This sound comes from Sky Trooper, the Donald Duck cartoon released in 1942, where exaggerated cartoon sound design was used to make ordinary actions feel larger than life. The pop was later preserved in classic cartoon sound libraries, which helped it circulate far beyond its original short. As short-form video and meme editing grew, creators began reusing these vintage effects because they instantly read as playful and old-fashioned. That nostalgic, hand-made quality is why the brief pop still works in modern edits.