Commercial break cues have been part of television for decades, signalling the switch from a programme to advertising and back again. Online, creators have borrowed that familiar format for short videos, edits, and streams, using the sting to parody broadcast television or to mark a deliberate pause in the action. Because almost everyone recognises the format instantly, the sound still works as shorthand for an interruption, a sponsor segment, or a joke ad, even in videos that have nothing to do with real television.