The Dixie horn is a novelty car horn melody best known in pop culture through the General Lee from The Dukes of Hazzard, the television series that premiered in 1979. Short recordings of the tune spread widely online as reaction sounds, prank audio and car meme clips. It remains popular because the melody is instantly identifiable even in a very short sample, making it useful for quick edits where a visual needs a loud, comedic cue.