27 Viral Sensations That Only Gen Zers And Millennials Will Remember
A compilation of all your favorite viral sensations from internet days gone by.
1. Potter Puppet Pals
"Snape. Snape. Severus Snape. (DUMBLEDORE!)" Did this song get stuck in anyone else's head until they remembered every single word?
2. Charlie the Unicorn
These videos were first uploaded during the early days of YouTube (about 12 years ago to be exact). It's wild how time flies!
3. Smosh
Does "Beef 'n Go" ring any bells? This YouTube channel was one of the first to gain wide-spread fame with the creators as the face of the channel.
4. "I'm a Barbie Girl"
Although this song has been around for quite some time, I remember first seeing the music video in the early days of YouTube.
5. Club Penguin
Did you even have a childhood if you weren't banned from Club Penguin at least once? Yes, I know many of you probably haven't forgotten about this gem of a game, but the nostalgia it brings makes it worthy of being on this list.
6. Charlie Bit My Finger
This is probably one of the most overplayed videos of all time, but who else remembers it being on the news and having every extended family member show it to you?
7. The Gummy Bear Song
This is one that I'm pretty glad was left in the past where it belongs, but I still get a chuckle seeing that gummy bear jiggle.
8. Rage Comics
This is how you look not using rage comics in 2020.
These comics were some of the first internet memes that allowed users to create their own content, ushering in the meme-based society that we know and love/hate today.
9. Baman Piderman
Did anyone else's parents hear this from the other room and tell you this kind of stuff was going to rot your brain?
10. Planking
You know you did it. Don't lie to me or yourself.
11. Keyboard Cat
What a good kitty! I hope he didn't mind his owner having some fun! Not to be a Debbie Downer, but... the cat, Fatso, died in 1987... 33 years ago.
12. The Duck Song
Hey! Got any grapes?
13. Cool Story Bro
Cool list bro, tell me more about irrelevant memes.
14. Epic Rap Battles of History
Who had a fun teacher in school that would play these videos?
15. Le Mustache
Some things should stay in the past. The cartoon mustache obsession of the early 2010s is certainly one of them.
16. Tebowing
At school? At the mall? We should Tebow right now! Wouldn't that be so funny? Hahaha just kidding. Unless...
17. Shake Weights
Moms everywhere bought them, and the world collectively couldn't stop laughing!
18. Swag
People used this word like an 11-year-old who just learned how to swear.
19. Nyan Cat
"Hey, have you guys seen the video with the Pop-tart Cat?" I said to my friends in 2011 – aka, EIGHT YEARS AGO.
20. Table Topping
Just like a hit to the nuts, it's funny until it happens to you.
21. Slenderman
Let's be honest – this blank-faced ghoul fueled our childhood nightmares. He still gives me the creeps! Catch me outside in the woods after dark? I don't think so.
22. Grumpy Cat
Grumpy Cat cashed in on her fame, and it's still one of my favorite memes. I've felt how she looked on a number of occasions. Miss her.
23. RKO!
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Whether in a video, a meme, or on the street, the RKO was always a surprise!
24. The Ice-Bucket Challenge
A viral sensation for a good cause... It was a simpler time when all you had to worry about was whether or not the bucket was going to hit you in the head.
25. Musical.ly
These were some of the funniest (and cringiest) videos I've ever seen or helped produce. When these videos made the rounds at school, no one could stop laughing!
26. Here Come Dat Boi
O shit waddup!
27. And last but not least, Harambe
Is it too soon? Never forget. Harambe is with us always.
Are there any viral sensations that we missed?
Be sure to let us know which memes we left out and add links to your favorites in the comments!