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Father's DayHappy (early) Father's Day! Every year, the 3rd Sunday in June is set aside and on this very day we celebrate all things DAD -- from drunken hamburgers to steady cams to... pole dancing. You heard (read) me! This year we're celebrating the best in viral video dads, and because being a dad is all about teaching life lessons, we've collected five of our favorite viral video dads and extracted some seriously important lessons that are not only useful to new fathers across the globe, but ones with a few notches on their proverbial belt who might want to go viral.


  • LESSON #1: ALWAYS CARRY YOUR VIDEO CAMERA (TO CAPTURE THE SPECIAL MOMENTS, DUH.)
Post-surgery, Dad shuffles son into car and then proceeds to capture on film the little guy conked out of his mind. Unbridled hilarity at best, the memory will be forever etched into the DeVore family history, until David DeVore uploads the clip onto YouTube, introducing a historically delightful phrase into enter the American lexicon: "Is this real life?"

  • LESSON #2: WHEN YOU TELL YOUR KIDS THEY COULD DO ANYTHING -- EVEN BECOME PRESIDENT, IT'S BETTER IF YOU'RE ACTUALLY THE PRESIDENT.
You may have heard of this guy. His name is Barack Hussein Obama (I know, it sounds funny, right?). He's got a very important job in the American government, but that's no matter. What's more relevant is that he's the father of two adorable young girls, Malia and Sasha. And even as, arguably, the country's most prominent figure, the guy comes off as an awesome, incredibly down-to-earth Everydad. Except for the fact that he blows kisses to his kids via satellite! But, really, how else is one supposed to earn a #1 Dad mug?

  • LESSON #3: PRIVACY IS OVERRATED. GET YOURSELF IN YOUR KID'S LIFE, ANY WAY YOU CAN.
Doesn't it suck when you're just trying to flaunt your moves on camera, and in walks Pop, dancing all stupid-like in his tighty-whities? No, it doesn't suck. It wins. We'd be proud to call this guy Dad. Because, again, he wins.

  • LESSON #4: LET YOUR CHILDREN LEARN FROM YOUR EMBARRASSING MISTAKES.
If your dad is the variety that enjoys a cold one now and then, he probably knows how to throw a few back without losing his grasp on parental skills. However, if your dad is David Hasselhoff, then he's probably an alcoholic. When video taken (and uploaded to the internet) by his daughter revealed Hasselhoff shirtless on the floor and bombed out of his mind, eating a hamburger like Cookie Monster eats cookies (read: very messily), the tabloids went wild. But then he got sober (allegedly) which is nice. Happy Father's Day!

  • LESSON #5: BETTER TO NOT PRACTICE YOUR "SPECIAL SKILLS" DURING THE DAYTIME.
Your dad is CRAZY. Picture it: when everyone goes to sleep, Crazy Dad puts on his cleanest-smelling suit, sneaks into the basement, hangs up a couple of black bedsheets (so as not to distract from the show at hand), plays an old soul song, and presses "record" on the camera. And then he just lets sh*t go, dancing his heart out in preparation of tearing up the catering hall dance floor at his and your mom's next formal event. But bear in mind that the formal event will include a pole. Because your dad is secretly an aspiring pole dancer. And he uploads footage of himself pole dancing onto the internet. For strangers. Because, like we said, your dad is CRAZY.

Thanks Dad! We Love You!