3. McDonaldโs Japan
๏ Our story starts with a commercial on
Japanese TV โ McDonaldโs announced
a new set of toys for their Happy Meals:
4. Spongeee Bobbbbuuu
๏ It seems that Japanese children like SpongeBob.
A lot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytHUb9U6i7I
5. Spread
๏ The video of the commercial was immediately
popular on Japanese internet sites, and was given
the name โInsane Setโ because of how crazy the kids
acted. Images started appearing all over Japanese
websites and blogs: