The 'Brown Out' is the central, hilarious catalyst of American Vandal Season 2 (2018), a Netflix mockumentary series that parodies true crime. In this chaotic scene, students at St. Bernadine High School, including Kevin McClain (played by Travis Tope), succumb to a prank where cafeteria lemonade was spiked with industrial-strength laxatives. Documentarians Peter Maldonado (Tyler Alvarez) and Sam Ecklund (Griffin Gluck) capture the frantic, slow-motion scramble as the student body realizes they are in a desperate race against time to reach the bathroom. The clip is legendary for its dramatic music paired with the low-brow comedy of a mass gastrointestinal disaster. In meme culture, this clip is the gold standard for representing any situation involving extreme urgency, sudden panic, or the realization that a disaster is imminent. It is frequently used to describe the feeling of 'the coffee kicking in' or the moment a group chat explodes with drama that everyone rushes to see. Popular caption ideas include: 'Me and the boys when the server is finally back online,' 'When you hear the delivery driver pull up with the food,' and 'That one friend who says they can't make it to the party after seeing the guest list.'