Homer Simpson is the bumbling father at the centre of The Simpsons, the long-running American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and voiced by Dan Castellaneta. His panicked scream has appeared in countless episodes whenever Homer faces danger, embarrassment or a self-inflicted disaster, and fans clipped it for soundboards long before short-form video took off. It later spread through YouTube compilations, meme edits and TikTok reactions, where a single familiar yell can signal disaster without any explanation. It endures because almost everyone recognises Homer instantly, even without seeing the show.