- 5/24/2025
Get ready to laugh until it hurts! From viral news bloopers to unforgettable home videos, we're counting down the most hilarious clips that took the internet by storm. Whether it's kids saying the darndest things, news anchors losing their composure, or ordinary people becoming overnight sensations, these moments defined internet culture.
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most
00:07hilarious videos that took the internet by storm.
00:14Number 50. Chewbacca Mom.
00:17There's a case to be made that the most beloved piece of Star Wars related media
00:21in the last decade isn't any of the official movies or shows. Instead, it's Chewbacca Mom.
00:27So here's what I found when I was at Kohl's.
00:30In this four-minute video, originally posted to Facebook in 2016,
00:35Texas woman Candace Payne excitedly shares about a recent purchase from
00:39Kohl's. She then reveals her mask of everyone's favorite Wookie.
00:43Here, listen.
00:45Absolutely elated by its functions, Payne is cracking up, and so are we.
01:03This amazing video led to the masks selling out across multiple retailers,
01:07and Payne appearing on multiple TV programs.
01:10Number 49. Jetpack Plunge.
01:13You might not know this, but jetpacks don't just exist in pop culture.
01:17However, it might be better if they did, if this video is any indication.
01:22In an intro for Fox 5 in San Diego,
01:24reporter Matt Johnson throws to John Morris, then CEO of Jetpack America.
01:30Fox 5 morning news starts. Look over there.
01:31And it starts right now.
01:35Wearing one of his company's hydropowered jetpacks,
01:38Morris briefly takes off before plummeting into the water.
01:41The anchors in the studio are at an absolute loss for words.
01:45It was later explained that the yellow engine key had been knocked off by accident.
01:49Morris soon recovered and demonstrated his impressive flight skills.
01:54But it's this initial blunder that made the greatest impact.
01:57That's what he was renting?
01:58It's a water-powered jetpack.
02:01That almost took Matt Johnson down with him?
02:03That looks like fun.
02:04Number 48. Catch the Ice Dude.
02:07Getting your name out as a new music act can be a painful and humiliating experience,
02:12but usually not to this extreme.
02:21In this video, a German man in swim trunks hypes up his new band,
02:25Seyskill, before jumping into the nearby pool.
02:33Well, we should say jump onto the pool,
02:36because the water is frozen.
02:38We don't mean to laugh at someone else's pain,
02:40but with both the subject and his friends in hysterics, we can't help but join them.
02:45This didn't lead to Seyskill becoming successful on any real level,
02:49but it did give them far more attention than they likely would have received otherwise.
02:55Number 47. Thicker Than a Bowl of Oatmeal.
02:58Courtrooms are places for serious business regarding legal matters,
03:02but that doesn't mean moments of utter comedy don't occur from time to time.
03:07In this clip from prison documentary series,
03:10Lock Up, a prosecutor reads to the judge what the defendant, Enrique Cruz,
03:14charged with selling illegal substances, said to an undercover officer.
03:19He had no problem whatsoever hitting on the undercover officer on the audio tape,
03:24trying to pick her up and saying,
03:26Girl, you're thicker than a bowl of oatmeal.
03:28The flat recitation of the culinary simile is already everything,
03:32but then his reaction seals the deal.
03:35Back in custody, the man defends his statement further.
03:38You're thicker than a bowl of oatmeal?
03:41Hey, hey, she had a fat ass, you know what I mean?
03:45We don't know how this case ended, but we do know he's guilty of making us laugh.
03:49Number 46. Gay Mount Everest.
03:53Right after the break, we're going to interview Eric Weihenmayer,
03:56who climbed the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest.
03:59We've all had foot-in-mouth moments where we say something without thinking
04:02and immediately regret it,
04:04but most of us are fortunate enough to not have them happen on camera.
04:07Reporting for KOAT-TV in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
04:11anchor Cynthia Isaguirre teased an interview with Eric Weihenmayer,
04:16who, in 2001, became the first blind person to summit Mount Everest.
04:21Unfortunately, she used a decidedly different word to describe him.
04:25But he's gay. I mean, he's gay, excuse me, he's blind.
04:30She immediately corrects herself,
04:31but the utter confidence with how she said the misdelivered line
04:35made it a classic of the early days of YouTube.
04:38A decade later, Isaguirre met and apologized to Weihenmayer,
04:42explaining that, quote,
04:44gay was in the head following a prior story.
04:47Number 45. Zoom Cat Lawyer.
04:50Mr. Ponton, I believe you have a filter turned on in the video settings.
04:56The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns led to a surge in the use
05:01of video conferencing software like Zoom for work across numerous industries.
05:06It also gave us this unforgettable moment.
05:08Can you hear me, judge?
05:10I can hear you. I think it's a filter.
05:13It is, and I don't know how to remove it.
05:16During a virtual civil forfeiture hearing,
05:18Texas attorney Rod Ponton didn't look like himself.
05:22In fact, he looked like a cat due to a Zoom filter that was unintentionally turned on.
05:27I'm here live. I'm not a cat.
05:29The filter, mixed with Ponton's insistence that he's not a cat,
05:33made for a joyous moment for many during a very difficult time.
05:37Ponton later blamed the technical mishap on the fact that he was using his secretary's computer.
05:43I think the judge was amused today, and he took it with good humor.
05:47Number 44.
05:48Have you ever had a dream?
05:50Have you ever had a dream that you had, you could...
05:57There's getting tongue-tied, and then there's this.
06:00In 1999, kindergartner Joe Sirkeel's class participated in Good Night Moon and
06:06Other Sleepytime Tales, a children's special for HBO.
06:11A fan of Disney's Hercules, Sirkeel recited a moving speech given by that film's titular
06:17hero. Well, he tried to, at least.
06:19You want... You could do so...
06:22There's a massive discrepancy between what Sirkeel is attempting to say,
06:27and what he's actually saying, and yet he still ends it with a look implying he nailed it.
06:32You want him to do you so much you could do anything?
06:36He did end up in the film, albeit as a humorous outtake.
06:40Years later, this blooper became an internet hit, and the adult Sirkeel was able to redeem
06:45himself by perfectly reciting the speech in full.
06:48Have you ever had a dream that was so palpable, so crucial to your goals and your aspirations,
07:00that you would do absolutely anything to accomplish it?
07:05I've had that dream, and this is my story.
07:09Hey!
07:10Number 43. Lazy Sunday.
07:13Lazy Sunday, wake up in the late afternoon, call Parnell just to see how he's doing.
07:18Hello, what up, Parn? Yo, Sandberg, what's rockin'?
07:21You thinkin' what I'm thinkin'?
07:22Party up, man, it's happening!
07:23For much of the early 2000s, Saturday Night Live's impact on wider culture was waning
07:29considerably. That changed in 2005, when new hire Andy Sandberg teamed up with veteran cast
07:35member Chris Parnell for Digital's short, Lazy Sunday.
07:49A comedy rap song co-written with Sandberg's Lonely Island cohorts, Akiva Schaefer and
07:55Jorma Taccone, it's a song that sounds hard while focusing on things that are
07:59anything but, like the chronicles of Narnia and cupcakes.
08:06After its initial TV airing, Lazy Sunday became a viral sensation,
08:12and nearly 20 years later, it's still as uproarious as when we first watched it.
08:22Number 42. Fergie National Anthem.
08:36Singing the star-spangled banner before sporting events in the U.S.
08:42is standard. Singing it like this? Not so much. At the 2018 NBA All-Star Game,
08:48Fergie was tasked with performing the National Anthem,
08:51and she offered an unforgettable rendition, just not in the way she intended.
09:06Instead, the pop star delivered a smoky, jazzy version of the tune that left everyone in the
09:15arena and watching at home stunned. It was a tonal nightmare, in more than one way.
09:21Depending on your point of view, Fergie's complete lack of any kind of visible doubt
09:27could either increase or decrease the amount of secondhand embarrassment you feel while watching.
09:51Number 41. The Crazy Nasty-Ass Honey Badger.
10:08This is the Honey Badger. Watch it run in slow motion. It's pretty badass. Look,
10:15it runs all over the place.
10:16The footage featured in this video was recorded for National Geographic.
10:20It's what was dubbed over that made it into arguably the most impactful natural documentary
10:25of the internet age. The Honey Badger is really pretty badass. They have no regard for any other
10:30animal whatsoever. Over clips of a remarkably tough mammal known as a Honey Badger, a narrator
10:37known as Randall breathlessly and profanely talks about how much it doesn't care, with the
10:43aforementioned video as evidence. Look, here comes a fierce battle between a King Cobra and a Honey
10:49Badger. I wonder what'll happen. This led to the term Honey Badger becoming synonymous with
10:54someone who doesn't care what others think. Can you imagine if every nature documentary
10:58was narrated like this?
11:00Number 40. Sh-55.
11:08If you're a millennial of a certain age, you can't hear the number 55 and not think of this.
11:19In the pre-YouTube days of the internet, a comedy band called Group X made a song called Sh-55,
11:25which was a counting lesson that wouldn't be approved for Sesame Street for numerous reasons.
11:36The accompanying flash animation visuals only amplify the web 1.0 of it all. Sh-55 might not
11:43have charted or won any Grammys, but that doesn't mean it's anything but a classic, one that will
11:48hopefully live on for at least another Sh-55 years.
11:53Number 39. The End of the World.
12:02Here's another classic from the halcyon days of flash animation made by Jason Windsor and posted
12:08to Albino Black Sheep in 2003. The End of the World is a sobering analysis of what could lead
12:14to a nuclear apocalypse. Okay, not really, but it is absolutely uproarious, albeit playfully
12:20stereotypical at times, as it breaks down a hopefully absurd scenario where global superpowers
12:26start launching nukes, resulting in total annihilation.
12:33It's the end of the world as we know it, and we still feel fine about watching it again and again.
12:38Number 38. Tro-lo-lo-lo Man.
12:45One of the best things about the internet is how it helps expose people to media they likely
12:50wouldn't have been able to see in the past due to geographic limitations. In 2010, a video of
12:56Russian baritone singer Eduard Kahil performing in 1976 went viral.
13:08This led to newfound fame for the already accomplished vocalist,
13:12as well as millions recognizing him as Mr. Tro-lo-lo, a moniker he came to embrace.
13:17There's absolutely nothing mean-spirited or ironic about the appreciation of Kahil
13:22and his performance. Rather, it's his gloriously dynamic voice and joyful expression throughout
13:32that gives us life. Kahil sadly passed away from complications due to a stroke in 2012
13:38at the age of 77, but his legend lives on.
13:48Number 37. Fabulous Secret Powers. An iconic 80s cartoon and an iconic 90s song were combined to
13:56create an iconic 2000s video. In 2005, a Texas-based
14:08company called Slack Circus made a video mixing footage from He-Man and Masters of the Universe
14:14with a techno house cover of What's Up by four non-blondes. And as it grew in popularity over
14:25the years, the more it became impossible to divorce the two from each other. It's both
14:30hilarious and a perfect example of how creative recontextualization can bring new life to old
14:36works. And our mild apologies for this being stuck in your head for the rest of the day.
14:46Number 36. Flea Market Montgomery Commercial.
14:54Corporations will spend millions of dollars hiring celebrities for commercials that don't
14:59have half of the long-term impact as this local ad.
15:07Sammy Stevens, owner of the Alabama furniture store Flea Market Montgomery,
15:14decided the best way to promote his business was by flexing his rap skills. And he wasn't wrong.
15:19He created a song and video so irresistible that it found an audience far beyond the Montgomery
15:25area. It was even tributed on The Cleveland Show years later. Flea Market Montgomery sadly
15:33closed in 2009, but this wonderful video has never left our hearts.
15:43Number 35. The Duck Song.
15:51There's no confusion as to what this song is about. But just in case you need any clarification,
15:56the video basically confirms that the duck song is, in fact, about ducks.
16:03This collaboration between musician Bryant Oden and animator Forest Whaley was widely circulated
16:10when it dropped in 2009. It's the rare children's song that not only isn't torturous for parents,
16:16but also can be appreciated by those without kids. And the lighthearted tone and simple animation
16:26make it laugh-out-loud funny as well as endlessly catchy. However, we do strongly advise watching
16:32with lemonade and grapes on hand. Number 34. Fenton. Have you ever had an experience so
16:40inexplicable that you wish you got it on camera? That's what happened to Max Findlay,
16:45who brought his dog Fenton, a Labrador, to Richmond Park in London.
16:52Fenton got exercise in an unintended way, chasing after red deer in the park.
16:58Oh, Jesus Christ! Fenton!
17:00Harris calls for his dog in frustration as the terrified deer run off. The video,
17:05taken by a father and son, is pure found comedy gold and helped make Fenton into something of
17:11a celebrity. On a more serious note, however, it serves as a reminder of not letting pets
17:15disturb local wildlife. Number 33. Baby laughing hysterically at ripping paper.
17:21Laughter is infectious, and that's especially true when it's that of a baby.
17:27Laughter.
17:31In this video from 2011, an eight-month-old named Micah
17:35finds absolute joy in the ripping of paper with help from his dad.
17:44It's amusing and heartwarming to see how much utter glee he takes in this process.
17:49You may be wondering just what paper was being torn to bits.
17:52As it turns out, it was a job rejection letter for Micah's father, Marcus.
18:03If there's ever a perfect example of making lemonade out of lemons, it's this adorable video.
18:12Number 32. Charlie the Unicorn.
18:22Unicorns are typically depicted as wondrous and whimsical creatures,
18:33but that's not exactly the vibe here.
18:42In this animated short from Jason Steele, the titular Charlie, a rather crotchety unicorn,
18:48is pestered by two cheerful unicorns to come with them to the mythical Candy Mountain,
18:53but there's no magic to be found in any step of their journey.
18:57Is anyone else getting, like, covered in splinters?
19:00Seriously, guys, we shouldn't be on these things.
19:02Ending with a grim twist in which the other unicorns trick Charlie in a horrifying manner,
19:07it's something that shouldn't be funny in practice, but which absolutely is an execution.
19:12Made as a birthday gift for his mother, Steele's video took off on Newgrounds in 2005,
19:18leading to follow-ups and merchandise.
19:20Goodbye, Charlie.
19:21Yeah, goodbye, Charlie.
19:23Goodbye, what? Hey, what's going on here?
19:27Number 31. Friday.
19:29Throughout the decades,
19:30teenagers have daydreamed about having a hit song and music video, but not like this.
19:42In 2011, 13-year-old Rebecca Black released Friday,
19:46written by production company ARK Music Factory.
19:49Before long, it was the song and video everyone was talking about,
19:53and not because they were enamored with its quality.
20:01With its painfully low production values on top of an already poorly written
20:05and overly auto-tuned song, Friday was truly unintentional camp.
20:11To be sure, none of the blame should fall on Black,
20:13who was the target of harassment both online and among her classmates.
20:17However, she's since continued to release music,
20:20even releasing a hyper-pop remix of Friday for its 10th anniversary.
20:29Number 30. David After Dentist.
20:31Is this real life?
20:34Yeah, this is real life.
20:36If there's one thing the internet loves, it's children acting goofy.
20:41Back in May of 2008, 7-year-old David DeVore Jr. went to the dentist to have a tooth removed.
20:46His father then recorded his loopy reaction to the anesthesia,
20:50and the results were internet gold.
20:52Young David is totally out of it, asking,
20:55is this real life, commenting on his extra fingers,
20:58and unleashing a primal scream while attempting to escape from his seat.
21:04The video rapidly spread through the internet after it was uploaded to YouTube,
21:08and was later referenced on shows like New Girl and The Simpsons.
21:12Number 29. Chocolate Rain.
21:15Chocolate rain, zoom the camera out and see the light.
21:20Despite being a controversial website, 4chan is responsible for many of the
21:25most controversial videos on YouTube.
21:28Despite being a controversial website, 4chan is responsible for many legendary memes,
21:34including Taye Zonday's Chocolate Rain.
21:37Written and performed by Zonday, the song is quite serious in nature,
21:41dealing with institutional racism against African Americans.
21:45But many people found the accompanying music video ridiculous.
21:49Featuring Zonday's deep voice, funny faces, and the iconic caption,
21:54I move away from the mic to breathe in.
21:564chan helped spread the video around the internet,
21:59and it soon became an iconic piece of 2000s culture,
22:02with countless parodies and even a live performance on Jimmy Kimmel.
22:06From Minneapolis, please welcome Taye Zonday with the song
22:09Chocolate Rain to tonight's Internet Talent Showcase.
22:17Number 28. Unforgivable.
22:19You should look back and ask me what I want to drink.
22:22I'll like...
22:25There's something magical about the simplicity of early YouTube.
22:28In a time when channels and influencers are using professional-grade filmmaking,
22:32it's nice to go back and watch a guy talking to the camera in the woods.
22:36In Unforgivable, buddies L.W. Hodge and Gunnar Stansen went into the forest,
22:42and Stansen told a funny story as an aggressive character.
22:45The story itself is hilarious, and so is Stansen's delivery.
22:49But it's the little details that make Unforgivable so iconic,
22:53like the cheap guerrilla filmmaking, the occasional break-in character,
22:57and Hodge's constant giggling. We can't help but laugh along.
23:02Unforgivable.
23:04Number 27. Eyes So Pale.
23:07As we'll learn throughout this list,
23:09local news stations are an absolute goldmine for viral videos.
23:13This one comes from Oklahoma's KTEN and anchor Aaron Conrad.
23:18Not knowing that they were on air, Conrad humorously commented on her appearance,
23:23saying,
23:23"'Eyes so pale' in a mock southern accent.
23:29"'Eyes so pale.'"
23:30The comment alone is worthy of viral fame, but what followed is equally hilarious.
23:36Conrad's co-anchor nudges her on the arm and tells her that they're live,
23:40and Conrad instantly goes into professional mode.
23:43That rapid change in character is worthy of an Oscar,
23:46despite the occasional giggle afterward.
23:58Number 26. Ken Sander Gets Some Prank Calls.
24:08It's juvenile, yes, but there's nothing like a good prank call.
24:12On a simple Sunday night back in 1990,
24:14Ken Sander began airing his public access program, Speak Out. This was a call-in show
24:20in which Sander would ask a question, and people would phone in with their opinions.
24:24Well, you can see where this is going. Poor Sander was inundated with prank calls,
24:28some of them crude, some of them quite smart. For our money, the best ones are when the caller
24:34lulls Sander with an intelligent and well-spoken response before hitting him with something
24:38insanely crude. Despite the internet feeling bad for Sander, we couldn't help but giggle
24:43at his expense.
24:58News anchor Breanna Clark found herself the laughingstock of the internet when she was
25:02forced to report on a tragic death in 2018. Clark had to say the name of police officer,
25:08Deidre Mengadoe, who died in a car accident just a few days earlier.
25:12Unfortunately, Clark absolutely butchered her name. Not only that, she butchered it in the
25:18worst possible way, having turned it into a juvenile poop joke. Clark understandably felt
25:23bad for saying it, but that didn't stop the video from spreading across the internet.
25:28Some people found humor in the name itself, while others were curious as to how Clark
25:32mispronounced it so badly.
25:3524. Don't Tase Me, Bro
25:44In September 2007, Senator John Kerry was giving a Q&A at the University of Florida
25:50when he was confronted by student Andrew Meyer. Meyer's questions and behavior attracted the
25:55attention of security officers, who attempted to escort him out of the building. Being
26:00uncooperative, they were forced to tase Meyer, resulting in one of the internet's all-time
26:05greatest catchphrases. Despite the serious nature of the situation, Meyer's use of
26:10Don't Tase Me, Bro was widely mocked, remixed, and parodied, and Time magazine named it one
26:16of the 50 best videos on YouTube in 2010.
26:2523. Sneezing Baby Panda
26:30It's a video of a baby panda sneezing.
26:34Ah, the beauty of the internet, where a sneezing animal can become a pop culture sensation.
26:38This is one of the OG YouTube videos, being uploaded to the site in November 2006,
26:44and it's really quite simple in nature. A mother panda is happily munching on some bamboo
26:48when her baby cub sneezes. The mommy panda is startled by the sneeze, but quickly goes
26:54back to eating her snack. Yes, this is the type of content that went viral in the mid-2000s.
26:58Isn't it wonderful? Sites like Urlesk and College Humor have named it one of the internet's
27:03greatest videos, and it has brought complete joy to hundreds of millions of viewers.
27:1322. All Your Bass Are Belong To Us
27:22We're going way back for this. We're talking Newgrounds pre-YouTube. In the early 1990s,
27:28a Japanese arcade game called Zero Wing was ported to European consoles, resulting in a horrible
27:34English translation of the game. The most notorious translation is,
27:38All Your Bass Are Belong To Us, which was shared as a GIF as early as the late 90s.
27:44The phrase was also remixed by a computer programmer named Jeffrey Roberts,
27:48and this tune really hit the big time when Newgrounds user bad__crc made a music video of it.
27:55This video quickly took the web by storm, so iconic and instrumental it was to early internet
28:00culture. 21. Rick Rolling
28:16Perhaps the most famous internet prank of all time, the art of Rick Rolling will be studied
28:20for years to come. Another meme that started on 4chan, Rick Rolling is when someone claims to
28:25have a funny or important video to show, but when the target clicks the link, they're sent to the
28:30music video of Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up. The first mainstream usage of the meme
28:35came when 4chan user Sean Cotter tricked people hoping to view the trailer for the video game
28:41Grand Theft Auto 4. The trend quickly spread, and soon became a genuine phenomenon. With Astley,
28:47even Rick Rolling the audience at the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
29:0020. The dangers of working from home
29:03On March 10th, 2017, political scientist Robert E. Kelly was professionally conducting an at-home
29:19interview with the BBC about South Korean politics, and then his children walked in.
29:25There's just so much good stuff packed into this video that we don't even know where to start.
29:30There's the girl opening the door and proudly strutting around in the background.
29:33There's the baby wheeling his way into the room. There's the BBC interviewer trying not to laugh.
29:43You've got Kelly trying to push his daughter away, and of course you have Kelly's wife,
29:47Jung Ah Kim, ninja sliding into the room and ushering the children out the door while Kelly
29:52closes his eyes in exasperation. It's like a scene out of a surreal comedy, and we love every second
29:58of it. 19. Apparently Kid
30:15Apparently this video went viral because apparently it has millions of views. On August
30:214th, 2014, little Noah Ritter was interviewed by a local news channel about the Wayne County Fair.
30:27Apparently Ritter had just learned a fancy new word because he used it every chance he got,
30:32even if it didn't make a whole lot of sense. Not only that, but Ritter used his precious
30:48time on television to explain that he, a five-year-old, does not watch the news,
30:53and even when he does, he's forced to watch the Powerball with his grandfather.
30:57Children really are a gift, not for the love, but for the laughs. And the love as well, we suppose.
31:1218. Miss Teen USA
31:15Poor Kaitlyn Upton. No matter how smart and successful she may be,
31:20she will forever be known as that Miss Teen USA. You know the one we're talking about.
31:24During the 2007 Miss Teen USA pageant, Upton was asked why a fifth of Americans can't locate the
31:31United States on a world map. What follows is one of the most hilariously incoherent things
31:36the internet has ever heard. What makes the video even
31:49better is the host desperately trying not to laugh in Upton's face. The clip quickly spread
31:55through Facebook and YouTube, becoming the most viewed internet video of September 2007.
32:00It is now a certified classic.
32:1017. Keyboard Cat
32:20If there's one thing the collective internet loves, it's cats. And in a time of intense
32:26political division, the Keyboard Cat brought us all together. The video itself was actually filmed
32:31in the mid-80s, and it shows a tabby cat named Fatso dressed in a bright blue outfit and playing
32:37a keyboard. The cat's owner, Charlie Schmidt, uploaded the old footage to YouTube in 2007,
32:43but it didn't gain traction until 2009, when YouTuber Brad O'Farrell used the footage in a
32:48video titled Play Him Off Keyboard Cat. The footage was used to mockingly play off a man
32:53falling down an escalator. This in turn influenced videos of a similar nature, and before long,
32:59the late Fatso was an internet sensation.
33:0716. Greatest Freakout Ever
33:18Video game freakouts are always good for a laugh, but nothing will ever beat the iconic World of
33:23Warcraft freakout. The video shows a young teenager going absolutely ballistic in his
33:28bedroom after his mother cancelled his World of Warcraft account. The meltdown includes flailing
33:42around on the bed, hiding himself under a blanket while professing his desire to run away from home,
33:47and, uh, let's just say we do not envy his remote.
33:56Some people have doubted the video's authenticity, probably because the meltdown is just so bizarre.
34:01But fake or not, it's still hilarious, and over 100 million people seem to agree.
34:1815. Afro Ninja
34:20It's amazing to see what passed as a viral video back in the day.
34:30In this very short video clip, a man named Mark Hicks can be seen falling flat on his face after
34:35doing a backflip and staggering off camera. That's literally it. Modern fail compilations
34:41have made videos like these a regular occurrence, but this took the internet by storm back in the
34:46mid-2000s. The video could be seen on sites like eBaum's World, where it quickly spread
34:51and became famous. It was eventually uploaded to YouTube in January 2006 and has since amassed
34:57nearly 20 million views. 14. Double Rainbow
35:06If you need proof that happiness is contagious, just watch this video. In January 2010,
35:12YouTube user YosemiteBear62 uploaded a video showcasing a rare double rainbow
35:18in Yosemite National Park. YosemiteBear62, real name Paul Vasquez, can be heard yelling
35:24in amazement and crying at the vibrant beauty of the view. The video gained national attention
35:35after Jimmy Kimmel shared it on Twitter, and many people reported feeling happy for Paul's
35:39elated happiness. Sadly, Vasquez passed away on May 9, 2020, aged 57. Wherever he is,
35:47we hope he's enjoying the heavenly sight of a double rainbow.
35:5813. Potter Puppet Pals
36:00Ahem, do my ears detect foul-mouthedness?
36:05A pre-YouTube craze, Potter Puppet Pals is a series of videos spoofing the Harry Potter series
36:10using, what else, puppets. Creator Neil Ciceriga made a flash-animated Potter Puppet Pals called
36:17Bothering Snape in late 2003, before turning the series live-action in September 2006.
36:31The following March, Ciceriga made another video titled The Mysterious Ticking Noise,
36:36and this was the first Potter Puppet Pals to go viral. It accrued over 70 million views
36:42in its first two years on YouTube and has since become an important part of the site's history.
36:48Do we still love it after all this time? Always.
37:0112. Zombie Kid Likes Turtles
37:09Here we have another kid on another local news channel, and this one is even more
37:13iconic. The video concerns 10-year-old Jonathan Ware, who is visiting Portland's Rose Festival.
37:19When asked about his new zombie face paint, Ware simply turns to the reporter and gives
37:24one of the greatest answers to ever grace local news. We don't know what's funnier,
37:29the answer itself, the reporter's bemused reaction, or the fact that the clip opens
37:33with Jonathan silently staring into the camera for a solid five seconds.
37:38The video saw millions of views, spawned dozens of remixes and parodies, and I Like Turtles was
37:43subsequently entered into Urban Dictionary.
37:5111. Ain't Nobody Got Time For That
37:54The longer this video goes on, the more we realize that we should be watching the local news.
37:58Apparently, it's a goldmine of memes.
38:01While covering a local apartment fire, Oklahoma City's KFOR interviewed resident Sweet Brown
38:06and asked her about her experience. What follows is one of the funniest stories the internet has
38:11ever heard, as well as a catchphrase that has entered the internet lexicon.
38:21The video spread through the internet thanks to sites like E-Bombs World and Gawker,
38:25amongst others, to the point where it became the talk of the town.
38:31And the YouTube video earned over one million views in 48 hours.
38:35A true internet classic was born, and we always have time for it.
38:4710. Leprechaun In Mobile
38:50Some people in the Crichton area of Mobile say a leprechaun has taken up residence in
38:54their neighborhood. A leprechaun. Whenever the news covers alleged sightings of
38:59mythological creatures, you know it's gonna be good. In March 2006, news station WPMI
39:05covered an alleged leprechaun sighting in Mobile, Alabama.
39:15The news story opens with the anchors literally laughing at the prospect of a leprechaun,
39:19and it only gets better from there. We get colorful commentary from Mobile residents,
39:24a hilarious amateur sketch of the supposed leprechaun,
39:28and a man clad in body armor with a leprechaun flute that wards off spells.
39:39The video went viral thanks in large part to the amateur sketch,
39:42and was later parodied on South Park. Once you're made fun of on South Park, you know you've made
39:48it. 9. Shoes
39:54One of YouTube's first and finest viral videos has to be Liam Sullivan's shoes. Sullivan appears
40:08as Kelly, a stereotypical materialistic girl who finds comfort and happiness in shoes. The skit was
40:14part of Sullivan's stand-up routine, and after it received a favorable reception at his shows,
40:19he decided to film it as an internet skit. A shortened version of the full skit was uploaded
40:29to his YouTube channel on May 5, 2006, and it quickly spread thanks to endorsements from
40:34Margaret Cho and Andy Samberg. The full video was eventually uploaded in February 2007,
40:40and has remained on the site ever since. 8. Dramatic Look
40:55If we had five seconds to show an alien the magic of the internet,
40:58we would choose Dramatic Look. The video is simple. A prairie dog looks back at the camera
41:03while dramatic music from Young Frankenstein plays in the background. But the simplest videos
41:08are always the funniest, and that is certainly the case here. The clip comes from an old Japanese
41:13variety show called Hello Morning, but we can thank YouTube user Magnets99 for adding the
41:19dramatic music. The video took off throughout June 2007, complete with remixes, reaction videos,
41:32and reenactments. The prairie dog was even named one of People magazine's 10 wildest YouTube stars
41:38of the year. 7. Grape Lady Falls
42:00You know, we really hate laughing at people's misfortune. But come on, how can you not laugh
42:05at this? The famous grape lady was reporting on a grape-stomping competition at Atlanta's Chateau
42:11Hélan winery and resort. She decided to play along but tripped out of her basket,
42:16falling off the raised platform and flat onto her face. What follows are perhaps the most
42:24bizarre pain sounds anyone has ever heard. What makes the video even funnier are the
42:35anchors back in the studio who are trying their absolute hardest not to laugh on air.
42:39Grape Lady was obviously in a lot of pain, but those noises are just too funny.
42:456. Antoine Dodson And here we have more local news gold.
42:497. W.A.F.F. 48
42:59On July 28, 2010, Alabama's W.A.F.F. 48 traveled to an apartment complex to report on a break-in
43:06and attempted assault. The victim's brother, Antoine Dodson, was interviewed by the news team,
43:12resulting in one of the most bizarre news stories ever captured.
43:16Dodson doesn't even appear angry or upset, instead using animated and rhythmic language
43:21to describe the situation in the most playful manner possible. The video spread through Reddit
43:35and even mainstream media outlets like the Washington Post got in on the discussion.
43:39The video and Dodson himself became internet sensations and a really catchy autotuned song
43:45called Bed Intruder Song was created from Dodson's iconic catchphrase.
43:575. Charlie Bit My Finger
44:04This video proves two things. One, that we all take pleasure in watching children say and do
44:09silly things, even if those children are not our own. Maybe it's just human nature. Two,
44:14the internet is really fickle in what it decides to make popular. A video with a ton of time and
44:19effort put in can hit a couple thousand views, but a home video of two children playing around
44:24can attain over 850 million. The video's creator, Howard Davies Carr, was originally going to share
44:37the video over email to close relatives, but decided to make it public on YouTube for the
44:42sake of convenience. The video took off in November 2007 and in October 2009, it became
44:48the most viewed video in YouTube history. 4. Star Wars Kid
45:12We're returning to the dark ages of the internet, also known as pre-YouTube,
45:17for the timeless Star Wars Kid. Back in November 2002, high school student Ghislaine Raza filmed
45:24himself wielding a golf ball retriever like Darth Maul's double-sided lightsaber. Raza's
45:29classmates eventually found and uploaded the footage to a P2P network called Kaza.
45:42The video struck it big on humor sites like Newgrounds, and by 2006,
45:47the video was estimated to have been viewed nearly one billion times.
45:57Sadly, Raza subsequently became one of the earliest victims of cyberbullying,
46:02and he's since spoken out about its effects. In response, Star Wars fans launched a fundraiser
46:08and a petition to express their support. Because, let's face it, who hasn't picked
46:13something up and pretended it was a lightsaber? 3. Numa Numa
46:29Another classic Newgrounds transfer is Numa Numa, which is arguably one of the most wholesome viral
46:39videos of all time. The concept is simple — Gary Burlsma lip-syncs Ozone's Dragosta Dente while
46:45ecstatically pumping his arms. This is the type of stuff that went viral back in the Newgrounds days,
46:51and it was glorious. The video was uploaded to Newgrounds on December 6, 2004, and absolutely
47:07took off. Burlsma was even interviewed for the New York Times the following February,
47:12signifying just how popular the video had become.
47:21And remember, this was pre-YouTube. This sort of internet fame was unheard of at the time,
47:25and Numa Numa has easily earned its place in the Internet Hall of Fame.
47:292. Leave Britney Alone
47:39Britney Spears was set to have her big comeback at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards following her
47:45highly publicized personal struggles. However, the performance was widely panned by the mainstream
47:50media. But there was one vlogger who famously came to Spears' defense. In this classic video,
47:56an empathetic Kara Cunningham cries and pleads with the media to stop criticizing Spears.
48:08Everyone ignored the pleas and focused on the video itself, which amassed 2 million views
48:13in just 24 hours. The video was endlessly parodied, and Cunningham herself appeared on
48:19outlets as diverse as CNN, Fox News, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and The Howard Stern Show. It was a bonafide
48:26media sensation. At least the endless talk about the reaction video gave Spears a break.
48:31So maybe it was successful after all.
48:34Get well, Britney.
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48:561. Evolution of Dance
48:59YouTube changed forever on April 6, 2006. That was the day that motivational speaker,
49:05Judson Lipley, uploaded his Evolution of Dance to the site. Lipley used to close his talks with
49:11this hilarious dance and decided to upload it to YouTube for the world to enjoy. And enjoy it did.
49:17The video skyrocketed in popularity and amassed 10 million views in just two weeks,
49:22earning it features on mainstream media outlets like CNN, E!, and Good Morning America. It also
49:28set numerous YouTube records, including the most favorited and most viewed video on the site.
49:34That is, until Charlie Bit My Finger dethroned it in October 2009. But for three long,
49:40prosperous years, YouTube belonged to Judson Lipley and his Evolution of Dance.
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