The 'Uncle Ben What Happened?' meme stems from a dramatic scene in the 2002 Spider-Man film where Peter Parker finds his uncle fatally wounded. While originally a somber moment of superhero origin, the internet transformed it into a vehicle for absurdist humor. The meme gained significant traction in late 2021 through a viral 'Squid Games' parody video, where a distorted voice of Uncle Ben explains his demise was due to the popular Netflix show. It is now widely used to mock dramatic failures, unexpected outcomes, or simply to insert non-sequitur punchlines into a high-stakes cinematic moment.