61 Light Bulb Jokes: 2017 – The Fidget Spinner Spin

In 2017, the world was spinning—literally. Fidget spinners were in every hand, the “Salt Bae” was seasoning the internet, and we were all terrified of red balloons in sewers. It was the year Taylor Swift reinvented herself, Fortnite began its takeover of the living room, and we all learned that “The Floor is Lava.” The humor of 2017 is tactile, slightly dark, and obsessed with viral challenges.

The 2017 Top 10: Spinning & Winning Brilliance

1. The Fidget Spinner Addict: One, but they have to spin the bulb at 5,000 RPMs for three minutes before actually screwing it into the socket.
2. The Pennywise (IT): “We all float down here… and we have plenty of 60-watt bulbs. You want one, Georgie?”
3. The Taylor Swift (Reputation) Fan: “I’m sorry, the old light bulb can’t come to the phone right now. Why? Oh, ’cause it’s dead!”
4. The Salt Bae: One, but they have to hold their arm in a swan shape and sprinkle the electricity off their elbow into the socket.
5. The “The Floor is Lava” Player: One, but they have to jump from the couch to the table to the ladder without touching the carpet.
6. The Fortnite Player: One, but they have to harvest enough wood to build a massive tower just to reach a standard ceiling fixture.
7. The Wonder Woman Fan: One, but she has to cross her gauntlets and blast the darkness away with a wave of divine energy.
8. The “Cash Me Outside” Girl: “Cash me on the ladder, how ’bout dat?”
9. The Bitcoin HODLer: They don’t change the bulb. They’re just sitting in the dark waiting for the price of light to go to the moon.
10. The BBC Dad: One, but halfway through, his kids wander into the room and his wife has to slide in on the floor to drag them out.

The Full 2017 Archive (Extended List)

11. The Ed Sheeran (Shape of You) Fan: “I’m in love with the shape of… this energy-efficient LED.”
12. The Kendrick Lamar (Humble) Fan: “Sit down. Be humble… and hold the ladder.”
13. The Luis Fonsi Fan: One, but they do it… Des-pa-cito.
14. The Cardi B Fan: “I don’t dance now, I make money moves… and light bulb moves.”
15. The Logic Fan: “I just want to be lit… I just want to be lit!”
16. The Post Malone (Rockstar) Fan: One, but they end up smashing the bulb in a hotel room.
17. The Camila Cabello Fan: “Half of my heart is in… the hardware store. Havana-na-na-na.”
18. The Imagine Dragons (Thunder) Fan: “Thunder! Feel the thunder! …Wait, that was just a short circuit.”
19. The Portugal. The Man Fan: “I’m a rebel just for kicks, now… let me change the bulb for kicks, now.”
20. The Dua Lipa (New Rules) Fan: “One: Don’t pick up the old bulb, you know he’s only calling ’cause he’s burnt out.”
21. The Get Out Fan: One, but they spend the whole time in the “Sunken Place” (the basement) looking for a flashlight.
22. The Coco (Pixar) Fan: One, but they have to cross a bridge of marigolds to find the spare bulb.
23. The Scientist: “We observed two neutron stars colliding, but I still can’t find a bulb that doesn’t make a buzzing sound.”
24. The Librarian: “The darkness is just a silent movie with no projector.”
25. The Gym Teacher: “If you can’t reach the bulb, do 40 burpees until your heart rate creates a glow!”
26. The Chef: “I’ll change it, but only if it’s activated charcoal-infused.”
27. The Optimist: “Finally! Now I can’t see the ‘Low Battery’ warning on my phone!”
28. The Pessimist: “The light coming back on just reveals how much I’ve aged since the last one blew.”
29. The Pro-Wrestler: One, but they have to ‘Burn It Down’ like Seth Rollins.
30. The Detective: “The bulb didn’t burn out. It was a victim of the ’27 Club’.”
31. The Tourist: “Is this the same socket from the ‘Despacito’ video?”
32. The Reality Producer: “Can we get the ladder to do a ‘FaceTime’ call with its ex-stepfather?”
33. The Bodybuilder: “I’m not changing the bulb, I’m ‘holding the world up’ like Atlas.”
34. The Sailor: “A dark room is just a sea where the stars are on strike.”
35. The Poet: “The glass is a transparent lung that no longer breathes fire.”
36. The Bus Driver: “Step behind the white line! I can’t see, but I can hear you spinning those fidget things!”
37. The Ghost: “I liked the old bulb. It had a more ‘analog’ flicker.”
38. The 2017 Legend: One, but they do it while wearing a ‘RompHim’ and clear-lens glasses.
39. The Starbucks Fan: “One Venti-Watt, unicorn style, with extra glitter.”
40. The Logan Fan: One, but it’s a very gritty, violent, and emotional process.
41. The Baby Driver: One, but they have to do it perfectly synchronized to a 70s rock song.
42. The Thor: Ragnarok Fan: “He’s a friend from work! (Talking about the electrician).”
43. The Dunkirk Fan: One, but it’s told from three different perspectives (the floor, the ladder, and the ceiling).
44. The Lady Bird Fan: One, but they spend the whole time arguing with their mom about the wattage.
45. The Shape of Water Fan: They don’t change the bulb; they just fall in love with the creature living in the dark plumbing.
46. The Jumanji (2017) Fan: One, but they have to choose a character with a “Light Bulb Changing” special ability.
47. The Nintendo Switch Owner: One, but they can change it in the living room or take it to the bathroom and change it there.
48. The Cuphead Player: One, but it’s a “Wallop!” and they die 50 times before screwing it in.
49. The PUBG Player: One, but they have to find a Level 3 Helmet before they climb the ladder.
50. The Resident Evil 7 Fan: None. If the lights go out, just stay out of the kitchen.
51. The Rick and Morty Fan: “To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand the complexity of this light socket.”
52. The Handmaid’s Tale Viewer: “Blessed be the fruit… and the 60-watt replacement.”
53. The “Distracted Boyfriend” Meme: The guy is looking at a LED bulb while his current Incandescent bulb looks on in shock.
54. The “Mocking Spongebob”: “HoW mAnY lIgHt BuLbS dOeS iT tAkE?”
55. The “Shooting Stars” Meme: The person falls off the ladder and starts flying through space to synth-pop music.
56. The RompHim Wearer: One, but they have to unzip the whole outfit just to reach their spare bulb in their pocket.
57. The Fidget Spinner Pro: One, but they do a “finger-transfer” trick with the bulb before screwing it in.
58. The “Dilly Dilly” Guy: “A new bulb! Dilly Dilly!”
59. The iPhone X Owner: One, but the bulb doesn’t have a home button and costs $999.
60. The Star Wars (Last Jedi) Fan: One, but they toss the old bulb over their shoulder and walk away to live on an island.
61. The 2017 Trendsetter: One, but they do it while wearing a ‘Supreme’ x ‘Louis Vuitton’ hoodie and eating ‘Tide Pods’ (Don’t do this!).