The line comes from Gummibär, the green animated gummy bear whose dance song became a huge YouTube hit in the late 2000s, with versions in many languages including German. The German lyric translates as I am a gummy bear, and the character's simple dance and catchy tune helped the clip spread through early viral videos, remixes and parodies. Years later it still appears in memes and short-form edits because the character is instantly recognisable, the language adds a funny surprise for non-German viewers, and the short line works on its own.