Dad I Got Arrested For Drinking and Driving

Submission 2,440

About

Dad I Got Arrested For Drinking and Driving, continued Dad I'm In Debt, refers to a TikTok sound of a male voice (resembling Bojack Horseman) talking to his dad and telling him about different obstacles and milestones in his life. The original video was posted in 2019 by influencer Derek Laliberte (@disruptur). At first, the video was earnestly lip dubbed by creators akin to the story's heartfelt nature. However, it resurfaced in early 2024, following a trend in which TikTokers had their dads react to the sound either via text message or in real life.

Origin

On December 2nd, 2019, TikToker^[1] @disruptur posted a video in which he pretended to be telling his dad about his life's obstacles and later milestones, starting with, "Dad, I got arrested for drinking and driving." Over five years, the video received roughly 5.1 million plays and 603,300 likes (shown below).

Copypasta

Dad, I got arrested for drinking and driving. Dad, I'm in debt. Dad, I'm gettin' married. Dad, I lost my job. Dad, we bought a house. Dad, I want you to meet your granddaughter. Hey dad, what are you doing this weekend? Dad, can I borrow your truck? Dad, you wanna go fishing? Dad, meet your grandson. Dad, I'm coachin'; I could really use your help. Dad, I think I'm an alcoholic. Dad, I got promoted. Dad, can you help me get the kids to practice this week? Dad, my wife's gonna leave me. Dad, can you come with me to this recovery meeting? Dad, I'm thinkin' about startin' my own business. Dad, my dog died. Dad, how do you deal with stress? Dad, can you help me sell my car? Dad, we're remodeling the house. Dad, my son won the championship. Dad, I had a panic attack today. Dad, you wanna go on another fishing trip? Dad, you wanna go golfing? Dad, you there? Dad, can you hear me? Hey dad, do you believe in God?

Spread

Going into 2020, the sound^[2] of @disruptur's video started gaining usage. For instance, on January 28th, 2020, TikToker^[3] @itstaylorrousseau posted a video lip dubbing the sound, gaining over 3.5 million plays and 608,600 likes in four years (shown below, left).

Sometime in mid-2020, TikToker and animator @jakefellman made an animation with the sound that was later deleted. On August 20th, 2020, TikToker^[4] @flamingoboy1196 posted a duet with the animation, gaining over 2.2 million plays and 585,400 likes in four years (shown below, right).

In early 2024, the sound resurfaced en masse, following a video posted by TikToker^[5] @reallyrybaby on March 23rd, 2024, in which she made her dad react to the sound as if she were telling him the events herself, gaining over 2.9 million plays and 490,500 likes in two days (shown below, left).

Others followed the trend, like TikToker^[6] @ultrqviolct on March 24th, receiving over 7.6 million plays and 1.5 million likes in a day (shown below, right).