Shrek first appeared in DreamWorks Animation's 2001 film Shrek, voiced by Mike Myers, and became one of the most memed animated characters online. Short dialogue clips from the films circulate widely on soundboards and in short form video, where a single line can carry a whole joke. This age line survives because 35 sits in a funny middle ground, old enough to joke about back pain and young enough to deny it, so creators keep reusing it for birthdays and ageing memes.