Aug 12, 2026 · 29 min · 10 segments
In this episode of The Colin & Samir show we overanalyze one of MrBeast's highest viewed videos ever, a Russian dance TikTok that initially confused us. The video sparked a much larger discussion…
Samir ChaudryHost
Colin RosenblumHostConnorPanelist
So by the way, this trend picking up with the rise of AI, I think this is like a commentary on what Mr.
Like, the glass break thing, you just want to watch, right? That's just glass breaking.
the memes when, like, people would cut to the dunk or the meme reaction of, like, oh!
Kind of.
When you
Beast there, it's like an acknowledgement of... virality and viewership and attention this
is going to be even more internet but this is kind of similar to john chungus yes when you know you're watching a classically internet viral video that's meant to capture attention a big rock falling into a body of water before it hits the water john chungus comes on screen and goes you just got john chungus right like i i caught you in a internet moment, right? And John Chungus steps in to go, you just got John Chungus.
And he then says, we're leading up to going outside to go touch grass and get off the internet.
So this got so big, in fact, that Mr. B's team enlisted a very successful short form creator, Jenny Hoyos, to actually direct The video.
So by the way, this trend picking up with the rise of AI, I think this is like a commentary on what Mr.
Like, the glass break thing, you just want to watch, right? That's just glass breaking.
the memes when, like, people would cut to the dunk or the meme reaction of, like, oh!
Kind of.
When you
Beast there, it's like an acknowledgement of... virality and viewership and attention this
is going to be even more internet but this is kind of similar to john chungus yes when you know you're watching a classically internet viral video that's meant to capture attention a big rock falling into a body of water before it hits the water john chungus comes on screen and goes you just got john chungus right like i i caught you in a internet moment, right? And John Chungus steps in to go, you just got John Chungus.
And he then says, we're leading up to going outside to go touch grass and get off the internet.
So this got so big, in fact, that Mr. B's team enlisted a very successful short form creator, Jenny Hoyos, to actually direct The video.
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