The End of the World
You might remember it as Wee tar dee, End of Ze World
Viral classics24 of 40
2003·Early web, before YouTube
A ninety-one-second Flash cartoon in which the countries of the world destroy each other with nuclear weapons.
At a glanceThe facts
- Spread in
- 2003
- Began as
- A web animation
- Made by
- Jason Windsor
- Where it started
- The Flash site Albino Blacksheep
- Also known as
- End of Ze World
- Origin
- Not an upload originally
- Available
- Playable from the source
TimelineIn order
- Posted
The cartoon is released.1
- Posted
Albino Blacksheep uploads a copy to YouTube, which is watched about fourteen million times.1
- Remixed
A sequel is released, subtitled “Probably for Real This Time”.1
The version you rememberNot the same thing
A copy uploaded in 2008, four and a half years after the original.1
Released on Albino Blacksheep on 30 October 2003.1
More from hereIn this collection
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 upload that made its maker known
This began as a web animation, not as a video upload. Originally published on Albino Blacksheep. The version shown here is an official copy on YouTube, published by a rights holder.
Where it came fromWhat we know
There is no original upload to identify: this did not begin as one. What it began as is recorded here, and what is shown is a later copy.
View the official copy on YouTube
Nothing here is claimed to be the first publication of this Moment, because the first publication was not an upload. This began as a web animation, not as a video upload. Originally published on Albino Blacksheep.
Created by Jason Windsor. Established by research, not by who posted the copy shown here.
SourcesWhat was read
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