Mufasa's Friday Dance

The "Mufasa's Friday Dance" meme originated on October 18, 2019, when Mufasa uploaded a video of himself dancing to "Push The Feeling On (MK Dub Revisited Edit)." The video featured his friend Hypeman cheering him on. The clip was later posted to the r/Funny subreddit on Reddit, where it received over 22,900 upvotes, gaining significant popularity. The following day, on October 19, multiple YouTube channels reuploaded the video, amassing over 14 million views within a year.

The meme gained massive traction on TikTok, where the hashtag "#itsfridaythen" garnered over 20.6 million views within a year. Additionally, the meme’s audio clip was used in nearly 40,000 videos. On May 7, 2020, Forbes published an interview with Mufasa, and on August 7, singer Katy Perry recreated the dance on Instagram. On September 11, Formula 1 driver Lando Norris also referenced Mufasa's video in a YouTube post.

The core of this meme is Mufasa joyfully dancing to celebrate the arrival of the weekend. The video is often captioned with "It’s Friday, then Saturday, Sunday!" to express the excitement of the weekend. The meme has inspired numerous parodies and remixes, and on Twitch, an emote called "mufasaPlz" was created based on Mufasa's dance.