For those who haven’t seen Despicable Me, Minions are basically small, yellow, cylinder-shaped, creatures that have one or two eyes and “are possibly made from humans by a ray that turns humans into minions,” according to Wikia.com. Here are some of them as pop culture icons. Continue reading to see them all.

They are impulsive creatures with little self-control, but with a wide-eyed wonder and odd innocence that endears them to viewers and makes them relatable.

They can be pesky when they are doing weird interactions with other people, animals, or objects. The Minions have standard English names such as Dave, Stuart, Kevin, Jerry, Carl, Phil, Paul, Jorge, Tim, Donny, Mark, Lance, Tom, John, Steve , Frank and Bob.

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