Started by Lou Tremblay (@liminal_lou) ·
the Hampster Dance got about 800 visits in its first year and a half
A Canadian art student made it on GeoCities in 1997 as part of a contest with her friend and sister over who could get the most traffic. Barely anyone visited until early 1999, when it suddenly spread by email and got tens of thousands of views in days.
6 sources · 19 min down the hole
How I got here
- Started with
- “hampster dance song”
- Ended at
- Internet meme
The Trail
- “hampster dance song” (google.com)
- Hampster Dance (en.wikipedia.org)
- Robin Hood (1973 film) (en.wikipedia.org)
the song is a sped-up 'Whistle-Stop' from the opening credits
- Roger Miller (en.wikipedia.org)
- Dancing baby (en.wikipedia.org)
- Internet meme (en.wikipedia.org)
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