While originally coined to describe the pivotal moment a television series began to decline, this idiomatic expression has since been used in a wide variety of contexts to indicate a downward trajectory.

Actor Adrien Brody appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and discusses his appreciation for the 2010 Brodyquest music video by YouTuber Neil Cicierega.

Whether you remember him from his initial Looney Tunes appearance or his redux as the mascot for the WB television network, Michigan J. Frog and his signature hat and cane dance have seared themselves into the collective consciousness, showing up everywhere from oddball marionette routines to Steven Universe fandom posts.

These men are playing the love game – with strangers who are not all that interested in participating.