# Eric Cartman's "Whateva Whateva I Do What I Want!" A six-second clip of Eric Cartman shouting "Whatever! Whatever! I do what I want!" during a Maury parody on South Park turned into a TikTok audio in 2021 and exploded as a lip-dub sound in 2023. By mid-2023, parents, pet accounts and skit creators were using the Roo-uploaded audio to dramatize bratty refusals, with single clips pulling tens of millions of views[1][3]. ## Origin The quote comes from "Freak Strike," the third episode of South Park's sixth season, which first aired on March 20th, 2002[5]. In the episode, Cartman and his mother appear on an in-show send-up of Maury, and a drag-dressed Cartman screams "Whatever! Whatever! I do what I want!" when confronted on stage. South Park's official YouTube channel re-uploaded the scene on January 15th, 2021, where it collected more than 600,000 views over the next three years[1]. Three days before that upload, on January 12th, 2021, TikToker @saintroo23 posted the clip to TikTok, and that post became the "original sound Roo" that later creators pulled when the trend took off[2]. The TikTok version racked up over 4 million plays and 470,000 likes across its first three years[5]. - **Platform:** South Park (TV source), TikTok (viral spread) - **Creator:** Trey Parker and Matt Stone (line); TikToker @saintroo23 (viral audio upload) - **Date:** 2002 ## Overview Cartman's outburst, "Whateva Whateva I Do What I Want!" (often written "Whatever Whatever I Do What I Want!"), is a six-second meltdown ripped from a 2002 South Park episode where Cartman is in drag on a trashy Maury-style talk show[1]. On TikTok, the audio became a go-to sound for lip-dub skits in which the poster plays the role of a defiant brat, with the three shouted "whatever"s synced to a slammed door, a thrown object or a mother's exasperated face[2]. Typical uses pin the audio over everyday rebellion. Toddlers refusing bedtime, pets caught doing something destructive and partners ignoring a chore list are all common targets, and a secondary trend pairs the sound with still photos of cats mouthed open so they appear to be delivering Cartman's line themselves[4]. The joke works because the line is already an unhinged tantrum in context, so creators lean into oversized reaction edits rather than subtle delivery[3]. ## How It Spread The audio stayed quiet through 2021 and 2022 and then broke out in April 2023. On April 8th, 2023, TikToker @badchristiangirl69 posted a lip-dub using the sound that collected more than 2 million views and 500,000 likes in two months[3]. A few days later, on April 11th, @liahhbear kicked off the cat-photo variant, pairing stills of open-mouthed cats with Cartman's line, and that video drew over 4 million plays and 800,000 likes in the same two-month window[4]. The sound hit its biggest numbers that summer. On June 20th, 2023, @sixshotss posted a clip set to the audio that collected over 6 million plays and 1.4 million likes within a week[6]. Two days later, @thekasiahshow2.0 filmed a version featuring her and her son and pulled more than 14 million views and 3 million likes in five days[7]. By then, the "original sound Roo" tag was attached to tens of thousands of videos, from pet accounts to parenting skits[1]. ## How to Use Creators typically save the "original sound Roo" audio and shoot a short vertical skit in which someone, often a child, pet or stand-in for the poster, does something they are not supposed to be doing. The three "whateva" beats line up with escalating actions on screen, and the final "I do what I want!" lands on the biggest offense. A common convention is to use a parent or authority figure as the straight-man reaction in the same frame. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Eric Cartman's "Whateva Whateva I Do What I Want!"? It is a catchphrase shouted by Eric Cartman on South Park, now mostly known as a TikTok lip-dub sound used for skits about defiant kids and pets[1][2]. ### Where did Eric Cartman's "Whateva Whateva I Do What I Want!" come from? The line is from the South Park episode "Freak Strike" (season 6, episode 3), which aired on March 20th, 2002, in a scene parodying the Maury show[5]. ### What does Eric Cartman's "Whateva Whateva I Do What I Want!" mean? Within the show it is Cartman refusing to be shamed on a talk show, and online it is used as a stand-in for anyone throwing a defiant tantrum against an authority figure[3]. ### How do you use Eric Cartman's "Whateva Whateva I Do What I Want!"? Creators grab the "original sound Roo" audio from TikToker @saintroo23's 2021 upload and pair it with a short clip of someone, or a pet, doing exactly what they were told not to do[2][4]. ### Is Eric Cartman's "Whateva Whateva I Do What I Want!" still popular? The sound peaked on TikTok in April and June 2023, with single videos hitting 14 million views, and it is still a familiar reference tied to the original clip[6][7]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpF9O0R873I]() 2. [https://www.tiktok.com/@saintroo23/video/6916934010488802562]() 3. [https://www.tiktok.com/@badchristiangirl69/video/7219886344682720554]() 4. [https://www.tiktok.com/@liahhbear/video/7221004839571033390]() 5. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/eric-cartmans-whateva-whateva-i-do-what-i-want]() 6. [https://www.tiktok.com/@sixshotss/video/7246551286475197739]() 7. [https://www.tiktok.com/@thekasiahshow2.0/video/7247549519653621035]() 8. [https://www.tiktok.com/@juliewise4/video/7247638582108785966]() 9. [https://www.tiktok.com/@nauties_/video/7223891663394098478]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/eric-cartmans-whateva-whateva-i-do-what-i-want Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library