About

"Obedece a la Morsa", known in English as Obey The Walrus, is a viral video featuring drag queen the Goddess Bunny, who was disabled from childhood polio. The video features herself tap dancing to a distorted version of "Itsy Bitsy Spider." Many find the video unsettling, and it has inspired reaction videos, parodies, and remixes.

Origin

The original video clip was taken from the film The Goddess Bunny ^[1] which is about the drag queen.^[2] The film was released in 1998 and the clip was uploaded to eBaum's World ^[3] on July 3rd, 2006, where it has accrued over 250,000 views as of March 2021. It was later reuploaded to YouTube (shown below).

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The video features a distorted version of the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" song and different visual and audio effects.

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The video spread to the Creepypasta Wiki^[4] and various internet forums.^[5][6] It is also featured on Frikipedia.^[7] In the years since it was posted, it has been the source of multiple reaction videos and is often associated with other famous creepy videos such as Agamemnon Counterpart and I Feel Fantastic. ^[8] Popular reaction videos include an August 12th, 2016 reaction by Tyrone Magnus that gained over 196,000 views (shown below, left) and a December 14th, 2016 reaction posted by BucketHeadNation that gained over 133,000 views (shown below, right).

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On January 23rd, 2015, YouTube channel ScareTheater uploaded an explainer of ObeyTheWalrus, gaining nearly 1 million views in five years (shown below).

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