Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is probably one of my favorite videos on YouTube. Although there are many reasons why this short is so great, the main one in my opinion is that it makes me smile. For those of you who have not seen it before, I’ll give you a little idea on what it’s about. Both videos are about a tiny little conch shell with shoes on named Marcel. It is basically as if someone is interviewing this little shell and asking him all about his life. The voice of Marcel is also one of the reasons this video is so cute. He has a high-pitched little voice that really adds a punch to all of his one-liners. The second video is basically the same thing, just with some different jokes. All in all, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On might not be for everyone. But if you enjoy cute little videos to help you pass the time, these are definitely for you.

Elders React

One of my, and sure many other people’s, favorite things to do is waste time on the Internet watching silly videos. One of my top searches lately, is the React videos from TheFineBros. These guys are two brothers that create various videos showing different age groups reacting to different forms of viral media. My favorite specifically is Elder’s React. These videos feature different senior citizens, and their reactions to these videos and games. After they watch or play whatever it is that the episode is about, they are asked a series of questions, and the result is usually really funny. Here are a couple examples of Elders React:

I think the reason that these videos are so effective is because they reach many different demographics of humor. Because there are different categories from young children, to older adults,  all of the videos are very different and can reach people with different tastes in YouTube videos. I also have a soft spot for older adults, and watching them interact with technology is very interesting and funny to me. It reminds me of my grandmother, and having to teach her how to use Skype every time I call her. I would highly recommend these videos to anyone who enjoys humor and silly videos that can help get you through the day.

Best 2013 Viral Commercials

Every year there are a handful of commercials that stick out, and go viral. Earlier this year, in April, Kmart released a commercial that blew up. Their commercial easily racked up 19.5 million views on YouTube and was plastered all over social media. The commercial is to advertise free shipping on their website, a store clerk exclaims you can "ship your pants" for free. Customers, in excitement, ship more things for free, including shipping their bed. Of course there is always that group of overly sensitive people that gets upset and has a mini outrage to get some attention. They criticized Kmart for their inappropriate pun, which only helped the commercial to gain even more publicity. Everyone else seems to love the hilarious commercial, and so do I. This was a genius move for Kmart, they set out to get attention and appeal from a younger crowd and they accomplished just that  and more. If somehow you missed this commercial, make sure to watch it below. 

       

Kmart proceeded to follow up their huge success with another commercial that they released in mid May. This time they took their puns to the gas. Advertising some "huge gas savings" to solve all your "big gas problems." Although this one did not do as well as the shipped my pants commercial it still went viral with 6 million views on YouTube. 6 million views for a commercial on YouTube is still very impressive, and a great success. Most commercials get nowhere close to the amount of views Kmart has. If you haven't seen this one yet, definitely be sure to check it out below. 

Another, more recent commercial to go viral this year is a Geico commercial. Geico has been known for great commercials for a while now. Including their gecko series, and cavemen series. This commercial features a camel in an office excited about Wednesday, hump day, and it has accumulated over 12 million views on YouTube. The camel goes around the office enthusiastically asking his annoyed, and obviously unamused coworkers what day it is. The end of the commercial explains that people who save hundred of dollars by switching to Geico are happier than a camel on wednesday. There was even a Rush Night video this year that parodied the commercial to get freshman to sign up for the ICTV show, The Encore.  

"Hump day!"