The meme uses Frolic by Luciano Michelini, the theme from Curb Your Enthusiasm, which premiered on HBO in 1999. Robert B Weide was a director and producer on the show, and his credit became the visual punchline copied in edits. Clips labeled Directed by Robert B Weide spread widely on YouTube and social media in the mid 2010s, pairing the upbeat theme with bloopers and bad decisions. It remains popular because viewers instantly understand the joke from the music and credit alone.