Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Elmo Rise meme explained. One of the internet's most iconic GIFs is of Elmo, the world-famous red Muppet beloved by children ...

Also known as “Hellmo” or “Elmo Rise,” the Elmo on fire meme originated from an Elmo-themed birthday cake. For a child’s first birthday, a cake with a strange, possessed-looking Elmo was baked—and ...