Here's where that ubiquitous Tim And Eric Mind Blown gif comes from. Tim and Eric are a comedy duo consisting of Tim Heidecker (Us) and Eric Wareheim, who specialize in surreal and often creepy cringe comedy. This is best seen in their cult Adult Swim series Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! This could best be described as a sketch series if David Lynch was directing, and featured bizarre skits and characters with occasional celebrity cameos like Paul Rudd or Will Ferrell.
While Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! isn't universally beloved for just how deeply odd the show can be, it still built up a strong fanbase. It even earned a spinoff with Check It Out! With Dr. Steve Brule, which starred John C. Reilly as his recurring character and debuted in 2010. Other shows featuring the comic duo including Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories and Tim And Eric's Billion Dollar Movie. Their most recent collaboration was 2020's Beef House, a parody of cheesy sitcoms from the 1980s and 1990s.
Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! has spawned its share of gifs and memes over the years, but the one most people will be familiar with is the Mind Blown gif. This sees Eric Wareheim in a turtle neck against a dark background and touching his forehead as visual effects explosions are superimposed over him. This gif is often used in response - usually sarcastically - to "mind-blowing" comments or social media posts. The clip itself actually comes from a season 4 episode of Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
The Mind Blown gif comes from Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! episode "Universe," which mainly revolves around Wareheim's Dr. Jimes Tooper and Heidecker's Dr. H. Donna Gust talking about the mysteries of the universe itself. They talk about the topic in strange, abstract ways which include picturing the universe being jammed into a big tube, with the look and feel of these skits drawing inspiration from shows like Nova or Carl Sagan's Cosmos. The Mind Blown gif part comes from Dr. Jimes Tooper imagining the ultimate fate of the universe being so mysterious it penetrates his mind, leading to him imagining his mind being blown.
Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! ended back in 2010 but it did come back for a tenth anniversary special in 2017. Tim Heidecker's next show will be sci-fi comedy Moonbase 8 co-starring John C. Reilly and Fred Armisen, but the next Tim and Eric collaboration hasn't been confirmed yet.