Comments on: Five Classic Viral Videos

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:30:20 +0000

Jeanette, “Chocolate Rain” went meme due to ridicule of Tay Zonday, not because the song itself is funny or meant to be funny. Tay just rolled with the punches better than most.

The same with the Star Wars kid and to a lesser extent the Numa Numa guy. The Star Wars kid was actually pretty mad about the video getting out, as some people had found the tape after he left it in the camera.

By: toby

toby — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:14:40 +0000

We can just all get along.

By: EricJ

EricJ — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:38:04 +0000

These are priceless! There is something classic in all of these pieces. The high energy of The Evolution of Dance the exuberance of The Numa Numa Guy, the fantasy of The Star Wars Kid to the foe tension of The Dramatic Chipmunk! I love ‘em

By: Jake Eagle

Jake Eagle — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:43:24 +0000

AW, come on! PBS didn’t use the original version of the Numa Numa dance! go to http://www.newgrounds.com, the orignal source of the video, to watch the full unedited version with the original authors MX flash style comedy. http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/206373

Newgrounds, Everything by Everyone

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:31:28 +0000

I don’t get it or maybe you don’t get it. “Chocolate Rain” isn’t funny or meant to be funny. You want funny songs try “Mean Little Kitty” by Mr. Safety or “First Semester of Spanish Love Song” or Jib-Jab’s stuff. There is some geniunely funny stuff out there.

By: Marco

Marco — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:32:36 +0000

These videos are all hilarious for their own reasons. Though Tay Zonday was serious, he would’ve never gotten this much attention if he had tried to play at clubs or get a record deal. Any publicity is good publicity right? Plus, he got to do a Dr. Pepper commercial because of it!

Now the Star Wars kid is a different story. People laughed at that video because it talks to everybody’s inner child, reminding us of what we considered serious (And how cool we thought we looked) while playing. I think people genuinely love him for this video as opposed to pitying him, though he may feel differently about it. (I heard he had issues following the popularity of the video and had to be pulled out of school and put in psychiatric care. My buddy went to school with him, small world eh?)

Numa numa is hilarious for the first few times, then you never want to see it again.

Evolution of Dance is hilarious/awesome/wicked.

The best of the list is Dramatic Look Goafer. I must’ve seen it at least 50 times and it continues to be hilarious!

I would’ve wanted to see Sneeze Panda up there! Maybe a baby laughing. Where the hell is Matt? would’ve been a good addition too. I think the internet can be hilarious as long as you know how to filter out the smut.

By: Sheri

Sheri — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:49:38 +0000

I agree that Chocolate Rain and the Star Wars reenactment are not comedy whatsoever. When I see my fellow humans berating someone’s earnest efforts, I feel terrible for the victim and lose faith in people. They are indeed mean-spirited and not my kind of humor.

By: Peter D. Kinsey

Peter D. Kinsey — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:09:42 +0000

Isn’t there a privacy issue with the sharing of the Star Wars Kid’s video?

By: sadie

sadie — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:59:13 +0000

The hamster made my day.

By: Oberon

Oberon — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:43:13 +0000

“What is it about these clips that makes so many people laugh?”

Chocolate rain is not funny at all. It’s about the continued existence of black oppression. Oh people are so dense. I just lost some respect for pbs.