Badger Badger Badger
Meme & format · 2003 · Notable
A looping Flash cartoon spread by email, then drew 21 million views on YouTube.
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- Sep 2 ’03 to Feb 14 ’04
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- Entertainment
How it spread
Trace the originPicking posted Badgers to B3ta, whose email newsletter linked it; parodies later reached YouTube. A charity remake charted, and a Quorn imitation led to a licensing deal. The BFI later preserved the animation.
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September 2003
weebl (Jonti Picking) seed · Sep 2 ’03
Weebl posted his looping badger animation to B3ta and linked the Flash file.[1]
B3ta newsletter platform jump · Sep 5 ’03
B3ta featured Gabba Badgers in its weekly email and linked Weebl’s site.[2]
Technique readers at Georgia Tech platform jump · Sep 19 ’03
Technique printed a reader’s badger-and-mushroom chant without explaining its source.[3]
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