Classic Funny Viral Videos

Back in 2005, Brian Collins agreed to stand in for the usual sports announcer on a college run broadcast because he was taken ill. What you see in this viral video is the result. Not Collins' fault, but rather the fault of the teleprompter operator who raced through the on-screen script by mistake. Nevertheless, watching it, you don't know whether to laugh or feel embarrassed for the poor guy.

Caite Upton was Miss South Carolina Teen USA in 2007, but it won't be for winning the contest that she will be best remembered. Because, in fact, she didn't. No, Ms Upton will go down in the annals of beauty queen history for one of the most nonsensical responses to a posed question during one of these events. Mario Lopez's expression, once she has finished, is epic in and of itself.

At the time of the recording of this video the Back Dorm Boys were a pair of university students in China. Wei Wei and Huang Yixin became internet sensations when they began posting lip synch versions of hits by the Back Street Boys. The pair made several of these videos, but this one is probably the best remembered. Even to this day, the boys continue to be media stars in their homeland.

What started out as a private few moments for a Canadian high school kid suddenly turned into one of the most watched videos of all time. Wielding a golf ball retriever like a light saber, he became known as the Star Wars Kid. Sadly, this exposure turned into a lawsuit when he became the subject of derision, leading to the families of his four schoolmates, who stole the video, being sued.

This video needs no explanation. It is three minutes of pure Christmas magic, as we watch an expensive seasonal light display set to music.

Parodying the likes of British Airways and Qantas commercials, Carlton's Big Ad campaign began in Australia in 2005 and immediately became a YouTube sensation. What more can be said? It's a bloody Big Ad!

Numa Numa is the second most watched viral video of all time. The phenomenon was created initially by amateur video maker Gary Brolsma, where he is seen "dancing" along on his webcam to a Romanian sung pop tune called Dragostea din tei by Moldovan band O-Zone.

Chad Vader is a comedy parody of the Star Wars movie character, featuring Mr Vader as the day shift manager at Empire Market. As one might imagine, his managerial style is confrontational, not only with his employees but also with the store's customers. This was the first of many web based episodes that are still produced today.

Believed by many to be a real video blog at the time, this was actually the first in a series of vlogs that started back around 2006. Bree is featured talking directly to the camera about, well nothing really. Bree aka Lonelygirl15 is actress Jessica Rose.

From late 2005 comes Ask a Ninja and this the first episode called Ninja Mart Store. Produced up until 2009, the comedy series features your everyday Ninja answering questions in typical Ninja style on a number of mainly mundane topics.