Rafiki's squash banana line comes from Disney's The Lion King, first released in 1994, where the mandrill shaman uses the playful Swahili chant 'Asante sana, squash banana' as a teasing rhyme. The line stuck with audiences because it sounds like nonsense while still carrying a cheeky meaning, and clips of it have circulated widely as meme audio on short-form video platforms. Its short, rhythmic delivery makes it easy to reuse, which is why creators still drop it into comedy edits, reaction videos and nostalgic Lion King posts decades later.