Tis the season to be jolly… and LOL and gasp “WTF? Spend some quality time ROFLcoptering with the family with Day & Night’s top 10 viral video countdown…
1. Rebecca Black
The modern story of a 13 year-old tween pop star. A Youtube-uploaded video for a song called Friday received over 60 million views in a month. The majority of people hated the auto-tuned track and its silly lyrics and thus, helped spread it even further. Black has so far had the last laugh, with an appearance in a Katy Perry video and healthy interest in her more recent music videos from a tween audience.
2. Fenton!
One owner loses control of his dog in London’s Richmond Park. As the dog herds some deer, the howls of a man who is also about to lose his mind were heard around the world, thanks to the internet. “FENTON! FENTON! JESUS CHRIST!”
3. Chuck Testa
A hilarious advertisement filled with awkward acting for a taxidermist which spawned a catchphrase (“Nope! Chuck Testa!”) and a series of images based on the idea.
4. Mario
A real-life short film version of Super Mario Bros where the two plumbers are doing too many mushrooms and star pills and attempt to get the princess back.
5. Jetpack Fail
17 seconds of the best live news broadcast fail of the year. “And it starts right nowww….. nggghhhh (splash)”.
6. Darth Vader kid advert
The clear winner of the orgy of Superbowl adverts involves a kid in Darth Vader costume attempting to move objects using the force until his father tricks him into believing he can actually do it.
7. Castletown Donkey Racing!
Pure comedy gold from 1994′s Castletown Donkey Derby featuring thrills, belly-aching spills and a finish line incident that you just couldn’t make up. Ireland’s funniest video viral of the year.
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8. The Lonely Island and Michael Bolton
Serial comedy song pranksters The Lonely Island are joined by Michael Bolton who almost ruins their “in da club” song with his obsession with the Pirates Of The Caribbean’s Jack Sparrow.
9. The Trinity Orchestra cover Daft Punk
The student-run Trinity Orchestra play a medley of Daft Punk’s hits in the exam hall of Trinity College and receive nearly half a million views for their trouble. One more time.
10. Dark Side Child
No top ten is complete without a cute kid video. Beating Emerson laughing at his mother sneezing at the post is this evil cackle emitted from a young child after realising that being evil to toys is way more fun.
