The 'Hi Herbert' meme originates from the long-running animated series Family Guy, featuring the recurring character Herbert the Pervert—a soft-spoken, whistling elderly man with a disturbing obsession with Chris Griffin. The template usually captures the moment of interaction where a naive 'Hi Herbert' is met with a creepy, drawn-out response. It gained traction in meme culture as a way to represent awkward, unwanted, or unsettling social interactions. Fans use the template to parody the show's specific brand of dark humor or to label uncomfortable situations where someone is being a bit too 'friendly' in a suspicious way.