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Paul Vasquez posted the video to [[YouTube]] himself (as user ''Hungrybear9562'') on January 8, 2010. On July 3, comedian and late-night talk show host [[Jimmy Kimmel]] linked to the video in a post on [[Twitter]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/17665533038 |title=Twitter / Jimmy Kimmel: my friend Todd has declare |publisher=Twitter.com |date=2010-07-03 |accessdate=2011-03-26}}</ref> saying that he and a friend had declared it the "funniest video in the world." The video quickly gained over one million views.<ref name=">{{cite web|title=Double Rainbow Meme Takes Web by Storm|url=http://mashable.com/2010/07/08/double-rainbow/|publisher=Mashable|accessdate=23 July 2010|date=July 8, 2010}}</ref> |
Paul Vasquez posted the video to [[YouTube]] himself (as user ''Hungrybear9562'') on January 8, 2010. On July 3, comedian and late-night talk show host [[Jimmy Kimmel]] linked to the video in a post on [[Twitter]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/17665533038 |title=Twitter / Jimmy Kimmel: my friend Todd has declare |publisher=Twitter.com |date=2010-07-03 |accessdate=2011-03-26}}</ref> saying that he and a friend had declared it the "funniest video in the world." The video quickly gained over one million views.<ref name=">{{cite web|title=Double Rainbow Meme Takes Web by Storm|url=http://mashable.com/2010/07/08/double-rainbow/|publisher=Mashable|accessdate=23 July 2010|date=July 8, 2010}}</ref> |
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A July 16 feature on the video by [[CNN]].com stated that the video had gained 4.8 million views.<ref name="cnn16July2010">{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Damon|title=How the 'double rainbow' video blew up |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/07/14/double.rainbows/index.html|work=CNN.com|accessdate=2010-07-26 |2010-07-16}}</ref> The video gained Vasquez a feature on the comedy show [[Tosh.0]]. |
A July 16 feature on the video by [[CNN]].com stated that the video had gained 4.8 million views.<ref name="cnn16July2010">{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Damon|title=How the 'double rainbow' video blew up |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/07/14/double.rainbows/index.html|work=CNN.com|accessdate=2010-07-26 |2010-07-16}}</ref> The video gained Vasquez a feature on the comedy show ''[[Tosh.0]]''. |
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As of March 2013, the video has over 36 million views on youtube. |
As of March 2013, the video has over 36 million views on youtube. |
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Revision as of 17:21, 18 June 2013
Double Rainbow refers to a viral video posted by former MMA fighter[1] Paul "Bear" Vasquez. The clip, filmed in his front yard just outside Yosemite National Park, in the U.S. state of California, chronicles his sighting of and Stendhal syndrome-like reaction to a double rainbow. As of April 12, 2013, the video has more than 36,822,562 views on YouTube.[2]
History
Paul Vasquez posted the video to YouTube himself (as user Hungrybear9562) on January 8, 2010. On July 3, comedian and late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel linked to the video in a post on Twitter,[3] saying that he and a friend had declared it the "funniest video in the world." The video quickly gained over one million views.[4]
A July 16 feature on the video by CNN.com stated that the video had gained 4.8 million views.[5] The video gained Vasquez a feature on the comedy show Tosh.0.
As of March 2013, the video has over 36 million views on youtube.
In popular culture
On July 5, 2010, the Gregory Brothers auto-tuned the video under the name "Double Rainbow Song". Their video has since gotten over 30 million views and has become a viral video in itself, almost surpassing the original in number of views.[6] The song has been covered by the likes of Amanda Palmer, Jimmy Fallon (as Neil Young) and also the Axis of Awesome during a live recording of a charity show in the UK.[7]
On July 26, 2010, Cartoon Network in the United States broadcast a 30-second clip that parodies the video itself, placing two Rainicorns (the fictional rainbow-unicorn hybrid in the series) instead of real rainbows while Jake (voiced by John DiMaggio) is making comment, during the end credits of Adventure Time.
The website CollegeHumor made a spoof of the video, showing "Double Rainbow Guy" in everyday life marveling at things such as a double-parked car, a double cheeseburger, and double dipping chips.[8]
In 2012, a web-based commercial inspired by the video promoted New Balance 890 Rainbow running shoes.[9]
The 2012 video game Borderlands 2 features an Easter egg in which going to a certain location causes a double rainbow to appear in the sky while an audio recording plays of game characters Handsome Jack or Claptrap reenacting the dialogue from the video.[10]
In The Office Season Finale (May 16, 2013), Andy Bernard mentions being contacted by a support group including "the Double Rainbow guy", after being the subject of an embarassing viral video.[11]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Paul-Vasquez-14391
- ^ "Yosemitebear Mountain Giant Double Rainbow 1-8-10". YouTube. 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ^ "Twitter / Jimmy Kimmel: my friend Todd has declare". Twitter.com. 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ^ "Double Rainbow Meme Takes Web by Storm". Mashable. July 8, 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ Brown, Damon. "How the 'double rainbow' video blew up". CNN.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
{{cite news}}: Text "2010-07-16" ignored (help) - ^ "Internet Meme Hall of Fame: Double Rainbows". Nerve.com. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ^ "The Five BestÇFunniest Double Rainbow Covers". Cover Me. 2010-08-02. Retrieved "2010-12-02.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Double Rainbow Guy in Everyday Life". Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "New Balance 890 Rainbow". RunningShoes.com. 2012-01-27.
- ^ "Borderlands 2: Double Rainbow Easter Egg". YouTube.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ded7OkarBO4