Talking Ben the Dog was released by Outfit7 in 2011 as part of the Talking Tom and Friends series, featuring a brown dog who repeats speech and reacts to chemistry experiments. The character found a second life in 2022 when creators, including streamer IShowSpeed calling Ben on the phone, turned his short answers like yes, no and ho ho ho into viral memes. His limited replies became a format on their own, and the yes clip remains popular because the gruff, unbothered delivery works for almost any question.