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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:

British cartoonist David Firth created this series of flash cartoons in 2004. Like Eraserhead for the net set.

Schfifty Five:

Another big hit from the Group X collective.

I’m the Juggernaut Bitch:

In 2003, My Way Entertainment released this overdub of the X-men cartoon show.

GI Joe Parodies:

Fensler Films cleverly recut and recontextualized the PSAs that accompanied the 80s G.I. Joe cartoons.

Ding Fries Are Done:

This one, like Peanut Butter Jelly Time, was eventually (unfunnily) recreated by Family Guy.

Funny enough they are all on YouTube now, check out the full list at the source.

source: 16 Viral Videos From the Age Before YouTube [Urlesque]

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