Yosemite Sam is the short-tempered cowboy villain from Looney Tunes, created as a blustering foil for Bugs Bunny, and his Italian-dubbed insult has circulated as a short soundboard clip among fans of classic cartoons. The phrase pairs Sam's familiar rage with the rabbit he can never catch, which is why it translates so easily into memes, reaction videos and edits. Rather than coming from one famous scene that fans quote in full, it survives because the character, the voice and the joke are instantly recognisable even in a few seconds.