The name points to Peter Griffin, the central character of the animated sitcom Family Guy, where crude bodily humour is a recurring part of his character. Online editors turned short fart clips associated with that style into longer remixes for soundboards and video edits. This version follows the same remix culture as a fart with reverb, stretching one gag into a looped sequence. It spread through meme pages and short-form video, where creators reuse familiar cartoon sounds because the audience recognises the joke instantly without any setup or context needed.