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Left Shark
Meme & format · 2015 · Notable
Left Shark became a meme, official merchandise and a parody ESPN reported at 4.5M views.
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- Peak date
- Week of Feb 2, 2015
- Feb 2 ’15 to Week of Feb 2, 2015
- Platforms
- 7
- Started on X
- Origin
- Mixed
- Entertainment
How it spread
Trace the originTwitter jokes followed the halftime appearance, and Reddit users searched for the dancer. Perry’s lawyers halted figurine orders before official costumes arrived. ESPN made a parody ad; a crowdfunded costume project later faced complaints over unfulfilled rewards.
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November 2014
NFL precursor · Nov 23 ’14
The NFL announced Katy Perry as the Pepsi halftime headliner.[1]
February 2015
Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
- Added: 16 events, 21 sources · Score 65
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