Peanut Butter Jelly Time

This Dancing Banana animated GIF started it’s life as an emoticon (an icon denoting an emotion, like a smiley face ☺) on message boards.

But the Banana made its real leap to internet stardom when Ryan Etrata had a brain wave. He created a flash animation featuring the Banana dancing to an incredibly catchy song called ‘Peanut Butter Jelly Time’ (written by The Buckwheat Boyz). Watch it here.


Fame!
The Dancing Banana soon made its way to television shows and began to appear as an icon in American Pop Culture. In an episode of the TV show, The Family Guy, Brian tries to cheer up Peter by performing "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" dressed as the Dancing Banana. The Banana and phrase ‘It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time’ also appears in a Weezer music video Pork and Beans.


As the popularity of the Dancing Banana grew, hundreds of variations of the image were created including dancing strawberries, carrots and video game characters. This site features an updated 2006 version of Peanut Butter Jelly Time.

Badger, Badger, Badger…

Badger Badger Badger is a Flash cartoon created by Jonti Picking in 2003.




It consists of images of badgers jumping up and down, combined with the odd picture of a toadstool and a snake. Add a strange (and strangely catchy) tune and you’ve got an instant Internet hit. The site where Badger Badger first appeared also features other Flash animations created by Jonti "Weebl" Picking including the popular Weebl and Bob series.

Interesting Fact: amongst the many parodies of Badger, Badger, Badger, the most controversial was actually made by PETA (the organisation promoting the ethical treatment of animals). PETA basically ripped off the Badger animation, using it to promote their organisation. This immediately created a huge outcry from the internet and the video was quickly taken down.