Double Rainbow (viral video)
Double Rainbow refers to a viral video posted by Paul “Bear” Vasquez. The clip, filmed in his front yard just outside Yosemite National Park, chronicles his sighting of and reaction to a double rainbow. As of December 30, 2010, the video had over 22,000,000 views[1].
History
Paul Vasquez posted the video to YouTube himself (as user Hungrybear9562) on January 8, 2010. On July 3rd, comedian and late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel linked to the video in a post on Twitter[2], saying that he and a friend had declared it the "funniest video in the world." The video quickly gained over one million views.[3]
A July 16th feature on the video by CNN.com stated that the video had gained 4.8 million views.[4]
In popular culture
Numerous YouTube users created fan videos using clips of Vasquez's voice from the Double Rainbow video, making it an internet meme.
On July 5, 2010, the Gregory Brothers auto-tuned the video under the name "Double Rainbow Song". Their video has since gotten 16,185,513 views and has become a viral video just like the original.[5] The song has been covered by the likes of Amanda Palmer and Jimmy Fallon (as Neil Young).[6]
The video itself was parodied in a scene from an episode of the Cartoon Network original series Adventure Time, as well as in Bill Amend's comic strip FoxTrot.[7]
In September 2010, Microsoft teamed up with Vasquez for a commercial advertising the panorama stitch feature in Windows Live Photo Gallery to capture a double rainbow in a picture.[8]
The video game Super Meat Boy references the meme in the achievement "The Commander", awarded when unlocking the Commander Video character. The achievement text reads "You unlocked Commander Video! Double rainbow all da way!"[9][non-primary source needed]
In the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops, the multiplayer map "Nuketown" features a double rainbow in the sky.
References
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI
- ^ http://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/17665533038
- ^ "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) - ^ http://www.foxtrot.com/2010/08/08152010/
- ^ Eaton, Nick. "Dude ... Microsoft enlists 'double rainbow' guy for Windows Live ad". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ^ Giant Bomb. "Super Meat Boy Achievements". Retrieved December 9, 2010.
External links
- Yosemitebear Mountain Giant Double Rainbow 1-8-10 - the original video at YouTube
- Podcast Episode 6 Paul Vasquez interview with Todd Stayner
- Podcast Interview Episode 6 with Todd Stayner and Paul Vasquez
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