Dramatic Chipmunk, also referred to as Dramatic Prairie Dog, is a popular viral video, originally released on June 19, 2007 on CollegeHumor.^[1] Despite the title, the video actually features a prairie dog.^[2][3] The video is a five-second clip of the prairie dog turning its head while the camera zooms in and dramatic music from the film Young Frankenstein plays with thunder rumbling in the background.

Contents 1 Origins 2 Popularity 3 In popular culture 4 Merchandise 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Origins

Dramatic Chipmunk is a clip of an episode of the Japanese morning show Hello! Morning featuring Mini Moni.^[4] CollegeHumor also released a longer clip from the show under the title Undramatic Chipmunk.^[2]

[edit] Popularity

Since its release, the video has received tens of millions of views.^[5] People named the Dramatic Chipmunk as one of The 10 Wildest YouTube Stars of 2007.^[6]

[edit] In popular culture

The video and parodies of the video have appeared in other media including the music video for "Pork and Beans" by Weezer which features a parody of the Dramatic Chipmunk^[3] and the South Park episode "Canada on Strike". Its also parodied by a squirrel in the Total Drama Island episode "I Triple Dog Dare You".^[7]

[edit] Merchandise

BustedTees, CollegeHumor's in-house T-shirt retailer, released a T-shirt featuring the Dramatic Chipmunk.^[2][8]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Original Dramatic Chipmunk video at CollegeHumor.com