It all started when Tariq — aka the Corn Kid — appeared on Recess Therapy in a video posted to Instagram and TikTok.

The platform is known for interviewing children on New York City playgrounds and has 2.2 million followers on Instagram and over 180,000 followers on TikTok, as of this writing. Part of that following may have come from the Corn Kid, who made quite the impression as he hilariously reveled in his love for corn.

“Ever since I was told that corn was real, it tasted good. But when I tried it with butter, everything changed. I love corn,” Tariq told interviewer Julian Shapiro-Barnum.

“Look at this thing!” he continued. “I can’t imagine a more beautiful thing!”

Tariq then closes out the interview with arguably the most memorable soundbite.

“I hope you guys have a corntastic day,” he said. “What?! It’s just a pun about corn!”

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