This sound effect can be found on the Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library, which was made by Sound Ideas. It's basically a muffled version of the explosion from EXPLOSION - HOWITZER SHELL IN AND EXPLODE and EXPLOSION - LARGE BLAST 03, along with EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION from the 20th Century Fox Sound Effects Library. Originally a Universal sound effect.↵It's often used in Cinemassacre's Angry Video Game Nerd as its trademark explosion sound (along with 01) for anything that explodes.

This explosion is mostly associated with the Angry Video Game Nerd.
Similar Variations
- Looney Tunes Explosion Sound 3 (a processed, high-pitched version)
- Pro Sound Effects, Small Explosions, Breaks Up, Distant, Rumbly, Multiple Blasts (a brief snippet is used.)
- Sound Ideas, BATTLE, MILITARY - WORLD WAR 2 BATTLE: HEAVY GUNFIRE, EXPLOSIONS AMBIENCE (included)
Used In
TV Shows
- Bill Nye, the Science Guy
- Courage The Cowardly Dog (Heard once in "The Clutching Foot".)
- DC Super Hero Girls
- Dexter's Laboratory
- DuckTales
- The Flintstones
- The Flintstone Kids
- Hanazuki Full of Treasures (Heard once in "Homesick".)
- Harvey Girls Forever!
- The Jetsons
- Jonny Quest
- Kim Possible
- Knight Rider (1982 TV Series)
- Loonatics Unleashed
- Magnum P.I.
- Miami Vice
- My Life as a Teenage Robot (Heard once in "A Pain in My Sidekick".)
- The New Three Stooges
- Police Academy: The Animated Series (First heard in "The Hang Ten Gang", when the shells explodes.)
- The Powerpuff Girls
- Regular Show
- The Ren & Stimpy Show (Heard once in "Powdered Toast Man vs. Waffle Woman".)
- Return to the Planet of the Apes
- Rocko's Modern Life
- Samurai Jack
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (Heard once in "The 7th Inning Scare!", "Falling Star Man!" and "The TV and Movieland Monsters!".)
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (Heard once in "A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts!")
- Sesame Street
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Sym-Bionic Titan
- Top Cat
- Tugs (Heard once in "Munitions")
- Wacky Races
- Wander Over Yonder
- The Yogi Bear Show
TV Specials
Movies
- Another Stakeout (1993)
- Bonestyx (2010) (variant)
- Bonestyx's Return (2020)
- Blue Thunder (1983)
- Cyclone (1987)
- Death Wish 3 (1985)
- Deep Blue Sea (1999)
- Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip (1999)
- The Dirty Dozen (1967) (variant)
- First Blood (1982)
- Face/Off (1997)
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) (modified)
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) (Heard once in the intro.)
- Fritz the Cat (1972)
- From Beyond (1986)
- G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)
- Ghostbusters (1984) (Heard once as the gate explodes.)
- GoldenEye (1995)
- The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (1988)
- Hooper (1978)
- Jaws (1975)
- Midway (1976)
- Mississippi Burning (1988)
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
- My Bloody Valentine (1981)
- Nighthawks (1981)
- No Escape (1994)
- Return of the Black Thrasher: The Movie (2009) (2017 Improved Edition only)
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
- Straight Shooter (1999)
- The Thing (1982)
- Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
- To Hell and Back (1955)
- Tron (1982)
- Used Cars (1980)
- A View to a Kill (1985)
- Wings (1927) (2012 version) (in a deeper pitch)
Video Games
Arcade:
- Puzzle Bobble 2 (Used often alongside Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 01 (H-B) every time you destroy bubbles. Can only be heard in the international version of the game.)
Online:
PC:
- Civilization II (1996) (Video Games)
- Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far (variant)
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert (1996) (Video Games)
- Cuphead
- Deltarune
- Freedom Force (Heard in a low pitch.)
- Microsoft Nickelodeon 3D Movie Maker (cutscene only)
- Mortal Kombat 4
- M.U.G.E.N
- Operation Heimzahlung
- Roblox
- Tomcat Alley
- Z (1996) (Video Games)
PC-FX:
- Battle Heat (1994)
PlayStation:
- Parasite Eve
PlayStation 4:
Sega CD:
- Tomcat Alley
- Wirehead
SNES:
GameCube:
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Used when Puppet Ganon's defeated)
Xbox One:
Wii U:
- Super Mario Maker (Used in the Gnat Attack minigame.)
Nintendo Switch:
Online:
- Castle Cat 4 (Used when an enemy gets killed.)
- Sasori's Fall
Commercials
Australia:
- Starburst Squirts (2002)
USA:
- Kentucky Fried Chicken - "Looney Tunes Mugs" (1995)
- Nickelodeon Magazine Commercials (1997-2006)
- Walt Disney World - "What A Year To Be Here" (1990)
Promos
Logos
- GT Interactive Software (1996-1999) (Logos) (Heard in the Blood variant.)
- Konami - Through the Rocks (1996 - 1999) (Used in all PS1 and Saturn games released in North America and Europe, basically for the boulders crumbling.)
Miscellaneous
- Game Maker (or some kind of game-making program) (one of the sfx included)
Trailers
- Codename: Eagle (1999) (Trailers)
- Die Hard (1988) (Trailers)
- The Towering Inferno (1974) (Trailers) (variant)
Other Media
- Ever wish you could destroy your PC? (2000) (Desktop Theme) (Heard along with MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95 STARTUP SOUND.)
- Hanna-Barbera Records - Drop-Ins Volume One (1965) (Others Media)
- John Lotas Productions Presentation Reel (Or some other variation of this explosion.)
Shorts
- Dead Right (1993) (Heard at the end of the short.)
- Dexter's Laboratory: Chicken Scratch (2002) (Shorts)
- DC Super Hero Girls: Super Shorts
- Runaway Rocketboy (1998) (Pilot)
Websites
Newgrounds Videos
- Big-Papa-Kitsune
- Krinkels (Heard once in "Madness Combat 6: Antipathy" when the train explodes during Hank's fight with Tricky the Clown.)
YouTube Videos
- The Angry Video Game Nerd (Used often for explosions.)
- CartoonRiley56
- Conor’s Funny Signs
- Davemadson's Videos (Heard in a normal speed and sometimes sped up.)
- DoujinPixation (Heard in low quality)
- Pencil of Doom Ad
- SMG4 Videos
- SML Videos (Heard in "The PowerPuff Jeffy's".)
- Tenshiketsueki1000
- You Know What's BS?! (Heard once in "Traffic Spikes" and "Car GPS".)
Web Originals
Anime
- Fist of the North Star
- Golgo 13: The Professional (1983) (Heard once in a scene of series of explosions while Golgo is escaping via a boat.)
- Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (Heard in Episode 13.)
- Lupin the Third: Pilot Film (1969)
- Naruto: Shippuden
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
- Penguin's Memory: Shiawase Monogatari (1985)
- Rurouni Kenshin
- Sonic X
Image Gallery
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Audio Samples