"The elephant never forgets" is a version of Ludwig Van Beethoven's The Turkish March, played by Jean Jacques Perrey, Harry Breuer and Gary Carol. He is known in several Spanishspeaking countries for being the theme of opening of the 1970 comic series El Chavo del Ocho.

In 2010, Roberto Gómez Bolaños, creator of famous Mexican comic series, was sued for using the composition without the corresponding author's permission for the initial credits of El Chavo del Ocho, in which he produced, wrote and acted. the Televisa chain, Univision and Galavisión for producing and disseminating the serie.La demand was made by the representatives of Jacques Perrey, where an economic compensation was established.