GTA San Andreas memes

Most viral GTA San Andreas memes

1. 012019

   Ah shit, here we go again

   “Ah shit, here we go again.”

   Used whenever something annoying or familiar starts happening all over again. Rockstar itself put the clip at the top of its page for the 2021 Definitive Edition, which PC Gamer tied to the meme.

   Where it's from: CJ's first line in GTA San Andreas (2004), said after corrupt cops dump him in Ballas territory at the start of the game. A YouTube upload in January 2015 got it going, and in April 2019 a green-screen version of the scene turned it into an editable meme.

   Sources: knowyourmeme.com, pcgamer.com

   

2. 022010

   Big Smoke's order

   “I'll have two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip...”

   Quoted in full as a joke about huge orders, used in prank calls and remixed into songs.

   Where it's from: From the San Andreas mission "Drive-Thru" (2004), where Big Smoke reads out a huge fast food order at Cluckin' Bell. A 2010 YouTube upload of the scene spread it, and the order later became a copypasta, prank-call soundboard and remix favourite.

   Sources: knowyourmeme.com

   

3. 032010-2014

   All we had to do was follow the damn train, CJ

   “All we had to do was follow the damn train, CJ!”

   Shorthand for a simple task that went badly wrong, and for the mission many fans call the worst in GTA. Kotaku says even people who never played it know it as a meme. GTA V's "Derailed" mission has a gold medal goal called "Better than CJ" as a nod to it.

   Where it's from: Big Smoke's line when you fail "Wrong Side of the Tracks" in GTA San Andreas (2004), the mission where CJ chases Vagos on a train while Smoke shoots. Videos of failing it spread from 2010.

   Sources: knowyourmeme.com, kotaku.com

   

4. 042019

   CJ and Big Smoke mods

   The joke is CJ stuck in other games' stories, still chasing his old friend.

   Where it's from: Modders put CJ and Big Smoke into other games, CJ usually as the hero and Smoke as the enemy. A 2019 Resident Evil 2 remake mod with Big Smoke as the stalker Mr. X made the trend popular.

   Sources: knowyourmeme.com

   

5. 052021

   Grove Street World filter

   People film the Grove Street crew "arguing" in their kitchen, classroom or street.

   Where it's from: A Snapchat AR filter by Nikita Treshalov (May 2021) that places four San Andreas Grove Street gang members wherever you point the camera. Videos using it took off on TikTok that month.

   Sources: knowyourmeme.com