The Chris Evans 'Captain America Dad Joke' meme stems from the tense elevator fight scene in Avengers: Endgame, where Steve Rogers whispers 'Hail Hydra' to avoid a brawl. In 2020, the internet repurposed this high-stakes moment into a vehicle for cringe-worthy puns. One panel shows Cap whispering the setup of a joke, while the subsequent panels depict the HYDRA agents' growing frustration or the inevitable physical struggle that follows. It has since become the gold standard for sharing 'bad' jokes that are so terrible they’re actually good, perfectly capturing the awkwardness of a forced pun in a confined space.