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♪ >> they are the videos and stories that blow up the internet every week. from the inspirational to the hilarious and the just plain stupid. we have all of that and more tonight. >> here we go. hello everybody. i'm mike jerrick. >> i'm alex holly. >> let's get right to our first trend story to the night. this one is a major twitter fail. this month by one of the biggest sports franchises in the country those stinging new england patriots had to apologize after sending out a tweet to thank a fan who used a racist twitter handle. check it out. the team was celebrating becoming the first nfl team with
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1 million twitter followers. oh they were boasting. >> they decided to send out thousands of tweets that include add digital custom jersey of some of their followers. but one of those images showed a patriots jersey with a racist handle on the back. it actually said i hate the n word. now it was deleted. "we apologize for the regrettable tweet that went out from our account. our filtering system failed and we will be more vigilant in the future ". >> they're filtering system, somebody got fired, i'll bet. apology or not you got to admit the new england patriots are our fail of the week! >> a big fail. >> by the way if you're wondering how the eagles stand, you know, the patriots have a million followers on twitter. the eagles currently are getting close to 600,000. 575,000 followers on twitter. >> that's it? we got to follow the eagles. come on. >> phillies actually have the most followers for a sports franchise here in philadelphia.
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they currently have over 880,000 followers. that's good. all right. well, trending is not just lim limited to twitter youtube and facebook. a pod cast is actually one of the most talked about thing on the internet right now. have you heard of this kind of serious pod cast called serial. >> i have. more than 5 million listeners have streamed each episode since they started hitting the internet weekly last month. serial is not a drama it's actually a true story of the 1999 murder in baltimore and the questions that still surround the case. chris murphy is here now with more on this story. explain a little more in detail, chris. >> this is quite the buzz on the internet. it's about a cold case guys. it's no longer case thanks to pod cast. convicted of the murder of his ex girlfriend when she was 17. well, he's been in a maximum security prison ever since 1999. fayed has maintained his innocence there he is right there.
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public radio reporter sarah was asked to look into this case by someone who believed in fayed. each week this pod cast follows her as she investigates this 15 year old murder. now the first episode revealed a witness with an alibi potentially provide his innocence was never contacted by his lawyer. since that first pod cast serial has been the number one pod cast on i tunes prosecutors have declined comment because now of appending appeal for her part. she will not say where the investigation leads but in this case it's getting new life thanks as we said to the internet guys. >> i can understand why so many people are listening. it's real life. >> yeah. that's powerful. wow! thanks. >> new app just released has created quite a bit of talk this week. how would you like to see what your friends and family are actually typing as they're texting you? >> ooh, that would be interesting. it's called the messenger and this is how it work. the ad displays every letter you type and every letter you delete
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to your message recipient in real time. too dangerous. >> which means there's no hiding your mistakes or premature pins. this app is calling itself the closest thing you'll get to having a verbal conversation in a messaging app. because you would watch all the things that are being typed and deleted. >> yeah you would get in trouble, mike. no question. >> would you use it? no. no. no. because i don't trust myself. >> i don't think i would either. i'm always like rei typing. wait, let me phrase this better and i'm always going back and forth. it wouldn't be good. jimmy kimmel use it? >> i was wondering how many people who know who joe biden is an an experiment we a camera crew out hollywood boulevard. i think you know where this is headed. (laughter). >> and once they got there, we had them -- we specifically picked americans. we asked americans very simple question, and that question was, who is joe biden?
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(laughter). >> okay? and here's how that went. >> who is joe biden. >> i have no idea. >> you want to take a guess? >> a man. >> who a joe biden? >> joe biden? wasn't he our governor? >> i think he's the governor of something. can you believe that? seriously. we did the same thing here in philadelphia and 100% of the people i asked on the street new exact who'll joe by didn't was. >> we're smarter and also from delaware. jimmy kimmel always good for a few viral videos during the year. but did you know he is one of the most dangerous celebrities to search for on the internet. >> that's right. mcafee that anti virus, you know, software. >> the company. >> they ranked jimmy number one on the most dangerous celebrity to search for online list. this is the eighth year they came out with this list according to the list if you search for jimmy kimmel you have a 19% chance of landing oh and a
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site with threats such as spyware, spam and viruses. okay. here's a look at the rest of the top five most dangerous celebs you should not be searching besides jimmy. >> yeah. dutch music producer and dj armon van buren comes in second. okay g sierra is flow. flow rider is first and bruce springsteen is number five. the boss is number five. he's full of viruses. i mean on the computer. >> yeah. just the computer. okay. >> internet has given us countless viral videos over the years but tonight we're going to run down the greatest of all time according to a list put out by the huffing ton post. of all time! keep in mind this list is not based on views. this is just they're look at what they think is the best of all time. let's see if you agree. number four on the list, is only 52nds long. i know this one. remember this? ♪ he is such a drama chipmunk he made the list.
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>> this 52nd clip is picked up over 42 million views on the internet since being up loaded back in 2007. >> here's another one. we love a good game show clip here on the trend. this month there were several that of us dancing and shak shag our heads. the best and the worst is on the way. we love it. but what do people from around the country think about scrapple? wait until you see and hear how a group of possible from california reaction to scrapple. >> and which band became a youtube sensation in 2000 sand six with their here it goes again video complete with treadmill choreographer? ♪
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♪ >> before the break we asked i was viral video trivia question. which band became youtube sensation in 2006 with their here it goes again video complete with treadmill choreographer? here it is. ♪
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that's so cool. >> it is cool. the answer okay go, really okay go here it goes again. this video picked up over 23 million views since first being up loaded. that's pretty cool. i wonder how long it took? >> i know. to get that right. yeah. >> talent. it goes on and on. great job, guys. >> video posted on youtube by the navy is our trend winner of the week. yup. after a nine month deployment the uss truck stop returned home to virginia and as you're about to see, it was an emotional reunion for many families. ♪
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>> beautiful. there is no doubt that the men and women from the uss truck ton and all of our brave men and women in the military are winners of the night. the girls can go home, too apparently, right? >> yeah. tonight we also counting down the greatest viral of all time. this according to list put together by the huffington post. are you ready ask. >> number three. on our list from 1986 a parody music video take on me. this version is called "come to me quote quo. ". ♪ ♪ >> kind of funny. >> that's pretty good. that was such a big hit in 1982.
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>> oh, yeah much this parody credited with being a first of its kind and that's why make a list for the greatest viral videos of all time. i don't know if i agree with that one. >> well the huffington post says yes. okay. i've had enough that's what pat say jack bakely was saying on a recent episode of wheel fortune. i give up. >> why did he leave the set? >> we'll tell you the answer that sent him just over the edge, and popular here but how would people from across the country feel about yuengling? how some taste testers from california reaction to do this. that's some of the best beer ever made. >> it's time for another viral video trivia question. here we go. which self described inspiration comedian is behind those evolution of dance videos? i know. evolution of dance videos? i know. ♪we put all the apps you love...
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♪ >> welcome back. before the break we asked you this trivia question. which self described inn he inspiration comedian is behind those evolution of dance videos do you remember this? ♪ ♪ >> brilliant stand up routine that caught on. >> hilarious.
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he is the guy behind the evolution of dance videos if you're wondering you see the number right there. 286 million views. >> wow! simple stand up routine idea and got all those views. >> pretty cool. game shows are great for a trending mommy or two during the week. yeah, check out some of our favorites. listen to this. (cheers and applause). >> l. >> l. he will lana. >> l. (laughter). >> ride ago white horse? (laughter). >> wow! >> he got so frustrated with the
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contestants on wheel of fortune he just walk off. they were shooting in hawaii. >> he said i'm outta here. maybe went to the beach and got a drink. >> that's great. >> with a little umbrella in it. >> yes of course. we have some unique likes when it comes to the food we eat in our area. believe it or not, a lot of our favorite foods aren't even available in other states in the country. >> people decided to see how some californians reaction to do some pennsylvania staples. by the log of, they may think about relocating. ♪ >> oh, okay. (laughter). >> they call it the easter island statue. this is a friendly food. >> where can i buy this? >> ♪ >> i definitely am going to and
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joy this. >> what are these? >> that one a anti climb mat tick. >> i like it. >> we'll need nine more before we come to a decision. >> i loved it. >> yeah. >> i can tell this half is made by the amish. >> it tastes like it comes in 2-dollar can. >> it's so interesting when friends come in from other parts of the country to philly and you give them a yuengling. they go, oh, don't know this but they love it. >> yeah. almost 100% of the time. but then the scrapple that's a little different. a lot of people love it but a lot of people never heard of scrapple if you're outside of our area. >> i hadn't heard it before i moved here. scrapple. it's not bad. >> yeah. okay. >> tonight we're counting top the top viral video o of all according to list put out by the huffington post. we did number two. it's all about the panda. >> bless you.
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watch the baby. >> oh, wow. this sneezing baby panda picked up about 215 million hits since being first up loaded. >> scared the heck out of mom. >> yeah. i think that is mom. okay. let's move along here. have you seen the rest but now it's time for the best? what do you is a think is the number one viral video of all time? >> we have the video that just beats out all the rest. >> okay. >> it's time for another viral video trivia question. philippine prison known or elaborate dance routines that includes hundreds of inmates is best known for its performance of which song? we'll have the answer for you after the break?
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>> before the break we asked you this question. philippine prison known for elaborate dance routines that include hundreds of inmates is best known for its performance of which song. well here it is. ♪
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>> the answer of course is thriller! look at all those people. it is an amazing piece of work over a thousand prisoners. it just gets better the longer the video goes too. >> they have lot of time to put it together. they do have time on their hands. >> a good dance video is always trend worthy. here the problem. for some reason we feel like we have to get involved ourselves. um-hmm. ♪ >> that dance theme in dirty chancing is one of the most famous in movie history. that's tom dancing to turn down for what. he seems excited that this season is over. looks like he could use some help dancing. ♪ what do you suppose they call this dance? bad.
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♪ (laughter). >> i cannot dance. >> sometimes you just gotta try it. it's hal lairy us. we love dancing. certainly, certainly. >> okay. we've reached number one on the list of the all-time viral videos according to the huffington post. here we go. number one on the list is all about the entrance. ♪ >> i mean it's funny once. let's make an agreement. let's stop this. jk wedding entrance dance spawned all kinds of copy cats you see the number up there? you see that number of views?
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>> yeah. 100 million hits online. everybody is doing that at their wedding now. again, we have seen it. let's stop it. >> now it's done. okay. >> that is a look at the trend for tonight. we'll see you monday morning for "good day philadelphia", of course, our little trend segment tomorrow on the fox 29 weekend as well. you have a great rest of the night. ♪ >> bye-bye now. ♪
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>> today on "tmz" -- >> so janice dickinson says she was sexually assaulted by bill cosby. we cannot say that her allegations about the rape are true or false but the bathrobe is absolutely ugly. >> 50 cent officially starting a new rap war. this time it's not so much about rap as it is about vodka. he's doing the effen vodka. picking a fight about diddy via instagram. damn, 50's right, i'm effen up right now. >> he's saying if you drink ciroc, you'll gain weight, banging large chicks. >> not that you gain weight! >> not that you gain weight! >> iggy azalea firing back at eminem. he released a new track called "vegas." >> he says, "what's it going to be, put that bleep away, iggy." "you gone blow that rape whistle on

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