What do The Amazing World of Gumball, Fortnite, Janet Jackson and Oliver Tree all have in common? The answer lies in the “Funky Ehh” meme
A viral Fortnite prank video has taken a child’s funny misunderstanding of a popular “Someone to Call My Lover” remix and turned it into a whole meme, inspiring <a href="https://comicvibe.com/emmy-nominations-2026-everything-you-need-to-know/” title=”Emmy Nominations 2026: Everything You Need to Know”>everything from animations to remixes and more
But what is the full context of the “We’ll Drive A Funky Ehh” meme, and where did it come from? Here’s what we know
What Is The ‘We’ll Drive A Funky Ehh’ Meme?
The “Funky Ehh” meme comes from a Fortnite prank video by YouTuber cloudxxs posted on June 15th, 2026. In the video, the YouTuber trolls players to try and get funny reactions out of them
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About halfway into the video, the YouTuber shares a clip of a kid who sings a viral remix of the song “Someone to Call My Lover” by Janet Jackson
The remix, which blew up on TikTok in 2025, replaces the word “car” in the lyrics “he’ll drive a funky car” with an “mmm” noise
The kid incorrectly believes that the remix is by the recently deceased musician Oliver Tree, when it’s actually by prodloudz. He then plays the remix for the YouTuber and again sings, “we’ll drive a funky ehh.”
How Is ‘We’ll Drive A Funky Ehh’ Used In Memes?
The “Funky Ehh” clip was posted on TikTok and Reels by cloudxxs and went viral at the end of June 2026, leading into July. Viewers found both the way the kid sings “funky ehh” and the incorrect connection to Oliver Tree funny and turned the clip into a meme
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Some of the most popular memes associate the “ehh” sound with an image of Gumball Watterson from The Amazing World of Gumball making a heated, sighing face, suggesting that the face looks like it would be saying “ehh.”
Other memes include animations that visually interpret the audio, lip dub and dance videos, and full-on remixes that set the voice to a beat. Some memes also continue to ironically spread the false claim that the song is performed by Oliver Tree, inevitably confusing Oliver Tree fans across TikTok and Instagram
What Are Some More ‘We’ll Drive A Funky Ehh’ Memes?
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For the full history of We’ll Drive A Funky Ehh, be sure to check out Know Your Meme’s encyclopedia entry for more information
