Talking Tom began as a mobile virtual pet app in which a cartoon grey cat repeats what the player says in a high-pitched voice. The character quickly became a staple of short online videos, memes and reaction edits, with individual voice lines clipped and reused far beyond the original app. Short, instantly recognisable refusals like this one survive because they need no context: a familiar cartoon voice saying no works as a joke on its own, whether it appears in a TikTok, a gaming montage or a chat meme.