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.

Variants and other usages

Other than Bart, the phrase had been used by Fidel Castro, when he hears about the trillion-dollar bill.

Non-canon

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Upon discovering the dead body of Gary Chalmers, an Italian equivalent of him says "Ay Columbus!" shortly before being strangled to death by Homer Simpsley.

Behind the Laughter

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

See also

• List of times Bart says Ay caramba!
• ¡Ay Carumba! Mexican Restaurant