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Potter Puppet Pals

You might remember it as Potter Puppet Pals Snape, The Mysterious Ticking Noise

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2007·Early YouTube·funny

One of the most-viewed videos of YouTube's first years and a still-quoted song.

At a glanceThe facts

Remembered as
Potter Puppet Pals Snape
Spread in
2007
Format
Video
Era
Early YouTube
Made by
Neil Cicierega
Where it started
YouTube, for the puppet videos; the characters began as Flash cartoons on Newgrounds in 2003
Original title
The Mysterious Ticking Noise
Origin
Origin not yet established
Available
Playable from the source

Why it matteredWhat changed

A puppet sketch by the maker of an earlier Flash series was the twenty-second most-viewed video on YouTube at the start of 2013.

TimelineIn order

  1. Made

    The first of the Flash cartoons is posted to Newgrounds.1

  2. Posted

    The first version with real puppets is uploaded to YouTube.1

  3. Posted

    The Mysterious Ticking Noise is uploaded.1

  4. Record

    It wins the comedy category of the YouTube Awards.1

  5. Remixed

    A remake is posted for the tenth anniversary.1

The version you rememberNot the same thing

The version people rememberThe puppet videos

Live-action puppets, on YouTube from 2006.1

The originalFlash cartoons

The same characters drawn and animated, on Newgrounds in 2003.1

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Why it is here: something the internet still knows by name · it got out of its own corner of the internet fast · still being watched and quoted years later

The version shown here is a later copy, posted by the creator to YouTube.

Where it came fromWhat we know

Original source uncertain. This is the earliest copy currently known.

View the creator's copy on YouTube

No original upload has been established for this record. The index is showing the earliest copy it currently knows about, and says so rather than guessing.

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SourcesWhat was read

  1. Wikipedia — Potter Puppet Pals

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