On the occasion of YouTube’s 5th Anniversary, Conan O’Brien has offered up his five favorite YouTube videos. I’ll let him do the introductions, and below, you can find the five videos he’s listed.
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Leeroy Jenkins: For the first time in my life, I found myself actually nodding ahead in agreement with the YouTube commenters. Wha?
Pinky the Cat: I told myself I’d never post a cat video on the site, and yet here I am. It’s so fucking worth it, though.
CSI: Miami — Endless Caruso One-Liners: This one I’ve seen. It’s funny for about 30 seconds, and then you want to beat David Caruso to death with a ballpeen hammer and a used condom. I do find it distressing, however, that this one has only been seen 4 million times, compared to the 16 million times the Leeroy Jenkins video has been viewed.
Winnebego Man: Absofuckinglutely brilliant. There’s actually a pretty great documentary out about this dude, Jack Rebney, and the origins of this video. It’s called appropriately enough, Winnebego Man. Find it. I think it’s still on the festival circuit.
SPIEGEL TV - Der Trololo-Song: I loathe this video. Loathe. It was created for one reason, and one reason alone: To drive a person insane in under two minutes and forty-seven seconds. It works more times than not. (Embedding has been disabled, and I warn you: If you go over to YouTube to see it, you may never come back. Here it is.
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The voice in my head is, indeed, that of Winnebago Man.
Posted by: Johnnyboy at May 18, 2010 10:02 PM
There is something so damn sexy about Coco, so. Damn. Sexy.
Posted by: Nieve 'The Threadkiller Queen' at May 19, 2010 8:15 AM
I'm really only on board with the Leeroy Jenkins video. I feel sorry for Winnebago man and everyone who has to spend time with him. No one should get that angry about anything so trivial. It seems pathological to me.
The only one of those videos I've seen before is that of the cat, and as a veterinary technician with ~15 years of experience, I could see that coming a mile away. If that cat had ever been on a leash before I'll be monkey's uncle. I feel really bad for the guy who was bitten, but no one seemed to know what they were doing.
Trololo is just dumb. I don't get it. I have a friend who loves it but it just makes me uncomfortable with how goofy it is. Christoph Walsh did a spoof of it on Kimmel, didn't he? I think I saw the link to that here on Pajiba.
I don't understand why the Caruso one is funny either, it just seems to be pointing out how sucky that show must be.
I am still laughing about Leeeroy Jenkins. That just made my day. I will be thinking about that in the monotonous meeting I will be in later today and may have to find an excuse to explain why I am stifling laughter.
Posted by: Viking at May 19, 2010 8:20 AM
The last 40 seconds of Winnebego Man is Kballs Certified 100% Grade A National Champion First Man on the Moon Fastest Man Alive Sensational!!!!!
Posted by: Kballs at May 19, 2010 8:35 AM
You don't even have to like World of Warcraft to appreciate Leeroy Jenkins. He's a cult phenomenon, now. That video still cracks me the fuck up, especially since I know how stupid that egg room is.
Those nerds were dropping F-Bombs left and right. What they didn't understand was that Leroy was right: The show WAS over and he needed to get those eggs and get home for some hot love and high fives from the entire world.
Please, whatever you do, do not start screaming "LEEEERRROOOYYYY JEEEEEENNNNKINNNNSSS!" for every little thing, like its 2006. Otherwise I'll be forced to start dropping "Do I make you horny, baby?"'s and "I caught you a delicious bass"'s.
Posted by: JapJay at May 19, 2010 4:14 PM
Oh Leeroy! You nut!
Posted by: Odnon at May 19, 2010 9:48 PM
The Trololo guy creeps me the eff out.
I'd take a Weeping Angel over that shit anyday.
Posted by: TweeBubblyKlutz at May 20, 2010 6:20 AM
LEEEROOOY JJJJENKINNNNS!!!