Paulchen Panther is the German version of The Pink Panther cartoon, and its opening theme gave the character a sung catchphrase that became far better known in Germany than the original music alone. The line Wer hat an der Uhr gedreht is the start of the chorus asking if it is really already so late. Through TV repeats, nostalgia clips and German meme pages the short sung question survived as a shorthand for lost time, now reused far beyond the cartoon as a soundboard reaction.