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[[File:Reaction.png|thumb|200px|A video of a boy named Justice playing [[The Maze]] was the first screamer reaction that became popular online.]]

The first screamer reaction to gain widespread attention was that of a boy named Justice, who was playing [[The Maze]] at a desk on February 8, ~~2007~~.<ref name="macra">NACIÓN GAMER. (2021, October 9). [https://web.archive.org/web/20211106082259/https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/esports/opinion/2021/10/09/61621054ca4741e4078b45ac.html "Leyendas del Gaming: Scary Maze, la broma más cruel del viejo Internet"]. MARCA. Archived from [https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/esports/opinion/2021/10/09/61621054ca4741e4078b45ac.html the original].</ref><ref>Witney S. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150927232805/http://www.craveonline.com/culture/879173-editorial-trailer-reaction-videos-stupid "Editorial: Why Your Trailer Reaction Videos Are Stupid"]. Crave. Archived from [https://www.craveonline.com/culture/879173-editorial-trailer-reaction-videos-stupid the original].</ref> After [[Regan MacNeil]] appears on the screen, the boy screams, hits the screen repeatedly, and runs up crying to his stepfather, Chad, who was recording him. The video was initially uploaded to YouTube by OUTLAW713 on February 21, 2006, but it was mistakenly attributed to CantWeAllJusGetAlong, whose version received around 32 million views at its peak. However, both videos were later removed by YouTube. Despite being the first famous screamer reaction, the most viewed reaction was uploaded by nalts on June 28, 2008, which has accumulated 43 million views to date. Even then-Disney stars Miley Cyrus and Mandy Jiroux recorded their reactions to the screamer, which they uploaded to their channel "mileymandy" and had received 7.8 million views as of November 2021.,<ref>C, J. (2008, August 3). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080921080838/http://popdirt.com/miley-cyrus-coaches-mandy-jiroux-in-scary-maze-game/68268/ "Miley Cyrus Coaches Mandy Jiroux In Scary Maze Game"]. popdirt.com. Archived from [http://popdirt.com/miley-cyrus-coaches-mandy-jiroux-in-scary-maze-game/68268/ the original].</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211106060029/https://www.elhorizonte.mx/escena/scary-maze-game/2678543 "‘El Laberinto’; juego que aterrorizó a toda una generación en internet"]. (2019, October 26) Elhorizonte. Archived from [https://www.elhorizonte.mx/escena/scary-maze-game/2678543 the original].</ref>

The first screamer reaction to gain widespread attention was that of a boy named Justice, who was playing [[The Maze]] at a desk on February 8, 2006.<ref name="macra">NACIÓN GAMER. (2021, October 9). [https://web.archive.org/web/20211106082259/https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/esports/opinion/2021/10/09/61621054ca4741e4078b45ac.html "Leyendas del Gaming: Scary Maze, la broma más cruel del viejo Internet"]. MARCA. Archived from [https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/esports/opinion/2021/10/09/61621054ca4741e4078b45ac.html the original].</ref><ref>Witney S. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150927232805/http://www.craveonline.com/culture/879173-editorial-trailer-reaction-videos-stupid "Editorial: Why Your Trailer Reaction Videos Are Stupid"]. Crave. Archived from [https://www.craveonline.com/culture/879173-editorial-trailer-reaction-videos-stupid the original].</ref> After [[Regan MacNeil]] appears on the screen, the boy screams, hits the screen repeatedly, and runs up crying to his stepfather, Chad, who was recording him. The video was initially uploaded to YouTube by OUTLAW713 on February 21, 2006, but it was mistakenly attributed to CantWeAllJusGetAlong, whose version received around 32 million views at its peak. However, both videos were later removed by YouTube. Despite being the first famous screamer reaction, the most viewed reaction was uploaded by nalts on June 28, 2008, which has accumulated 43 million views to date. Even then-Disney stars Miley Cyrus and Mandy Jiroux recorded their reactions to the screamer, which they uploaded to their channel "mileymandy" and had received 7.8 million views as of November 2021.,<ref>C, J. (2008, August 3). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080921080838/http://popdirt.com/miley-cyrus-coaches-mandy-jiroux-in-scary-maze-game/68268/ "Miley Cyrus Coaches Mandy Jiroux In Scary Maze Game"]. popdirt.com. Archived from [http://popdirt.com/miley-cyrus-coaches-mandy-jiroux-in-scary-maze-game/68268/ the original].</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211106060029/https://www.elhorizonte.mx/escena/scary-maze-game/2678543 "‘El Laberinto’; juego que aterrorizó a toda una generación en internet"]. (2019, October 26) Elhorizonte. Archived from [https://www.elhorizonte.mx/escena/scary-maze-game/2678543 the original].</ref>

On television, The Maze was popular enough to be featured twice on ''America's Funniest Home Videos'' when it was hosted by Tom Bergeron. Saturday Night Live also parodied the Scary Maze Game reactions in one episode, "I Didn't Ask For This."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CD0ZbvIyQE "I Didn't Ask for This - Saturday Night Live"]. [[YouTube]] (August 16, 2013)</ref> In the skit, a man played by Bobby Moynihan is shown playing ''The Maze'', with slight differences on the walls at the end. Shortly after, an inverted picture of a vampire woman appears with a loud scream, causing the man to scream, punch the monitor once, stand up next to the wall, and say in front of the camera, "[crying] Why, why did you do that? That's not funny at all!" The man is then shown urinating in his pants at the end of the video.

==In [[shock sites]]==

~~{{See Also|2 Girls 1 Cup}}~~

Reaction videos used the [[2 Girls 1 Cup]] trailer as one of their first topics.<ref>Diebelius, G. (2017, February 28). [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/magazine/reaction-videos.html It's Been 10 Years Since 2 Girls 1 Cup And It's Still As Shocking As Ever]. [[wikipedia:Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]].</ref> The earliest reaction was first uploaded by fartenewt to YouTube on September 22, 2007.<ref>Hester H. (2014) [https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=Q86mAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=first+topic+of+reaction+videos+was+2+Girls+1+Cup&source=bl&ots=m1lvDsdQLb&sig=ACfU3U1WqzZwZVI9HURO6uq-bWCg4Rk7YA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiWxInRq4P0AhVQ_GEKHVonBOcQ6AF6BAgUEAM#v=onepage&q=first%20topic%20of%20reaction%20videos%20was%202%20Girls%201%20Cup&f=false "Beyond Explicit: Pornography and the Displacement of Sex"] (p. 50) Albany, New York: SUNY Press</ref><ref>Middleton J. (2016) [https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=F-lJAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA125&lpg=PA125&dq=first+topic+of+reaction+videos+was+2+Girls+1+Cup&source=bl&ots=Aa9IjeYrSM&sig=ACfU3U2HIc7a1XrSH8cT3AOQ9CU4jtQTSg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidjpSbroP0AhUHkVYBHXv3DMEQ6AF6BAgVEAM "Documentary's awkward turn : cringe comedy and media spectatorship"] (p. 125) London ; New York : Routledge</ref> The video, which features three people, has received around 15,000,000 views as of now. The channel shortly created a website, 2girls1cupreactions.com, for users to upload their 2 Girls 1 Cup reactions to the site, but it quickly went down in less than 4 months. ''[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]'' also parodied<ref>Diebelius, G. (2017, February 28). [https://web.archive.org/web/20170228182535/https://metro.co.uk/2017/02/28/its-been-10-years-since-2-girls-1-cup-and-its-still-as-shocking-as-ever-6478673/ "It's Been 10 Years Since 2 Girls 1 Cup And It's Still As Shocking As Ever"]. [[wikipedia:Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]. Archived from [https://metro.co.uk/2017/02/28/its-been-10-years-since-2-girls-1-cup-and-its-still-as-shocking-as-ever-6478673/ the original]</ref> reaction videos in one of the episodes, Back to the Woods. The episode features Brian asking Stewie to watch the [[shock video]], which Stewie refused. After Stewie finally agreed to do so, Brian proceeds to record his reaction, which he responds to with disgust, shock, and surprise.

Shock site hoaxes have begun to appear as they use reaction videos as evidence. One of the examples is [[3 Orangutans 1 Blender]], a video that claimed to depict abused orangutans being tortured. The earliest reaction video of this was uploaded by Persephone Rose to YouTube on January 26, 2008. Another video was later uploaded to YouTube, by user Damonico.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8PNylJ1Kmk 3 Orangutans 1 Blender REACTION VIDEO!!]</ref> The hoax gained attention when it was featured in one of Unnus Anus' videos, where they discuss "2 Girls 1 Cup", though Mark and Crank did not investigate further on the supposed shock video.

==References==

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 [[File:Reaction.png|thumb|200px|A video of a boy named Justice playing [[The Maze]] was the first screamer reaction that became popular online.]]
-The first screamer reaction to gain widespread attention was that of a boy named Justice, who was playing [[The Maze]] at a desk on February 8, 2007.<ref name="macra">NACIÓN GAMER. (2021, October 9). [https://web.archive.org/web/20211106082259/https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/esports/opinion/2021/10/09/61621054ca4741e4078b45ac.html "Leyendas del Gaming: Scary Maze, la broma más cruel del viejo Internet"]. MARCA. Archived from [https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/esports/opinion/2021/10/09/61621054ca4741e4078b45ac.html the original].</ref><ref>Witney S. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150927232805/http://www.craveonline.com/culture/879173-editorial-trailer-reaction-videos-stupid "Editorial: Why Your Trailer Reaction Videos Are Stupid"]. Crave. Archived from [https://www.craveonline.com/culture/879173-editorial-trailer-reaction-videos-stupid the original].</ref> After [[Regan MacNeil]] appears on the screen, the boy screams, hits the screen repeatedly, and runs up crying to his stepfather, Chad, who was recording him. The video was initially uploaded to YouTube by OUTLAW713 on February 21, 2006, but it was mistakenly attributed to CantWeAllJusGetAlong, whose version received around 32 million views at its peak. However, both videos were later removed by YouTube. Despite being the first famous screamer reaction, the most viewed reaction was uploaded by nalts on June 28, 2008, which has accumulated 43 million views to date. Even then-Disney stars Miley Cyrus and Mandy Jiroux recorded their reactions to the screamer, which they uploaded to their channel "mileymandy" and had received 7.8 million views as of November 2021.,<ref>C, J. (2008, August 3). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080921080838/http://popdirt.com/miley-cyrus-coaches-mandy-jiroux-in-scary-maze-game/68268/ "Miley Cyrus Coaches Mandy Jiroux In Scary Maze Game"]. popdirt.com. Archived from [http://popdirt.com/miley-cyrus-coaches-mandy-jiroux-in-scary-maze-game/68268/ the original].</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211106060029/https://www.elhorizonte.mx/escena/scary-maze-game/2678543 "‘El Laberinto’; juego que aterrorizó a toda una generación en internet"]. (2019, October 26) Elhorizonte. Archived from [https://www.elhorizonte.mx/escena/scary-maze-game/2678543 the original].</ref>
+The first screamer reaction to gain widespread attention was that of a boy named Justice, who was playing [[The Maze]] at a desk on February 8, 2006.<ref name="macra">NACIÓN GAMER. (2021, October 9). [https://web.archive.org/web/20211106082259/https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/esports/opinion/2021/10/09/61621054ca4741e4078b45ac.html "Leyendas del Gaming: Scary Maze, la broma más cruel del viejo Internet"]. MARCA. Archived from [https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/esports/opinion/2021/10/09/61621054ca4741e4078b45ac.html the original].</ref><ref>Witney S. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150927232805/http://www.craveonline.com/culture/879173-editorial-trailer-reaction-videos-stupid "Editorial: Why Your Trailer Reaction Videos Are Stupid"]. Crave. Archived from [https://www.craveonline.com/culture/879173-editorial-trailer-reaction-videos-stupid the original].</ref> After [[Regan MacNeil]] appears on the screen, the boy screams, hits the screen repeatedly, and runs up crying to his stepfather, Chad, who was recording him. The video was initially uploaded to YouTube by OUTLAW713 on February 21, 2006, but it was mistakenly attributed to CantWeAllJusGetAlong, whose version received around 32 million views at its peak. However, both videos were later removed by YouTube. Despite being the first famous screamer reaction, the most viewed reaction was uploaded by nalts on June 28, 2008, which has accumulated 43 million views to date. Even then-Disney stars Miley Cyrus and Mandy Jiroux recorded their reactions to the screamer, which they uploaded to their channel "mileymandy" and had received 7.8 million views as of November 2021.,<ref>C, J. (2008, August 3). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080921080838/http://popdirt.com/miley-cyrus-coaches-mandy-jiroux-in-scary-maze-game/68268/ "Miley Cyrus Coaches Mandy Jiroux In Scary Maze Game"]. popdirt.com. Archived from [http://popdirt.com/miley-cyrus-coaches-mandy-jiroux-in-scary-maze-game/68268/ the original].</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211106060029/https://www.elhorizonte.mx/escena/scary-maze-game/2678543 "‘El Laberinto’; juego que aterrorizó a toda una generación en internet"]. (2019, October 26) Elhorizonte. Archived from [https://www.elhorizonte.mx/escena/scary-maze-game/2678543 the original].</ref>
 On television, The Maze was popular enough to be featured twice on ''America's Funniest Home Videos'' when it was hosted by Tom Bergeron. Saturday Night Live also parodied the Scary Maze Game reactions in one episode, "I Didn't Ask For This."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CD0ZbvIyQE "I Didn't Ask for This - Saturday Night Live"]. [[YouTube]] (August 16, 2013)</ref> In the skit, a man played by Bobby Moynihan is shown playing ''The Maze'', with slight differences on the walls at the end. Shortly after, an inverted picture of a vampire woman appears with a loud scream, causing the man to scream, punch the monitor once, stand up next to the wall, and say in front of the camera, "[crying] Why, why did you do that? That's not funny at all!" The man is then shown urinating in his pants at the end of the video.
 ==In [[shock sites]]==
-{{See Also|2 Girls 1 Cup}}
 Reaction videos used the [[2 Girls 1 Cup]] trailer as one of their first topics.<ref>Diebelius, G. (2017, February 28). [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/magazine/reaction-videos.html It's Been 10 Years Since 2 Girls 1 Cup And It's Still As Shocking As Ever]. [[wikipedia:Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]].</ref> The earliest reaction was first uploaded by fartenewt to YouTube on September 22, 2007.<ref>Hester H. (2014) [https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=Q86mAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=first+topic+of+reaction+videos+was+2+Girls+1+Cup&source=bl&ots=m1lvDsdQLb&sig=ACfU3U1WqzZwZVI9HURO6uq-bWCg4Rk7YA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiWxInRq4P0AhVQ_GEKHVonBOcQ6AF6BAgUEAM#v=onepage&q=first%20topic%20of%20reaction%20videos%20was%202%20Girls%201%20Cup&f=false "Beyond Explicit: Pornography and the Displacement of Sex"] (p. 50) Albany, New York: SUNY Press</ref><ref>Middleton J. (2016) [https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=F-lJAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA125&lpg=PA125&dq=first+topic+of+reaction+videos+was+2+Girls+1+Cup&source=bl&ots=Aa9IjeYrSM&sig=ACfU3U2HIc7a1XrSH8cT3AOQ9CU4jtQTSg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidjpSbroP0AhUHkVYBHXv3DMEQ6AF6BAgVEAM "Documentary's awkward turn : cringe comedy and media spectatorship"] (p. 125)  London ; New York : Routledge</ref> The video, which features three people, has received around 15,000,000 views as of now. The channel shortly created a website, 2girls1cupreactions.com, for users to upload their 2 Girls 1 Cup reactions to the site, but it quickly went down in less than 4 months. ''[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]'' also parodied<ref>Diebelius, G. (2017, February 28). [https://web.archive.org/web/20170228182535/https://metro.co.uk/2017/02/28/its-been-10-years-since-2-girls-1-cup-and-its-still-as-shocking-as-ever-6478673/ "It's Been 10 Years Since 2 Girls 1 Cup And It's Still As Shocking As Ever"]. [[wikipedia:Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]. Archived from [https://metro.co.uk/2017/02/28/its-been-10-years-since-2-girls-1-cup-and-its-still-as-shocking-as-ever-6478673/ the original]</ref> reaction videos in one of the episodes, Back to the Woods. The episode features Brian asking Stewie to watch the [[shock video]], which Stewie refused. After Stewie finally agreed to do so, Brian proceeds to record his reaction, which he responds to with disgust, shock, and surprise.
 Shock site hoaxes have begun to appear as they use reaction videos as evidence. One of the examples is [[3 Orangutans 1 Blender]], a video that claimed to depict abused orangutans being tortured. The earliest reaction video of this was uploaded by Persephone Rose to YouTube on January 26, 2008. Another video was later uploaded to YouTube, by user Damonico.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8PNylJ1Kmk 3 Orangutans 1 Blender REACTION VIDEO!!]</ref> The hoax gained attention when it was featured in one of Unnus Anus' videos, where they discuss "2 Girls 1 Cup", though Mark and Crank did not investigate further on the supposed shock video.
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