Sure Jan Meme

Sure Jan is the shot of Marcia Brady giving a tight smile and a side glance that says she doesn't believe a word. Write what someone claims above and let "Sure, Jan" do the eye-rolling below, then download your meme.

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What does the Sure Jan meme mean?

"Sure, Jan" is sarcasm in two words. It's how you respond to a claim that's obviously made up or wildly optimistic, without arguing. The original target was an invented boyfriend, so it fits made-up excuses, big promises, and stories that are a little too convenient: "I'll go to bed early," "I'm five minutes away," "I only had one cookie." The expression is polite on the surface and dismissive underneath, which makes it useful as a gentle way to call out a fib, including your own.

Where is the Sure Jan meme from?

The line comes from The Brady Bunch Movie, released on February 17, 1995 and directed by Betty Thomas. Christine Taylor plays Marcia and Jennifer Elise Cox plays Jan. In the scene Jan claims to have a boyfriend named George Glass; Marcia replies that she's never heard of a George Glass at their school, then brushes the story off with "Sure, Jan." Taylor has said she argued with the director about how to pronounce "school," keeping the original series' "skule" sound. Know Your Meme records screencaps of the scene spreading on Tumblr in January 2015, and the clip has since become a common reaction GIF.

How to make a Sure Jan meme in 3 steps

The capypix meme editor on a phone: the Drake Hotline Bling template with a caption on each panel, the Share button at the top and the Text, Undo, Meme, Style, Draw and Effects tools below

Pick the template. Tap “Make a Sure Jan meme” above, or start from your own photo instead. The Sure Jan template opens with 2 text boxes: top and bottom.
Change the text. Tap the top caption, which starts as “ME: I'LL SLEEP EARLY TONIGHT”, and type your own words. Drag a box to move it, and pull the blue dot to resize.
Save and share. Tap Save to download a JPG, or Share to send it straight to an app. For the moving version, tap “Animated GIF version” above and save a looping GIF.

Sure Jan meme caption ideas

Sure Jan meme example: Me saying I'll only watch one episode / Sure, Jan

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Sure Jan meme example: "I'm leaving the house right now" / Sure, Jan

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Sure Jan meme example: The app said delivery in 10 minutes / Sure, Jan

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Top: Me saying I'll only watch one episode / Bottom: Sure, Jan
Top: "I'm leaving the house right now" / Bottom: Sure, Jan
Top: The app said delivery in 10 minutes / Bottom: Sure, Jan
Top: My friend says his new boss is "really chill" / Bottom: Sure, Jan
Top: "This meeting could be an email" says the man who scheduled it / Bottom: Sure, Jan
Top: My plant looking alive after I forgot it for a month / Bottom: Sure, Jan

Tips

Quote the claim in the top caption exactly as someone would say it.
Keep "Sure, Jan" as the bottom line; changing it loses the reference.
Optimistic plans and obvious excuses get the best reactions.
Posting it about your own resolutions is a gentler, self-aware use than aiming it at a specific friend.
The image is wide enough for two lines up top, so you can quote a short back-and-forth before the punchline.