The flying gorilla clip spread as a generic soundboard meme rather than a line from a known film or show. Its title describes the joke plainly, which made it easy to search, save and repost across meme pages and edit communities. Short, loud animal sounds like this travel well because they work without context and can be dropped over almost any footage. The earrape tag became part of its appeal, warning viewers that the joke is partly the volume itself, and it remains a go-to nonsense reaction sound.