El Chapulín Colorado was created by Mexican comedian Roberto Gómez Bolaños, known as Chespirito, and aired through the 1970s, becoming a phenomenon across Latin America and especially Brazil, where the hero is spelled Chapolin. The show's slapstick fights and clumsy rescues made its cartoonish impact noises iconic, and Brazilian meme editors later lifted the bonk for fail compilations and dub edits. Like the classic punch sound or the modern vine boom, it works because the audience instantly hears the joke land.