The clip comes from Filthy Frank, the absurdist YouTube comedy series created by George Miller in the 2010s, where Pink Guy's feral obsession with instant ramen became a running gag. As the show's clips were chopped into reaction audio, the ramen bit spread across meme pages and soundboards, becoming a classic meme for broke-meal jokes. It survives because the delivery is endlessly quotable, sitting comfortably next to other goofy ahh sounds in chaotic edits.