Little is reliably documented about the original recording behind the Fred Beyer clip, so its history is mainly an online one. The sound spread as a short shareable scream meme audio on soundboards, where its scream made it easy to reuse for unrelated jokes. Tagged alongside other brainrot and viral reaction sounds, it is searched by name and by the phrase Fred Beyer scream. Its appeal comes from reuse rather than a single scene, with creators lifting the same eight seconds to punctuate surprise, embarrassment and exaggerated panic across short form posts.