Homer Simpson is the central father figure in The Simpsons, the animated sitcom created by Matt Groening that began in 1989. In French, ta gueule is a blunt way of telling someone to shut up, which explains why this dubbed Homer line circulates separately from English clips of the character. Shared as a sub second soundboard button, it spread through meme edits and chat replies where a familiar cartoon voice could deliver an insult without a real person saying it, and it remains handy as an instant, recognisable reaction.