This new Weezer video for the band's latest single 'Pork and Beans' features a number of YouTube in-jokes. Check out the video and see how many you can spot.
(Here's the YouTube link)
You should recognise Peanut Butter Jelly Time, Dramatic Hamster, Chocolate Rain, AYBABTU, Star Wars Kid, Numa Numa and many more.
If you're not familiar with Chris Crocker of 'Leave Britney Alone' fame, Mentos and Diet Coke or Afro Ninja - stay tuned, I'll get to them.
But of course - like most great ideas - this one has been done before. The Barenaked Ladies also made a music video featuring internet memes and celebs. But their video just isn't as good, so it didn't have the same appeal. Check it out:
Showing posts with label dance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dance. Show all posts
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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.
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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.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
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.
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.
That Damn Dancing Baby
The dancing baby (also known as “baby cha-cha”) was one of the first Internet memes, originating in 1996. The dancing baby was originally a demo animation for the 3D modelling animation package 3D Studio Max.
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The baby dances to music and appeared frequently on the television programme Ally McBeal - symbolising her ticking biological clock. It sometimes dances to the intro of Blue Swede's cover of the song "Hooked on a Feeling (Ooga Chaka).” Ironically, this same song was also covered by David Hasselhoff, another internet meme.
Several edited versions and parodies of the animation were created, including a drunken baby and a Rasta Baby. A parody of the dancing baby appeared on The Simpsons and in the sitcoms Unhappily Ever After and 3rd Rock from the Sun.
My opinion - kinda freaky
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The baby dances to music and appeared frequently on the television programme Ally McBeal - symbolising her ticking biological clock. It sometimes dances to the intro of Blue Swede's cover of the song "Hooked on a Feeling (Ooga Chaka).” Ironically, this same song was also covered by David Hasselhoff, another internet meme.
Several edited versions and parodies of the animation were created, including a drunken baby and a Rasta Baby. A parody of the dancing baby appeared on The Simpsons and in the sitcoms Unhappily Ever After and 3rd Rock from the Sun.
My opinion - kinda freaky
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Dancing Hampsters...
The Hampster Dance is one of the earliest examples of an Internet meme.
It's a very basic animated GIF of hamsters and bunnies dancing to a sped up music track.
Interestingly, it was created by a Canadian art student, Deidre LaCarte, who was competing with her best friend and sister to see who could create a site that would generate the most internet traffic.
Deidre originally posted the dancing hamsters on Geocities, a site that offers free web hosting. It was a homage to her pet hamster 'Hampton'. She used four simple animated GIFs and repeated them dozens of times. She embedded background music in the site which she got from the opening credits to the Walt Disney version of Robin Hood, called 'Whistle Stop'. The tune was sped up and modified. But because this was technically a copyright infringement, she eventually had to take the song down.
Initially, the site only had about 4 visitors a day, but without warning it suddenly jumped to 15,000 per day. The website spread by e-mail, newsgroups and bumper stickers.
Click here to see the original dancinghampster animated GIF.
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The dancing hamsters eventually featured in a television commercial.
A couple of CDs were released featuring the Hampster Hits. You can also buy t-shirts and other merchandise featuring the dancing critters. The Hampsterdance song even climbed the Canadian and Australian Top 40 charts for a while.
Fans of the site created variations on the original dance, using everything from mushrooms to Cheeseburgers to Pez dispensers.
It's a very basic animated GIF of hamsters and bunnies dancing to a sped up music track.
Interestingly, it was created by a Canadian art student, Deidre LaCarte, who was competing with her best friend and sister to see who could create a site that would generate the most internet traffic.
Deidre originally posted the dancing hamsters on Geocities, a site that offers free web hosting. It was a homage to her pet hamster 'Hampton'. She used four simple animated GIFs and repeated them dozens of times. She embedded background music in the site which she got from the opening credits to the Walt Disney version of Robin Hood, called 'Whistle Stop'. The tune was sped up and modified. But because this was technically a copyright infringement, she eventually had to take the song down.Initially, the site only had about 4 visitors a day, but without warning it suddenly jumped to 15,000 per day. The website spread by e-mail, newsgroups and bumper stickers.
Click here to see the original dancinghampster animated GIF.
Fame!
The dancing hamsters eventually featured in a television commercial.
A couple of CDs were released featuring the Hampster Hits. You can also buy t-shirts and other merchandise featuring the dancing critters. The Hampsterdance song even climbed the Canadian and Australian Top 40 charts for a while.
Fans of the site created variations on the original dance, using everything from mushrooms to Cheeseburgers to Pez dispensers.
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