Way back when, circa 2007, YouTube was booming. Unbelievable yet stupid-funny videos were circulating at a rapid pace, and my friends and I were severely addicted to them. We would quote them, sing along to them and basically surround our lives with their humor. Why? Because that was what you did. “Bon Qui Qui", “Glozell", “Muffins", “Shoes", you name it, we quoted it day in and day out. Something about these videos mesmerized us, and it's remarkable how much we wanted to be these video bloggers and reach the ultimate goal of YouTube “fame". From this crazy obsession we had, we attempted to become America's next internet-stars. But the sad reality of it all was, that we never exceeded more than maybe 20 views.
Tuesday afternoon on summer vacation? Everyone head to my house so we can wear my old ice show costumes and choreograph meaningless dance moves for the sake of a YouTube music video, that we only care if our “crushes" see. We thrived on said videos: they gave us something to do, as soon-to-be high school freshmen, with no responsibilities.
1. Shoes-LiamKyleSullivan
"Oh my god, shoes." Everyone knew this one. With its catchy backbeat and elementary lyrics, it was a video everyone could latch onto, and basically everyone did.
2. Bon Qui Qui-MadTv
"Don't interupt, rude", we all loved this one. Everyone knew Duayn, and knew that he wasn't on house arrest no mo'. We strived to be just like Bon Qui Qui, even though I still don't understand the origin of her name and herramen noodle hair.
3. Can I Have Your Number-MadTv
"You like Mike & Ikes?" Speaking of MadTv, no one could ever forget "Can I have yo numba?". This is one of the few videos that I quote to this day. It's inevitable, every time I actually ask someone for their number.
4. Charlie Bit My Finger-HDCYT
With an adorable British accent, these toddlers could never be ignored. The best part about this video, however, were the ones that spewed as remakes. "And it's still hurting, Charlie".
5. Muffins-LiamKyleSullivan
Shoes as his other counterpart, LiamKyleSullivan also created the infamous "Muffins". Listing the many types of muffins, the haunting nature of the character also acts as the comedic aspect. "Bits of glass, ouch.".
6. Annoying-ThatOneKid100
College being a foreign concept at the time, these two roommates gave us an idea of what it was going to be like. Hostile and hilarious, Vinny and Aaron became our friends. "Hey Aaron, do you ever get homesick?".
7. Charlie the Unicorn Goes to Candy Mountain-Candy Mountain
Somewhat creepy, these unicorns were our favorites. Along with its not so high-quality animation, there was something about this video that kept us coming back.
8. Laguna Biotch-MadTv
Mad TV kills it again with their spin off of the MTV hit series, Laguna Beach. Being one of a series of videos, "Laguna Biotch" was just as inappropriate as we wanted it to be at age 13. "There's so much drama on this couch, it's like a drama couch".
9. Stay On your Side-GloZell Green
Everyone loved our girl, GLoZell. With her loud humor, we felt like she was screaming at us, but we adored it and we too wanted her to meet "Peter at the Perk" with her "breasteses all pushed up".
10. Where's the Chapstick-CrazyTrumpeter
One of the easier tunes to catch on, quoting this one was unavoidable. We so badly wanted her to find her chap stick and were so thrilled when she finally did. She taught us how to beatbox. and we definitely owe her that.
