The clip parodies the Sonic Says segments from the 1990s Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon, where Sonic ended episodes with short lessons for children. Online editors later remixed that wholesome format with deliberately outrageous fake advice, turning the familiar setup into a shock meme. This version follows that pattern exactly, using a Sonic style voice and a line no real PSA would ever include. It spread through soundboards and short video edits because the joke is instant, needs no context beyond recognizing Sonic, and can be dropped into almost any scene.