Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles began as a comic in 1984, and the 1987 animated series turned Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael into pizza obsessed heroes for a generation of viewers. Michelangelo in particular made pizza a running gag, and phrases celebrating it became shorthand for the team online. Short clips like this one spread through gaming videos, meme edits and soundboards because the reference is understood instantly, even by people who have not watched the show in years, keeping the joke alive across new platforms.