Ay caramba!

Ay caramba!

Catchphrase Information Character: Bart Simpson Written in scripts and episode titles as: Ay caramba! Ay carumba! Aye caramba! Aye carumba! First heard: "The Art Museum"

Ay, caramba! (also spelled Aye carumba!) is a phrase commonly used by Bart Simpson; it is his second most commonly used catchphrase, behind "Eat My Shorts!".

Bart's first words were "Ay caramba!" He first said it when he, as a baby, saw Homer and Marge in bed. Bart uses this phrase to express surprise, emotional distress or discomfort.

Behind the Laughter

• ¡Ay, caramba! is Spanish for denoting surprise or pain.

See also

• List of times Bart says Ay caramba!