Toby Turner, better known online as Tobuscus, became one of YouTube's biggest comedy creators in the early 2010s with sketch videos, gaming content and the Literal Trailers series. Gryphon is his dog, who made frequent appearances in his vlogs and became a familiar face to longtime viewers. The casual way Turner greets him off camera struck fans as charming, and the tiny greeting got clipped and shared on soundboard sites. It survives as a bite-sized piece of early YouTube nostalgia that creators reuse for pet videos and friendly intros.