The 'Hugh Mungus' meme stems from a 2016 viral video featuring Rudy Pantoja, Jr. at a Seattle City Council meeting. When confronted by a social media activist who asked for his name, Pantoja jokingly responded, 'Hugh Mungus.' The interaction gained massive notoriety due to the activist's intense reaction, accusing him of sexual harassment and capturing the confrontation on film. The internet quickly embraced Pantoja as a folk hero of 'dad jokes,' and the phrase became a viral symbol of the cultural divide between classic humor and modern social activism. Today, the template is used to highlight absurd overreactions or to simply celebrate the timeless silliness of a good pun.