About
Pompom Tralala, also known as Pom Pom Tralala or Pom Pom Pom Pom Tralalalala, refers to a series of video edit memes[1], started by the TikTok Niche Community[2], using a scene from the 2024 animated film Despicable Me 4[3] in which a male character in a suit, Silas Ramsbottom, sings, “Pom pom pom pom tralalalala,” to the tune of “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” by Tears For Fears. The scene became an exploitable[4] video element in late 2025, when the scene was over-edited with CapCut[5] filters and effects, similar to other brainrot[6] trends. The meme’s use of “Tralala” mirrored the Tralalero Tralala[7] meme from Italian Brainrot[8].
Origin
On July 3rd, 2024, the animated film Despicable Me 4, a part of the Despicable Me film franchise, was released in American theaters. In one scene, the protagonist, Gru, is seen singing a parody[9] of “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” by Tears For Fears. At one point, the character Silas Ramsbottom is seen in the Anti-Villain League (AVL) headquarters, singing along to the performance with the onomatopoeia, “Pom pom pom pom tralalalala.”
On June 30th, 2025, TikToker @the_rainbow_connection shared the movie clip, adding a caption reading, Bro is NOT Captain Underpants[10],” referring to the children’s book and film character and his catchphrase[11] “Tra-la-la!” Over four months, the video received over 9,100 likes, and is currently the first known memetic use of the Despicable Me 4 scene.
@the_rainbow_connection “POM POM POM POM, TRA LA LA LA LA‼️🗣️🔥🔥🚨” #despicableme4#everybodywantstoruletheworld#gru#tralala#captainunderpants#song#weird#fyppppppppppppppppppppppp#fypage#fyppp#fypツ#foryou#lol ♬ original sound – 🌈☀️✨ 𝓛𝓸𝓷𝓷𝓲𝓮 🎨📼☔️[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Spread
On October 1st, 2025, TikToker @.j.k211 shared a video meme that had text overlay reading, “New meme alert. TS is so niche boi.” Over five days, it received roughly 46,400 likes.
@.j.k211 New meme alert 🚨 #nichememe #despicableme #movies #fyp #fypシ゚viral ♬ original sound – Ö Ķ J Â K Ė[27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
On October 3rd, TikToker @trianglesquare26 shared a Kirk Franklin Eating an Apple[34] meme with a text overlay caption reading, “How it feels being on Pompompompomtralalalala while my class still on ‘My collar’s blue,'” referring to the Blue Collar SpongeBob[35] meme. Over three days, it received over 26,700 likes.
@trianglesquare26 new niche meme 🎋#niche #trending #meme #fyp #viral ♬ original sound – Ö Ķ J Â K Ė[36][37][38][39][40][41][42]
Various Examples
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7557024173390974230[43]
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7557749384553794848[44]
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7557753605562879254[45]
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7557736265353907478[46]
Search Interest
External References
References
- ^ memes (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ TikTok Niche Community (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Despicable Me 4 (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ exploitable (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ CapCut (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ brainrot (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Tralalero Tralala (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Italian Brainrot (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ parody (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Captain Underpants (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ catchphrase (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ @the_rainbow_connection (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ despicableme4 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ everybodywantstoruletheworld (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ gru (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ tralala (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ captainunderpants (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ song (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ weird (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fyppppppppppppppppppppppp (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fypage (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fyppp (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fypツ (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ foryou (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ lol (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ original sound – 🌈☀️✨ 𝓛𝓸𝓷𝓷𝓲𝓮 🎨📼☔️ (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ @.j.k211 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ nichememe (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ despicableme (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ movies (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fyp (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fypシ゚viral (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ original sound – Ö Ķ J Â K Ė (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ Kirk Franklin Eating an Apple (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ Blue Collar SpongeBob (knowyourmeme.com)
- ^ @trianglesquare26 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ niche (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ trending (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ meme (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ fyp (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ viral (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ ♬ original sound – Ö Ķ J Â K Ė (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7557024173390974230 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7557749384553794848 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7557753605562879254 (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7557736265353907478 (www.tiktok.com)