10+ Poor Life Choices That Prove We’d Literally Walk Into Hell For A Free Netflix Password
Meme Profile
- Name: Pennywise in the Sewer
- AKA: IT Sewer Meme, Girl sliding under concrete, Georgie in the drain
- Origin: IT (1990 Miniseries) / Composite Image
- Type: 4-panel Exploitable
- Year: 1990 (Source); 2017 (Template)
- Logic: Temptation vs. Zero Self-Preservation
Description & Origin
The template pairs a screenshot of Tim Curry as Pennywise from the 1990 IT miniseries with a 3-panel sequence of a girl sliding into a gap beneath a concrete slab.
In the source material, Pennywise lures a child named Georgie into a storm drain using a paper boat. The meme swaps the boat for modern "baits"—usually things that are toxic, addictive, or financially convenient. The humor relies on the girl's immediate, reckless dive into a dangerous space for a marginal reward.
Timeline
1990: Scene aired on ABC. Tim Curry's performance became a staple of horror pop culture.
Late 2017: The format spiked following the IT (2017) remake.
[Data Missing]: The girl sliding under the concrete is a separate viral clip. The exact original poster who merged these two remains unidentified, though it hit Reddit and 9GAG mainstream in late 2017.
The Gallery Analysis
Validation: Mocks the dopamine-starved user who will follow a demon into a sewer for a few likes from strangers.
Unlocked Phone: Jokes about the "toxic curiosity" of checking a partner's messages—a lure strong enough to ignore the literal clown in the drain.
Netflix: A "cheapskate" trope. Mocks the lengths people go to for free streaming access to avoid paying for a subscription.
