Funtime Freddy first appeared in Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location, the 2016 horror game by Scott Cawthon, where he appears as a large, pink-and-white animatronic bear built to entertain children. His cheerful stage persona, combined with the game's darker story, made his voice lines popular in playthroughs, fan animations and edits shared on YouTube and TikTok. Years later, creators still reuse short Freddy lines because they instantly identify the series and add a mix of humour and menace to horror, meme and reaction content.