Talking Ben is the retired chemistry professor and dog featured in the mobile app Talking Ben the Dog, first released in 2011. Players interact with him by speaking, tapping the screen, and triggering short character reactions. Recordings of Ben's blunt noises and minimal responses later circulated through gaming videos, prank calls, memes, and short-form edits. The burp remains useful because it is instantly readable, extremely brief, and closely associated with the character's bored, impolite comic personality.