The 'Your Car's Extended Warranty' meme stems from the ubiquitous and intrusive automated telemarketing calls that plagued phone users throughout the late 2010s and early 2020s. The phrase 'We’ve been trying to reach you regarding your car's extended warranty' became a universal symbol of inescapable annoyance, eventually evolving into a jump-scare punchline. In its meme form, the text is typically overlaid on images of monsters, ghosts, or characters in remote locations to suggest that no matter where you are—deep space, a dream, or a horror movie—telemarketers will find you. It is widely used to satirize corporate persistence and the absurdity of modern spam culture.