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Viewer Mail Time is a scene from the Nickelodeon computer-animated TV show Back at the Barnyard where the character Pig interrupts a scene for viewer mail. It has been used in YouTube remix videos in which the scene interrupts a dramatic scene from another piece of media.

Origin

In the episode "Hypno-A-Go-Go," aired November 24th, 2007,^[1] Pig interrupts a scene for viewer mail while saying "Hey, folks, Viewer Mail time again. Oh, here's one from Sally, age 14. 'Dear, Pig, aren't you interrupting the story at the most suspenseful part?' Well, the answer is yes, Sally. Yes, I am. Keep those cards and letters coming!"

On Jan 23rd, 2017, YouTuber Giddy N' Gleeful uploaded a video about the infamous scene of Gravity Falls with the Viewer Mail Time, gaining over 7,043 views (shown below).

Spread

Over the following year, the scene was spliced into several other scenes for humorous effect. On February 6th, 2017, YouTuber Sebastian&Thomas101 uploaded an edit to a Thomas the Tank Engine scene that gained over 12,000 views (shown below, left). On April 23rd, YouTuber y33m5 uploaded a video compilation of edits, gaining over 43,000 views (shown below, right). This was the most popular upload featuring the meme.

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