JibJab is an American digital entertainment studio based in

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. Founded in 1999 by brothers Evan and Gregg Spiridellis, it first achieved widespread attention during the

2004 US presidential election The 2004 United States presidential election was the 55th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. The Republican ticket of incumbent President George W. Bush and his running mate incumbent Vice President Dick Chene ...

when their video of

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...

and

John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and diplomat who currently serves as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party (Unite ...

singing ''

This Land Is Your Land "This Land Is Your Land" is one of the United States' most famous folk songs. Its lyrics were written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie in 1940 in critical response to Irving Berlin's "God Bless America", with melody based on a Carter Fam ...

'' became a viral hit. Initially known for political and social

satire Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of shaming ...

, JibJab produced commercials and shorts for clients such as

Sony , commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional ...

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Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It is a part of The Cartoon Network, Inc., a division that also has the broadcasting and production activities of Boomerang, Car ...

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...

PBS Kids PBS Kids is the brand for most of the children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. Some public television children's programs are not produced by PBS member stations or transmitted by PBS. Instead, ...

, Sprout,

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an Television in the United States, American English-language Commercial broadcasting, commercial television network, broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Enterta ...

Qubo Qubo ( ; stylized as qubo) was an American television network for children between the ages of 5 and 14. Owned by Ion Media, it consisted of a 24-hour free-to-air television network often mentioned as the "Qubo channel" (available as a digital ...

, and

Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

before focusing on its now-flagship personalized eCard and messaging services. In 2016, its animated sticker-making program – which has been available since 2004 – became the top

App Store An App Store (or app marketplace) is a type of digital distribution platform for computer software called applications, often in a mobile context. Apps provide a specific set of functions which, by definition, do not include the running of the co ...

app by download growth. In 2012, JibJab also expanded into the children's educational market with its multi-platform learning program,

StoryBots StoryBots is an American children's educational media franchise best known for the Netflix series ''Ask the StoryBots''. The StoryBots library includes educational TV series, books, videos, music, games and classroom activities designed to make f ...

, which has since spawned two

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TV series, ''

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'' and ''

StoryBots Super Songs ''StoryBots Super Songs'' is an American animated children's television series based on the characters from the StoryBots educational apps and videos. It was created and produced by JibJab Bros. Studios (now StoryBots Inc.) and premiered on Netfl ...

''. In 2019, JibJab was acquired by the private equity firm Catapult Capital.

Political satire

"Capitol Ill"

For the 2000 Presidential Election' JibJab released a Flash movie entitled "Capitol Ill" in July 2000, which featured an animated rap battle between

and

Al Gore Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Gore was the Democratic Part ...

. Appearances by

Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...

and

George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...

are also made.

"Ahnuld For Governor"

In 2003, JibJab produced a Flash movie poking fun at

Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, film producer, businessman, retired professional bodybuilder and politician who served as the 38th governor of California between 2003 and 2011. ''Time'' ...

's campaign for

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

. It depicts Schwarzenegger giving a campaign speech.

"This Land"

For the

2004 United States presidential election The 2004 United States presidential election was the 55th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. The Republican ticket of incumbent President George W. Bush and his running mate incumbent Vice President Dick Chene ...

, JibJab created a Flash movie entitled "This Land," released on July 9, 2004, which featured animated versions of

and

- voiced by comedian

Jim Meskimen James Ross Meskimen (born September 10, 1959) is an American actor, comedian and impressionist, who is best known for his voice-over work in video games. Early life James Ross Meskimen was born in Santa Monica, California on September 10, 1959 ...

- singing a

parody A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its subj ...

Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...

's song ''

''. The video was considered an instant success, eventually being viewed on every continent (including

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) as well as the

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. The traffic surge forced JibJab's server to be shut down after one day, and the clip was placed on

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, where it got more than 1 million hits in 24 hours. After being linked to on thousands of websites, the video was featured several times in the printed media and on television, including ''

NBC Nightly News ''NBC Nightly News'' (titled as ''NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt'' for its weeknight broadcasts since June 22, 2015) is the flagship daily evening News broadcasting#Television, television news program for NBC News, the news division of the NB ...

'',

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and ''

ABC World News Tonight ''ABC World News Tonight'' (titled ''ABC World News Tonight with David Muir'' for its weeknight broadcasts since September 2014) is the flagship daily evening news broadcasting#television, television news program of ABC News, the news division ...

''. On July 26, 2004, the creators appeared on ''

The Tonight Show ''The Tonight Show'' is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. The show has been hosted by six comedians: Steve Allen (1954–1957), Jack Paar (1957–1962), Johnny Carson (1962–1992), Jay Leno (1992–2009 and 201 ...

'' with

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. In December 2004, the Spiridellis brothers were named People of the Year by

Peter Jennings Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings (July 29, 1938August 7, 2005) was a Canadian-born American television journalist who served as the sole anchor of ''ABC World News Tonight'' from 1983 until his death from lung cancer in 2005. He dropped o ...

. The Richmond Organization, a music publisher that owns the copyright to Guthrie's tune through its Ludlow Music Unit, threatened legal action. JibJab responded with a lawsuit in a California federal court, claiming the song was protected under a fair use exemption for parodies. JibJab and Ludlow Music reached a settlement after JibJab's attorneys unearthed evidence that the song had passed into the

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in 1973. The terms of the settlement allowed for the continued distribution of ''This Land''.

"Good to be in DC"

In October 2004, JibJab followed up with another original animation, "Good to be in DC," set to the tune of

Dan Emmett Daniel Decatur Emmett (October 29, 1815June 28, 1904) was an American songwriter, entertainer, and founder of the first troupe of the blackface minstrel tradition, the Virginia Minstrels. He is most remembered as the composer of the song "Dixie ...

's "

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". In this video, animated versions of George W. Bush,

Dick Cheney Richard Bruce Cheney ( ; born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He is currently the oldest living former U ...

, John Kerry, and

John Edwards Johnny Reid Edwards (born June 10, 1953) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2004 alongside John Kerry, losing to incumbents George ...

sing about their hopes for the upcoming election.

"Second Term"

Immediately after George W. Bush's election victory, JibJab released a third video, "Second Term." Set to the tune of "

She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" (sometimes referred to as "Coming 'Round the Mountain") is a traditional folk song often categorized as children's music. The song is derived from the Christian spiritual known as "When the Chariot Comes". ...

", an animated Bush gloats over his successful bid for a second term as president, and his plans for it, based on his campaign promises.

"Time for Some Campaignin'"

For the 2008 Presidential Election, JibJab released another election-themed animation, "Time for Some Campaignin'" in July of that year. Set to the tune of

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

's " The Times They Are a-Changin", animated versions of

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and

Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...

John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...

, George W. Bush, and Dick Cheney sing of their presidential hopes. This video was the first instance where viewers had the option of using Jibjab's

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website to insert their own face as that of a harassed voter.

"He's Barack Obama"

Upon

becoming president, JibJab released "He's Barack Obama", where they portrayed Obama as a superhero. The music becomes a heavy metal interpretation of "

When Johnny Comes Marching Home "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Roud 6637), sometimes "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again", is a popular song from the American Civil War that expressed people's longing for the return of their friends and relatives who were fighting in the ...

", as Obama promises he will fix the Middle East, defeat the Taliban, fix the schools, fight a giant space robot, wrestle a bear, fix the deficit and more.

2012 Election

For the

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, JibJab did not make an election video and instead began to focus their efforts on their e-card business. However, an election web app was released in late October of that year.

Year in Review

Starting in 2005, and for the next nine consecutive years until 2014, JibJab annually released
Year in Review
videos, usually late in December between

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and

New Year's Day New Year's Day is a festival observed in most of the world on 1 January, the first day of the year in the modern Gregorian calendar. 1 January is also New Year's Day on the Julian calendar, but this is not the same day as the Gregorian one. Wh ...

, sung to all various classical melodies. The videos were originally uploaded on YouTube and their website. but on December 11, 2015, JibJab made a Facebook announcement that they would not be releasing anymore "Year in Review" videos as the brothers had begun finding them creatively unfulfilling. By then, ten "Year in Review" videos had been made; by the winter of 2016, JibJab removed all "Year in Review" videos from their website (although they would remain on their

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channel) and started to focus on their eCard videos instead. However, on November 24, 2020, in response to popular demand, JibJab revived the "Year In Review" series with a video about the past year, the first to use a non-classical tune, instead being custom-written.

"2-0-5" - 2005 Year In Review

2-0-5 is the year in review video for the year 2005, and was later posted to YouTube in October 2007. It parodies the songs "

Auld Lang Syne "Auld Lang Syne" (: note "s" rather than "z") is a popular song, particularly in the English-speaking world. Traditionally, it is sung to bid farewell to the old year at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. By extension, it is also often ...

" and "

Turkey In The Straw "Turkey in the Straw" is an American folk song that first gained popularity in the 19th century. Early versions of the song were titled "Zip Coon", which were first published around 1834 and performed in minstrel shows, with different people c ...

". 2-0-5 is sung from the perspective of

reflecting on the year's events during a press conference. The mentions include: *

Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-il (; ; ; born Yuri Irsenovich Kim;, 16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He led North Korea from the 1994 death of his father Kim ...

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"Return to Flight" space shuttle mission *

Israeli disengagement from Gaza The Israeli disengagement from Gaza ( he, תוכנית ההתנתקות, ') was the unilateral dismantling in 2005 of the 21 Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip and the evacuation of Israeli settlers and army from inside the Gaza Strip. Th ...

2005 United States federal budget The 2005 United States Federal Budget began as a proposal by President George W. Bush to fund government operations for October 1, 2004 – September 30, 2005. The requested budget was submitted to the 108th Congress on February 2, 2004. Presi ...

* Half of Europe's disapproval of George W. Bush * Decline of U.S. jobs * Al-Qaeda insurgency * Bush's own steadily dropping approval rating, beginning his

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Karl Rove Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) is an American Republican political consultant, policy advisor, and lobbyist. He was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush administration until his resignation on August 3 ...

and the Plame affair grand jury investigation *

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Michael D. Brown Michael DeWayne Brown (born November 8, 1954) is an American attorney and former government official who served as the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from 2003 to 2005. He joined FEMA as general counsel in 2001 an ...

Harriet Miers Supreme Court nomination On October 3, 2005, Harriet Miers was nominated for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by President George W. Bush to replace retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Miers was, at the time, White House Counsel, and had previously ...

United States housing bubble The 2000s United States housing bubble was a real-estate bubble affecting over half of the U.S. states. It was the impetus for the subprime mortgage crisis. Housing prices peaked in early 2006, started to decline in 2006 and 2007, and reac ...

Natural gas prices Natural gas prices, as with other commodity prices, are mainly driven by supply and demand fundamentals. However, natural gas prices may also be linked to the price of crude oil and petroleum products, especially in continental Europe. ...

* Overseas job decline *

Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the cost ...

Federal Emergency Management Agency The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), initially created under President Jimmy Carter by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 and implemented by two Exec ...

Guantanamo Bay detention camp The Guantanamo Bay detention camp ( es, Centro de detención de la bahía de Guantánamo) is a United States military prison located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, also referred to as Guantánamo, GTMO, and Gitmo (), on the coast of Guant ...

Avian influenza Avian influenza, known informally as avian flu or bird flu, is a variety of influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds.

Camp Casey, Crawford, Texas Camp Casey was the name given to the encampment of anti-war protesters outside the Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas during US President George W. Bush's five-week summer vacation there in 2005, named after Iraq War casualty US Army Specia ...

protests * Somalian piracy attack on the '' MV Seabourn Spirit'' *

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* The increase in popularity of same-sex

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and the 2005 ''

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'' of Canada *

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s *

Scooter Libby Irve Lewis "Scooter" Libby (born August 22, 1950) is an American lawyer and former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney known for his high-profile indictment. From 2001 to 2005, Libby held the offices of Assistant to the Vice President ...

Tom DeLay Thomas Dale DeLay (; born April 8, 1947) is an American author and retired politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He was Republic ...

Nuckin' Futs! - The JibJab Year In Review 2006

Posted to the internet in 2006 and later posted to YouTube in October 2007, this Year in Review portrays an elementary school Christmas concert with the kids singing about the past year, sung to the tune of

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. Topics include: *

Iraqi Civil War (2006–2008) The Iraqi Civil War was a civil war fought mainly between the Iraqi government along with American-led coalition forces and various sectarian armed groups, mainly Al Qaeda in Iraq and the Mahdi Army, from 2006 to 2008. In February 2006, secta ...

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*The birth of

Brad Pitt William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. ...

and

Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie (; born Angelina Jolie Voight; June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, humanitarian and former Special Envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award ...

's daughter Shiloh Nouvel *

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undergoing rehab *The

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and

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accidentally shooting friend

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during a hunting trip. *The

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and subsequent liquid bans *

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's UN Speech *

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's appearance on

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. *

2006 Thai coup d'état The 2006 Thai ''coup d'état'' took place on 19 September 2006, when the Royal Thai Army staged a ''coup d'état'' against the elected caretaker government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The ''coup d'état'', which was Thailand's first ...

Mel Gibson Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor, film director, and producer. He is best known for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films of the post-apocaly ...

’s DUI incident *

Ted Haggard Ted Arthur Haggard (; born June 27, 1956) is an American evangelical pastor. Haggard is the founder and former pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado and is a founder of the Association of Life-Giving Churches. He served as pre ...

's sex scandal *Death of

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buying

Fidel Castro Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (; ; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 200 ...

's health crisis *

Ariel Sharon Ariel Sharon (; ; ; also known by his diminutive Arik, , born Ariel Scheinermann, ; 26 February 1928 – 11 January 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006. S ...

's stroke *The

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* Tom DeLay's campaign finance trial *The William J. Jefferson corruption case *The

Mark Foley scandal The Mark Foley scandal, which broke in late September 2006, centers on soliciting emails and sexually suggestive instant messages sent by Mark Foley Mark Adam Foley (born September 8, 1954) is an American former politician who served as a ...

Paris Hilton Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American media personality, businesswoman, socialite, model, and entertainer. Born in New York City, and raised there and in Beverly Hills, California, she is a great-granddaughter of Conra ...

swearing on abstinence from sex *Religious conflict in various parts of the world *

's subterranean nuclear bomb test *

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food contamination *

Kenneth Lay Kenneth Lee Lay (April 15, 1942 – July 5, 2006) was an American businessman who was the founder, chief executive officer and chairman of Enron. He was heavily involved in the eponymous accounting scandal that unraveled in 2001 into the large ...

's death following his trial *

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coming out as gay *The resignation of

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's position as Secretary of Defense *Democrats taking over Congress during the

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2006 Lebanon War The 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War and known in Lebanon as the July War ( ar, حرب تموز, ''Ḥarb Tammūz'') and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War ( he, מלחמת לבנון השנייה, ''Milhemet Leva ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

's nuclear program

In 2007

The tune "

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" by

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was used in 2007's Year in Review. The setup is a group of

angels In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...

tasked with reporting on the Year 2007 attempting to avoid angering God with the documentation, and therefore "sugar-coating" it in a song. Topics included: *

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*Rising terrorism, specifically

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*Oil prices *

Michael Vick Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he is the NFL leader in quarterback rushing yards and was the league's firs ...

and the

Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation The Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation began in April 2007 with a search of property in Surry County, Virginia, owned by Michael Vick, who was at the time quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons football team, and the subsequent discovery ...

* Al Gonzales resigning as attorney general *

Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Dee Lohan ( ; born July 2, 1986) is an American actress and singer. Born in New York City and raised on Long Island, Lohan was signed to Ford Models at the age of three. Having appeared as a regular on the television soap opera '' An ...

's cocaine bust *

Dennis Kucinich Dennis John Kucinich (; born October 8, 1946) is an American politician. A U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1997 to 2013, he was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in 2004 and 2008. He ran for ...

asserting that he had seen an

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at the

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Democratic presidential debate *The

2007 Chinese export recalls In 2007 a series of product recalls and import bans were imposed by the product safety institutions of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand against products manufactured in and exported from the mainland of the Peo ...

*The nomination campaigning of Republican candidates

Rudy Giuliani Rudolph William Louis Giuliani (, ; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 107th Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as the United States Associate Attorney General from 1981 to 198 ...

Mitt Romney Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and lawyer serving as the junior United States senator from Utah since January 2019, succeeding Orrin Hatch. He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts f ...

John Boehner John Andrew Boehner ( ; born , 1949) is an American retired politician who served as the 53rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served 13 terms as the U.S. represe ...

, and

Fred Thompson Freddie Dalton Thompson (August 19, 1942 – November 1, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Tennessee f ...

and Democratic candidates

Chris Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. H ...

Bill Richardson William Blaine Richardson III (born November 15, 1947) is an American politician, author, and diplomat who served as the 30th governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011. He was also the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Energy Secretary ...

, and

for the 2008 presidential elections *The

War in Darfur The War in Darfur, also nicknamed the Land Cruiser War, is a major armed conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan that began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebel groups beg ...

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*The Don Imus Rutgers University women's basketball team controversy *The death of

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and its coverage in the media *

Blackwater USA Blackwater was an American private military company founded on December 26, 1996 by former Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince. It was renamed Xe Services in 2009 and known as Academi since 2011 after it was acquired by a group of private investors ...

' performance at the

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*The

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*The Malibu forest fires *The

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's first passenger flight (with

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) *

Bob Barker Robert William Barker (born December 12, 1923) is an American retired television game show host. He is known for hosting CBS's ''The Price Is Right'' from 1972 to 2007, making it the longest-running daytime game show in North American televis ...

retiring from ''The Price Is Right'' *

dancing at the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association dinner *The

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*President of Pakistan

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*President of Syria

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*President of Iran

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winning the

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pageant *

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's beef recalls *The

Larry Craig scandal The Larry Craig scandal was an incident that began on June 11, 2007, with the arrest of Larry Craig, at the time a Republican United States Senator from Idaho, for lewd conduct in a men's restroom at the Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airp ...

*The rise of

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2007 Boston Red Sox season The 2007 Boston Red Sox season was the 107th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. Managed by Terry Francona, the Boston Red Sox, Red Sox finished first in the American League East with a record of 96 wins and 66 losses. In the ...

*The release of ''

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'' for

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*The

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console's rise in popularity *

Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominatio ...

winning

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for ''

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'' at the

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and

adopting their son, Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt. *

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the polar bear's debut to the public *The first release of the iPhone *

Sanjaya Malakar Sanjaya Joseph Malakar (born September 10, 1989) is an American singer, who was a finalist on the sixth season of ''American Idol''. He gained national attention on the series, controversially advancing to 7th place with public votes, despite bei ...

's performance on ''

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The JibJab Year in Review 2008

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of 2008 (a caricature of

Jimmy Durante James Francis Durante ( , ; February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an American comedian, actor, singer, vaudevillian, and pianist. His distinctive gravelly speech, Lower East Side accent, comic language-butchery, jazz-influenced song ...

) is seen singing about the past year's events to the next Baby New Year for 2009 in a voice reminiscent of

Danny DeVito Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series ''Taxi'' (1978–1983), which won him a Gold ...

. The song used in this is "

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". Some topics in the videos include: * The 2007-08 financial crisis * The

federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac In September 2008 the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that it would take over the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Both government-sponsored enterpri ...

* The liquidity crisis of the

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* The

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* The continuing

* The automotive industry crisis on the

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Jesse Jackson Jesse Louis Jackson (né Burns; born October 8, 1941) is an American political activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. senator ...

threatening to castrate Obama * Rick Dyer and Matthew Whitton's YouTube video claiming to have seen

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's corpse in northern

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* The

Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal On March 10, 2008, ''The New York Times'' reported that Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer had patronized a prostitution ring run by an escort agency known as Emperors Club VIP. During the course of an investigation into the escort agency, the ...

David Duchovny David William Duchovny ( ; born ) is an American actor, writer, producer, director, novelist, and singer-songwriter. He is known for portraying FBI agent Fox Mulder on the television series ''The X-Files'' (1993–2002, 2016-2018) and as write ...

undergoing rehabilitation *

suffering a heart attack *

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Daniel Radcliffe Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English actor. He rose to fame at age twelve, when he began portraying Harry Potter in the film series of the same name; and has held various other film and theatre roles. Over his career, Rad ...

performing in ''Equus'' (he is referred to and portrayed as "

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's Vanity Fair cover * The impeachment and conviction of Illinois governor

Rod Blagojevich Rod Blagojevich ( , born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nicknames "Blago" or "B-Rod", is an American former politician, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009, when ...

's victory during the

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Jenna Bush Hager Jenna Welch Bush Hager (born November 25, 1981) is an American news personality, author, and journalist. She is the co-host of ''Today with Hoda & Jenna'', the fourth hour of NBC's morning news program ''Today (U.S. TV program), Today.'' Hager an ...

Ron Paul Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, activist, physician and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1979 to 1985, as well ...

Rush Limbaugh Rush Hudson Limbaugh III ( ; January 12, 1951 – February 17, 2021) was an American conservative political commentator who was the host of '' The Rush Limbaugh Show'', which first aired in 1984 and was nationally syndicated on AM and FM r ...

Rahm Emanuel Rahm Israel Emanuel (; born November 29, 1959) is an American politician and diplomat who is the current United States Ambassador to Japan. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served two terms as the 55th Mayor of Chicago from 2011 ...

and

, among others, leave the

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forgetting how many houses he owned *

Sarah Palin Sarah Louise Palin (; Heath; born February 11, 1964) is an American politician, commentator, author, and reality television personality who served as the ninth governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. She was the 2008 R ...

being selected as

's running mate for the 2008 presidential election, with

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Joe Lieberman Joseph Isadore Lieberman (; born February 24, 1942) is an American politician, lobbyist, and attorney who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. A former member of the Democratic Party (Uni ...

Tim Pawlenty Timothy James Pawlenty (; born November 27, 1960) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 39th governor of Minnesota from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Pawlenty served in the Minnesota House o ...

, and

Charlie Crist Charles Joseph Crist Jr. (; born July 24, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 and as the U.S. representative for from 2017 to 2022. Crist has been a member of the Democratic ...

passed over for the nomination. * The

Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing The Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing occurred on the night of 20 September 2008, when a dumper truck filled with explosives was detonated in front of the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, killing at least 54 people, injuring ...

Bill Gates William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Microsoft, along with his late childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions ...

leaving day-to-day operations at

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and the

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* The Carré d'As IV incident and Somalia's subsequent action of November 11 * Hurricanes

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* The

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Never A Year Like '09

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", it chronicles the year's past events. The animation style is notably different from past years. Events featured include: *The inauguration of Barack Obama *The controversial Afghan presidential election * Protests over the Iranian presidential election *The

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*The divorce of

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*The

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's trip to

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and him releasing

Euna Lee Euna Lee (Hangul:유나 리; born 1972) is a Korean American journalist. While working for Current TV, Lee and fellow journalist Laura Ling were detained in North Korea after they crossed into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from ...

and

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from their imprisonment *The

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*The

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extortion attempt *The

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*The "Miracle on the Hudson"

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by captain

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*The

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marijuana scandal *"

Octomom Natalie Denise Suleman (born Nadya Denise Doud-Suleman; July 11, 1975), known as Octomom in the media, is an American media personality who came to international attention when she gave birth to the first surviving octuplets in January 2009.

" makes headlines for giving birth to octuplets * Chicago's failed Summer Olympics bid *

's return to the NFL *

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joining the

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* Joe Wilson yelling "You lie!" during Obama's speech to joint session of Congress *The

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*The California budget crisis *The

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Carrie Prejean Caroline Michelle "Carrie" Prejean Boller (; born 1987) is an American model, former Miss California USA 2009, and Miss USA 2009 first runner-up. Prejean was stripped of her Miss California USA crown for alleged breaches of contract. Litigation ...

*The

Mark Sanford disappearance and extramarital affair From June 18 until June 24, 2009, Republican Party (United States), Republican Governor of South Carolina, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford's whereabouts were unknown and the media covered what was described as his disappearance. Subsequentl ...

David Souter David Hackett Souter ( ; born September 17, 1939) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1990 until his retirement in 2009. Appointed by President George H. W. Bush to fill the seat t ...

Sonia Sotomayor Sonia Maria Sotomayor (, ; born June 25, 1954) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, and has served since ...

is elected to the

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*The

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awarded to

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Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...

Patrick Swayze Patrick Wayne Swayze (; August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, dancer, and singer known for playing distinctive lead roles, particularly romantic, tough, and comedic characters. He was also known for his media image and ...

Farrah Fawcett Farrah Leni Fawcett (born Ferrah Leni Fawcett; February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009) was an American actress. A four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she playe ...

Walter Cronkite Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the ''CBS Evening News'' for 19 years (1962–1981). During the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the mo ...

Ed McMahon Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr. (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009) was an American announcer, game show host, comedian, actor, singer, and combat aviator. McMahon and Johnny Carson began their association in their first TV series, the ABC game sh ...

Billy Mays William Darrell Mays Jr. (July 20, 1958 – June 28, 2009) was an American television direct-response advertisement salesperson. Throughout his career, he promoted a wide variety of products, including OxiClean, Orange Glo, Kaboom, ...

Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...

David Carradine David Carradine ( ; born John Arthur Carradine Jr.; December 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009) was an American actor best known for playing martial arts roles. He is perhaps best known as the star of the 1970s television series ''Kung Fu'', playi ...

Bea Arthur Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel; May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress and comedian. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, Arthur began her career on stage in 1947, attracting critical acclaim before achieving ...

Roy E. Disney Roy Edward Disney KCSG (January 10, 1930 – December 16, 2009) was an American businessman. He was the longtime senior executive for the Walt Disney Company, which was founded by his father, Roy O. Disney, and his uncle, Walt Disney. At the ti ...

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver (July 10, 1921 – August 11, 2009) was an American philanthropist and a member of the Kennedy family. She was the founder of the Special Olympics, a sports organization for persons with physical and intellectual disa ...

Mary Travers Mary Allin Travers (November 9, 1936 – September 16, 2009) was an American singer-songwriter who was known for being in the famous 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, along with Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey. Travers grew up amid the burge ...

Dom DeLuise Dominick DeLuise (August 1, 1933 – May 4, 2009) was an American actor, comedian, director, producer, chef, and author. Known primarily for his comedic performances, he rose to fame in the 1970s as a frequent guest on television variety shows ...

Ricardo Montalbán Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG (; ; November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican and American film and television actor. Montalbán's career spanned seven decades, during which he became known for performances in a var ...

Adam Goldstein Adam Michael Goldstein (March 30, 1973 – August 28, 2009), known professionally as DJ AM, was an American disc jockey (DJ). Born in Philadelphia, Goldstein became interested in deejaying as a child after watching Herbie Hancock perform his 1 ...

Lou Albano Louis Vincent Albano (July 29, 1933 – October 14, 2009) was an Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor, who performed under the ring/stage name "Captain" Lou Albano. He was active as a professional wrestler from 1953 until 1 ...

, John Hughes,

Jack Kemp Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician and a professional football player. A member of the Republican Party from New York, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bu ...

Robert Novak Robert David Sanders Novak (February 26, 1931 – August 18, 2009) was an American syndicated columnist, journalist, television personality, author, and conservative political commentator. After working for two newspapers before serving in the ...

Robert McNamara Robert Strange McNamara (; June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American business executive and the eighth United States Secretary of Defense, serving from 1961 to 1968 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He remains the Lis ...

Irving Penn Irving Penn (June 16, 1917October 7, 2009) was an American photographer known for his fashion photography, portraits, and still lifes. Penn's career included work at ''Vogue'' magazine, and independent advertising work for clients including Is ...

Wayne Allwine Wayne Anthony Allwine (February 7, 1947 – May 18, 2009) was an American voice actor, sound effects editor and foley artist for The Walt Disney Company. He is best remembered as the 3rd official voice of Mickey Mouse. He is the longest-tenured ...

, Gidget the

Taco Bell chihuahua Gidget (February 7, 1994 – July 21, 2009), nicknamed the "Taco Bell Chihuahua", was an advertising figure and mascot for Taco Bell from September 1997 to July 2000. She was voiced by Carlos Alazraqui, and developed by TBWA. The Chihuahua is a ...

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Socks the Cat Socks Clinton ( – February 20, 2009) was the pet cat of the Clinton family, the first family of the United States from 1993 to 2001. As an adopted stray cat, he was the only pet of the Clintons during the early years of the administration, an ...

*The popularity of

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on YouTube *'' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' *

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announcing the cancelation of her show *

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'' *

Susan Boyle Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish singer. She rose to fame in 2009 after appearing as a contestant on the third series of ''Britain's Got Talent'', singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from '. Boyle's debut studio album, ''I D ...

's first album released *

Caroline Kennedy Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (born November 27, 1957) is an American author, attorney, and diplomat serving in the Biden administration as the United States Ambassador to Australia since 2022. She previously served in the Obama administration as the ...

withdrawing from

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*The new

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and

Al Franken Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He gained fame as a writer and performer on the television comed ...

in an election contest *

Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Lee DeGeneres ( ; born January 26, 1958) is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. She starred in the sitcom ''Ellen'' from 1994 to 1998, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for " The Puppy Episode". Sh ...

becomes a temporary judge on ''

'' *

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Christian Bale Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. He has received various accolades, including ...

's on-set freakout towards a lighting equipment handler during the filming of

Terminator Salvation ''Terminator Salvation'' is a 2009 American military science fiction action film directed by McG and written by John Brancato and Michael Ferris. It is the fourth installment of the ''Terminator'' franchise and serves as a sequel to '' Termin ...

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's album ''For Your Entertainment'' * Lou Dobbs quitting

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's ''Avatar'' breaking his previous box office record * The

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purchasing

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

Pete Docter Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter, producer, voice actor, and chief creative officer of Pixar. He is best known for directing the Pixar animated feature films ''Monsters, Inc.'' (2001) ...

's ''Up'' *

Levi Johnston Levi Keith Johnston (born May 3, 1990) is an American model and actor, best known as the twice-former fiancé of Bristol Palin and father of their son Tripp. He first received media attention in August 2008 when U.S. vice presidential candidate S ...

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Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, and holds numerous golf records. * * * Woods is widely regarded as ...

infidelity case *

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...

interrupting

Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her vivid songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and wide media coverage. Bor ...

's acceptance speech at the

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So Long To Ya, 2010

The 2010 Year in Review aired on December 19, 2010, on ''

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''. It featured puppets of Obama and Joe Biden singing about what happened in the year 2010; the song was set to the tune of "

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". The review focused mainly on Barack Obama lamenting his good intentions for the year, and how various events thwarted his goals, such as: *

Tea Party movement The Tea Party movement was an American fiscally conservative political movement within the Republican Party that began in 2009. Members of the movement called for lower taxes and for a reduction of the national debt and federal budget defic ...

2010 United States foreclosure crisis The 2010 United States foreclosure crisis, sometimes referred to as Foreclosure-gate or Foreclosuregate, refers to a widespread epidemic of improper foreclosures initiated by large banks and other lenders. The foreclosure crisis was extensivel ...

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and colloquially known as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by Presi ...

(otherwise known as Obamacare) *Joe Biden swearing on national television while introducing Obama during the signing ceremony *

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*The eruption of

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, disrupting air travel across Europe * Greece's debt crisis *The

Deepwater Horizon oil spill The ''Deepwater Horizon'' oil spill (also referred to as the "BP oil spill") was an industrial disaster that began on 20 April 2010 off of the coast of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect, considered ...

*The Mosque at Ground Zero *

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*The

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Elena Kagan Elena Kagan ( ; born April 28, 1960) is an American lawyer who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 10, 2010, and has served since August 7, 2010. Kagan ...

*Obama's falling approval rating *

Charles B. Rangel Charles Bernard Rangel (, ; born June 11, 1930) is an American politician who was a U.S. representative for districts in New York from 1971 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second-longest serving incumbent member of the ...

Stanley A. McChrystal Stanley Allen McChrystal (born August 14, 1954) is a retired United States Army general best known for his command of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) from 2003 to 2008 where his organization was credited with the death of Abu Musab al-Zarq ...

, and

Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai (; Pashto/ fa, حامد کرزی, , ; born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan statesman who served as the fourth president of Afghanistan from July 2002 to September 2014, including as the first elected president of the Islamic Repub ...

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and

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's trip to

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*Republican majority in the

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's resignation *Russian spies *

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* California Proposition 19, meant to legalize use of

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*Inherited wars *U.S. financial debt *Gridlocking politicians *Iran's ongoing nuclear threats *Presidential seal falls off podium during speech at women's conference President Obama concludes the year stating that during his time in office, "that seems to be what you get." This video ends with a basketball being thrown at President Obama, knocking him through the first "0" of "2010" and Biden stating that it will need stitches.

2011, Buh-Bye!

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", it covered several events. These included: *The introduction of

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new (yet controversial) ice cream flavor, "Schweddy Balls", inspired by

Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serves a ...

Charlie Sheen Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. He has appeared in films such as ''Platoon'' (1986), ''Wall Street'' (1987), '' Young Guns'' (1988), '' The Rookie'' (1990), ''The Thr ...

's removal from ''

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'' and subsequent rise to internet popularity *Theft claims by

* Charges of sexual assaults against

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*The nomination process of the Republican candidates (including

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, and

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) during the 2012 presidential campaigns with the

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's love child scandal *

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(Weinergate) *Taxation and Class War debates *

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and the ''

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(including the

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) *The

death of Muammar Gaddafi Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed leader of Libya, was captured and killed on 20 October 2011 after the Battle of Sirte. Gaddafi was found west of Sirte after his convoys were attacked by NATO aircraft. He was then captured by National Transitional ...

*The removal of

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*The claims and denials of homosexuality in ''

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'' characters

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death of Osama bin Laden On May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden, the founder and first leader of the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda, was shot several times and killed at his compound in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad, by United States Navy SEALs of the U.S. Nava ...

*The

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami The occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March. The magnitude 9.0–9.1 (M) undersea megathrust earthquake had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region, and lasted approximately six minutes ...

and

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster The was a nuclear accident in 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan. The proximate cause of the disaster was the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which occurred on the afternoon of 11 March 2011 and ...

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*The

2011 England riots The 2011 England riots, more widely known as the London riots, were a series of riots between 6 and 11 August 2011. Thousands of people rioted in cities and towns across England, which saw looting, arson, as well as mass deployment of police ...

*The 2011 end times prediction by

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*The widespread

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(also called the Mayan Prophecy or the Mayan Apocalypse) *The short-lived marriage by

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and

Kris Humphries Kristopher Nathan Humphries (born February 6, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played in the NBA for the Utah Jazz, Toronto Raptors, Dallas Mavericks, New Je ...

Jessica Simpson Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American singer, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist. After performing in church choirs as a child, Simpson signed with Columbia Records in 1997, aged seventeen. Her debut studio album, '' Swe ...

and

Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...

both announce they are pregnant with their first children *The

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's new hairstyle *"

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movement and the widespread of the

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Steve Jobs Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American entrepreneur, industrial designer, media proprietor, and investor. He was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple; the chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar; a ...

Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. ...

Betty Ford Elizabeth Anne Ford (; formerly Warren; April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011) was the first lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, as the wife of President Gerald Ford. As first lady, she was active in social policy and set a precedent as a pol ...

Randy Savage Randall Mario Poffo (November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011), better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestl ...

Andy Rooney Andrew Aitken Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer who was best known for his weekly broadcast "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney", a part of the CBS News program '' 60 Minutes'' from 1978 to 201 ...

Peter Falk Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running television series ''Columbo'' (1968–1978, 1989–2003), for which he ...

Ryan Dunn Ryan Matthew Dunn (June 11, 1977 – June 20, 2011) was an American stunt performer, television personality, actor and comedian. He was best known as one of the stars of the MTV reality stunt show '' Jackass'' and its film franchise. Born ...

, and

Amy Winehouse Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues and jazz. A membe ...

*The

Nyan Cat Nyan Cat is a YouTube video uploaded in April 2011, which became an internet meme. The video merged a Japanese pop song with an animated cartoon cat with a Pop-Tarts, Pop-Tart for a torso flying through space and leaving a rainbow trail behind. T ...

Internet phenomena *The last

Space Shuttle The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program na ...

mission (

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) *The

UC Davis pepper-spray incident The UC Davis pepper-spray incident occurred on November 18, 2011, during an Occupy movement demonstration at the University of California, Davis. After asking the protesters to leave several times, university police pepper-sprayed a group of stu ...

's ''The Beaver'' * An earthquake in the US East Coast *The new

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*The incident in Zanesville, Ohio when exotic animals, such as

lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...

tiger The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus '' Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on u ...

s, and

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s were released.

2012: The End is Here!

Originally posted to the Internet and uploaded to

on December 20, 2012, the 2012 Year in Review used the so-called " Mayan Prophecy" of the end of the world as its visual theme, complete with two faux-Mayan characters narrating the song. Taking place on 21 December 2012, it is sung to the tune of "

Down By The Riverside "Down by the Riverside" (also known as "Ain't Gonna Study War No More" and "Gonna lay down my burden") is an African-American spiritual. Its roots date back to before the American Civil War, though it was first published in 1918 in ''Plantation ...

". Events covered include: *Global warming results in arctic ice melting at a new record pace *

Felix Baumgartner Felix Baumgartner (; born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. He is widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, United States, as par ...

jumping to solid ground from the edge of the atmosphere (

Red Bull Stratos Red Bull Stratos was a high altitude skydiving project involving Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner. On 14 October 2012, Baumgartner flew approximately into the stratosphere over New Mexico, United States, in a Gas balloon, helium balloon befor ...

) *The ongoing conflict in

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

(including the

2012 Benghazi attack The 2012 Benghazi attack was a coordinated attack against two Federal government of the United States, United States government facilities in Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya, by members of the Islamic militant group Ansar al-Sharia (Libya), Ansar al ...

) *The

United States fiscal cliff The United States fiscal cliff refers to the combined effect of several previously-enacted laws that came into effect simultaneously in January 2013, increasing taxes and decreasing spending. The Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003, which had been ex ...

*The popularity of

Zumba Zumba is a fitness program that involves cardio and Latin-inspired dance. It was founded by Colombian dancer and choreographer Beto Pérez in 2001, and by 2012, it had 110,000 locations and 12 million people taking classes weekly. Zumba is a ...

*The book ''

Fifty Shades of Grey ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It became the first instalment in the ''Fifty Shades'' novel series that follows the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, ...

'' *

Sam Champion Samuel James Champion (born August 13, 1961) is an American weather anchor who is best known for his combined 25-year career on the ABC flagship station WABC-TV and ''Good Morning America''. He formerly co-anchored '' AMHQ: America's Morning Hea ...

and

Anderson Cooper Anderson Hays Cooper (born June 3, 1967) is an American broadcast journalist and political commentator from the Vanderbilt family. He is the primary anchor of the CNN news broadcast show ''Anderson Cooper 360°''. In addition to his duties at C ...

coming out as

gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...

*The

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same-sex marriage controversy *

Kristen Stewart Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2012, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a César Award, in addition to nominations for an Acad ...

cheating on

Robert Pattinson Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor. Known for starring in both big-budget and independent films, Pattinson has ranked among the world's highest-paid actors. In 2010, ''Time'' magazine named him one of the 1 ...

*The divorce of

Katie Holmes Kate Noelle Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress. She first achieved fame as Joey Potter on the television series ''Dawson's Creek'' (1998–2003). Holmes made her feature film debut in 1997 with a supporting role in Ang Lee ...

and

Lance Armstrong Lance Edward Armstrong (''né'' Gunderson; born September 18, 1971) is an American former professional road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist. Regarded as a sports icon for winning the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 Tour de ...

being stripped of his titles for using performance-enhancing drugs *The disappointing price plunge of

stock once the company went public *The record-breaking success of Marvel's ''

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'' movie, surpassing the same year's films ''

The Dark Knight Rises ''The Dark Knight Rises'' is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan, and the story with David S. Goyer. The film is based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is th ...

''; ''

The Hunger Games ''The Hunger Games'' is a series of young adult dystopian novels written by American author Suzanne Collins. The first three novels are part of a trilogy following teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, and the fourth book is a prequel set ...

'' and ''

The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bim ...

'' *

's sexist tirade against

Sandra Fluke Sandra Kay Fluke (, born April 17, 1981) is an American lawyer, women's rights activist, and representative to the Democratic Party of San Fernando Valley. She first came to public attention when, in February 2012, Republican members of the Hou ...

, calling her such names as a "slut" *

Disney's The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

purchase of

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*The first airing of ''

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo ''Here Comes Honey Boo Boo'' was an American reality television series that aired on TLC featuring the family of child beauty pageant contestant Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson. The show premiered on August 8, 2012, and ended on August 14, 201 ...

'' *"

Gangnam Style "Gangnam Style" ( ko, 강남스타일, ) is a K-pop song by South Korean rapper Psy, released on July 15, 2012, by YG Entertainment as the lead single of his sixth studio album, ''Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1'' (''Ssai Yukgap Part 1''). The term ...

" by

Psy Park Jae-sang (, ; born December 31, 1977), known professionally as Psy (stylized in all caps as PSY) (; ; ), is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Psy is known domestically for his humorous videos and stage perf ...

*The failed restoration of Elías García Martínez's ''Ecce Homo'' by amateur restorer Cecilia Giménez *The popularity of "Ermahgerd" memes *The

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escort scandal *The

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*The

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's decision to uphold the

Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western TV series '' Rawhide'', he rose to international fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's "''Doll ...

's discussion of politics with an empty chair representing

during the

Republican National Convention The Republican National Convention (RNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1856 by the United States Republican Party. They are administered by the Republican National Committee. The goal of the Repu ...

* The re-election of Obama to the Presidency (his opponent,

with his running mate

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, are shown carrying "

binders full of women "Binders full of women" is a phrase that was used by Mitt Romney on October 16, 2012, during the second U.S. presidential debate of 2012. Romney used the phrase in response to a question about pay equity, referring to ring binders with résumés ...

" and a doll of

Big Bird Big Bird is a Muppet character designed by Jim Henson and built by Kermit Love for the long-running children's television show ''Sesame Street''. An eight-foot two-inch (249 cm) tall bright yellow anthropomorphic bird, he can roller skat ...

) * British monarch Queen Elizabeth's parachute entrance to the opening of the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

* Olympic gold medal winners, including

Missy Franklin Melissa Franklin Johnson (born May 10, 1995) is an American former competition swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist. She formerly held the world record in the 200-meter backstroke (long course). As a member of the U.S. national swim team ...

Gabby Douglas Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas (born December 31, 1995) is an American artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She is the Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic all around champion and the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Champi ...

, and Usain Bolt *McKayla Maroney's "not impressed" facial expression following her second-place finish in the Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's vault, women's vault *The Curiosity rover on Mars *

's autobiography ''Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story'' *The deaths of Michael Clarke Duncan, Andy Griffith, Phyllis Diller, Sherman Hemsley, Dick Clark, Larry Hagman, Whitney Houston, Jerry Nelson (represented alongside an angel version of

's "Count von Count"), Donna Summer, Neil Armstrong, Hector Camacho, Alastair Burnet, Ernest Borgnine, Maurice Sendak, Dave Brubeck, and Ray Bradbury (as well as the bankruptcy and liquidation of Hostess Brands, represented by ''Twinkies'' mascot Twinkie the Kid shown as an angel) *Hurricane Sandy *Fail Mary, the controversial game between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks that led to public outcry over National Football League, NFL's replacement referees *Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Continuing friction between Israel and State of Palestine, Palestine, namely Operation Pillar of Defense *Snooki gives birth to her first child, Lorenzo Dominic LaValle The video ends with a meteor apocalypse impact on Earth, with 2013 beginning as JibJab's new year's era.

2013: What a Year!

Posted on December 19, 2013, the 2013 year in review was themed as a Broadway musical number. It is sung to the tune of "Give My Regards to Broadway, Give My Regards To Broadway". Topics mentioned included: *Elizabeth Warren *

withdrawing his vice term *Lamar Odom's

account is suspended as a result of a sexually explicit video *Stephen Colbert dancing with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, the latter's show *Snoop Dogg's popularity rising to 1 billion *The 2012–13 Egyptian protests and the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état, overthrow of Mohamed Morsi *Ongoing Drone strikes in Pakistan, drone attacks in Pakistan *Edward Snowden exposing the PRISM (surveillance program), NSA scandal *The United States budget sequestration in 2013, United States budget sequestration *The United States Federal Government Shutdown of 2013, United States federal government shutdown *The problematic launch of HealthCare.gov *Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and the Timeline of Rob Ford video scandal, cocaine scandal *Anthony Weiner sexting scandals, The second Anthony Weiner sexting scandal under the alias "Carlos Danger" *The breakout success of the movie ''Gravity (2013 film), Gravity'' *The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and subsequent 2013 papal conclave, election of Pope Francis *The striking down of the Defense of Marriage Act and 2008 California Proposition 8, California Proposition 8 *The births of North West-Kardashian and Prince George of Wales, Prince George of Cambridge *The popularity of ''The Walking Dead (TV series), The Walking Dead'' and ''Breaking Bad'', as well as the latter's series finale *The launch of iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C *"Harlem Shake (song), Harlem Shake" by Baauer and the Harlem Shake (meme), meme that popularized it *

twerking at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards and the launch of her music video for "Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song), Wrecking Ball" (followed by Sinéad O'Connor's criticism of Cyrus) *Jeff Bezos buying ''The Washington Post'' *The controversy over Paula Deen admitting to using Nigger, the N-word many years ago *"Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams, Pharrell *The deaths of James Gandolfini, Roger Ebert, Marcia Wallace, Lou Reed, Ray Harryhausen, Cory Monteith, Paul Walker, Nelson Mandela, Peter O'Toole, Margaret Thatcher, Robin Sachs, Richard Griffiths, Danny Wells, Syd Field, Diane Disney Miller, Diane Disney, and Lisa Robin Kelly *The liquidation of Blockbuster LLC *The Internet popularity of Batkid *The record-breaking launch of ''Grand Theft Auto V'' *"The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" by Ylvis *The 2013 Colorado floods *Typhoon Haiyan over the Philippines *The 2013 Moore tornado, EF5 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma *''Sharknado'' *The

-Anne Frank controversy *Marissa Mayer buying Tumblr *''The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'' *Jennifer Lawrence stars as Katniss Everdeen in Catching Fire *Jason Collins coming out as gay *Game of Thrones' Red Wedding *

's Beyoncé (album), surprise album release *Ben Affleck being cast as Batman *Reese Witherspoon and her husband Jim Toth arrested for nightout *Eminem's ''The Marshall Mathers LP 2, The Marshall Mathers LP2'' *Kristen Bell and Zach Braff joining Kickstarter *Emma Roberts' addiction to cronuts *The 50th anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' *''Despicable Me 2''

2014, You Are History

JibJab's final year in review for six years was posted on December 21, 2014; the 2014 year in review is sung to the tune of Ludwig van Beethoven, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven), 9th Symphony (Final Movement), a.k.a. "Ode to Joy". Mentions include: *2014 Winter Olympics *2014 Israel–Gaza conflict *The December 2014 Sony Pictures hack, Sony Pictures Entertainment hack and temporary cancellation of ''The Interview'' *The ''How I Met Your Mother'' series finale *Renée Zellweger's facial reconstruction *The 2014 Omar J. Gonzalez White House intruders, White House intrusion *The viral cover of the Paper (magazine), ''Paper'' magazine featuring

*The rise of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIS (The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) *The Russian military intervention in Ukraine (2014–present), Russian military intervention in Ukraine *The Republican Party (United States), Republican victory in the 2014 United States elections, congressional midterm elections *Barack Obama's executive orders *The Black Lives Matter Ferguson unrest, movement uprising, following the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the death of Eric Garner in Staten Island, and the killing of Tamir Rice in Cleveland, Ohio. *West African Ebola virus epidemic timeline, The outbreak of the Ebola virus *The Legality of cannabis, legalization of marijuana in Washington, D.C. and Colorado *The Ice Bucket Challenge *Hobby Lobby filing a lawsuit over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Affordable Care Act, refusing to cover employee birth control *The sexual assault allegations against and career implosion of Bill Cosby and subsequent removal of ''The Cosby Show'' from television. *

's retirement from ''

'' and Jimmy Fallon's takeover *The ending of ''The Colbert Report'' as host Stephen Colbert prepares to succeed

on The Late Show (franchise), ''The Late Show'' *"All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor *Shia LaBeouf covering his face with a paper bag (with the words "I am not famous anymore" scribbled over it) at the Berlin Film Festival and Rob Cantor's Shia LaBeouf Live *Roger Goodell terminating Ray Rice from the Baltimore Ravens and Adrian Peterson from the

over domestic violence cases *The marriage of

and George Clooney to Amal Alamuddin *The divorce of Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow *

's egg-throwing and DUI incidents, subsequent arrest, and continued career downfall *The Solange Knowles-Jay-Z elevator brawl *Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson *The Rosetta (spacecraft), Rosetta Spacecraft successfully landing on a comet *The success of ''Guardians of the Galaxy (film), Guardians of the Galaxy'' and ''Interstellar (film), Interstellar'' *ICloud leaks of celebrity photos, The leaks of hundreds of nude celebrity photos on 4chan and Reddit, including Jessica Brown Findlay, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, and Kirsten Dunst *"Happy (Pharrell Williams song), Happy" by Pharrell Williams and his giant mountie hat from the 56th Annual Grammy Awards *"Weird Al" Yankovic's ''Mandatory Fun'' *Jane Foster becomes

' first ever female Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor *The deaths of Casey Kasem, Norman Bridwell, Robin Williams, Sid Caesar, Pete Seeger, Richard Attenborough, Mickey Rooney, Maya Angelou, Jan Hooks, Harold Ramis, Joan Rivers, and Philip Seymour Hoffman *The 2014 FIFA World Cup, specifically Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup), Germany's 7-1 thrashing of Brazil in the semifinals *"Anaconda (Nicki Minaj song), Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj and Eaten Alive (TV program), Eaten Alive *The release of the iPhone 6 and U2's ill-fated ''Songs of Innocence (U2 album), Songs of Innocence'' album release *Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, aircraft losses (The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17) *Potato Salad Kickstarter *Gamergate controversy *The Chase Bank, Home Depot, and

data breaches *Tracy Morgan's traffic accident and subsequent lawsuit against Walmart *The Washington Redskins logo change Washington Redskins name controversy, controversy *Malala Yousafzai winning a 2014 Nobel Peace Prize *The discovery of Dreadnoughtus, Dreadnoughtus schrani, believed to be the largest dinosaur ever to exist *Star Wars: The Force Awakens announcement *Janet Yellen becomes Chairwoman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors *The racist comments made by Donald Sterling, and the ensuing controversy

2020, You've Got to Go

After not creating a new Year in Review since 2014, You Are History; JibJab revived the tradition in 2020 due to fan demand on November 24, 2020. This Year In Review is the first to be in JibJab's signature "Starring You" format. Events mentioned include: * Billie Eilish’s numerous wins at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards * ''Parasite (2019 film), Parasite'' winning

at the 92nd Academy Awards * Brexit * First impeachment of Donald Trump, Donald Trump's impeachment and First impeachment trial of Donald Trump, acquittal after his trial * The COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing COVID-19 lockdowns, lockdowns * Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, The usage of face masks during the pandemic * The usage of Karen (slang), "Karen" as an insult term * Increase of hand washing and hand sanitizers during the pandemic * Closures of barber shops and hair salons * Shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic#Toilet paper and other paper products, Panic buying of toilet paper due to the pandemic * Zoom Video Communications, Zoom becomes widely used as a result of the pandemic * Streaming service provider, Streaming service usage increases as Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema, movie theaters close during the pandemic * The Murder of George Floyd, murder of George Floyd and the killing of Breonna Taylor, and the ongoing respective Black Lives Matter George Floyd protests, nationwide Breonna Taylor protests, protests that ensued * The Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, and Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle * Donald Trump on Twitter * Sweatpants fashion * ''Tiger King'' * Sightings of the Asian giant hornet (also known as the "murder hornet") in Seattle, Washington * The rise of TikTok and subsequent attempts to ban the service * Jeff Bezos’s income increases * Behind closed doors (sport), Sports events being held in empty arenas due to the pandemic * LeBron James becomes MVP of the 2020 NBA Finals * The deaths of Kobe Bryant, Eddie Van Halen, Kenny Rogers, Little Richard, Chadwick Boseman, Alex Trebek, Sean Connery, James Lipton, Ennio Morricone, Kirk Douglas, Regis Philbin,

, John Lewis, Katherine Johnson, Bill Withers, Kelly Preston, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg * The 2020 United States presidential debates, 2020 Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates, including the incident of a fly landing on Mike Pence’s face * White House COVID-19 outbreak, Donald Trump testing positive for COVID-19 * 2020 United States presidential election, the slow count due to heavy mail-in votes and Inauguration of Joe Biden, Joe Biden's victory, as well as Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, allegations of electoral fraud and the ensuing efforts to overturn the results by Donald Trump and his supporters * 2020 Western United States wildfire season, US West Coast fires * COVID-19 recession, 2020 COVID-19 recession * Chadwick Boseman#Illness and death, Black Panther (film) * Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic

Others

Big Box Mart

In 2005, JibJab released the video "Big Box Mart". Sung to the tune of "Oh, Susannah", it tells the story of a 53-year-old frequent patron of the titular big-box store, who is enthralled by the store's discounts and offers, but soon loses his job as a factory worker, which is outsourced to Beijing, China as a result of the company now selling cheap products to Big Box Mart stores. The man is left no choice but to be employed at his local Big Box Mart for the rest of his life.

What We Call the News

Sung to the tune of "Battle Hymn of the Republic", "What We Call the News" laments the decline of journalism in the cable TV era, particularly sensationalistic stories.

Founding Fathers Rap

George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson rap about their accomplishments and end their verse with "United States Declaration of Independence, We Declare Our independence". They are accompanied by John Adams and James Madison. Adams is the DJ, and Madison says "Oh Yeah" after every verse.

Shawshank In A Minute

This sketch was part (and winner) of a 2006 online competition, The Great Sketch Experiment, held by JibJab and their first live action production. Participants included the comedy duo ''Famous Last Nerds'' (Jordan Allen-Dutton and Erik Weiner) and John Landis as director. It both summarizes and parodies ''The Shawshank Redemption'', condensing the plot to a length of nearly three minutes and underlining it with Hip hop music, rap music.

Music videos

JibJab produced a music video for the 2006 song "Do I Creep You Out?" by Weird Al Yankovic, a parody of Taylor Hicks' "Do I Make You Proud?". The video depicts the main character stalking a barista in increasingly disturbing ways, ending with his being arrested and jailed as he publicly professes his emotions in a song. In 2009 JibJab produced another music video for Yankovic for the song "CNR", which is a style parody of The White Stripes. The video and song portrays Charles Nelson Reilly as a superhuman doing seemingly impossible or improbable things. It also features Yankovic and Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz as Jack White and Meg White respectively.

E-cards and messaging

Starting in October 2007, JibJab began its focus on personalized eCards and videos, letting users insert photographs of their faces into humorous birthday cards, holiday greetings and congratulatory notes and send them to other people as e-cards or "sendables". Initially, this included branded personalized videos, including working with OfficeMax on the video site ''Elf Yourself'', where an uploaded photo is put onto a singing and dancing elf, as well as partnerships with ''Star Wars'' (for the 30th anniversary of ''The Empire Strikes Back'') and ''Mad Men''. A series of eCards were created by Internet personality Dane Boedigheimer (best known for later creating ''The Annoying Orange'') known as "From the Fridge", featuring anthropomorphized foods such as eggs, chocolates, avocados, pumpkins, cranberries, and cookies suffering a horrifying torture or death in accordance with their use or consumption for events and holidays such as birthdays, anniversaries, congratulation, Valentine's Day, the Super Bowl, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving (United States), Thanksgiving, and

. Since then, in addition to greeting eCards, JibJab has also extended its personalization technology to popular music videos, including: * ...Baby One More Time (song), ...Baby One More Time (

) *

(

) *

(

) * Sexy and I Know It (LMFAO) * Shut Up and Dance (Walk the Moon song), Shut Up and Dance (Walk the Moon) * Addicted to Love (song), Addicted to Love (Robert Palmer (singer), Robert Palmer) * Roar (song), Roar (Katy Perry) * Take On Me (A-ha) * All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor) * Cake by the Ocean (DNCE) * Happy (Pharrell Williams song), Happy (Pharrell Williams) * Sorry (Justin Bieber song), Sorry (

) * Cheap Thrills (song), Cheap Thrills (Sia) Since launching its eCard service, more than 100 million people have visited JibJab's website annually. In 2014, the company launched a messaging app for personalized animated GIFs, available on both IOS and Android (operating system), Android platforms. In 2016, the JibJab app was one of the first mobile apps to be enable for IMessage and was ranked first among them in download growth. The JibJab app was also featured prominently in Apple Inc., Apple's annual WWDC product presentation.

StoryBots

In 2012, JibJab expanded into the children's educational market with its multi-platform learning program,

. The brand currently includes web-based educational content, as well as two

television series, ''

'' and ''

''.

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Political satire

"Capitol Ill"

"Ahnuld For Governor"

"This Land"

"Good to be in DC"

"Second Term"

"Time for Some Campaignin'"

"He's Barack Obama"

2012 Election

Year in Review

"2-0-5" - 2005 Year In Review

Nuckin' Futs! - The JibJab Year In Review 2006

In 2007

The JibJab Year in Review 2008

Never A Year Like '09

So Long To Ya, 2010

2011, Buh-Bye!

2012: The End is Here!

2013: What a Year!

2014, You Are History

2020, You've Got to Go

Others

Big Box Mart

What We Call the News

Founding Fathers Rap

Shawshank In A Minute

Music videos

E-cards and messaging

StoryBots

See also

References

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