Web Junk 20
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Web Junk 20 is an American television program in which Vh1
and iFilm
collaborate to highlight the twenty funniest and most interesting clips collected from the Internet that week. The show is now hosted by comedian Aries Spears
. Patrice O'Neal hosted the first two seasons, while Jim Breuer
hosted Season 3. Rachel Perry
introduces the premise of each clip via voice-over.
Season 3 of the show introduced credit given to websites the clips are taken from (as announced by Perry). Previous seasons of the show would only introduce the clips, but website addresses from sites such as ebaumsworld.com or break.com
could clearly be seen in the clips.
. This episode was not produced entirely like the previous episodes, instead including interviews with some people who found fame through viral videos.
After taking a year off, a new Web Junk 20 special premiered on January 11, 2008, "Junk 40: Best of the New Crap"'.
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
and iFilm
IFilm
ifilm.com was an online archive of short films, movie trailers, and other video clips of interest. Ifilm.com was originally founded by independent filmmaker Raphael Raphael in 1997 as an independent film and media collective...
collaborate to highlight the twenty funniest and most interesting clips collected from the Internet that week. The show is now hosted by comedian Aries Spears
Aries Spears
Aries Spears is an American actor and comedian. Spears is best known as one of the actors on Fox's sketch comedy series MADtv, in which he was in 198 episodes, making him the second longest-serving original cast member on the show....
. Patrice O'Neal hosted the first two seasons, while Jim Breuer
Jim Breuer
Jim Breuer is an American stand-up comedian, actor and radio host. He is most noted for his time as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and starring in the 1998 cult "stoner comedy" Half Baked, alongside Dave Chappelle....
hosted Season 3. Rachel Perry
Rachel Perry
Rachel Perry is a Canadian TV personality currently working in the United States. The former MuchMusic VJ is the host of All Access on VH1, and is the narrator for Web Junk 20, and the host of "The Stash" on Playboy TV...
introduces the premise of each clip via voice-over.
Season 3 of the show introduced credit given to websites the clips are taken from (as announced by Perry). Previous seasons of the show would only introduce the clips, but website addresses from sites such as ebaumsworld.com or break.com
Break.com
Break.com is a humor website founded in 1998 that features comedy videos, flash games, and pictures among other material. The chief executive officer of Break is Steve Boss...
could clearly be seen in the clips.
Cycle one
- January 13, 2006: "Tyra BanksTyra BanksTyra Lynne Banks is an American model, media personality, actress, occasional singer, author and businesswoman. She first became famous as a model, but television appearances were her commercial breakthrough...
Gone Wild" (Tyra becomes outraged when a contestant lacks the proper respect for America's Next Top ModelAmerica's Next Top ModelAmerica's Next Top Model is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of America's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry....
) - January 20, 2006: "My Name Is John Daker" (Local wannabe singer John Daker gives it a go on public-access televisionPublic-access televisionPublic-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
cable TV.) - January 27, 2006: "Steve BallmerSteve BallmerSteven Anthony "Steve" Ballmer is an American business magnate. He is the chief executive officer of Microsoft, having held that post since January 2000. , his personal wealth is estimated at US$13.9 billion, ranking number 19 on the Forbes 400.-Early life:Ballmer was born in Detroit, Michigan to...
Goes Wild" (The MicrosoftMicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
executive goes nuts at a corporate convention) - February 3, 2006: "KangarooKangarooA kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae . In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, Red Kangaroo, Antilopine Kangaroo, Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Western Grey Kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to the country...
Court" (A man holds court during an interview on a television program. In the background, a kangaroo is masturbatingMasturbationMasturbation refers to sexual stimulation of a person's own genitals, usually to the point of orgasm. The stimulation can be performed manually, by use of objects or tools, or by some combination of these methods. Masturbation is a common form of autoeroticism...
) - February 10, 2006: "Most Uncomfortable Interview Ever" (The president of the Japanese fan club for Dakota FanningDakota FanningHannah Dakota Fanning , better known as Dakota Fanning, is an American actress. Fanning's breakthrough performance was in I Am Sam in 2001. As a child actress, she appeared in high-profile films such as Man on Fire, War of the Worlds, and Charlotte's Web...
gets a little nervous when interviewing his favorite star.) - February 17, 2006: "Pinky the Wild CatCatThe cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
" (During an animal-adoptionAdoptionAdoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting for another and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities from the original parent or parents...
ad, the kitty goes berserk and tries to neuter the guy giving her away.) - February 24, 2006: "Get Carl LewisCarl LewisFrederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and...
' Money!" (The world-famous track star shows off his acting chops and lays down the law.) - March 10, 2006: "Kitty Porn" (A cat is caught masturbating on tape. This was voted by viewers as the number one clip on the Web Junk 40 year end special.)
- March 31, 2006: "Disaster Series" (A guy who has extremely terrible luck; The winner of the "Show us Your Junk" contest)
Cycle two
- June 9, 2006: "Tom CruiseTom CruiseThomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
: Rump Shaker" (Tom Cruise, promoting Mission: Impossible IIIMission: Impossible IIIMission: Impossible III is a 2006 spy film, the third based on the spy-themed television series Mission: Impossible starring Tom Cruise who reprises his role of IMF agent Ethan Hunt....
on BETBlack Entertainment TelevisionBlack Entertainment Television is an American, Viacom-owned cable network based in Washington, D.C.. Currently viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide, it is the most prominent television network targeting young Black-American audiences. The network was launched on January 25, 1980, by its...
, dances to It's Goin' Down) - June 16, 2006: "But He's Gay" (A newswoman mistakenly idenitfies Erik WeihenmayerErik WeihenmayerErik Weihenmayer is the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001. He also completed the Seven Summits in September 2002. His story was covered in a Time article in June 2001 titled Blind to Failure...
, who climbed Mount EverestMount EverestMount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
as gay instead of blind.) - June 23, 2006: "Silent Symphony" (The BBC Symphony OrchestraBBC Symphony OrchestraThe BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal broadcast orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in Britain.-History:...
plays John CageJohn CageJohn Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde...
's piece 4′33″ in silence.) - July 7, 2006: "Connie ChungConnie ChungConnie Chung, full name: Constance Yu-Hwa Chung Povich is an American journalist who has been an anchor and reporter for the U.S. television news networks NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, and MSNBC. Some of her more famous interview subjects include Claus von Bülow and U.S...
- Thanks for the MemoriesThanks for the Memory"Thanks for the Memory" is a popular song, with music composed by Ralph Rainger and lyrics by Leo Robin. It was introduced in the 1938 film The Big Broadcast of 1938 by Shep Fields and His Orchestra with vocals by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross...
" (On the finale of her show Weekends with Maury and ConnieWeekends with Maury and ConnieWeekends with Maury and Connie is an MSNBC television news series featuring light-hearted take on news of the week.It was hosted by talk show host Maury Povich and his wife, television news anchor Connie Chung. Beginning in early 2006, it appeared every weekend morning on MSNBC until Dan Abrams was...
, Connie Chung "performs" "Thanks for the Memory".) - July 14, 2006: "The ZidaneZinedine ZidaneZinedine Yazid Zidane is a retired French footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was a leading figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship...
Way to Solve Problems" (A parody of Zinedine Zidane's 2006 FIFA World Cup2006 FIFA World CupThe 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
incident, showing a man solving everyday arguments with people by head-butting them.) - July 21, 2006: "(Theme of) Jake Newcomb" (A tribute by Adam Osborne and Eric Holmes about their friend Jake Newcomb; The winner of the second "Show us Your Junk" contest)
Cycle three
- November 17, 2006: "Weatherman vs. Cockroach" (A meteorologist gets mortified on two occasions when he spots a cockroach on the floor of the studio.)
- November 24, 2006: "Applebee'sApplebee'sApplebee’s International, Inc., is an American company which develops, franchises, and operates the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar restaurant chain. As of September 2011, there were 2,010 restaurants operating system-wide in the United States, one U.S. territory and 14 other countries...
Birthday" (A waiter at the restaurant gives a goofy rendition of "Happy BirthdayHappy Birthday to You"Happy Birthday to You", also known more simply as "Happy Birthday", is a song that is traditionally sung to celebrate the anniversary of a person's birth...
" to a customer.) - December 1, 2006: "Bunk Bed Wedgie" (A Boy Scout jumps off a bunk bed and gives himself a self-induced wedgie after tying his underwear to the bed.)
- December 8, 2006: "Bull Humps Farmer" (Attempting to do his job, a bull continues to hump a farmer in the pen.)
- December 15, 2006: "Farting Jingle BellsJingle Bells"Jingle Bells" is one of the best-known and commonly sung winter songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont and published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in the autumn of 1857...
" (A man pretends to imitate "Jingle Bells" with flatulenceFlatulenceFlatulence is the expulsion through the rectum of a mixture of gases that are byproducts of the digestion process of mammals and other animals. The medical term for the mixture of gases is flatus, informally known as a fart, or simply gas...
.)
Additional episodes
After Breuer left the program, the program went on hiatus save for a special Animals & Other Crap episode hosted by Aries SpearsAries Spears
Aries Spears is an American actor and comedian. Spears is best known as one of the actors on Fox's sketch comedy series MADtv, in which he was in 198 episodes, making him the second longest-serving original cast member on the show....
. This episode was not produced entirely like the previous episodes, instead including interviews with some people who found fame through viral videos.
After taking a year off, a new Web Junk 20 special premiered on January 11, 2008, "Junk 40: Best of the New Crap"'.