DANCING
BABY
The original internet meme · since 1996
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The first internet meme
- Born
- 1996 — one of the very first viral videos on the internet.
- Made with
- Character Studio, a plug-in for 3D Studio Max. The baby shipped as a sample file called
sk_baby.max. - Creators
- Model by Tony Morrill (Viewpoint DataLabs), dance animated by Robert Lurye (Rhythm & Hues), put together by John Chadwick.
- Went viral
- Ron Lussier of LucasArts posted it on CompuServe and emailed it around. John Woodell turned it into a GIF, and it spread everywhere.
- The song
- The "Oogachacka Baby" version danced to Hooked on a Feeling by Blue Swede and blew up in 1997–98.
- TV fame
- Haunted Ally in Ally McBeal and showed up in ads and music videos.
- Also known as
- Baby Cha-Cha · Oogachacka Baby
From 1996 to now
- 1995
The baby animation,
sk_baby.max, is shown at the SIGGRAPH computer graphics conference. - 1996
Character Studio ships with the baby as a sample file. Ron Lussier shares it on CompuServe and by email, and John Woodell turns it into a GIF.
- 1997–98
The "Oogachacka Baby" dances to Hooked on a Feeling and becomes one of the internet's first viral hits.
- Late '90s
The baby haunts Ally in Ally McBeal and turns up in ads and music videos.
- 2022
The famous dancing baby gets a remastered new look.
- Today
Still dancing. Right here, right now.
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