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00:00 "Ow! Ow, Charlie! Ow!"
00:05 Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the viral videos that kept
00:10 the laughs coming along with the views.
00:12 [Music]
00:16 Number 30. David After Dentist.
00:19 "Is this real life?"
00:21 "Yeah, this is real life."
00:23 If there's one thing the internet loves, it's children acting goofy.
00:27 Back in May of 2008, 7-year-old David DeVore Jr. went to the dentist to have a tooth removed.
00:33 His father then recorded his loopy reaction to the anesthesia,
00:37 and the results were internet gold.
00:39 Young David is totally out of it, asking "is this real life?" commenting on his extra fingers,
00:45 and unleashing a primal scream while attempting to escape from his seat.
00:50 "Stay in your seat."
00:57 The video rapidly spread through the internet after it was uploaded to YouTube,
01:01 and was later referenced on shows like New Girl and The Simpsons.
01:05 Number 29. Chocolate Rain.
01:07 "Chocolate rain. Zoom the camera out and see the light."
01:13 Despite being a controversial website, 4chan is responsible for many legendary memes,
01:19 including Tay Zonday's "Chocolate Rain." Written and performed by Zonday,
01:24 the song is quite serious in nature, dealing with institutional racism against African Americans.
01:30 But many people found the accompanying music video ridiculous.
01:33 Featuring Zonday's deep voice, funny faces, and the iconic caption,
01:38 "I move away from the mic to breathe in."
01:41 4chan helped spread the video around the internet, and it soon became an iconic piece of 2000s
01:46 culture, with countless parodies and even a live performance on Jimmy Kimmel.
01:50 "From Minneapolis, please welcome Tay Zonday with the song 'Chocolate Rain'
01:54 to tonight's Internet Talent Showcase."
01:57 Number 28. Unforgivable.
02:03 "You should look back and ask me what I want to drink. I'm like..."
02:07 There's something magical about the simplicity of early YouTube.
02:12 In a time when channels and influencers are using professional-grade filmmaking,
02:17 it's nice to go back and watch a guy talking to the camera in the woods.
02:20 In Unforgivable, buddies L.W. Hodge and Gunnar Stansen went into the forest,
02:26 and Stansen told a funny story as an aggressive character.
02:30 The story itself is hilarious, and so is Stansen's delivery,
02:33 but it's the little details that make Unforgivable so iconic,
02:37 like the cheap guerrilla filmmaking, the occasional break in character,
02:41 and Hodge's constant giggling. We can't help but laugh along.
02:45 "Unforgivable."
02:49 Number 27. I So Pale.
02:51 As we'll learn throughout this list,
02:53 local news stations are an absolute goldmine for viral videos.
02:57 This one comes from Oklahoma's KTEN and anchor Erin Conrad.
03:02 Not knowing that they were on air, Conrad humorously commented on her appearance,
03:07 saying "I so pale" in a mock southern accent.
03:10 "I so pale."
03:15 The comment alone is worthy of viral fame, but what followed is equally hilarious.
03:20 Conrad's co-anchor nudges her on the arm and tells her that they're live,
03:24 and Conrad instantly goes into professional mode.
03:27 That rapid change in character is worthy of an Oscar,
03:31 despite the occasional giggle afterward.
03:33 "In fact, it feels like spring weather.
03:36 Kathy, what's the rest of the week looking like?"
03:37 "Yeah, I mean, Seattle is the only place that's actually dealing with
03:40 temperatures below where they normally should be."
03:42 Number 26. Ken Sander Gets Some Prank Calls.
03:46 "Hi, you're on the air."
03:47 "Hi. How you doing?"
03:49 "Okay."
03:49 "What? What is it, Co-?"
03:53 It's juvenile, yes, but there's nothing like a good prank call.
03:56 On a simple Sunday night back in 1990,
03:59 Ken Sander began airing his public access program, Speak Out.
04:03 This was a call-in show in which Sander would ask a question,
04:06 and people would phone in with their opinions.
04:08 Well, you can see where this is going.
04:10 Poor Sander was inundated with prank calls,
04:13 some of them crude, some of them quite smart.
04:15 For our money, the best ones are when the caller lulls Sander
04:19 with an intelligent and well-spoken response,
04:21 before hitting him with something insanely crude.
04:24 Despite the internet feeling bad for Sander,
04:26 we couldn't help but giggle at his expense.
04:28 "Hello?"
04:29 "Hello."
04:30 "Good evening. Hello?"
04:32 "Hello, how you doing?"
04:33 "Good evening."
04:34 Number 25. DeeDee Megadoodoo.
04:37 "To say their final goodbyes to this fallen Louisville police officer."
04:42 News anchor Breanna Clark found herself the laughingstock of the internet
04:46 when she was forced to report on a tragic death in 2018.
04:50 Clark had to say the name of police officer, DeeDee Megadoodoo,
04:54 who died in a car accident just a few days earlier.
04:57 Unfortunately, Clark absolutely butchered her name.
05:00 Not only that, she butchered it in the worst possible way,
05:03 having turned it into a juvenile poop joke.
05:06 Clark understandably felt bad for saying it,
05:09 but that didn't stop the video from spreading across the internet.
05:12 Some people found humor in the name itself,
05:14 while others were curious as to how Clark mispronounced it so badly.
05:19 "DeeDee Megadoodoo. I'm sorry, Mangoodoo."
05:23 Number 24. Don't Taze Me, Bro.
05:26 "Don't taze me, bro. Don't taze me."
05:29 In September 2007, Senator John Kerry was giving a Q&A at the University of Florida
05:34 when he was confronted by student Andrew Meyer.
05:37 Meyer's questions and behavior attracted the attention of security officers,
05:42 who attempted to escort him out of the building.
05:44 Being uncooperative, they were forced to taze Meyer,
05:47 resulting in one of the internet's all-time greatest catchphrases.
05:51 Despite the serious nature of the situation,
05:54 Meyer's use of "Don't taze me, bro" was widely mocked, remixed, and parodied.
05:59 And Time magazine named it one of the 50 best videos on YouTube in 2010.
06:04 "Are you kidding? You're arresting me! What have I done? What have I done? Get away from me, man!"
06:09 Number 23. Sneezing Baby Panda.
06:13 "Eleven, come here. You've got to see this. It's a video of a baby panda sneezing."
06:18 Ah, the beauty of the internet, where a sneezing animal can become a pop culture sensation.
06:23 This is one of the OG YouTube videos, being uploaded to the site in November 2006,
06:28 and it's really quite simple in nature. A mother panda is happily munching on some bamboo
06:33 when her baby cub sneezes. The mommy panda is startled by the sneeze,
06:37 but quickly goes back to eating her snack. Yes, this is the type of content that went viral in
06:42 the mid-2000s. Isn't it wonderful? Sites like Urlesk and College Humor have named it one of
06:47 the internet's greatest videos, and it has brought complete joy to hundreds of millions of viewers.
06:53 "What you doing?"
06:53 "Watching the video of a panda sneezing. So cute."
06:57 Number 22. All Your Base Are Belong to Us.
07:01 "How are you, gentlemen? All your base are belong to us."
07:05 We're going way back for this. We're talking Newgrounds, pre-YouTube. In the early 1990s,
07:12 a Japanese arcade game called Zero Wing was ported to European consoles,
07:17 resulting in a horrible English translation of the game. The most notorious translation is
07:22 "All your base are belong to us," which was shared as a gif as early as the late 90s.
07:28 The phrase was also remixed by a computer programmer named Jeffrey Roberts,
07:32 and this tune really hit the big time when Newgrounds user Bad_CRC made a music video of it.
07:39 This video quickly took the web by storm, so iconic and instrumental it was to early internet culture.
07:45 "All your base, your base, base, base, all your base, are belong to us."
07:51 Number 21. Rick Rolling.
07:53 [upbeat music]
08:00 Perhaps the most famous internet prank of all time,
08:03 the art of Rick Rolling will be studied for years to come. Another meme that started on 4chan,
08:08 Rick Rolling is when someone claims to have a funny or important video to show,
08:12 but when the target clicks the link, they're sent to the music video of Rick Astley's
08:16 "Never Gonna Give You Up." The first mainstream usage of the meme came when 4chan user Sean
08:21 Cotter tricked people hoping to view the trailer for the video game "Grand Theft Auto 4." The
08:27 trend quickly spread and soon became a genuine phenomenon, with Astley even Rick Rolling the
08:33 audience at the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
08:36 [upbeat music]
08:44 Number 20. The dangers of working from home.
08:48 "And what will it mean for the wider region? I think one of your children has just walked in.
08:52 I mean shifting sounds in the region, do you think relations with the North may change?"
08:57 On March 10th, 2017, political scientist Robert E. Kelly was professionally conducting an at-home
09:04 interview with the BBC about South Korean politics, and then his children walked in.
09:10 "There's just so much good stuff packed into this video that we don't even know where to start.
09:14 There's the girl opening the door and proudly strutting around in the background.
09:18 There's the baby wheeling his way into the room. There's the BBC interviewer trying not to laugh.
09:23 [baby crying]
09:27 You've got Kelly trying to push his daughter away, and of course you have Kelly's wife,
09:32 Jung Ah Kim, ninja sliding into the room and ushering the children out the door while Kelly
09:37 closes his eyes in exasperation. It's like a scene out of a surreal comedy,
09:41 and we love every second of it.
09:43 It's been pretty unreal. We didn't really expect any kind of attention like this at all.
09:48 We've certainly never had anything like this in our life before."
09:51 Number 19. Apparently Kid.
09:54 "It was great, and apparently I've never been on live television before."
10:00 Apparently this video went viral because apparently it has millions of views.
10:04 On August 4th, 2014, little Noah Ritter was interviewed by a local news channel
10:09 about the Wayne County Fair. Apparently Ritter had just learned a fancy new word
10:14 because he used it every chance he got, even if it didn't make a whole lot of sense.
10:18 "What did you think about the ride?"
10:19 "Well, it was great!"
10:21 "Why?"
10:22 "Because apparently you're spinning around, and apparently every time you get dizzy,
10:27 all you do is get dizzy."
10:30 Not only that, but Ritter used his precious time on television to explain that he,
10:35 a five-year-old, does not watch the news, and even when he does,
10:38 he's forced to watch the Powerball with his grandfather. Children really are a gift,
10:43 not for the love, but for the laughs. And the love as well, we suppose.
10:47 "Yeah, and apparently I already went down the super slide.
10:50 When I went down the slide, I was scared half to death. I just freak out."
10:57 Number 18. Miss Teen USA.
11:00 Poor Kaitlyn Upton. No matter how smart and successful she may be,
11:04 she will forever be known as "That Miss Teen USA." You know the one we're talking about.
11:09 During the 2007 Miss Teen USA pageant, Upton was asked why a fifth of Americans can't locate the
11:15 United States on a world map. What follows is one of the most hilariously incoherent
11:20 things the internet has ever heard. "People out there in our nation don't have maps,
11:25 and I believe that our education, such as in South Africa and Iraq, everywhere, such as..."
11:33 What makes the video even better is the host desperately trying not to laugh in Upton's face.
11:38 The clip quickly spread through Facebook and YouTube, becoming the most viewed internet
11:42 video of September 2007. It is now a certified classic. "Yes, everything did come at me at once.
11:49 I was overwhelmed, and I made a mistake. Everybody makes mistakes. I'm human."
11:54 Number 17. Keyboard Cat.
11:56 If there's one thing the collective internet loves, it's cats. And in a time of intense
12:10 political division, the keyboard cat brought us all together. The video itself was actually filmed
12:16 in the mid-80s, and it shows a tabby cat named Fatso dressed in a bright blue outfit and playing
12:21 a keyboard. The cat's owner, Charlie Schmidt, uploaded the old footage to YouTube in 2007,
12:27 but it didn't gain traction until 2009, when YouTuber Brad O'Farrell used the footage in a
12:32 video titled "Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat." The footage was used to mockingly play off a man
12:38 falling down an escalator. This, in turn, influenced videos of a similar nature, and,
12:42 before long, the late Fatso was an internet sensation.
12:46 Number 16. Greatest Freakout Ever.
12:48 Video game freakouts are always good for a laugh, but nothing will ever beat the iconic
13:07 World of Warcraft freakout. The video shows a young teenager going absolutely ballistic in
13:12 his bedroom after his mother canceled his World of Warcraft account.
13:15 The meltdown includes flailing around on the bed, hiding himself under a blanket while professing
13:30 his desire to run away from home, and, uh, let's just say we do not envy his remote.
13:40 Some people have doubted the video's authenticity, probably because the meltdown is just so bizarre,
13:45 but fake or not, it's still hilarious, and over 100 million people seem to agree.
13:50 Number 15. Afro Ninja.
14:04 It's amazing to see what passed as a viral video back in the day.
14:08 *grunt*
14:08 In this very short video clip, a man named Mark Hicks can be seen falling flat on his
14:19 face after doing a backflip and staggering off-camera. That's literally it. Modern fail
14:25 compilations have made videos like these a regular occurrence, but this took the internet by storm
14:30 back in the mid-2000s. The video could be seen on sites like Ebombsworld, where it quickly spread
14:35 and became famous. It was eventually uploaded to YouTube in January 2006, and has since amassed
14:41 nearly 20 million views.
14:43 Number 14. Double Rainbow.
14:48 If you need proof that happiness is contagious, just watch this video.
14:55 In January 2010, YouTube user YosemiteBear62 uploaded a video showcasing a rare double
15:01 rainbow in Yosemite National Park. YosemiteBear62, real name Paul Vasquez, can be heard yelling in
15:08 amazement and crying at the vibrant beauty of the view. The video gained national attention
15:19 after Jimmy Kimmel shared it on Twitter, and many people reported feeling happy for Paul's
15:24 elated happiness. Sadly, Vasquez passed away on May 9, 2020, aged 57. Wherever he is,
15:31 we hope he's enjoying the heavenly sight of a double rainbow.
15:34 Number 13. Potter Puppet Pals.
15:49 A pre-YouTube craze, Potter Puppet Pals is a series of videos spoofing the Harry Potter series
15:55 using, what else, puppets. Creator Neil Ciceriga made a flash-animated Potter Puppet Pals called
16:01 "Bothering Snape" in late 2003, before turning the series live-action in September 2006.
16:15 The following March, Ciceriga made another video titled "The Mysterious Ticking Noise,"
16:21 and this was the first Potter Puppet Pals to go viral. It accrued over 70 million views in its
16:26 first two years on YouTube, and has since become an important part of the site's history.
16:31 Do we still love it after all this time? Always.
16:45 Number 12. Zombie Kid Likes Turtles.
16:48 Here we have another kid on another local news channel, and this one is even more iconic.
16:58 The video concerns 10-year-old Jonathan Ware, who is visiting Portland's Rose Festival. When asked
17:04 about his new zombie face paint, Ware simply turns to the reporter and gives one of the greatest
17:09 answers to ever grace local news. We don't know what's funnier, the answer itself, the reporter's
17:15 bemused reaction, or the fact that the clip opens with Jonathan silently staring into the camera for
17:20 a solid five seconds. The video saw millions of views, spawned dozens of remixes and parodies,
17:29 and "I Like Turtles" was subsequently entered into Urban Dictionary.
17:37 Number 11. Ain't Nobody Got Time For That.
17:39 The longer this video goes on, the more we realize that we should be watching the local news.
17:44 Apparently, it's a goldmine of memes. While covering a local apartment fire,
17:51 Oklahoma City's KFOR interviewed resident Sweet Brown and asked her about her experience.
17:57 What follows is one of the funniest stories the internet has ever heard,
18:01 as well as a catchphrase that has entered the internet lexicon.
18:05 The video spread through the internet thanks to sites like Evom's World and Gawker,
18:14 amongst others, and the YouTube video earned over one million views in 48 hours.
18:19 A true internet classic was born, and we always have time for it.
18:32 Number 10. Leprechaun in Mobile.
18:34 Some people in the Crichton area of Mobile say a leprechaun has taken up residence in
18:39 their neighborhood. A leprechaun. Whenever the news covers alleged sightings of mythological
18:44 creatures, you know it's going to be good. In March 2006, news station WPMI covered an
18:50 alleged leprechaun sighting in Mobile, Alabama. To me, it looked like a leprechaun to me. I got
18:55 to do a little bit of treat. Who else seen a leprechaun sighting? Yeah! Yeah!
18:59 The news story opens with the anchors literally laughing at the prospect of a leprechaun,
19:04 and it only gets better from there. We get colorful commentary from Mobile residents,
19:09 a hilarious amateur sketch of the supposed leprechaun, and a man clad in body armor with
19:14 a leprechaun flute that wards off spells. This is a special leprechaun flute which has been passed
19:20 down from thousands of years ago from my great-great-grandfather who was Irish.
19:23 The video went viral thanks in large part to the amateur sketch, and was later parodied on
19:28 South Park. Once you're made fun of on South Park, you know you've made it.
19:32 He jumped down from the fire escape stairs, and then he just ran off. We barely got a look at him.
19:37 Number 9. Shoes
19:38 Shoes. Shoes. Shoes.
19:46 One of YouTube's first and finest viral videos has to be Liam Sullivan's shoes. Sullivan appears
19:52 as Kelly, a stereotypical materialistic girl who finds comfort and happiness in shoes.
19:58 The skit was part of Sullivan's stand-up routine, and after it received a favorable
20:02 reception at his shows, he decided to film it as an internet skit.
20:05 A shortened version of the full skit was uploaded to his YouTube channel on May 5,
20:15 2006, and it quickly spread thanks to endorsements from Margaret Cho and Andy Samberg. The full video
20:21 was eventually uploaded in February 2007, and has remained on the site ever since.
20:26 Number 8. Dramatic Look
20:34 If we had 5 seconds to show an alien the magic of the internet, we would choose dramatic look.
20:45 The video is simple. A prairie dog looks back at the camera while dramatic music from young
20:50 Frankenstein plays in the background. But the simplest videos are always the funniest,
20:54 and that is certainly the case here. The clip comes from an old Japanese variety show called
20:59 Hello Morning, but we can thank YouTube user Magnets99 for adding the dramatic music.
21:04 The video took off throughout June 2007, complete with remixes, reaction videos,
21:16 and reenactments. The prairie dog was even named one of People magazine's 10 wildest
21:21 YouTube stars of the year. Number 7. Grape Lady Falls
21:45 You know, we really hate laughing at people's misfortune. But come on,
21:48 how can you not laugh at this? The famous grape lady was reporting on a grape stomping competition
21:54 at Atlanta's Chateau Elan Winery and Resort. She decided to play along but tripped out of
21:59 her basket, falling off the raised platform and flat onto her face. What follows are perhaps the
22:08 most bizarre pain sounds anyone has ever heard. What makes the video even funnier are the anchors
22:20 back in the studio, who are trying their absolute hardest not to laugh on air. Grape Lady was
22:25 obviously in a lot of pain, but those noises are just too funny. Number 6. Antwan Dodson
22:31 And here we have more local news gold. On July 28, 2010, Alabama's WAFF-48 traveled to an apartment
22:49 complex to report on a break-in and attempted assault. The victim's brother, Antwan Dodson,
22:54 was interviewed by the news team, resulting in one of the most bizarre news stories ever captured.
23:00 Dodson doesn't even appear angry or upset, instead using animated and rhythmic language
23:05 to describe the situation in the most playful manner possible. The video spread through Reddit
23:19 and even mainstream media outlets like the Washington Post got in on the discussion.
23:24 The video and Dodson himself became internet sensations, and a really catchy autotuned song
23:29 called "Bed Intruder Song" was created from Dodson's iconic catchphrase.
23:33 Number 5. Charlie Bit My Finger
23:44 This video proves two things. One, that we all take pleasure in watching children say and do
23:53 silly things, even if those children are not our own. Maybe it's just human nature. Two,
23:59 the internet is really fickle in what it decides to make popular. A video with a ton of time and
24:04 effort put in can hit a couple thousand views, but a home video of two children playing around
24:08 can attain over 850 million. The video's creator, Howard Davies Carr, was originally going to share
24:21 the video over email to close relatives, but decided to make it public on YouTube for the
24:26 sake of convenience. The video took off in November 2007, and in October 2009, it became
24:32 the most viewed video in YouTube history. Number 4. Star Wars Kid
24:48 We're returning to the dark ages of the internet, also known as pre-YouTube,
25:02 for the timeless Star Wars Kid. Back in November 2002, high school student Gislen Raza filmed
25:08 himself wielding a golf ball retriever like Darth Maul's double-sided lightsaber. Raza's
25:14 classmates eventually found and uploaded the footage to a P2P network called Kaza.
25:19 The video struck it big on humor sites like Newgrounds, and by 2006,
25:31 the video was estimated to have been viewed nearly one billion times.
25:42 Sadly, Raza subsequently became one of the earliest victims of cyberbullying,
25:47 and he's since spoken out about its effects. In response, Star Wars fans launched a fundraiser
25:52 and a petition to express their support. Because, let's face it, who hasn't picked
25:57 something up and pretended it was a lightsaber? Number 3.
26:12 Numa Numa
26:12 Another classic Newgrounds transfer is Numa Numa, which is arguably one of the most wholesome viral
26:23 videos of all time. The concept is simple - Gary Brolsma lip-syncs Ozone's Dragosta Dente while
26:30 ecstatically pumping his arms. This is the type of stuff that went viral back in the Newgrounds days,
26:35 and it was glorious. The video was uploaded to Newgrounds on December 6, 2004, and absolutely
26:51 took off. Brolsma was even interviewed for the New York Times the following February,
26:56 signifying just how popular the video had become.
26:59 Remember, this was pre-YouTube. This sort of internet fame was unheard of at the time,
27:10 and Numa Numa has easily earned its place in the internet hall of fame.
27:13 Number 2.
27:14 Britney Spears was set to have her big comeback at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards,
27:28 following her highly publicized personal struggles. However, the performance was widely
27:34 panned by the mainstream media, but there was one vlogger who famously came to Spears' defense.
27:40 In this classic video, an empathetic Kara Cunningham cries and pleads with the media
27:45 to stop criticizing Spears. Everyone ignored the pleas and focused on the video itself,
27:56 which amassed 2 million views in just 24 hours. The video was endlessly parodied,
28:02 and Cunningham herself appeared on outlets as diverse as CNN, Fox News, Jimmy Kimmel Live,
28:09 and The Howard Stern Show. It was a bona fide media sensation. At least the endless talk about
28:15 the reaction video gave Spears a break, so maybe it was successful after all.
28:21 Get well Britney.
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28:42 Number 1. Evolution of Dance
28:46 YouTube changed forever on April 6, 2006. That was the day that motivational speaker,
28:52 Judson Lipley, uploaded his Evolution of Dance to the site. Lipley used to close his talks with
28:58 this hilarious dance and decided to upload it to YouTube for the world to enjoy. And enjoy it did.
29:04 The video skyrocketed in popularity and amassed 10 million views in just two weeks,
29:09 earning it features on mainstream media outlets like CNN, E! and Good Morning America. It also
29:15 set numerous YouTube records, including the most favorited and most viewed video on the site.
29:21 That is, until Charlie Bit My Finger dethroned it in October 2009. But for three long,
29:27 prosperous years, YouTube belonged to Judson Lipley and his Evolution of Dance.
29:32 Do you have nostalgia for these videos? Let us know in the comments.
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