The person who famously said “Hide yo kids, hide yo wife” in a viral news interview was Antoine Dodson.
Dodson made the remarks during a July 2010 interview with WAFF-48 in Huntsville, Alabama. He was speaking after an alleged intruder entered the bedroom of his sister, Kelly Dodson. His passionate delivery, unusual phrasing, and direct warning to the neighborhood quickly attracted online attention.
The Gregory Brothers later transformed excerpts from the interview into the Auto-Tuned “Bed Intruder Song.” Released in 2010, it became a major internet hit and helped turn Dodson into one of the era’s best-known viral personalities. The song also reached number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100.
A common mix-up is confusing Dodson with the Gregory Brothers, who created the musical remix. Dodson was the interview subject and the voice behind the memorable warning; the remixers adapted his recorded speech.