Badger Badger Badger (2003)
- Directed by
- Jonti Picking
- Country
- United Kingdom
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a short looping animated film where European badgers do exercises, a mushroom appears by a tree, and a snake shows up in the desert. A voiceover sings the names of the things on screen to a simple tune.
quirkyplayfulrepetitivewhimsicalcatchynonsensicalanimatedlighthearted
What happens
"Badgers", also known informally as "Badger Badger Badger" or "The Badger Song", is an animated meme by British animator Jonti Picking, also known as Mr Weebl. It consists of twelve animated European badgers doing callisthenics, a mushroom in front of a tree, and a snake in the desert. The cartoon is accompanied by a music, above which a voiceover sings the names of what is shown on screen. The cartoon went live on B3ta.com on 2 September 2003 at 3:59 a.m. BST. In its original Flash version, the cartoon loops indefinitely. According to Mr Weebl, the inspiration behind "The Badger Song" comes from the song Saturday Night by Whigfield: "[Saturday Night] has a duck quacking throughout. I decided that the tune needed an annoying squeak sound in the background. The lyrics were meant to be a placeholder, but much like The Riddle by Nik Kershaw, the placeholder became the actual thing." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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