Detective James Carter was created for Rush Hour, the 1998 buddy cop film pairing Chris Tucker with Jackie Chan as Inspector Lee. Rush Hour 2 followed in 2001 and leaned harder into Carter's loud, fast talking style, which made his lines easy to lift as short clips. As soundboards and meme edits spread online, brief Carter moments became reusable reaction sounds because the performance is recognisable in seconds, even separate from the scene, the plot or the film's action sequences and jokes lasting beyond release.