Kid Pix was first released in 1989 by software creator Craig Hickman and published by Broderbund as a drawing program for children, later becoming a staple of school and home computers through the 1990s. Its Undo Guy, a small cartoon face that undid the last action, delivered playful spoken lines including this extended wow. Millennials who grew up painting with its stamps and effects rediscovered the lines online as pure nostalgia. It now circulates alongside other retro PC sounds like the Windows XP Error in nostalgia edits and reaction soundboards.
About this sound
The Kid Pix wow sound is the Undo Guy's exaggerated wooooow from the classic kids drawing program, used for funny amazed reactions and reveals.
This is the drawn-out wow exclamation from Kid Pix, the 1990s children's drawing program, performed by its wobbly Undo Guy character. A goofy male voice stretches a single amazed 'woooooooow' over nearly two seconds, rising with genuine childlike wonder as if he has just seen an incredible picture appear on screen. The delivery is earnest, squeaky and completely over the top, which makes even a tiny achievement or a silly scribble feel like a masterpiece. Viewers instantly get the joke because the reaction is far bigger than whatever supposedly caused it.
