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Family Guy Tackles Trololo [Video]

by James Plafke | 10:31 am, September 26th

Last night saw the return of Sunday cartoons, and though The Simpsons tackled Internety things — including an auto-tune of a sad news segment — Family Guy tackled the Internet in a video worthy way: Edward Hill, everyone’s favorite Trololo singer. One of the main styles of gag used in Family Guy is calling up a random reference and shoehorning it into the plot. In last night’s episode, Peter wins the lottery, and proceeds to spend his money haphazardly. While sitting at the Drunken Clam, the show’s recurring bar, Peter calls for the Russian waiter he likes to bring him drinks, and the above scene ensues.

With last week’s return of The Office covering planking, it seems television is picking up on Internet trends more nowadays, even though the production cycle of television makes the references seem outdated compared to when they first appeared on the Internet. But hey, if television is looking for fresh content and popular trends to reference, what better place than the Internet?

Trololololo Guy Surprised, Heartened by Trololololo Fad

by Robert Quigley | 9:40 am, March 12th

 

In one of those odd, touching moments that only the Internet can facilitate, a Russian news outlet got Edward Anatolevich Hill, the Russian singer whose so-called “Trololololo” routine from 1970s Soviet television has recently been revived and memeified as the “Russian Rickroll,” to sit down and watch some of the jocular responses to his work on YouTube.

Not only was he not upset about being lampooned, he seemed genuinely happy: “It’s love of people. They are full of feeling. I don’t think that’s a parody. Maybe some elements of parody, but it is benevolent parody.”

Video after the jump:

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Trololololo

by Robert Quigley | 9:35 am, March 5th

The Internet has collectively decided that the above video of Russian singer Edward Anatolevich Hill performing a song called “I am very glad, because I’m finally back home” on a Soviet TV show in the ’70s is something that you are obligated to watch, so: you may as well.

Know Your Meme calls it “The Russian Rickroll.” Even early adopter Stephen Colbert is in on it! In conclusion, resistance is futile.

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