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Skibidi Toilet
A singing head in a toilet became a serialized conflict after an eleven-second video prompted further episodes.
Archive score94
Internet archive / 2023
Internet moments from 2023
Backdrop
The Internet in 2023
Year reference
Apple Vision ProSpatial computing entered the mainstream conversation.
Source: Apple on YouTube- Generative AI became an everyday internet topic, from visual experiments to arguments about authorship and authenticity.
- The platform web kept rewarding creator-owned formats: a phrase, a camera move, or a tiny ritual could become a global template overnight.
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Archive picks
02
Planet of the Bass
A fictional 1990s Eurodance hit prompted demand for a full version.
Archive score93
03
The Amazing Digital Circus
A brightly colored cartoon circus trapped its characters in an anxious digital world and became a major independent-animation hit.
Archive score93
04
Dracula Flow
A low-fi vampire monologue became a widely quoted comedy clip in 2023.
Archive score92
05
Bowser — Peaches
A villain’s one-note piano love song escaped the Mushroom Kingdom and became an unironic earworm.
Archive score92
06
Barbenheimer
Two films opened on the same day: one dominated by pink imagery, the other centered on the atomic bomb. Online audiences proposed seeing both.
Archive score91
07
55 Burgers, 55 Fries, 55 Tacos, 55 Pies
55 Burgers, 55 Fries, 55 Tacos, 55 Pies became a compact, instantly recognizable internet-comedy artifact.
Archive score91
08
The Roman Empire Question
“How often do you think about the Roman Empire?” became a question for identifying private, recurring interests.
Archive score90
09
I’m Just Pete
Pete Davidson turned Barbie’s “I’m Just Ken” into a lavish Staten Island self-parody.
Archive score90
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Lisa from Temecula
A dinner guest ordered steak “extra, extra well done,” then took every table movement as a personal attack.
Archive score90
011
Girl Dinner
Bread, cheese, grapes, and pickles: a plate of small foods became a widely recognized meal category.
Archive score89
012
Tube Girl
One woman, one phone, and an open Tube window turned a commute into a music-video-style performance.
Archive score88
013
Grimace Shake Incident
“Happy birthday, Grimace” led to purple milkshake, staged horror, and a hard cut.
Archive score87
014
The Pop-Tarts Bowl Mascot
A smiling football mascot went into a giant toaster and came out as a pastry for the winning team to eat.
Archive score86