Most theatergoers filed out when the credits rolled on the 2025 family-adventure movie Elio, but those who stayed were treated to something strange: a dimly lit teaser of a green lizard tapping a glowing screen, accompanied by a robotic voice repeating the word "lizard" over and over again.

The same lizard reemerged again weeks later, this time on TikTok, in a viral exploitable green-screen format.

So what is the meme about, exactly, and how is it related to Disney Pixar's 2026 film Hoppers? Let's recap the "Lizard Lizard Lizard" meme.

What Is The Origin Of The 'Lizard Lizard Lizard' Meme?

The "Lizard Lizard Lizard" or "Lizard Button" meme shows a slightly cross-eyed green lizard sitting in a darkened room and staring at a glowing screen. It taps the screen repeatedly, each press adding another lizard emoji while a robotic voice repeats, "Lizard. Lizard. Lizard."

The strange and memorable segment is familiar to anyone who stuck around for the post-credits scene in Elio, Pixar's 2025 sci-fi comedy.

The clip is actually a promotional preview for Hoppers, an upcoming Pixar film slated for release on March 6, 2026, which follows a scientist who inserts her mind into a lifelike robotic beaver to study and communicate with animals.

The trailer for the film dropped in July 2025, racking up 6 million views in just a week after its release.

On July 27, 2025, TikTok page @igreenscreenthings uploaded a green-screen template of the Lizard video. It gathered over 260,000 views and 14,000 likes in two days, launching a flurry of remixable memes, with users using the template to joke about repetitive, annoying behaviors, or as a way to deliver lizard-adjacent punchlines.

@igreenscreenthings Elio Lizard | Green Screen #disney #pixar #lizard #disneyplus #elio #meme #memes #viral #fyp ♬ original sound – I Green Screen Things

What Are Some Lizard Lizard Lizard Green-Screen Memes?

The green-screen format quickly spread across TikTok in late July 2025. On July 28th, TikToker @victoria.somero posted a version that read, "my husband to my cheeks when I'm already overstimulated AF." It received over 2 million plays and 200,000 likes in a single day.

@victoria.somero why are they like this 😩 #fyp #foryou #fypシ #pov ♬ original sound – I Green Screen Things

That same day, TikToker @lukeallen9 shared a meme captioned, "POV: You see me drunk at a crosswalk," alongside a photo of a pedestrian crossing button, earning over 400,000 plays and 80,000 likes.

@lukeallen9 I do be getting impatient…#hurryup #bored #anydaynow #fyppppppppppppppppppppppp #fypシ゚viral #views #lizard #tiktok #crosswalk #drunk #slap #bruh ♬ original sound – I Green Screen Things

TikToker @belle_100 followed with a video captioned, "POV: When something at work isn't loading," showing the lizard repeatedly punching a keyboard, gathering over 400,000 views and 70,000 likes.

@belle_100 Gotta make sure to spam it to make it go faster 😂 #MemeCut #fyp #fypシ゚viral #trending #wfh #nothingeverworks #Meme ♬ original sound – I Green Screen Things

What Are Some More 'Lizard Lizard Lizard' Memes?

@marisspresso Mom life…. 🥸 #fyp #sahm #toddlersoftiktok #toddlermom #boymom #foryou #foryoupage #momlife #parenting #overstimulated #mommy #mamacita #mommy #toddlertoys #MemeCut ♬ original sound – I Green Screen Things

@shay.is.unwell Help is on the way dearrrrrr🏃🏼‍♀️💨#MemeCut #respiratorytherapist #respiratorytherapy #healthcare #nursing #icunurse ♬ original sound – I Green Screen Things

@jezolina #nurse #nursesoftiktok #nurselife ♬ original sound – I Green Screen Things

@__luke181 Every day atp #fypシ #fyp #tiktok #Meme #MemeCut #Meme #MemeCut ♬ original sound – I Green Screen Things

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For the full history of the Lizard Lizard Lizard meme, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.