Hanna Barbera built much of its classic cartoon comedy around a library of exaggerated effects, and the boink became one of the most recognisable bounce and impact sounds from that era. Animators used similar springy pops across shows featuring characters slipping, colliding and rebounding without real injury. As clips from older cartoons were reused in television reruns, online videos and meme edits, the sound detached from any single scene and became shorthand for a harmless cartoon accident. Its very short length and clear pitch make it easy to loop, layer and recognise even in fast edits.