Courage the Cowardly Dog is the Cartoon Network animated series created by John R. Dilworth that aired from 1999 to 2002, following a timid pink beagle who protects his owners from monsters. Courage rarely speaks clearly; when terrified he babbles in frantic gibberish instead of forming words, and those panicked rants became one of the show's trademarks. Short clips of his freak-outs have circulated on YouTube compilations, TikTok edits and meme soundboards for years, keeping the nervous dog's voice a go-to shorthand for cartoonish panic online.