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Homer Let the Barts Out is a brainrot and AI song by Rabadoonga about Homer Simpson letting a massive group of Bart Simpsons out of the house, who go on to cause uncontrollable destruction.

The song was posted on TikTok in mid-May 2026 and went viral in early July. It inspired memes on sites including TikTok, X / Twitter and Instagram Reels, including lip dubs, animations, covers and AI-generated videos. Many of the memes show Homer letting a group of Barts out of the Simpson home.

As the meme went viral in July 2026, an inverse version known as Marge Kept The Lisas In, which depicts Marge Simpson preventing a group of Lisa Simpsons from escaping, appeared.

Origin

On May 17th, 2026, TikToker^[1] @rabadoonga posted a song titled "Homer Let the Barts Out" set to an AI-generated video. The song and video are both about Homer Simpson letting a large group of Bart Simpsons out of the home. The Barts go and cause mischief around Springfield, and Homer is unable to stop them. The video gained over 966,000 views in two months.

Homer let the Barts out(x2)
He opened up the door(x2)
They started running(x2)
He said he had control(x2)
He did not have control(x2)
Homer let the Barts out (and they're never coming back)
Homer let the Barts out (now they're all up in the trap)
Homer let the Barts out (and he can't do nothing now)
Homer let the Barts out (Homer took the L somehow)
The door's open, the Barts are free,
Homer's standing there in disbelief

Spread

The Homer Let the Barts Out song experienced a significant boost in virality in early July 2026, inspiring memes.

For example, on July 7th, 2026, TikToker^[2] @wakala_wakala posted an animation depicting a group of Bart Simpsons running and singing to the song, garnering over 1.7 million views in three days.

That day, X^[3] user @zirtsxu7267 posted a similar animation showing numerous Barts and doors running across the screen to the song, garnering over 4,100 likes in three days.

On July 8th, Instagram^[4] user thwomp25 posted a video where he lip dubs to the song, garnering over 65,000 likes in two days.

On July 9th, 2026, TikToker^[5] @fatguynamedbigcheezy posted a video where he sings a cover of the song, garnering over 1.3 million views in a day.

Various Examples

Related Memes

Marge Kept The Lisas In

Marge Kept The Lisas In is a brainrot and AI song about Marge Simpson keeping a massive group of Lisa Simpsons inside the Simpson home, serving as an inverse of the Homer Let the Barts Out meme. The song and accompanying videos depict Marge preventing the Lisas from escaping, often using absurd AI-generated imagery and edits.

The meme spread across TikTok, X / Twitter and Instagram Reels in July 2026, where users created variations featuring Marge keeping hordes of Lisas contained, as well as animations, lip dubs and other AI-generated videos. The trend became notable as a counterpart to Homer Let the Barts Out, replacing Homer and Bart with Marge and Lisa while reversing the original premise.

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