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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.]]
[[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.
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.