10 Viral Videos From That Came Before YouTube

Viral videos have been going on for years, they aren’t just a YouTube phenomena. So Urlesque ave come up with some of the best viral videos pre-YouTube days.

Yatta (Irrational Exuberance Edition):

The phonetic English translation that launched a thousand more.

Tunak Tunak Tun:

Is it just me or are India’s female pop stars way better looking than their male ones?

Hypothermia:

Another classic from Threebrain. To me, his animations define that era of weird, juvenile internet culture.

End of Ze World:

I feel like this video exploded viral videos in a bigger way than any before it. I distinctly remember overhearing a gaggle of sorority girls at my college saying, “But I am le tired” in the cafeteria. And I still hear “WTF, mate” from time to time.

My Anus is Bleeding:

This animated short from Don Hertzfeldt is part of a series called “Rejected.” It wasn’t born on the internet, but it was one of the first videos to build a huge cult following on the web.

Salad Fingers: