The clip comes from September 11, 2001, when Brazilian network TV Globo interrupted its morning Dragon Ball Z broadcast to cover the attacks in the United States. Children waiting for the episode remembered the interruption for years, and the story became a recurring joke in Brazilian internet culture, often told alongside other memories of that day. As clips and retellings circulated on forums, video sites and messaging apps, the interruption turned into shorthand for a generation's first unexpected break from cartoon routine.