The 'Howard the Alien' meme is a surreal mashup featuring the character Peppa Pig (voiced by Harley Bird) from the 2004 show Peppa Pig and a silver CGI alien originally created in 2009 by animator 3D_Seryi. This specific template gained massive popularity in 2018 when an edit depicted Peppa asking, 'What music are you into?' only for the scene to cut to the alien dancing aggressively to a bass-boosted version of Lil Uzi Vert’s 'Money Longer.' This clip is commonly used to represent jarring transitions in personality or the irony of having a 'cursed' or eccentric music taste. It captures the feeling of hiding a chaotic inner world behind a polite exterior, or simply the humor of 21st-century internet absurdity. Relatable scenarios often include the struggle of sharing one's playlist with others or the chaotic energy of late-night internet browsing. Example caption ideas include: 'When the quiet kid finally gets the aux cord,' 'My music taste according to my Spotify Wrapped,' and 'Me trying to explain my humor to my parents.'