The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies explains the who, what, when, and why of ‘Where The Hell is Matt‘. Story links: Destroy All Humans - ps2 - Mission 01 Destination Earth!, Where The Hell is Matt — Interview with Matt Harding, Where the Hell WAS Matt?, Where the Hell is Matt Maps, Where the Hell is Matt Archive, Where The Hell Is Dousch, Mark English - Where The Hell Is Predator?, Where The Hell is Matt’s Girlfriend?, Where the Hell is Matt? - Team Fortress 2 Style, Where the hell is Matt’s Habbo?, Where the Hell is Matt? on Jimmy Kimmel Live 8-6-08, Numa Numa Guy with Gecko, Somebody’s Watching Me, Where the Hell is Matt? (2008), Matt Confesses: Where the Hell is Matt? Video an ‘Elaborate Hoax’, Matt Reveals the Hoax is a Hoax at MacWorld. Meme backgrounds inthe opening from Meme Scenery. For more on this and other Internet Phenomena visit the MemeDB at knowyourmeme.com!

Ellie Rountree interviews Brad O’Farrell creator of ‘Play him off, keyboard cat’. Keyboard Cat on CNN, Keyboard Cat on Time.com, Keyboard Cat on Urlesque, Charlie O’Donnell. Music by Podington Bear.

Does Big Corporate Media affect the lulz? The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies presents a case study on the Christian Bale Rant/Freak Out. ‘Bale Went Ballistic’, Britney Rages, Kanye West’s Tirade, Rageguy, Angry German Kid, BaleOut Remix, Christian Bale vs Dora the Explorer, Christian Bale Rant Soundboard, Christian Bale Rant T-Shirt, Bale vs Bill O’Reilly, Bale vs Obama, Bale vs David After Dentist, Christian Bale Rant on Family Guy, Google Trends search for ‘Christian Bale’. Want to learn more about this and other memes? Visit the Meme Database at knowyourmeme.com. Music by Aaron McLeran.

Jamie Dubs of the Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies investigates the Yo Dawg/Sup Dawg meme. For more on the history of internet memes and internet phenomena, visit KnowYourMeme.com. Pimp My Ride, Yo Dawg entry in the MemeDB, Yo Dawg Macros, Yo Dawg We Herd U Liek Tumblr, Let them eat cake, Marie Antionette, Droste Effect, Music by Javelin, Podington Bear

O RLY? More Know You Meme, Something Awful: What was the weirdest/funniest answer you ever put on a test?, Original Snowy White Owl Image Silly looking Face by John White, Animated LOL gif, O RLY?, YA RLY, NO WAI!!!, NO, NOT RLY., O RLY on ED, Kungfubaby O RLY, O’Reilly O RLY, The O RLY Factor, YTMND orlyowl, YTMND rly, O RLY Halloween Costume, Eloquent O RLY, Adopted O RLY, O RLY? owl video, ascii O RLY, O RLY shirts 1, 2, On The Subject Of Owls. Really. , John White Threatens, Streisand effect, Orly owl heads

Story Links: Know Your Meme, What ever happened to Corey Worthington Delaney and his Famous Glasses?, Cory Delaney’s fame attributed to A Current Affair and Tonight Today Australian TV programs, I Like Turtles, I like Turtles Kid Speaks out about why he likes Turtles, Mooninite Boston Bomb LED Auqa Teen Hunger subway scare, Cory gets an agent, Cory Wannabe, Leave Cory Alone, Cory the gang fighter