Here in the age of YouTube, video clips of virtually any subject matter are instantly viewable at the click of a mouse...many of which become popular "viral videos" that make their way around the world in a matter of days (if not hours).
However, in back in 1999 (ancient history in the realm of computer technology), viral videos were practically unheard of considering how slow both the internet and computers were at the time. Uploading, downloading and storing even brief videos took more time and storage space that most people were willing to spend, so when an amusing viral video came along, it was usually quite an event.
One of the first viral videos I can recall watching was a parody of a popular 1999 Budweiser commercial, which (as many of you will recall) depicted a bunch of low-key pals calling each other and shouting "Whassup??!!!". Well, somebody out there took the audio of that commercial and matched it up with various video clips from 1970's Super Friends episodes, with hilarious results. In fact, all these years later, I still crack up whenever I watch it. My favorite part? Wonder Woman's deep, raspy, decidedly non-womanly voice. Enjoy.
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Oh yeah! The first time I saw that (hard to believe it was 9 years ago) I laughed til I cried! I like Aquaman's howl toward the end best.
Posted by: Wade Wilkin | April 21, 2008 at 09:25 AM
The original commercial started what is still the most annoying trend in my lifetime! I'm glad the fad went away before I had to be booked on murder charges. Ok, assault and battery, but still...
Posted by: ShadowWing Tronix | April 21, 2008 at 10:06 AM
"The original commercial started what is still the most annoying trend in my lifetime!"
What would that trend be, ShadowWing? The "Whassup" catch phrase?
Posted by: Mark Engblom | April 21, 2008 at 10:16 AM
I'm with Wade, that Aquaman bit cracks me up. I've always liked the intercom scene too.
Thanks Mark, I was trying to find this in my archives not too long ago.
And yes the whassup was extremely overplayed, but this one fake commercial is a hoot.
I seem to recall hearing that the Cartoon Network wanting to give the guy who made it a job- don't know if that's true or not, just what I heard.
Posted by: Wes C | April 21, 2008 at 05:01 PM