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Urlesque unveiled the 100 Most Iconic Internet Videos -- the most popular and memorable viral videos in the history of the web. Since there's a lot to sift through, we'll occasionally feature an individual video from the countdown.


Quirky local news clips take on a completely new life online. In this early example of a clip (from 2003) gone viral, the KRON local news team in California investigates whistle tips, a modified exhaust pipe in a car that creates a loud whistle noise. In true local news fashion, the reporter finds the most oddball pro-whistle tip couple possible to interview, Bubb Rubb and Lil' Sis -- who have both since become viral stars in their own right with their own catchphrases to boot.