There’s Always a Bigger Fish

There’s always a bigger fish refers to a memorable quote, from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace – not to be confused with the idiom Bigger Fish to Fry.

While many a fisherman has fallen prey to Catfish, those true to principle of the Women Want Me, Fish Fear Me merchandise, recognize if This is Bait.

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Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace premiered in the United States on May 16^th, 1999.

In one of the scenes, Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon Jinn and Jar Jar Binks are pursued by underwater monstrosities, which are themselves eaten by even bigger creatures, saving the heroes.

It is here, Qui-Gon says the iconic line “There’s always a bigger fish”.

“There’s always a bigger fish” was first defined on Urban Dictionary on November 24^th, 2007.

The line started appearing on image macro memes in the early 2010’s, on sites like Reddit, Twitter, Facebook and 9GAG.

It can be encountered both as an image macro, a GIF as well as the amalgam of different memes, being mixed with ones like Press X to Doubt.

“There’s always a bigger fish” gained further popularity in December 2016, when the r/PrequelMemes subreddit was launched.

• Quotes.net – Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
• Reddit – r/StarWarsCantina