It's pretty much universal knowledge that Michael Scott is one of the greatest TV characters to ever exist.
And while there are billions of lovable Michael Scott personas — looking at you Date Mike — perhaps the one that stands out the most is his performance as Prison Mike.
In fact, the character is so iconic that Twitter user @notclarinet had the brilliant idea of buying a keychain with Prison Mike's face on it.
But as they quickly learned, apparently today's youths aren't as familiar with Prison Mike as the rest of us.
my 8 yr old neighbor saw my new keychain and said “is that your boyfriend?????”
Obviously, the first thing people wanted to know was how @notclarinet responded.
The tweet struck a chord with many who also had pop culture icons confused for their significant others.
@notclarinet my keychain is Kramer from Seinfeld (kels got me it bless her) and my mom asked me if it’s my boyfriend
tbt 3 years ago this pic was my lockscreen and my cousin asked “is that your boyfriend” and i was like “yeah”
Lady at my church: is that your boyfriend? *points to lockscreen* Lockscreen:
So my dear friends, the moral of this story is if you have Prison Mike's face on a keychain or as your lock screen and someone asks if he's your boyfriend, say yes.
