El Chavo del Ocho is a Mexican sitcom created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños, first broadcast in 1973, about an orphan boy living in a barrel in a working class neighborhood. The show became one of the most watched Spanish language programs across Latin America and Spain. Its opening theme, a playful instrumental based on a familiar classical melody, became inseparable from the character and the courtyard setting. Decades after the original run, the intro is still shared online as shorthand for nostalgia and classic television comedy.