The exact original source of this line is not clearly documented, but the phrase spread online as a captioned gif and short meme audio, with searchers looking for the hoodrat things version alongside ratchet things variations. It caught on because it sums up a specific friendship feeling in one line, and creators reuse it as shorthand for loyal, chaotic friend groups rather than for any single show or character. Its short length makes it easy to loop, caption, and drop into edits, which has kept it circulating on TikTok and meme pages long after its first viral posts.