Crazy Dave was introduced as the eccentric neighbour and guide in Plants vs Zombies, the tower defence game released by PopCap in 2009. He never speaks normal English in the games, communicating instead through excited gibberish, gestures and his shop dialogue, which made short clips of his voice instantly recognisable to players. Fans later isolated lines like webi wabo and shared them outside the game as reaction sounds. Its lasting appeal comes from nostalgia for the original game and from how well pure nonsense fits modern meme editing.