The line comes from a 2010 WAFF news report in Huntsville, Alabama, where Antoine Dodson spoke after an attempted attack on his sister Kelly at their home. A clip of the interview spread rapidly on YouTube, and the Gregory Brothers remixed Dodson into the Bed Intruder Song, which charted and extended the phrase far beyond the original broadcast. Hide yo kids, hide yo wife became the best known part, and this shorter warning section continues to circulate as a standalone reaction clip.