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David S. Pumpkins
Tom Hanks in a pumpkin suit, two skeletons, and 73 floors of unexplained haunted-elevator appearances.
Archive score94
Internet archive / 2016
Internet moments from 2016
Backdrop
The Internet in 2016
Year reference
Pokémon GOThe map, the phone, and the street briefly became one game.
Source: The Official Pokémon YouTube channel- Short-form video, reaction GIFs, and screenshot-friendly social feeds made internet language travel at absurd speed.
- The election made platform algorithms, online communities, misinformation, and networked politics impossible to treat as niche concerns.
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Trails from 2016
Archive order
Archive picks
02
history of japan
A national history becomes a rapid-fire hand-drawn lecture full of songs and blunt summaries.
Archive score94
03
Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared 6
A cheerful lesson about dreams becomes an eight-minute puppet-horror finale centered on a television set.
Archive score93
04
It’s Free Real Estate
A deadpan whisper from a fake real-estate ad became a common way to announce an implausibly easy opportunity.
Archive score93
05
FacebookChewbacca Mom
A Chewbacca mask, a parked car, and spontaneous laughter became a major Facebook Live moment.
Archive score93
06
We Are Number One
“Hey! One, two, three, four” became a common starting point for YouTube remix edits.
Archive score92
07
Road Work Ahead
A road sign received the most literal possible reading: “Road work ahead? Uh, yeah, I sure hope it does.”
Archive score92
08
Arthur’s Fist
A cropped cartoon fist became a concise reaction image for frustration.
Archive score91
09
Conceited Reaction
One pursed-lip double-take became a widely used reaction image for disbelief.
Archive score91
010
PPAP
I have a pen. I have an apple. Uh! Apple-pen.
Archive score90
011
Damn Daniel
A friend’s repeated admiration for Daniel’s outfits, especially his white Vans, became a widely repeated phrase in February 2016.
Archive score89
012
Twitter / XMilkshake Duck
A fictional lovable duck became internet-famous, then immediately became untenable.
Archive score87
013
Water Bottle Flip Edition
Dude Perfect turned a tiny schoolyard trick into a full stadium of impossible bottle flips.
Archive score85