Pretty Much Everywhere It's Gonna be Hot / Arthur the Weatherman

About

“Pretty Much Everywhere, It’s Gonna Be Hot” is a catchphrase derived from a Haitian weather news report of unknown date.

Origin

Th video clip was uploaded via YouTube^[1] on January 17th, 2008. Aside from the fact that weatherman’s first name is “Arthur,” the original air date of the report or the name of news station still remains unknown.

In the report, Arthur explains that it’s going to be a hot day across the island of Haiti and then begins to laugh uncontrollably after one of the anchors responded “then I won’t need a jacket!” According to one of the top-voted comments by YouTuber FlyingPandaSquirrel2:

From what I read, it’s because the presenters were forced to wear those jackets by the owners of the station. They kept taking them off because it was so hot and getting in trouble, so they were warned not to (some sites say they were sewn into the jackets at the start of each show so they couldn’t take them off – dunno if that’s true though). So the joke is that she’s saying it’s so hot that you won’t need a jacket when they’re forced to wear them, which cracks Arthur up.

Arthur: Pretty much everywhere, it’s gonna be hot.
News Reporter: Then I won’t need a jacket!
Arthur: EH HYEAH HYEAH HYEAH HYEAHHAH
News Reporter: Hehe, thanks Arthur.

Spread

The video’s view remained relatively dormant until March 28th, 2008, when YouTuber mabefsti uploaded the first response video, featuring a mash-up with Dave Chappelle’s standup comedy:

Some users have also used Arthur’s laughter as a reaction video in conjunction with other videos, in similar vein to how Keyboard Cat cats are used on YouTube. The clip has been also used as a popular source material in YouTube Poop community.

Numerous other remixes and mash-ups were uploaded via YouTube^[2] on the same day and the video link began to spread across various hubsites, including Metafilter^[3], Poetv^[4], as well as HypeBeast forum^[5], Digg^[6], Bodybuilding Forum^[7], NeoGAF forum^[8] among others throughout 2008. The video’s internet popularity was eventually picked up by Haitians.TV^[9] in August 2008, though little information is provided regarding the identity of the weatherman.

Following the Haitian earthquake disaster in January 2010, a hoaxical Associated Press article^[10] began to circulate on various forums and news sites, reporting that Arthur Dubine the Haitian weatherman has died during the course of disaster. Many R.I.P threads soon surfaced in tribute to the man, but it was quickly revealed that the article was fabricated.

Jan 14, 9:15 PM EST PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Local Weatherman Arthur Dubien, most well know for his bizzare laugh that has caught youtube by sensation, was just one of the many in the rising death count. Arthur, who had been working as a weatherman for over 14 year, puts a familiar and loving face onto the tragedy caused by the recent Haiti Earthquake. Both those who knew him personally, and those who knew him only by his internet fame both agree that Arthur will be missed dearly. Arthur was found underneath the rubble of the studio used to record the dailiy news, which was built to withstand hurricanes, but not earthquakes.

Search Interest

As shown in Google Insights, search interest in the YouTube clip began in early 2008 and rose steadily throughout the year; the keyword “Arthur the weatherman” resurged in January 2010 after fake news reports of his death began to circulate on the web.

Notable Videos

External References

^[1] YouTube – Pretty much everywhere, it’s gonna be hot

^[2] YouTube – Response Videos: Pretty Much Everywhere, It’s Gonna be Hot

^[3] MetaFilter – Pretty Much Everywhere It’s Gonna be Hot

^[4] Poetv – Pretty much everywhere, it’s gonna be hot

^[5] HypeBeast Forum – Pretty much everywhere, it’s gonna be hot

^[6] Digg – Pretty much everywhere, it’s gonna be hot

^[7] BodyBuilding Forum – Pretty much everywhere, it’s gonna be hot

^[8] NeoGAF Forum – Pretty much everywhere, it’s gonna be hot

^[9]NPR – Thanks Arthur

^[9] Hatians.TV – Arthur the Weatherman

^[10] CastTV – Arthur the Weatherman Dies in Haiti Earthquake