the show knows how to have fun with it, treating James like it is the worst thing in the world. This hilarious and twisted meme highlights those over-the-top sentiments and the feeling that it is James' fault where he is from.
Grandpa Joe's Strong Opinions
Grandpa Joe is one of the Derry Girls and the running joke with him is how much he doesn't like his son-in-law, Gerry. While it is unclear how much of this is just Joe being difficult, he wastes no opportunity to disparage, insult, and dismiss Gerry.
The reworking of this classic meme shows just how stubborn Joe is about his feelings toward Gerry. Regardless of the good things he does or that he is not actually at fault, Joe refuses to offer Gerry one kind word.
Neeson Hs Met His Match
Fans got a fun surprise in the final season of Derry Girls with an appearance from Irish movie star Liam Neeson. The guest role finds Neeson playing a police officer questioning the girls about a robbery only for them to bring a secret weapon in the form of Colm.
This meme hilariously takes one of Liam Neeson's hard-hitting action roles with Bryan Mills from Taken and gives him a worthy adversary. Mills might know some deadly moves, but he is no match for Colm's aggressive dullness.
Free Accommodation
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Continuing to break many of the common perceptions about stuffy nuns, Sister Michael has the funniest quotes on Derry Girls. Most of the biggest laughs from her come from the various hints and suggestions that she doesn't actually care about this job as much as others might expect.
After the school loses one of its teachers to a better-paying job, so she can afford a house, Sister Michael its that the free accommodations is one of the main reasons she became a nun. This meme celebrates her wise approach to choosing a career that provides for her.
How Many Bags Of Chips?
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Much like James, Gerry has a hard time getting respect, even with a simple task like trying to get a total count of chip bags so he can write it down on the family’s order for Fionnula’s. The order starts with two bags, but Granda Joe threatens him unless he puts down four.
Aunt Sarah pitches in and says they need five to be safe. The look on Gerry’s face in this meme says everything. By the time Erin, Orla, and their friends get to Fionnula’s, the order has escalated to six bags of chips.
For The Non-Irish Viewers
There are a number of great international comedy series that have found audiences outside of their native homes. Derry Girls is one such show that has fans all over the world while never abandoning the fact that it is a distinctly Irish series.
This meme has fun with some of the heavy accents featured in the show that would likely be a little hard for some viewers to understand. But regardless of if they are catching every word or not, the charm of the series is not lost on these fans.
What Protestants Hate
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Another humorous way the show tackled the serious issues of the time is in the depiction of the Friends Across the Barricade retreat. Father Peter asks the Our Lady Immaculate College and Londonderry Boys Academy students to come up with similarities between Catholics and Protestants. The group can only think of differences.
The meme highlights some of the best areas covered in this ill-advised activity of "togetherness". But the most memorable addition is Orla's view that "Protestants hate ABBA" which is represented appropriately in the meme.
Cathy’s Eyebrows
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While the younger characters are given most of the attention in the show, there is no denying that the adults are just as funny. Mary and Aunt Sarah deliver plenty of laughs with their very different approaches to motherhood and their love of local gossip, including the fact that James' mother Cathy Maguire is in Derry.
Mary obviously has strong opinions on Cathy’s behavior and the way she left James in Derry with Michelle’s family, but Aunt Sarah can’t stop going on about how Cathy had the best eyebrows in their youth. This meme shows the distaste someone can have for a person overall while still iring their eyebrows for what they are.
Derry Girls For The Win
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Derry Girls has been praised for its writing, humor, and character development. The show balances serious moments with comedy, and every character (even side characters like Sister Michael) delivers great lines.
While it might not have been the most widely watched show on Netflix, this meme is an example of how ionate and loyal the fanbase is. For someone to it they aren't familiar with the show seems to be incomprehensible to the die-hard viewers, invoking Aunt Sarah's iconic shocked and confused look.
