This well-known meme has a curious origin you'd never expect. Let's explain Elmo's fiery rise to memedom as a reaction image and GIF online.

Let Elmo on Fire be the reaction to all your "ahhh" moments at work. I argue there is one perfect GIF to communicate all the in-between, ambivalent emotions you may feel working for an unfeeling ...

Also known as “Hellmo” or “Elmo Rise,” the Elmo on fire meme originated from an Elmo-themed birthday cake. For a child’s first birthday, a cake with a strange, possessed-looking Elmo was baked—and ...