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“Tout le monde debouuuut… là-bas !” meme: meaning, origin and common card

“Tout le monde debout là-bas !” — everybody up over there — is François Feldman’s call at the French Téléthon of 7 December 1996, addressed to a tiered audience that does not move an inch.

MyMemeCards editorial teamPublished Updated 5 min read
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The “Tout le monde debouuuut… là-bas !” meme, 1996

In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “Tout le monde debouuuut… là-bas !” is a common card of the Memes FR pack, number 1094 of the collection, and the 761st best-known meme of its 976 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.

What does the “Tout le monde debouuuut… là-bas !” meme mean?

The line names the host without an audience: people post it when someone launches a collective effort and ends up carrying it alone, when an enthusiastic announcement gets no reply, or to comment on a meeting where nobody reacts. It is not unkind to its author; it targets the silence answering him. The tone of the command, entirely sincere, is what makes it reusable anywhere.

Where does the “Tout le monde debouuuut… là-bas !” meme come from?

The French Téléthon of 7 December 1996 was a live broadcast running for hours, in which performers took short turns in front of an audience seated in tiers. François Feldman, by then several years into a run of hits, performed his repertoire and tried to get the room on its feet by calling out to it. The clip only found a second life much later, when television archives began to be cut up and reposted as short extracts, and it now spreads for what it shows unintentionally: the gap between the energy of a stage and the tiredness of a late charity evening. Every current re-upload comes from that recording.

  1. 1996François Feldman delivers the line at the Téléthon of 7 December

How to use the “Tout le monde debouuuut… là-bas !” meme

  • Post it when a collective effort mobilises nobody.
  • It comments on an enthusiastic announcement that got no reply.
  • It captions a meeting where nobody reacts.

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The “Tout le monde debouuuut… là-bas !” card in MyMemeCards

Tout le monde debouuuut… là-bas ! card
NumberNo. 1094
RarityCommon
CollectionMemes FR pack
Fame50/100 · #761 of 976
Recycle value5 MemeCoins (15 in Shiny)
Suggested by@olivier794
Rarities of the Memes FR pack: 976 cards
  • Common40241%
  • Rare32033%
  • Epic16817%
  • Legendary454.6%
  • Mythic272.8%
  • Full Art141.4%

How to get the “Tout le monde debouuuut… là-bas !” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Tout le monde debouuuut… là-bas ! comes out of the Memes FR 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 0.8%, 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

Who says “tout le monde debout là-bas”?

François Feldman, at the French Téléthon of 7 December 1996, addressing a tiered audience that stays seated.

Why is the clip funny?

Because the command is entirely sincere while the same shot shows the room completely motionless.

Who is François Feldman?

A French singer widely played from the late 1980s onwards, whose 1996 television appearance found a second life as a short clip.

How do I get the Tout le monde debouuuut… là-bas ! meme card?

Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “Tout le monde debouuuut… là-bas !” is a common card of the Memes FR 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 Tout le monde debouuuut… là-bas ! card?

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

Sources: Wikipédia — François Feldman · Wikipédia — Téléthon (France) · checked on October 5, 2026.

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