2 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/272/thumb/bananaphone.png?1242695894 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bananaphone http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Banana_Phone http://bananaphonerules.ytmnd.com/ http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/272/square/bananaphone.png?1242695894 2009-05-19T01:18:17Z The Raffi "Bananaphone" album. 2004 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= active bananaphone, flash, loop, music, Youtube, video, YTMND, newgrounds 17 <p><b>The Origin</b><br /> Bananaphone started as a song in the 1994 children&#8217;s album <i> Bananaphone </i> by Raffi, a children&#8217;s singer. <br /> Original Song:<br /> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wpvcyJ5fKuA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wpvcyJ5fKuA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <p>Although the song was released in 1994, the <a href="http://www.google.com/insights/search/#q=bananaphone%2Cbanana%20phone&cmpt=q">Bananaphone Meme wouldn&#8217;t peak until 2004.</a><br /> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fig%2Fmodules%2Fgoogle_insightsforsearch_interestovertime_searchterms.xml&amp;up__property=empty&amp;up__search_terms=bananaphone%7Cbanana+phone&amp;up__location=empty&amp;up__category=0&amp;up__time_range=empty&amp;up__compare_to_category=false&amp;synd=ig&amp;w=600&amp;h=300&amp;lang=en-US&amp;title=Google+Insights+for+Search&amp;border=%23ffffff%7C3px%2C1px+solid+%23999999&amp;output=js"></script></p> <p><b>A Meme is Born</b></p> <p>The folks at Cookiethievery.com increased the pitch of the song by six semitones and created <a href="http://www.transbuddha.com/osaka/osakaphone.html">The Osakaphone flash</a> for it, featuring a Gundam and a <span class="caps">JIS</span> art rendition of the character Osaka from the anime Azumanga Daioh.</p> <p>The first known appearance of Osakaphone was on <a href="http://www.applegeeks.com/sm/index.php?action=printpage%3Btopic=682.0">Applegeeks.com on May 1st, 2004.</a></p> <p>On May 4th, 2004 <a href=http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/166521">a Flash cartoon entitled &#8220;Bananaphone&#8221;</a> featuring the Raffi song was created and uploaded to Newgrounds.com by users Dave Teatro and LazyWill.<br /> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YQ4j-MBnLQo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YQ4j-MBnLQo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /> Bananaphone</p> <p>The next day, May 5th, the Osakaphone flash was posted to the site Transbuddha.com</p> <p>Variations on both flashes quickly emerged, and it was no longer clear who was imitating who.</p> <p>Different versions of the flash meme were popular on NewGrounds, SomethingAwful, 4Chan, Ebaum&#8217;s World, Albinoblacksheep, and more.</p> <p>As video-sharing sites like Youtube became more popular in 2005, many other videos and flash animations where created.</p> <p>Harry Potter Version:<br /> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zfCNdlqVqZA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zfCNdlqVqZA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <p>Star Wars Version:<br /> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9d73KARizgQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9d73KARizgQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <p>Badger Badger Version:<br /> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wky5H1xC6-I&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wky5H1xC6-I&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <p>However, we can see that the idea of a phone that is also a banana was also used in other places, like Sesame Street:<br /> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/51ZhEjB_KvU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/51ZhEjB_KvU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <p>For more information on Bananas, see <a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/peanut-butter-jelly-time?autoplay=1">Peanut Butter Jelly Time</a></p> 2009-09-30T04:43:38Z 272 6 http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/272/original/bananaphone.png?1242695894