Annoying Orange began as a YouTube series created by Dane Boedigheimer in 2009, built around a talking orange with a human mouth and eyes who annoys other food characters with puns and laughter. The format went viral, led to a television series, games and merchandise, and produced many short musical parodies. Fry Day plays on the Friday and fries pun, turning the day of the week into a food celebration song. Its short sung hook has since circulated on soundboards and in meme edits long after the original video.