Viral Videos: Something Old, Something New–But Still, Dancing Babies
by Kara Swisher
Posted on August 13, 2009 at 3:05 AM PT
Here’s a new video that has been making the rounds recently featuring “Roller Babies,” which is essentially a computer-generated bunch of babies on skates doing a rap number.
It’s a commercial for Evian Water, but BoomTown laughs every time I look at it anyway–probably because it reminds me of the most famous of all viral videos on the Internet.
I speak, of course, of the dancing baby from the television show, “Ally McBeal.”
Debuting in 1997, doing a bizarre boogie to “Hooked on a Feeling,” better known as the “Ooga-Chaka” song, the innovative video was an instant hit and is one of the first and best examples of the Web’s powerful virality.
I still heart that creepy little virtual nipper.
Compare and contrast:
Roller Babies
The Dancing Baby
