'Cameron Boyce' Meme Resurfaces as Gen Z Finally Realizes the Actors' 'Church Kid' Dance Was Their First Viral Challenge
LOS ANGELES, CA — In what historians are calling "The Great Rewind of 2025," the internet has collectively rediscovered Cameron Boyce's iconic "Church Kid" dance video from his early Vine days. But here's the irony: the late "Jessie" star's goofy, overdramatic gospel routine is now being hailed as the blueprint for every TikTok "Sunday Service" dance trend that's dominated FYP pages for the past three years.
The meme cycle has come full circle. While new stars claim to have invented "happy feet for Jesus," millennials are sitting back with their iced coffees, muttering "Cameron Boyce did it first," as Gen Z watches the 2013 clip in awe, not realizing the 13-year-old sweating through an off-beat holy shuffle was destined to become the internet's patron saint of unintentional cringe. The irony? Boyce, known for his serious roles, would have absolutely laughed at us for thinking his VHS-quality "audition for God" was anything more than a joke between friends.
For now, the meme serves as a bittersweet reminder that the internet's first viral "awkward kid" was, in true ironic fashion, just a regular kid having fun before anyone knew what a "brand deal" was. #CameronBoyceForever