BonziBuddy was a purple gorilla desktop assistant released in 1999 that could tell jokes, sing songs and browse the web alongside users, before it became widely known for bundling adware and spyware. After the software was discontinued, clips of its voice lived on in YouTube Poops, nostalgia videos and meme edits, where its cheerful but slightly creepy delivery made it a shorthand for untrustworthy old internet software. That mix of childhood familiarity and unease is why creators still reach for the laugh today.