Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo comes from Disney's animated Cinderella, released in 1950, where the Fairy Godmother sings it while magically preparing Cinderella for the ball. Written by Mack David, Jerry Livingston and Al Hoffman, and performed in the film by Verna Felton, the song became one of the movie's most enduring signatures and was nominated for an Academy Award. Its catchy nonsense words made it easy to quote across generations, and on social video it now functions as shorthand for any quick, magical transformation.