Before Jokoy and Jeppy Paraiso and Mikey Bustos, there was HappySlip (a.k.a. Christine Gambito).
In a time when we couldn't even dream of seeing Filipino families on American television, Gambito portrayed her entire family.
In August of 2007, HappySlip was the sixth most subscribed-to YouTube channel.
Here are some of HappySlip's iconic Fil-Am comedy moments that will make you miss the earlier, simpler days of YouTube.
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Demonstrating the Filipino "cute attack" response to babies
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Trying to teach Wes from Wong Fu Productions how to vlog.
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Mom "teaching" KevJumba how to drive a stick shift
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Mom demonstrating the correct technique to swallow pills.
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Asking her mom if she could go out.
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Mom trying to give her directions.
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Mom and Auntie Baby fighting over who pays
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Auntie teaching us all how to point your lips to get what you want.
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But also how to point your lips to look slimmer.
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Auntie being DONE with her sister's disaster of a purse.
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Auntie trying to make David Choi smile.
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Auntie telling Minnie to play the piano with "peelings."
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The HappySlip Soap Opera!
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The original Cups song.
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Eating rice with everything!
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Learning that Uncle Ben's rice =/= Filipino rice.
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So when Auntie gave Minnie just "a little more" rice...
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There was none left for Dad.
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Dad as the victim of Mom's money-saving kitchen hacks.
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"Double your paper towel."
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"Go ahead and dilute."
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The answer is always Vicks VapoRub.
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When her son was all of us after Jessica Sanchez didn't win American Idol in 2012.
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When she tried to get Tito to share the karaoke mic.
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Whenever the aunties finally took over.
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Truly ALL the aunties.
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And that moment when a baby cousin is forced to sing something highly inappropriate.
In summation, every HappySlip video was a chance to "slip into happiness" for a few minutes.
Leave a comment with your favorite HappySlip bidjo! And be sure to wear your happy slip!
