Smokey and the Bandit was released in 1977 and starred Burt Reynolds as the Bandit, with Jackie Gleason stealing scenes as Sheriff Buford T. Justice, the pompous Texas lawman chasing him across the South. Gleason improvised much of the character's bluster, and his catchphrases became the film's most quoted lines. Clips of Justice's complaints later circulated on soundboards and in meme edits, where this particular lament fits any moment presented as proof that manners, driving or common sense are getting worse.
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Sheriff Buford T. Justice asks what the world is coming to in this Smokey and the Bandit clip, used for shocked reactions to chaos and bad news.
This is Sheriff Buford T. Justice delivering his exasperated line about what the world is coming to, in that thick, indignant Southern drawl made famous by Jackie Gleason. The delivery starts incredulous and builds into a spluttering complaint, as if he cannot believe the disrespect and disorder in front of him. It is short, around three seconds, but the tone does all the work. Played over a modern mishap, it instantly turns frustration into comedy, making the speaker sound like an old school lawman watching standards collapse around him.
