The Scribblenauts meme stems from the innovative puzzle-action video game series where the protagonist, Maxwell, uses a magical notebook to summon any object by writing its name. The meme format typically parodies the game’s mechanic of adding adjectives to solve problems in increasingly absurd ways. It gained traction across social media as a metaphor for creative—and often chaotic—problem-solving. Users often depict Maxwell writing something unexpected into his book to resolve a situation with hilariously unintended consequences, reflecting the game's core gameplay loop of experimentation and emergent humor.