Tigger first appeared in A. A. Milne's The House at Pooh Corner in 1928 and became widely known through Disney's Winnie the Pooh films and series as the energetic, bouncing tiger. Clips of his expressive breathing and exasperated reactions have circulated on soundboards and in meme edits because the performance is instantly recognisable even out of context. The huff and puff moment is now reused as a shorthand for mock frustration, effort and playful determination across short videos and reaction posts.