Zig and Sharko is a French slapstick animated series from Xilam that premiered in 2010, built around Zig the hyena endlessly trying to catch Marina the mermaid while Sharko the shark stops him. Most episodes have almost no dialogue, so expressive yelps, bonks and pain noises carry the comedy. Clips and isolated effects from the show spread online as short reaction sounds because they are instantly readable without context. This first pain take is still used for cartoon style injuries where the joke matters more than realism.