My Favorite Viral Videos of the Aughts
Oh, viral videos. It seems like just yesterday my Internet connection was so slow that I would rather chop off my fingers than watch video online. And anyone who knows me knows that I really value my fingers, so that’s saying a lot. But then 2005 happened and YouTube happened and the world got a little sunnier and also a great deal more distracting.
I’ve shied away from listing some of the more “pivotal” moments in viral video history — the Star Wars Kid, the Numa Numa guy, that completely irritating Obama song — mostly because you can find those videos referenced everywhere and I’ve never really found any of them particularly entertaining. I’m not claiming to have some kind of secret inside stash of genius viral videos that I’m hoarding … you’ve probably already seen most if not all of these. But on the off-chance you have not, you’re welcome.
10. Spiderman Will Make You Gay
This one came around slightly before the age of viral videos, so it’s not embedded. But it’s the first video I remember sending around to my friends, so I felt it deserved a mention. Watch it right here; it still holds up!
9. With a Little Help from My Friends – captioned for the clear-headed
When you start watching this one, you don’t think it’s going to be very good. I will promise not to sing on a Kia? That’s just bad. But then it goes on, and gets more awesome, and you think, “this is what man was meant to do.”
