orangutan interview Meme Template

Template Name

Where Banana / Orangutans on BBC Breakfast / Where [X] Orangutan / Monke News Panel / Orangutan Talk Show Meme

Origin

This surreal Photoshop creation combines two distinct pieces of British television media: the modern morning television set of BBC Breakfast and the lifelike animatronic orangutan spy camera featured in the BBC natural history documentary series Spy in the Wild (2017).

In early 2021, an image surfaced on Reddit (specifically across r/MemeTemplatesOfficial and r/dankmemes) depicting three hyper-realistic animatronic orangutans composited onto the iconic red curved sofa of the BBC morning studio. Sitting quietly around the polished glass coffee table with morning broadcast papers, pens, and a BBC mug in front of them, the apes appear poised as if hosting a serious panel discussion.

The image almost immediately picked up the broken-English, caveman-style caption:

"Where banana"

Spreading rapidly through gaming discords, Twitter/X, and Reddit, the format evolved into the definitive snowclone for demanding a missing promised feature, asking where an anticipated update went, or looking bewildered when something expected fails to materialize.

Key Vibes

Clueless waiting, primitive demands, "monke" logic, bewildered patience, and asking where the promised goods are.

Visual Breakdown

• The Apes (Focal Trio): Three large, shaggy reddish-brown orangutans seated upright along the curved couch, maintaining stoic, vacant, forward-facing gazes.
• The Studio Set: The unmistakable high-gloss red leather sofa and modern circular glass desk of the BBC Breakfast broadcast studio.
• The Props: Television host essentials scattered across the table, including printed rundowns, black studio pens, glasses, and a corporate branded mug.
• The Background Backdrop: Large floor-to-ceiling panoramic glass windows looking out over a morning cityscape bathed in soft pastel dawn light.

Description Paragraph

The comedic genius of the "Where Banana" template rests on the absurd contrast between high-society morning journalism and primal ape desire. A morning news show implies rigorous political analysis, economic discussions, and professional demeanor; replacing the human presenters with three silent, hairy primates waiting around a table reduces the entirety of human intellect to a single, urgent question: where food? The internet quickly latched onto this mock-intellectual stillness to satirize consumers, gamers, and communities politely sitting down to ask developers or creators why a long-promised feature, refund, or link is nowhere to be found.

Popular Caption Ideas

• "Me and the boys waiting for the promised game update: 'Where content.'"
• "Checking the bank account at 9:00 AM on payday: 'Where direct deposit.'"
• "Browsing a post marked 'source in comments': 'Where link.'"
• "Gamers sitting through an entire 2-hour summer games showcase: 'Where gameplay.'"
• "When a recipe blog has 14 paragraphs of childhood memories before the ingredients: 'Where recipe.'"