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“Average Italian” meme: meaning, origin and common card

“Italiano medio” (“average Italian”) is Maccio Capatonda’s fake trailer spoofing Limitless: an ordinary man finds a pill that lets him use a hundred percent of his brain and becomes, precisely, an average Italian.

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The “Average Italian” meme

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In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “Average Italian” is a common card of the Italian Memes pack, number 94 of the collection, and the 76th best-known meme of its 300 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.

What does the “Average Italian” meme mean?

It points to typical, common or predictable behaviour, that of an ordinary person. In memes it is the good-natured teasing of national habits, laziness and stereotypes.

Where does the “Average Italian” meme come from?

The fake trailer of Italiano medio appeared at the end of 2011 on the programme Ma anche no, on LA7, as a parody of Limitless. The joke had a sequel: the full film, directed by and starring Maccio Capatonda, came out on 29 January 2015. Marcello Macchia, born in Vasto in 1978, built the character on the contrast between science-fiction ambition and everyday banality.

  1. 2011The fake trailer of Italiano medio appears on Ma anche no on LA7.
  2. 2015The film Italiano medio comes out on 29 January.

How to use the “Average Italian” meme

  • He double-parked for a coffee. Italiano medio.
  • He comments on the match like a national coach. Italiano medio.
  • Wild parking and complaints about the council: italiano medio.

Also searched as

  • italiano medio maccio capatonda
  • italiano medio trailer limitless
  • italiano medio film 2015
  • italiano medio meme

The “Average Italian” card in MyMemeCards

Average Italian card
NumberNo. 094
RarityCommon
CollectionItalian Memes pack
Fame55/100 · #76 of 300
Recycle value5 MemeCoins (15 in Shiny)
Rarities of the Italian Memes pack: 300 cards
  • Common14749%
  • Rare9030%
  • Epic3813%
  • Legendary227.3%
  • Mythic31.0%

How to get the “Average Italian” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Average Italian comes out of the Italian Memes pack as a common card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.

Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 5 MemeCoins.

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Odds per card, averaged over a pack: Common 72%, Rare 23.9%, Epic 3.2%, Legendary 0.56%, Mythic 0.3%, Full Art ≤ 0.1%, Shiny 0.2%. Cards 1 to 3 are always Common, cards 4 and 5 climb the rarities. Rates drop for cards that circulate a lot. Details

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Frequently asked questions

What does the trailer parody?

The film Limitless, with a pill that brings brain use to a hundred percent.

When did the film come out?

On 29 January 2015.

When is the meme used?

To ironically point out typical or predictable behaviour.

How do I get the Average Italian meme card?

Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “Average Italian” is a common card of the Italian Memes pack. Your first pack is free, with no account, and you can also buy, trade or win the card at auction.

How rare is the Average Italian card?

It is a Common card. Rarity decides which pack slot can deal it, and what it is worth on the market.

Sources: Italiano medio (film), Wikipedia · Maccio Capatonda, Wikipedia · checked on November 5, 2026.

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